The one mistake making your dog frustrated #dogtraining #dogcoach

24 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this instructional segment, dog trainer Jacob Morgan explains that constantly managing a dog's behavior removes its ability to make choices, which breeds frustration—especially in working and herding breeds that are genetically inclined to make decisions. He argues that taking away this "power to choose" creates a frustrated animal. Instead, trainers should guide dogs toward making desired choices rather than merely preventing unwanted ones, aligning training with the dog's natural desire for control.

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If we are constantly managing our dog's behavior, we are also breeding that frustration. That's very frustrating for our dogs. Power to choose is where we start to change their state of mind. We all have working breeds. We bred them to make decisions, right? Our herding dogs are control freaks. They love to make a choice. They love to try to control you or control your movement or control other things. in life. We take that power away, we create a very frustrated animal. What we want to do now is just help guide our dogs into making a desired choice and not an unwanted one.