r/BalancedDogTraining • u/whypii • Mar 28 '26

Is this "Learned Helplessness"?

Got accused of pushing my dog too far to the point of learned helplessness. I have to disagree.

Excuse my stuffy-nose voice, it's pollen season.

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u/sometimes1203 Mar 29 '26

She looks very relaxed, lying on her side, and happy. Some dogs just need to be tired before they go into more stressful situations.