www.pamsdogacademy.com When working around distractions or things that seem to send your dog over the deep end, move far enough away so that your dog can concentrate and think about what you are doing with him. In this case, Twix was really overly stimulated when Bandit is in the pool with him. However, I started the training process from the simplest step of just being calm around the swimming pool. I slowly added distractions and step by step got closer to what the final outcome would be like. Twix can now come out of the pool when playing and come to me, but if Bandit is splashing around then Twix is too overly stimulated and can’t think or listen to me. So, I will spend more time at the last step to build muscle memory of coming when called out of the swimming pool. Next, I will have Bandit swim and Twix on a leash and start from there. However, this video was already 6 minutes plus and if you know me, I like to keep my videos below 5 minutes. So, there will have to be a follow up video on Twix’s progress. I also mentioned in the video keeping the dog below threshold. That just means working with him at a distance at which the dog does not react to the distraction and can focus and do things with you. I like to test my dogs tricks when out in public. If I ask for a trick that I know they know, and the dog can’t seem to understand the words that I am saying, then I know the distractions or something in the environment is just too great. Now if I move far from the …