Let's also consider that when you chase your dog, the dog thinks it's a game and will run away from you. Like... "you can't catch me!" Man, Basenji's can bolt! On the other hand, when you are the one running away, the dog instinctively joins you because you are part of the dog's family/pack. This is not to be confused with a learned command to chase an assailant, in Police work, for example. That would be a totally different game of chase.
Koehler Method
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"On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals", both by Turid Rugaas
I am 100% certain that without Calming Signals, Jet the try-ing would never have finished his Open or Excellent agility titles.
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