In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: The importance of proper exposure training. Paying attention to fear periods in puppies and dogs. Systematic desensitization as a form of introduction and controlling the variables of the desensitization process. The process of exposure and how it is more effective and efficient. The process of passive desensitization.   Key Takeaways: You don’t want to create phobias from a young age or create something that they can’t overcome from a severe fright. If you have a dog with no experience with something, you are in a better place than with a dog who has multiple negative associations and has a learned avoidance response. Go slow. There is a cost to rushing the desensitization training. Short, multiple sessions progress without flooding the dog and creating phobias. Have a plan, execute the plan, make sure it is a good plan.   "All training has to have a plan - there has to be an object that we are trying to achieve." —  Jerry Bradshaw   Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com   Contact Jerry: Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com Tarheel Canine Training:  www.tarheelcanine.com Youtube:  tarheelcanine Twitter: @tarheelcanine Instagram: @tarheelk9 Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining Protection Sports Website:  psak9.org Patreon:   patreon.com/controlledaggression Slideshare: Tarheel Canine     Train Hard, train smart, be safe.     Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie   Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.