Dog Only Listens With Treats? Use This 5 Step Process To Build Better Behaviors #306

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Do you feel your dog only listens when you have treats? Or maybe you've been told dogs should work because you said so. No one needs to choose between insisting on their dog's compliance without rewards or getting stuck as a treat-dispensing machine, so I'm sharing my 5 step process to help you build better behaviors. This process is the solution for our dogs to listen anywhere, anytime, with joy and clarity!

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Debunking the myth that "your dog should work because you said so".
• How to use your relationship bank with your dog effectively.
• A real-life example with my dogs, treats, and my husband, John.
• The 5 Step Process to build better behaviors and use food to your training advantage.
• How to transfer value from food into other reinforcers like toys, games, and activities.
• The power of surprise reinforcement deposits - dog bed example.
• What to do when your dog becomes a bit of a "demand-ica."
• A training example with a target stick and my dog, This! on eroding great behavior.
• An invitation to join Home School the Dog or Recallers.

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Resources:

1. Podcast Episode 272: 10 Engaging Chase Games To Increase Your Picky Eater Dog's Food Drive - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/272/
2. Podcast Episode 151: How Location Specific Reinforcement Markers Will Improve Your Dog Training! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/151/
3. Podcast Episode 172: How To Teach Your Dog Anything With My Training Plan - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/172/
4. Podcast Episode 89: Why Dogs Should Not Tug: The Truth Revealed - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/89/
5. Podcast Episode 68: 3 Easy Tricks Every Dog Should Know - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/68/
6. YouTube Video: Understanding Your Dog's Reinforcement Zone (RZ) with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaUAScgaFAg
7. Podcast Episode 266: Hot Zone And Stays – How One Dog Training Nuance Can Fix Anxiety And Duration - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/266/
8. Episode 126: How Dog Training Goes Better When You Begin With The End In Mind (Backchaining) - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/126/
9. YouTube Playlist: Sit, Down, Stand, Stay! Dog Training Duration with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2cY7Fg3MLUaobkSdnVx0jt&si=DNIYIVzhai67AfYf
10. YouTube Playlist: Target Training for Dogs with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy3ylCyQ2bJQSCwo_ERiVHj3&si=FSv06pl_2ffxfEDN
11. Podcast Episode 289: Stop Just Watching Dog Training Videos: Mastering Active Learning Instead! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/289/
12. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/0MIAwmx1450