When Dog Training Doesn’t Go As Planned: How To Make Adjustments To Find Success #301

Visit us at shapedbydog.com    What three words would you and your dog pick to describe your dog training? I’d like to think my dogs pick the words fun, kind and clear. The late Wayne Dyer influenced my dog training mantra, and I believe that our dogs are doing the absolute best they can with the education we’ve given them in the environment that we are asking them to perform in. If you embrace this, it’s the gateway to having not only the best relationship with your dog but to the best trained dog you have ever had.   In the episode you'll hear:   • How being present for your dog will flow on to the way you show up to the world. • Why our dogs are a mirror of what we are teaching them. • About the questions we can ask ourselves if our dogs do something we don't want. • The reason to bring mindfulness to dog training. • Why to be present for the impact you have in the life of your dog. • About observing when your dog focuses on you. • Knowing if we want a dog in our life or want the best life for our dog. • How dogs learn despite the training methodology. • How the right approach to training lets dogs be brilliant. • About inspiring great responses for dog training to be magical.   Resources:   • Crate Games Online - https://get.crategames.com/ • Podcast Episode 6: The Art of Manipulation - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/6/ • Podcast Episode 57: Why Balance Breaks Fast Track Your Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/57/ • Podcast Episode 90: Premack, Dog Training and Transfer of Value - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/90/ • Podcast Episode 5: What is Shaping And How Can Dogs Shape Us - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/5/ • Podcast Episode 56: 5 Simple Questions to Guide Your Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/56/ • Podcast Episode 100: Dog Training: The Most Important Lesson I Can Share - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/100/ • Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/WK0AlfKHWAM

16 Nov 202117min

Visit us at shapedbydog.com    How do I get my dog to stop jumping up on people? Wanting to know how to train a dog to greet people calmly is a question we see often. There are three simple steps to get your dog to never jump on anyone again. It starts with knowing why dogs jump up in the first place.   In the episode you'll hear:   • The reason dogs jump on people. • Why jumping up is rewarding for dogs and why they seek our face. • The tactic that I’d never use when dogs jump up. • About creating a new history of reinforcement. • The three easy steps to stop your dog from jumping up. • Why it all starts with your dog understating sit. • What the bubble of pressure means for your dog’s greetings. • How Crate Games and Hot Zone give you a baseline. • What I do that I’ve never seen anyone else do for dog’s jumping up. • How greet and re-greet will let your dog learn calm greetings.   Resources:   • Blog Post: How do I Stop My Dog from Pulling on the Leash? (RZ – Reinforcement Zone) - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2020/01/stop-my-dog-pulling-on-leash/ • Podcast Episode 19: One of My Biggest Pet Peeves in Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/19/ • Podcast Episode 52: The Five Most Common Words in Dog Training and Which Ones I Never Use - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/52/ • YouTube Video: Susan Garrett's Perch Work Dog Tricks (Pivots and Spins) - https://youtu.be/O6sj6fTJnFc • Podcast Episode 22: The Invisible Bubble of Pressure and Your Dog - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/22/ • Crate Games Online - https://get.crategames.com/ • YouTube Video: Susan Garrett's 5 Games for Puppies (Hot Zone Foundations) - https://youtu.be/Hxd1sVEQp2Y • Podcast Episode 11: The Power of Permission in Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/11/ • Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Iy4KUSCc3cw

12 Nov 202112min

Visit us at shapedbydog.com    The rhythm you have with the dog in your life reflects the connectedness you have with your dog. Connectedness can be defined in the moments when things don’t go the way you expect. Rhythm can range from peaceful and easy through to chaotic and is part of all our relationships. We’re looking at how we can use everyday life to build a relationship of connection and trust with our dogs.   In the episode you'll hear:   • About the rhythm of all our relationships and conversations. • How being grounded creates teamwork and connection with our puppy. • Why to create a steady rhythm to your dog training sessions. • About the importance of our puppies and dogs learning how to relax. • What happens when things don't go the way we expect. • How to recover your rhythm and questions to ask. • What I do if my dog does not sit the first time on cue. • Why the age and experience of our puppy or dog changes our rhythm. • How I use music to match my dog's rhythm when walking an agility course. • How we can create the rhythm of life for the connection we want.   Resources:   • Podcast Episode 119: The Rhythm Of Dog Training And How To End A Session - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/119/ • Podcast Episode 83: The Dog Training You Do When You’re Not Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/83/ • Anita Baker Song on YouTube: Rhythm of Love - https://youtu.be/Pdv0apykeDo • Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/kCRkT6saAgM

10 Nov 202116min

Visit us at shapedbydog.com    Have you ever wondered how to end a dog training session so that your dog knows it’s over? We’re looking at the rhythm of training and how a session’s beginning, middle, and end can bring your dog success. Having a clear finish to training time will help you avoid giving your dog a time out and help your dog understand what’s “dog time” and what is not.   In the episode you'll hear:   • How training always starts with a plan. • Why a session begins with engagement. • The structure of a training session and what to include. • About keeping flow in your training time. • Why I practice without my dog for new skills. • How long a training session should be for your dog. • About listening to your dog’s feedback. • How to end a session and the rhythm that helps your dog. • Why we don’t want our dogs initiating the training. • The reason to change locations, even in a small space. • About the importance of what happens outside of training.   Resources:   • Learn How To Play ItsYerChoice (IYC) - https://recallers.com/iycsummit-join/ • PDF Download: Stages of Learning Progressions Chart - https://dogsthat.com/susan-garretts-stages-of-learning-progressions-chart/ • Podcast Episode 35: Pro Dog Training Tip To Improve Your Dog’s Focus - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/35/ • Podcast Episode 109: Project Calm Dog: Prevent Over Enthusiastic Greetings - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/109/ • Podcast Episode 44: Using Coincidences and Positive Associations in Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/44/ • Podcast Episode 57: Why Balance Breaks Fast Track Your Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/57/ • Podcast Episode 97: Overwhelm in Dog Training: How to Take Action on Challenges - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/97/ • Podcast Episode 83: The Dog Training You Do When You’re Not Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/83/ • Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/0g5kwixofEE

5 Nov 202118min

Visit us at shapedbydog.com    In the big picture of dog training, how important is it to be consistent? Does everyone who spends time with our dog need to follow the same rules and maintain the same criteria? If they don’t, will that hurt our reinforcement based dog training? Does maintaining criteria mean we are control freaks? These questions are ones we see frequently, and in this episode, we’re covering how it’s your relationship with your dog that matters.   In the episode you'll hear:   • About shaping and transfer of value in dog training. • What happens in a home where two people have different rules for the dog. • Why lack of criteria can see a dog pushing through a proverbial fence. • How your dog understands earning reinforcement. • About Bob Bailey's 10% rule and how that applies to consistency and context. • Why maintaining your dog's sit is all about the release cue. • How my husband and I had different criteria for our dogs. • The relationship between consistency and your dog's value for you. • About using contingencies in your life with your dog.   Resources:   • Podcast Episode 49: How Your Questions Instantly Improve or Sabotage Your Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/49/ • Podcast Episode 90: Premack, Dog Training and Transfer of Value - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/90/ • Podcast Episode 27: Do Dogs Need Rules? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/27/ • Podcast Episode 117: What’s More Important Than Your Dog Training Sessions? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/117/ • Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/aqjtMxZLSJ0

3 Nov 202114min

Visit us at shapedbydog.com     For dog agility, we have a start line, and that is where our dog stays until we release them. The start line is a given for my dogs, and I know they will stay, but getting dogs to wait in any position can be very challenging for many. We’re covering what I do that allows me to take it for granted my dogs will stay no matter what. Plus, we’re taking a quick detour to discuss the use of the word no in dog training.   In the episode you'll hear:   • Why we are always dog training, even if we don’t think we are. • The data I’ve collected on my dogs start lines over the years. • How most of my dog training happens around the house. • What I reward my dogs with for holding position. • About the daily life training I do with my dogs. • How start lines start with Crate Games and apply to doors, beds, cars and more. • About the importance of the release cue. • That permission is reinforcing. • All the opportunities to train your dog when you are not training. • How to easily practice a start line 6430 times a year without training. • What I believe about the word “no” in dog training. • About Tater’s marking and how I deal with it. • Why I focus on my dog’s having a head whip reaction to their name.   Resources:   • Podcast Episode 52: The Five Most Common Words in Dog Training and Which Ones I Never Use - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/52/ • Crate Games Online - https://get.crategames.com/ • Podcast Episode 11: The Power of Permission in Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/11/ • Podcast Episode 83: The Dog Training You Do When You’re Not Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/83/ • Podcast Episode 19: One of My Biggest Pet Peeves in Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/19/ • Blog: How Do I Train My Dog To Come When Called? - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2019/04/train-my-dog-to-come-when-called/ • Podcast Episode 33: How Do I Stop My Dog Counter Surfing?! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/33/ • Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Bj5AeXdO4-4

29 Okt 202117min

Visit us at shapedbydog.com    I get a lot of questions about my dogs, and we’re covering some of your most popular. Have you ever wondered why our rescue Bulldog mix, Tater-Salad, is the “fall guy”? Or which one of my dogs is the smartest (the answer is NOT who you might think it is)? Do you wonder how to select a dog training class or what to do when you have a male dog and your female dog is in season? I’m answering those questions and more!   In the episode you'll hear:   • About Tater’s secret life as an actor. • Which one of my dogs is the smartest. • What dog sport I would do if I didn’t compete in dog agility. • Where my dogs sleep at night and how often I feed my dogs. • Why naughty is in the eye of the beholder and how often I train my dogs. • Why you don’t want to know how much it costs to breed dogs. • The favorite activities my dogs enjoy and what I think is the best number of dogs. • Why my first dog was a Terrier. • The biggest challenges I’ve had training. • If my dogs have dewclaws. • The three words I’ve never say about dogs. • What I look for when I go to a training class. • My favorite qualities of my dogs. • Why I do jump grids for agility. • The challenges I add when building a dog training skill. • How I select a breeder and what I do when my female dogs are in season. • That my agility dogs do not fast before competition. • My observations about social learning in dogs and borrowing confidence. • Why Tater came to live with us.   Resources:   • Join in our Free Online Dog Agility Masterclass - https://www.handling360.com/masterclass/ • Blog Post: All About Dogs Sleeping in the Bedroom - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2020/03/dogs-sleeping-in-the-bedroom/ • Podcast Episode 6: The Art of Manipulation - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/6/ • Podcast Episode 83: The Dog Training You Do When You’re Not Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/83/ • YouTube Video: Normalizing Imperfection in Dog Training - https://youtu.be/X_f1hm_XhJM • Podcast Episode 57: Why Balance Breaks Fast Track Your Dog Training (D.A.S.H.) - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/57/ • Podcast Episode 36: Puppy Selection: How I Do It and Why I Didn’t This! Time - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/36/ • Podcast Episode 111: How An Anchor Dog Can Help Overcome Your Dog’s Anxiety Or Reactivity - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/111/ • Podcast Episode 78: How to Train a Rescue Dog with Behavior Problems - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/78/ • Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/y3YFrSL1StY

22 Okt 202112min

Visit us at shapedbydog.com    Dog training is like a conversation between two friends. Have you ever travelled somewhere where you don’t speak the language? It can get problematic. And sometimes, our dogs have a similar experience with us. Is your communication with your dog clear enough for a two-way conversation?   In the episode you'll hear:   • Why our dogs might have difficulty with our communication. • What studies show about how our dogs process our words. • Why driving in a blizzard might not be the driving you know. • How to set up training for success with layers of understanding. • Why to believe your dog’s feedback. • How only your dog knows what they have learned. • About breaking down retrieve training. • Why we sometimes babble and how to fix it.   Resources:   • Try the Training Challenge in our Dog Agility Masterclass - https://www.handling360.com/masterclass/ • Blog Post: Distraction Work in Dog Training: A Conversation Between Friends - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/02/distraction-work-in-dog-training-a-conversation-between-friends/ • Paper: Awake fMRI Reveals Brain Regions for Novel Word Detection in Dogs - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2018.00737/full • Podcast Episode 114: Dog Agility Training: 3 Big Mistakes All Dog Owners Should Avoid - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/114/ • YouTube Video: How to Make ALL Training Easier (Especially Dog Agility) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jusht_cf1r8 • Podcast Episode 113: Your Dog’s Verbal Cues And Hand Signals: How To Effectively Train Both - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/113/ • Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/yFpQ8i9YHUo

15 Okt 202115min