7 Ways To Instantly Make Your Dog's Life Better #253

Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett

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4.8 • 679 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

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I was recently asked, "Do you think there's a way we could instantly make our dog's life better?" and I thought about it and decided it would be a great topic for an episode of Shaped by Dog. The way I narrowed down my list to 7 things might surprise you. The good news is that putting these proven tips into action will not really cost you any more money and will improve life and happiness for all dogs and people.

In this episode you’ll hear:

• The importance of learning a dog's form of communication.
• How to know what a dog loves, including favorite foods, toys, and activities.
• The value of granting dogs the power of choice.
• How to create variety in a dog's life.
• About being open to the lessons/feedback dogs provide daily.
• Why we should practice compassion in all interactions with dogs.
• The significance of providing dogs with a variety of comfortable beds.

Resources

1. YouTube Playlist: Dog Body Language, Communication Signals, and How to Read Dogs with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Zcqp8IwnI&list=PLphRRSxcMHy2IwzRwAWcG0yK8oez1nPU0&pp=gAQBiAQB
2. Podcast Episode 162: Dogs Swimming: 5 Must Do Steps For Dogs Who Hate Or Love The Water - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/162/
3.* Science and Human Behavior by B.F Skinner - https://geni.us/skinner-science
4. Podcast Episode 107: Pedicure Please: 3 Steps To Dog Nail Trimming Or Grooming Success At Home! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/107/
5. *PETGEEK Automatic Pet Feeder - https://geni.us/petgeek-dispenser
6. Podcast Episode 191: Get Your Dog To Calm Down With This Common Sense Protocol For Relaxation - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/191/
7. Podcast Episode 166: Puppy Freedom: How Much Is Too Much? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/166/
8. YouTube Playlist: Feeding Dogs, Training Treats, Dog Food and Raw Diets with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mtqNQa-J3M&list=PLphRRSxcMHy0ylVCv0BiSj27AeIdObb_q&pp=gAQBiAQB
9. Podcast Episode 59: Why Your Treats Aren’t Working for Your Dog - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/59/
10. Podcast Episode 225: Keep The Food Bowl! Why Dogs Don’t Need 100% Hand Feeding - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/225/
11. *Kong Toy - https://geni.us/kong-toy
12. *Toppl Toy - https://geni.us/toppl
13. *Messy Mutts Lick Mat - https://geni.us/lick-matt
14. *Wood Dog Chews - https://geni.us/wood-chew
15. YouTube Video: DIY Puppy Bombs: Easy & Affordable Enrichment Toy for Puppies - https://youtu.be/UBveJe2C2dA
16. Nina Ottosson Food Puzzles: https://www.nina-ottosson.com/
17.*Snuffle Mat for Dogs - https://geni.us/snuffle_mat
18. Podcast Episode 190: Using Daily Quickies To Fast Track Your Dog Training And Grow Your Dog’s Skills - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/190/
19. YouTube Playlist: Dog Training Games with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2TzttCtZVFwzwMGayAsaYe&feature=shared
20. YouTube Video: 15 Ways To Exercise Your Dog - https://youtu.be/SsQY6nm6E30?feature=shared
21. Podcast Episode 189: All The Things That Influence Your Dog’s Behavior And What Behavior Tells You - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/189/
22. Podcast Episode 31: 5 Simple Hacks to Help Your Dog Learn Faster (Reinforcement Process) - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/31/
23. Podcast Episode 245: Make Dog Training Easy! Quick Guide To Antecedent Arrangements - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/245/
24. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/r2FLQpkWOBs

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Susan only recommends products she uses herself, and all opinions expressed here are her own. The link above is an affiliate link that, at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission if you decide to buy from it. Thank you!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Recently, somebody on my team challenged me and said, do you think there's a way we could instantly
0:04.5	make our dogs life better? And I said, well, let me have a think about that. And that would be a
0:10.3	great topic for a podcast.
0:25.1	Hi, I'm Susan Garrett. Welcome to Shape by Dog. And in order to come up with these seven things or seven ways we can make our dogs lives
0:31.3	better, I thought about who are the dogs that I've seen in my lifetime that I would never want to die and
0:39.5	come back in their place? And what are the ways that I work at every day to make my dog's life
0:46.6	better? And it was a list of, I think about 15 things and I've whittled them down to seven
0:52.1	things and I may have cheated. You'll see what I mean in a second. The best news of all is it really isn't going to cost you any more money to do any
0:59.4	one of these seven things. All right. Point number one is to learn your dog's form of communication.
1:06.4	Really the only way our dogs communicate is through their body language. Yes, there's some
1:10.6	vocalization,
1:11.5	but we can learn so much by becoming a student of our dog's body language. If you jump over
1:17.4	to my YouTube channel, I have an entire playlist and there'll be a link in the show notes
1:22.0	that goes through how you can start to understand the body language your dog is showing. Imagine if you are one of the
1:29.4	people that grossly misunderstood what your dog's body language was saying about what they were
1:35.4	feeling emotionally. If you grossly misunderstood it and instead of thinking your dog's being
1:40.2	fearful thought your dog was being obstinate or stubborn. You would take a different
1:44.9	action, wouldn't you? So, point number one is so important, and that is become a student of
1:50.9	dog behavior. And I don't mean get a PhD in understanding dog behavior. Just understand how
1:57.9	the dog communicates with us. And there's some rudimentary things that will instantly
2:03.1	make your dog's life better when you understand them. Number two, know what your dog loves.
2:08.1	And a lot of times we want to grow those loves so we can make our dogs lives fuller. What do I
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