Arousal and the Engaged Search Dog- Part One- Understanding Canine & Handler Arousal

In this jam packed Episode with take a deep dive into canine and handler arousal, its innate attributes and answer with conversation many questions we all have about arousal in our scent detection sport canines and how arousal affects our team success. 

What is dog arousal ?

What is optimum arousal for learning, training and performance ?

How to identify low- medium or high arousal ?

How to increase arousal if needed?

How to decrease arousal if needed ?

How to train an engaged or focused search ?

How to refocus a search with increasing or decreasing arousal ?

Pros and cons of high or low 

Optimizing arousal for an engaged search in training

Trial strategies for an engaged search

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