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Episode 67: Dismantling the "Fear Theory"

Episode 67: Dismantling the "Fear Theory"

Update: 2025-10-18
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Is your dog chasing cars because it’s afraid?Force-free trainers like Simone Mueller claim it’s all about fear — not predation.But expert trainers and science say otherwise.In this episode, I dismantle the “fear theory” behind Predation Substitute Training and explain what’s really going on inside your dog’s brain when it lunges at cars, bikes, or joggers.We’ll explore the biology of drive, dopamine, and instinct, and I’ll show why “confidence building” doesn’t stop the behavior.Fear doesn’t make dogs chase — instinct does.And pretending otherwise doesn’t help dogs; it just sells stories.

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Episode 67: Dismantling the "Fear Theory"

Episode 67: Dismantling the "Fear Theory"

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