Getting A Happy Well Behaved Dog With The ABCs Of Training #202
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 24 March 2023
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
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“Susan, how do I get what you get with your dogs?” is frequently asked, and the answer is the topic of this episode. We’re looking at 8 zones in your dog’s life, how you can use those zones to your advantage, and what the habits of success look like to get a well behaved dog. The scientific term for setting environments and situations up for your dog’s success is ‘antecedent arrangements’, and understanding how it works will bring you and your dog a life of joy together.
In the episode you'll hear:
• How to get with your dog what I have with my dogs.
• That success and failure leave clues for dog training.
• The power of antecedent arrangements for creating success for you and your dog.
• About eight zones of your dog’s life to use to your advantage.
• How the stories we tell ourselves aren’t always true and undermine our potential.
• Why I believe wholeheartedly that you and your dog can be brilliant.
• The Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (ABC) cycle that reinforces behavior.
• How I helped my dog This! with her fears and reactivity.
• Examples of unpredictable situations with dogs and how to manage them.
• The deciding factors for having a well-trained dog.
Resources:
1. Podcast Episode 197: Outsmarting Distractions: How To Use Environmental Reinforcement in Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/197/
2. YouTube Playlist: Behavior Chains in Dog Training with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy36FqDOVAwoHy87MhWFUxVd
3. Podcast Episode 24: Help for Dogs who Chase Chipmunks, Bicycles, and Neighbor’s Cats (Distraction Intensity Index) - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/24/
4. Podcast Episode 166: Puppy Freedom: How Much Is Too Much? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/166/
5. Podcast Episode 150: Adding Mindset To Your Dog Training Tools: Who Do You Become? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/150/
6. Podcast Episode 26: Pro Dog Training Tips to Get Your Puppy to Sleep All Night - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/26/
7. Podcast Episode 102: Transitioning Your Dog Training: From All That Is Wrong To That Which Is Right - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/102/
8. West Paw Toppl Treat Toys - https://www.westpaw.com/products/toppl-treat-toy
9. PDF Download: How To Make A Snuffle Mat - https://dogsthat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Building-a-Snuffle-Mat.pdf
10. Podcast Episode 172: How To Teach Your Dog Anything With My Training Plan - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/172/
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 112: Stressed Dog? How Trigger Stacking Might Be Putting Your Dog Over Threshold - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/112/
13. Podcast Episode 103: Excited Or Suspicious Dog? Dealing With Your Dog’s Emotions - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/103/
14. Podcast Episode 191: Get Your Dog To Calm Down With This Common Sense Protocol For Relaxation - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/191/
15. Podcast Episode 111: How An Anchor Dog Can Help Overcome Your Dog’s Anxiety Or Reactivity - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/111/
16. YouTube Playlist: Reactive or Aggressive Dogs: Key Insights with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy0Tbd6ZybIXgJk3mtpBLLk7
17. Sniffspot - https://www.sniffspot.com/
18. YouTube Playlist: Susan Garrett's Dog Training Philosophy and Training Processes - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2An5_3KqDPqFVV6J6dYsYx
20. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/UD6TJidqVTM
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today's podcast is really for my online students, but if you are listening to this podcast, |
| 0:05.9 | chances are you've been following along with previous episodes, and I consider you in our community |
| 0:11.8 | of online students. And so this podcast is for you. And it's to answer the question, |
| 0:18.7 | Susan, how do I get what you get? |
| 0:31.8 | Hi, I'm Susan. Welcome to shape my dog. And that's a question that I get occasionally from people. |
| 0:36.7 | Hey, I'm playing |
| 0:37.5 | the games, but how do I get what you get? My personal belief is that success in anything in life |
| 0:43.4 | comes down to habits. So if you look at the habits of somebody who owns a very poorly behaved |
| 0:49.2 | dog, you're going to see that there's some key differences between that and the habits of somebody |
| 0:54.0 | who owns a well-trained |
| 0:54.8 | dog because success leaves clues and success in anything really is about habits. People can say, |
| 1:00.2 | but Susan, I'm playing my games. But think about it this way. If you wanted to be in really |
| 1:05.8 | good shape and you don't really want to exercise any more than you are. And you don't want to eat a clean |
| 1:12.2 | diet because you really like the way that you're eating. But you're willing to maybe have a salad |
| 1:17.0 | with your meal once a day. That is a really good habit. But it has no hope of bringing you |
| 1:22.9 | success of being in really great shape in the midst of all of those other habits that are derailing |
| 1:29.7 | your plans to be in really good shape. The same is true for anything in life. Success leaves |
| 1:35.7 | clues. So let's look at the habits that will lead you to having success with your dog. And |
| 1:41.0 | with dog training, I'm going to bring in a little bit of science, but it really is about the antecedent arrangements that we have for our dogs. And that simply |
| 1:49.0 | means how the environment is set up to reinforce what behaviors. The antecedents, it describes the |
| 1:57.4 | environment that the dog is in and that environment will dictate the behavior of the |
| 2:02.4 | dog. For example, you want to lose weight, but you've got 50 different flavors of ice cream |
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