Frustrated Puppy, Frustrated Human! Strategies For Wins With Puppy Raising #286
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 9 October 2024
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
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Puppy frustrations! Everyone will be frustrated with a pup occasionally, but it doesn’t need to be a way of life. Here’s the good news. You can turn the anarchy of puppy problems around to create calm, cooperation and confidence with simple solutions for success with easy wins. Get my top tips to end the chaos and say goodbye to puppy keep-away, running off, picking up stuff on walks, and behavior challenges that can be overwhelming.
In this episode you’ll hear:
• Simple solutions to tackle common puppy frustrations.
• Insights from my deep dive into what puppy ownership truly entails.
• How to prioritize your actions: If you’re frustrated, your puppy could be frustrated too.
• The importance of the Training Den.
• Why rehearsals of success matter and how they reinforce good behavior.
• Tips on setting realistic expectations for a puppy's development.
• The value of establishing a routine to engage your puppy’s brain.
• Strategic games I use to set my puppy up for easy wins.
• What to do instead of using long lines in distracting environments.
• The "Bring Me!" game to say goodbye to puppy keepaway.
• About your newly revised IYC Summit with foundational training games for everyday life.
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Resources:
1. Podcast Episode 246: Susan Garrett’s Puppy Socialization Strategies For Raising Confident, Happy Dogs - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/246/
2. YouTube Playlist: Puppy Essentials with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2hywpv3Md3HbWWPPbVF8W5
3. Podcast Episode 120: The Rhythm Of Life With Puppies And Dogs - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/120/
4. Podcast Episode 267: How To Use A Training Den To Fast Track Your Dog’s Success: No Space? No Problem! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/267/
5. Podcast Episode 278: Food Puzzles: Key Mistakes To Avoid And Strategies To Help Your Dog Best Deal With Frustration - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/278/
6. Podcast Episode 218: Puppy Development Stages And Your Dog’s Behavior - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/218/
7. Podcast Episode 164: The Danger Of Car Travel For Dogs: Evaluating Your Risk - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/164/
8. YouTube Video: Understanding Your Dog's Reinforcement Zone (RZ) with Susan Garrett - https://youtu.be/OaUAScgaFAg
9. Podcast Episode 82: Resource Guarding in Puppies: When Your Puppy Biting Seems Aggressive - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/82/
10. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ZzU8YWBVDek
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today, I invite you to join me while we solve a puppy challenge that one of my students is in the midst of right now. |
| 0:14.5 | Hi, I'm Susan Garrett. Welcome to Shape by Dog and I have got a little tidbit. I'm going to start |
| 0:23.8 | this podcast episode off with right now. If you in any way are frustrated with your life with your |
| 0:31.6 | puppy at this moment, I promise you you own a puppy that is frustrated. I'm going to say that once more. |
| 0:39.3 | If you are in any way frustrated by owning your puppy right now at this time and space, |
| 0:45.3 | then you own a puppy that is frustrated. |
| 0:48.3 | That puppy is living a life where they are craving more clarity. |
| 0:53.3 | And so that anxiety is expressed in behaviors, |
| 0:57.4 | that's frustrating you. So let's make life harmonious for both of you, shall we? |
| 1:03.2 | Today's challenge comes from my homeschool the dog students. I was reading a comment on our |
| 1:08.0 | classroom where they have a four-month-old puppy and the puppy's |
| 1:12.7 | afraid of other dogs. So, there's challenge number one. They can't keep the puppy off |
| 1:17.1 | their couch, challenge number two. They are trying to walk it on a 15-foot long line because |
| 1:24.1 | I mentioned on a podcast that they should socialize the dog away from other dogs. |
| 1:29.7 | So, they want it to have freedom, but it's picking up garbage and poop and when they try |
| 1:35.5 | to get it out of their mouth, then the puppy bites them. So, that's problem number four and |
| 1:40.1 | maybe five and six and seven. And there's probably a dozen other problems mixed into here. |
| 1:44.1 | And so let's take a deep dive at puppy ownership. So if you have a puppy right now, or you are |
| 1:50.5 | about to get a puppy like one of our podcast listeners who her and her son are working through |
| 1:56.8 | all of the puppy playlist that I have over on my YouTube channel. So, if you haven't yet, |
| 2:03.1 | jump over to YouTube and start devouring the puppy playlist. There's so much great information |
| 2:08.1 | there. Raising a puppy, the ultimate goal is that we have a relationship that encircles a cooperative |
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