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Badass Breeder
Jeanette Forrey is the Badass Breeder. She has quickly been recognized as one of the industry-leading dog breeders, trainers, and educators. Through her highly successful breeding program, 4E Kennels, Jeanette has raised and placed over two hundred service, facility and therapy dogs, as well as numerous loving, reliable family companions. Recently, she launched a renowned non-profit organization, Healing Hearts, which is placing fully trained working dogs in deserving homes. Additionally, Jeanette has also started her own therapy dog team, bringing the healing comfort of a dog to those who need it most. Jeanette has been featured on many local and national media outlets, including Good Morning America. Along with her rich history in dog rearing, Jeanette is also an experienced educator. Having successfully taught regular and at-risk students in the Las Vegas public school system, she combined these diverse worlds to develop the Badass Breeder Mentorship Program. Again, showing her pedigree as an industry disruptor, she has been sharing her secrets related to breeding, puppy curriculum and evaluation techniques, combined with her business ethics. She is relentlessly focused on promoting ethical and dog-centered breeding practices and educating the public to buy smarter to defund puppy mills and ill-intentioned backyard breeders. Jeanette is not only successful but is truly elevating the way the breeding business is done by not only changing breeding from bad to badass but healing hearts and changing lives through the power of a dog. She is taking hundreds of breeders on this mission and journey with her.
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EP 14: Power Series - Tether Training
Welcome to Part 3 of our Power Series where we discuss how you can have a calm, happy dog, wherever you go together. Today’s topic is the Power of Tether Training; what it is, why you should do it, and how to do it. Hear about the different types of tether training, and listen to a step-by-step guide on how it works. Hear why at the start, tether training requires your full focus, and find out why train, name, and reward is one of the most powerful processes you can use while training your puppy. You’ll also hear about supervision, constant guidance, and why, if you talk too much, your dog will tune you out. Finally, we discuss how to incorporate all three methods to raise a happy, relaxed dog. Join us today to hear all this and more!
Key Points from This Episode:
- Hello and welcome to Part 3 of our Power Series.
- A recap of Part 1 and Part 2 where we discussed hand feeding and ‘sit on the dog’.
- Today’s topic: tether training: what it is, why you should do it, and how to do it.
- The different types of tether training: stationary and umbilical.
- A step-by-step guide to how tether training works.
- Why you shouldn’t start tether training while you are trying to do other things.
- Supervision and tether training.
- Training, naming, and reward.
- Why you shouldn’t talk constantly: your puppy will tune you out.
- Why puppies cannot be chasing children.
- How you should teach your puppy: through constant training and teaching.
- How the tether provides you with the option to correct and control.
- Always supervise your dog if it’s on a stationary tether.
- When you can start to incorporate all three methods.
- The importance of taking time to teach and reward your dog.
- Coupler and hands-free leashes and why they are useful tools for dog training.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
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Jeanette Forrey
Webinars (classes and training)
The Ultimate Badass Breeder's Guide
Raising the Empowered Puppy Guide for Clients
YouTube Playlist