{"id":107055,"date":"2026-03-26T08:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/controlledaggressionpodcast.com\/?p=107055"},"modified":"2026-04-28T20:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:09:12","slug":"attention-direction-draw-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/controlledaggressionpodcast.com\/?p=107055","title":{"rendered":"Attention, Direction &amp; Draw"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thinking about the end game from the beginning of your training.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating neutrality through all kinds of distractions.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look at me, look at me, look at that, and look at that while giving commands for your dog.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Balancing the draw to fight against drift.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attention is the dog\u2019s anchor. Give them a point to focus on that allows them to be neutral to everything else around.\u00a0 You have to control a dog\u2019s eyes to control their behavior.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You want to lay the foundation for sending on command, not sending on agitation, and discriminating between the two early on in your training.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create neutrality through time on the field.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No matter how advanced your dog is, keep working on your fundamentals. 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