241 | Want to Build a Deeper Connection With Your Dog? Stop Telling Them to “Look at Me”

Beyond Obedience | Dog Training, Dog Body Language, Anxious Dogs, Scared Dogs, Reactive Dogs · Sep 21, 2026 · 24m

Hey Dog Lover 🐾

Your dog notices another dog coming down the road.

Their ears go up.

Their body changes.

They’re looking at that dog because, for whatever reason, that dog matters to them.

And what do we so often do?

“Look at me.”

“Look at me.”

“LOOK AT ME.”

But why?

Your dog knows the other dog is there.

You know the other dog is there.

Everybody knows the other dog is there.

So why are we trying so hard to get our dogs to stop paying attention to the world and pay attention to us?

What if we did something completely different?

What if we looked too?

In this episode, we’re talking about what…