AMA With Susan Garrett: Leash Lunging, Dog Anxiety, Agility Angst, Bad Breeders, And More #235
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 29 September 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
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How do you know if a breeder is truly reputable? How do I fit a new puppy into my daily routine? Why do some vets say raw food is dangerous for dogs? How do I calm a leash-lunging dog? What’s the best way to cure puppy separation anxiety? How do I help my hyper dog relax? These are just a few of your questions I’m answering in today’s Ask Me Anything about raising and training brilliant, healthy, joyful puppies and dogs using positive reinforcement.
In this episode I’m asked:
• How to teach self-control to a hyper dog.
• How to protect a dog’s confidence and your connection when training games fail.
• Does training with treats encourage dogs to follow you instead of settling down?
• How do I calm a leash-lunging, reactive dog?
• Do I make my own raw dog food?
• How to train a puppy with separation anxiety?
• Can reinforcement-based dog training really be as effective as balanced?
• How many times a week do you recommend practicing agility?
• What is overtraining in dog agility?
• How many different marker words do you use for one dog?
• Why do you name dog behavior rewards differently?
• Are there dogs that can’t learn agility no matter your effort?
• How did I bring Prophet to Canada from Switzerland.
• Why ‘slap’ and ‘push’ dogs when playing tug?
• How to help a Border Collie pup who lunges at and chases cars.
• How do I balance puppy training and a hectic life?
• Do you prefer male or female dogs?
• When to reduce treat rewards in dog training?
• Are breeders registered with the AKC CKC de facto reputable?
• What’s your take? My vet said feeding raw food is dangerous due to disease risk from infected animals.
• What’s a good course recommendation for a first-time dog owner who wants to do agility?
Susan Garrett’s Online Programs Mentioned
Recallers
Home School the Dog
Crate Games
Handling360
Resources:
1. Podcast Episode 99: When Reinforcement Based Dog Training Doesn’t Work - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/99/
2. YouTube Video: Take Control of Dog Time to Calm Down Excited Dog Greetings and Reduce Anxiety - https://youtu.be/fmzaxSDiHBY?si=JtrcbDW2kxAk2hW3
3. Podcast Episode 184: Proofing Vs Generalizing In Dog Training To Grow Skills And Confidence - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/184/
4. Podcast Episode 191: Get Your Dog To Calm Down With This Common Sense Protocol For Relaxation - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/191/
5. Podcast Episode 79: Reduce Anxiety and Grow Your Dog’s Confidence with These Pro Dog Training Tips - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/79/
6. Podcast Episode 176: Why Your Dog’s Emotions Are A Critical Element Of Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/176/
7. Podcast Episode 217: Understanding Emotional Regulation In Dogs To Create Calm - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/217/
8. Podcast Episode 200: Solve Your Dog’s Separation Anxiety With FRIDA: Expanding Calm With Functional Relaxation - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/200/
9. Podcast Episode 78: How to Train a Rescue Dog with Behavior Problems - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/78/
10. Podcast Episode 8: Get Your Dog in the Belief Loop of Awesome - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/8/
11. Podcast Episode 190: Using Daily Quickies To Fast Track Your Dog Training And Grow Your Dog’s Skills - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/190/
12. Podcast Episode 151: How Location Specific Reinforcement Markers Will Improve Your Dog Training! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/151/
13. Podcast Episode 193: Do Different Dogs Really Need Different Dog Training Methods? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/193/
14. Podcast Episode 203: Reactive, Unmotivated and Fearful: Finding Resiliency For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 1 - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/203/
15. Podcast Episode 204: Dog Behavior And Diet: Recovery For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 2 - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/204/
16. Podcast Episode 206: First Dog Agility Competition: Creating Joy For This! By Maximizing Reinforcement - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/206/
17. Podcast Episode 233: Flying A Dog Or Puppy: Susan’s Pre-Flight Plan - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/233/
18. Podcast Episode 89: Why Dogs Should Not Tug: The Truth Revealed - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/89/
19. Podcast Episode 95: How Playing with Your Dog Like a Puppy Can Reduce Fear - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/95/
20. Podcast Episode 24: Help for Dogs who Chase Chipmunks, Bicycles, and Neighbor’s Cats (Distraction Intensity Index) - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/24/
21. Podcast Episode 215: What Your Destructive, Lunging, Nipping Or Hyper Dog Or Puppy Is Trying To Teach You - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/215/
22. Live Replay: Puppy Mill Awareness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fCUYCj2Jeo
23. YouTube Video: Fighting For The Victims Of Puppy Mills - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7VXmCFbPzw
24. Dr. Laurie Coger - https://healthydogworkshop.com/
25. Dr. Karen Becker - https://drkarenbecker.com/
26. Dr. Susan Thixton - https://truthaboutpetfood.com/
27. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Tts0sLl8J0E
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | All kinds of amazing questions, dog training questions have come in over the past month. |
| 0:04.7 | Questions from my daily routine to feeding raw to how to pick a breeder. And that leads us to |
| 0:11.1 | another great Q&A. |
| 0:29.3 | Hi, I'm Susan Garrett. Welcome to Shaped by Dog. So many great questions have come in from you guys. And thank you for your questions. I think that this is going to have to be more than just a monthly |
| 0:35.5 | event because so many good questions, some I will |
| 0:38.5 | make full podcast episodes from and I'm going to answer as many questions as I can right now. |
| 0:45.4 | First question, how do I teach self-control when my dog loses at any time we return home |
| 0:52.1 | from an outing? You don't mention the age of your dog or the breed of |
| 0:55.7 | your dog. I like to have teach my dog hot zones and I'll have either a raised dog bed or a |
| 1:01.8 | regular dog bed. Number one, I've cooled my dogs out after they have walked. But one of our |
| 1:06.9 | previously our youngest dog belief, she goes on what we call her calming bed. It's just a mat in the |
| 1:13.8 | living room that just allows her to chill out because she used to be that dog would come in and |
| 1:18.5 | get the zoomies and go cray craye, which would upset the other dogs and it's, no, you've just |
| 1:22.7 | been out, you had a big walk, you come and that calming bed will only work if you've done the relaxation |
| 1:29.1 | protocol, which you're going to find here on Shape by Dog podcast episode number 191. |
| 1:34.1 | So teach your dog how to relax, how to be calm. Then you can use the calming bed effectively. |
| 1:40.7 | Next question. How do I maintain accountability for psychological safety and connection |
| 1:45.5 | when reinforcement games fail? So, Richie, this is a really, like, deep question. And I wasn't |
| 1:53.4 | really sure how to answer it. But I decided, like, what if we just approach, why does |
| 1:58.5 | dog training fail? And dog training fails for potentially a lot of |
| 2:02.4 | reasons. Number one is human error, human mechanics, your application of a process, your application |
| 2:10.5 | of a methodology. So, that could lead to why somebody can try, you know, maybe see what I'm doing on a YouTube video without |
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