6 Fun Restraint Games For Dogs To Increase Food Drive For Picky Eaters #273
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 24 April 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
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Do you have a dog who's really fussy about the treats that you give them? I'm going to show you how to get your dog grabbing treats no matter what you put in front of them. Previously, I shared games of chase that dogs love to play. Now we're amplifying the chase element for dogs by adding restraint, and I've got 6 new fun games for picky eaters that all dogs will enjoy.
In this episode you’ll hear:
• About overcoming picky eating in dogs so they value food as a reinforcer.
• How to play 6 new restraint games to boost food drive.
• Why these games work and build on previous chase games.
• The steps to play the games, from Circle Chases to Restraint to the Moving Bowl.
• Tips to maximize the effectiveness of the games.
• Insights into increasing treat value and engagement through restraint.
• Introduction to ItsYerChoice, an empowering self-restraint game for dogs.
• Guidance on transitioning your dog’s food aversion to excitement in training sessions
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Resources:
1. Podcast Episode 269: Why Do Some Dogs Seem to Have Less Food Drive Than Others – 10 Reasons to Consider - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/269/
2. Podcast Episode 271: Structure Your Dog Training To Create Food Drive In Your Treat Fussy Dog - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/271/
3. Podcast Episode 272: 10 Engaging Chase Games To Increase Your Picky Eater Dog’s Food Drive - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/272/
4. YouTube Video: Puppy's First Training with Susan Garrett: Shaping, Targeting and Collar Conditioning (use these tips for a harness) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ticB_1Twx6E
5. Podcast Episode 153: Dog Muzzles: Everything You Need To Know And How To Muzzle Train Dogs (use these tips for a harness) - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/153/
6. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Tm_ELWDlUDg
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Do you have a dog who's really fussy about the type of treats that you give them? |
| 0:05.6 | Then today is a great podcast for you because I'm going to show you how to get your dog |
| 0:12.2 | grabbing treats no matter what you put in front of them. Hi, I'm Susan Garrett. Welcome to Shape by Dog. And if you've been following along, |
| 0:30.0 | this is the fourth episode in a series on how to get dogs to love to take training treats from you. |
| 0:38.3 | Now, if you haven't watched or listened to the first three episodes, don't worry about it. |
| 0:42.5 | Listen to today's and then you can go back and listen to Shape by Dog episode number 269, |
| 0:48.3 | 271 and 272. |
| 0:50.9 | Today's episode carries on from our last one where I introduced you to the idea of using |
| 0:56.3 | exciting games to jack up the value of food for your dogs. Last episode was about chase games. |
| 1:03.0 | Today, we're actually going to amplify the chase by adding a wee bit of frustration to it |
| 1:09.0 | in the form of restraining the dog. Now, don't worry if you don't |
| 1:12.8 | have somebody to restrain your dog for you because you're going to do it yourself. I recommend |
| 1:17.9 | you play all of today's games with your dog on a harness. But if your dog has never worn a harness |
| 1:23.8 | before, then you need to get them used to that first. You can condition them and |
| 1:29.2 | I know it's going to be tough because you're watching this because your dog doesn't like food. |
| 1:33.4 | It's going to be tough because you have to use the highest value food there is. So, |
| 1:37.0 | we're just going to get your dog used to wearing a harness. You can use the place your face |
| 1:42.1 | game that I've shared on my YouTube channel. I'll put the link |
| 1:45.5 | in the show notes. We just want to condition the dog to be okay with sticking their head through a |
| 1:51.0 | hole, aka the harness. Now, your dog's probably worn a collar, so conditioning to a harness, |
| 1:57.2 | very likely won't be a big deal for your dog. But I put that up front because |
| 2:00.8 | we don't want the dog fussing and being worried about a harness while we're trying to play |
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