In this episode, Cat explores resource guarding from a trust perspective, highlighting six key factors: safety, security, protection, care, guidance, and resources. These form a chain, and when weakened, problematic behaviors such as resource guarding arise. Cat reveals how each variable influences trust and chats about how key indicators for assessing your dogs Trust Factor including seeking comfort and sharing resources freely.

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In this third and final episode in the series "Sit: A Gateway for Understanding," Cat chats about "sit" as a portal to understanding the deeper dynamics of your relationship with your dog and their behavior. Cat introduces the concept of emergence and discusses how your communication system, body orientation, and the space between you and your dog in every interaction (parts I and II in this series) can profoundly impact trust, security, safety, obedience, conflict, cooperation and your dog' overall behavior.

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Elevate your knowledge with online courses at The Canine Complexity Academy led by Cat.

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