10 Engaging Chase Games To Increase Your Picky Eater Dog's Food Drive #272
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 19 April 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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I'm sharing 10 fun and engaging games of chase to play with dogs to increase food drive for picky eaters. Now, you might have a dog who loves treats, but they will still have a great time playing the games with you, so give them a try! The games are quick to play and are a great way to connect with your dog. Playing will give you treats your dog values that you can use to your training advantage, and you'll also gain a treat delivery system that engages your dog.
In this episode you’ll hear:
• Why transfer of value is crucial in dog training.
• Three categories of reinforcers: food, toys, and activities.
• How games of chase bump up your dog’s value for food.
• 10 fun games to play to increase your dog's enthusiasm.
• The step-by-step for each game.
• How to incorporate flirt poles and food toys into training sessions.
• How to build excitement and motivation through playful interactions.
• Tips on celebrating successes and using good tension to your advantage.
• About a free eBook I have for you, check out the link below.
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Resources:
1. Podcast Episode 90: Premack, Dog Training and Transfer of Value - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/90/
2. YouTube Video: Understanding Your Dog's Reinforcement Zone (RZ) with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaUAScgaFAg
3. Podcast Episode 269: Why Do Some Dogs Seem to Have Less Food Drive Than Others – 10 Reasons to Consider - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/269/
4. Podcast Episode 271: Structure Your Dog Training To Create Food Drive In Your Treat Fussy Dog - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/271/
5. Podcast Episode 226: Safe Toys For Dogs And Why To Avoid Tennis Balls And Sticks - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/226/
6. Podcast Episode 89: Why Dogs Should Not Tug: The Truth Revealed - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/89/
7. Podcast Episode 41: Get a Behaved Dog by Celebrating Milestones! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/41/
8. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/xTBRygO8NAk
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Effective, efficient, and kind dog training involves the transfer of value. |
| 0:05.6 | The thing you would like your dog to learn how to do, they are game to participate in it |
| 0:11.6 | because of the reinforcement they earn for being part of your game. |
| 0:16.2 | And so for some of you whose dogs aren't super keen on any real reinforcement, today is for you. |
| 0:24.2 | Because today I'm going to share with you 10 games that you can play with your dog to increase |
| 0:29.3 | the value of the reinforcement you use in training. Hi, I'm Susan Garrett. |
| 0:43.8 | Welcome to Shape by Dog. |
| 0:45.4 | And if you think about reinforcement in the way that we use it in our training programs, |
| 0:49.1 | there's three categories. |
| 0:50.3 | There's food, there's toys, and there's activities. |
| 0:53.9 | And I can use any one of those three things to reinforce any behavior that I want my dog to have value for. |
| 1:02.4 | For example, if I want my dog to walk beside me and my dog would prefer to chase the other dogs, |
| 1:09.0 | once I get like one step of walking beside me, I can release my dog so that they can chase the other dogs. Once I get like one step of walking beside me, |
| 1:11.8 | I can release my dog so that they can chase the other dog. That's an activity that I use |
| 1:17.3 | to reinforce a behavior I like. Now, it's going to take a long time to train your dog to do |
| 1:22.5 | anything using an activity that takes a long time for the dog to process to reinforce just a |
| 1:27.0 | moment of time |
| 1:28.0 | in a response that you like. Therefore, things like toys and food are really more efficient |
| 1:34.0 | when you're thinking of training in the long game. But if you have a dog who has somehow |
| 1:39.0 | either been reinforced for or just never really was keen on food, then training becomes a real burden for you. |
| 1:47.6 | And so I started this series back in Shape by Dog episode number 269, where I talked about |
| 1:52.8 | things that you can do to help overcome what you may be doing or maybe environmentally |
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