How To Use Your Dog’s Favorite Reinforcements To Fix Unwanted Inadvertent Behaviors #257
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 2 February 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
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Have you ever wondered how to fix your dog’s unwanted behavior when you want to train with positive reinforcement? In episode 256, I covered the magic question, "What was that cookie for?" that helps us all understand how we may be contributing to the behaviors of our dogs that we want to change. So, I’m following up with my top tips on turning things around. The very good news is that the formula I use to get everything back on track is easy to apply to any inadvertent behavior problem you'd like to change.
In this episode you’ll hear:
• How unintentional reinforcement contributes to unwanted behaviors.
• Why our awareness is the start of fixing unwanted behaviors.
• That permission, access and what your dog loves are powerful reinforcements.
• Real life examples showing what the cookie was for!
• Why to check with your Vet before assuming a behavioral problem.
• Three ways dogs get educated.
• How using the ‘Training Triage’ keeps dogs safe and what to do next.
• The formula for triaging your dog's behavior.
• The effectiveness of games in dog training.
• The role of play in speeding up the learning process.
• Challenges associated with low intentional learning and high unintentional reinforcement.
• Addressing the belief that reinforcement-based training doesn't work.
• How to join Recallers at a discounted rate.
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Resources:
1. Podcast Episode 256: What Was That Cookie For?! When Positive Reinforcement In Dog Training Goes Wrong - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/256/
2. Podcast Episode 205: The Hidden World Of Reinforcement For Dogs And Why You Need To Know - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/205/
3. YouTube Playlist: Stop Barking Dogs! Why Dogs Bark And Anti-Bark Action Plan With Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy0bpnsTRDCxIC7NrkOuWYsU
4. Podcast Episode 226: Safe Toys For Dogs And Why To Avoid Tennis Balls And Sticks - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/226/
5. Podcast Episode 227: My Foolproof Strategy To Overcoming Dog Training Challenges - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/227/
6. Podcast Episode 253: 7 Ways To Instantly Make Your Dog’s Life Better - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/253/
7. YouTube Playlist: Reinforcement, Permissions and Transfer of Value in Dog Training with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy1IUj_4P54q2PIuLNtnXjFO&feature=shared
8. YouTube Video: Vet Visits For Dogs: How To Create A Positive Experience For Everyone - https://youtu.be/VJc42BfNre4
9. Podcast Episode 218: Puppy Development Stages And Your Dog’s Behavior - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/218/
10. Podcast Episode 254: Why Your Older Puppy Or Dog Is Not House Trained And What To Do About It - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/254/
11. Podcast Episode 26: Pro Dog Training Tips to Get Your Puppy to Sleep All Night - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/26/
12. Podcast Episode 139: Remove Confusion And Build Your Dog’s Confidence With One Simple Dog Training Habit - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/139/
13. YouTube Playlist: Behavior Chains in Dog Training with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy36FqDOVAwoHy87MhWFUxVd&feature=shared
14. Podcast Episode 16: The Thing Before Your Dog’s Thing - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/16/
15. Podcast Episode 239: Barking Dogs! How To Help Your Dog Be Quiet And Stop Annoying Barking - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/239/
16. Podcast Episode 33: How Do I Stop My Dog Counter Surfing?! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/33/
17. Podcast Episode 24: Distraction Intensity Index: Help For Dogs Who Chase Chipmunks, Bicycles, And Neighbor’s Cats - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/24/
18. YouTube Playlist: Loose Leash Walking with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy1mGMfdVKXq_hiJ27Ej1shW
19. YouTube Video: 5 Tips for Dog Trick Training with Susan Garrett - https://youtu.be/6hmLXI_qcC8
20. Podcast Episode 107: Pedicure Please: 3 Steps To Dog Nail Trimming Or Grooming Success At Home! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/107/
21. Podcast Episode 228: Navigating Failure In Dog Training: What’s Your Plan B? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/228/
22. Podcast Episode 191: Get Your Dog To Calm Down With This Common Sense Protocol For Relaxation - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/191/
23. YouTube Video: How To Get Your Dog To Listen Outside Off Leash (Step By Step Guide) - https://youtu.be/Ei0lWFyAE50
24. YouTube Playlist: Dog Training Games with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2TzttCtZVFwzwMGayAsaYe
25. Podcast Episode 247: Redefining Expertise In Dog Training And What Counts More Than Years Of Experience - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/247/
26. Podcast Episode 50: Can Your Worst Challenge Make You a Better Dog Trainer? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/50/
27. Podcast Episode 99: When Reinforcement Based Dog Training Doesn’t Work - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/99/
28. Podcast Episode 146: Balanced Dog Training: Does It Really Exist? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/146/
29. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/vJ0FVoy1nDk
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| 0:00.0 | In podcast episode number 256, I ask you, what was that cookie for? |
| 0:05.1 | And helped you to become aware of how you may be contributing to your dog's unwanted behavior. |
| 0:11.3 | And in today's episode, I'm going to help you best utilize all of your dog's favorite |
| 0:17.3 | reinforcements to fix that unwanted behavior. |
| 0:21.0 | Hi, I'm Susan Garrett. Welcome to Shape by Dog. There were a lot of comments in our last |
| 0:36.4 | episode where many of you were having a |
| 0:40.2 | epiphany and awareness of how you may have been contributing or you may still be contributing |
| 0:46.4 | to the behavior that you would like to stop in your dog. And just know, you are not alone, |
| 0:52.1 | my friend. It happens routinely. I'm going to share a story that |
| 0:56.3 | happened many, many years ago. I was renting somebody's agility field. And at the end of my hour, |
| 1:02.3 | the woman asked if she could ask me a dog training question. So I said, of course. And she was |
| 1:07.6 | standing by the fence and as she was asking the question, her dog came over and |
| 1:11.9 | started barking at her. The question she was asking was about a nuisance behavior that the dog had. |
| 1:17.7 | Now, in my mind, the dog barking at her was another nuisance behavior. As she was trying to get |
| 1:24.4 | through the story of what she wanted some input with. The dog kept barking. |
| 1:29.5 | And so she reached up and grabbed a tennis ball that she had shoved in the fence. |
| 1:34.6 | And she gave it to the dog. And the dog stopped barking. And I said, can we just take a little time |
| 1:39.9 | out here? I just want to help you understand what just happened. I said, do you realize what you |
| 1:46.3 | just reinforced? She said, I didn't reinforce anything. I just stopped my dog from barking so that we |
| 1:51.4 | could have this conversation. And I said, is a tennis ball something your dog likes or doesn't like? |
| 1:56.5 | And she said, oh, she's obsessed about tennis balls. So when she barks at you, she gets tennis balls. |
| 2:02.9 | Do you see now what you just reinforced? And it was a struggle for her to make the connection |
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