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freeshaped Attention goes both ways. the dog shapes you and you shape the dog. let the dog give eye contact to get your attention. the first thing a dog should do before work is look to the handler.

Attention as Default Behavior = Automagic Engagement

a dog that gives Attention as a default behavior is a dog that is easy to engage. a default behavior is the first thing a dog does. when the first thing the dog does when something interesting happens is look at the handler, life is good.

First Freeshaped Behavior is a Life Long Go To

we always free shape down and Attention with our dogs as the first thing you freeshape with your dog is a life long goto skill that shows up in the oddest places. if Attention is one of the very first things you shaped, it will hard to avoid.

Dog Shapes Handler – “I Bet I Can Get Him to Play with me”

how does your dog try to engage you? you’re being shaped, you know? your dog is performing behaviors that he or she believes makes you hop. offered Attention should be the first thing a dog offers in a working situation.