-Never, never, never pull your dog. -Sit-Stay at the end of coming when called.  Checking in versus a definitive period on the end of the sentence. -Pulsating on the leash to get past the forks in the distraction road. -Pulling doesn’t shut down your dog’s drive it ramps it up in a counterintuitive way.  It’s like me trying to prove a point with a client or my wife.  Instead have a question and answer conversation.  -Juxtapose: cutting angles all while maintaining walking in a line and drawing your puppy’s natural focus on you.  You will maintain walking in a straight line while you set your pup up to run past you only to be boomeranged (lightly people!!! This should be done with tact and finesse.) I tell my clients you are dancing with your dance partner; you just happen to be lead partner.  This concept allows the leash to be used for a split second in hopes of regaining an energy syncing.  Yes, much like good dance partners two being flow as one.   Have you ever watched a musician eyes closed become one with their instrument during a solo?  Have you ever joined in on that action while in the crowd (these last couple lines don’t sound right, but you know what I mean…)?  Times like this at a concert, riding a wave, gliding down a hill, dancing with the one you love or being in a flow state with your dog to me is one of the best parts of life.  When I work with a dog I am not thinking about the next move, I am just moving.  If you think, you miss a note, step on your dance partners toe, fall off your board and loose the moment.   Resetting sucks, but you should long to get back in that flow state. The massive dichotomy of the light leash pop and the flow combined with the more scientific, formula-based weaning off rewards and guidance is where at least in my system where the results come from.  Not to mention all the prep work making sure your puppy is ready to begin doing loose leash walking drills. Remember the manage first, coach second and if done correctly you won’t have to ref much at all. -Pressure-Present Leash Charging Prep Step.  -My systems training prep and actual training drills charges your verbal, leash and body language. Once charged how can we use it as gracefully and efficiently as possible? If you do this you should be able to get lost in the game without taking your eyes off of the achievement of your training objectives. -It is important to make the reward process an event so food can exit stage left while the predictable party is still occurring. Look at food as a TEMPORARY bridge.  The praise and affection will still be around long after the food/play hype has left town.  Want the free app, or to check out my amazon store or more info on the Champion Puppy Training System online/app based course? Go to: www.trainthroughplay.com Got questions about your puppy?  Email: info@trainthroughplay.com  in the subject line put: podcast.  If you give me good details, I can give you a great answer!! Want to talk: 1-877-552-4267 THE FREE APP INCLUDES: Win the Day-Win the Dog: Your puppy’s daily regimen webinar Puppy Parables: Deep insights via e/audio book into your puppy’s development Skippy is Nippy: Turn the kids into Jr Puppy Trainers! Check out book or have the author read it to them via video book. Want access to: 200+ professionally produced videos, webinars, handouts, audio files, your own copy of the Puppy Playbook, plus weekly coaching calls with me!! Sign up and get instant access to my online puppy training course and my schedule: www.trainthroughplay.com https://www.facebook.com/championpuppytrainingsystem https://www.instagram.com/trainthroughplay/ My doggie daycare and wife's IG accounts are legit:) https://www.instagram.com/jennafromchamps https://www.instagram.com/champsdoghouse Need a gift for a dog or dog owner?  Want to hook your dog up (after we run him/her through our boot camp)?  Check out www.biscuitsforpaws.com.  See how an 8 & 9 year old girl are making a difference!