Chapter 2
Why Are These Different Praise Voices So Important? 🎯
🗣️ Why do we use different praise voices?
And now the big question:
Why are these different praise voices so important?
We do not use them randomly, and we do not use them just because they sound nice.
We use them actively in training, especially in combination with heelwork, to increase:
✅ motivation
✅ emotional engagement
✅ drive
Different dogs respond to different types of praise.
There is no one-size-fits-all voice.
Some dogs absolutely light up with big celebration 🎉
Others prefer calm flirting 💕
And some dogs become especially motivated when you tease them just a little 😈🔥
🐕 Find out what your dog really loves
By consciously working with these different praise voices — and also combining them — we can find out what kind of praise our dog truly loves.
And that is extremely important.
Because only if we really understand:
➡️ what motivates our dog emotionally
can we build a strong and positive working attitude.
✨ A good working attitude is more than technique
A good working attitude is not just about position or technique.
It is also about:
✅ energy
✅ joy
✅ the willingness to work with us
💡 And that is exactly what we want to create in our heelwork. 🐕🦺🎯