If you've spent any time in the world of dog sports or structured training, you'll know the Three Ds: Duration, Distraction, Distance. They're the holy trinity of proofing a behaviour, and the systematic way we create a reliable cue in the real world. But there's a problem. The Three Ds assume something that often isn't true: that the dog wants to do the behaviour in the first place. That's where the Fourth and first D comes in — Desire. The Missing D Desire is the dog's moti

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