Is a Resistant Dog a Stubborn Dog? #39
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 21 October 2020
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
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What do we do when our dog shows resistance? What happens when your dog appears to be stubborn, and what does that tell you? You might even see resistance in toddlers, teenagers, your spouse, or a co-worker. We're looking at how you can overcome resistance and build a relationship of trust.
In the episode you'll hear:
• Why we want to move from resisting to a willingness to try.
• What creates resistance in dogs, the sights, scents, sounds, feelings.
• How the unknown and fear relate to resistance.
• The importance of conditioning.
• The signs your dog is resisting and what that tells you.
• About resistance and lizard brain.
• What happened with my puppy Shelby in the ’80s that hurt my heart.
• Why our dogs might not just get over something and how it creates emotional walls.
• The 5 elements that will melt resistance and create confidence.
• The most important thing for me when I am conditioning a head halter and how I start.
• What’s different from Ruff Love in what I do today in relation to head halters.
• What seat belts have to do with dog training.
• The importance of building trust rather than breaking trust with your dog.
Resources:
• Podcast Episode 7: You, Your Dog, Maslow and Lizard Brain-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/7/
• Podcast Episode 4: T.E.M.P. (Tail, Eyes/Ears, Mouth, Posture)-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/4/
• Podcast Episode 38: 3 Keys to a Confident Dog-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/38/
• Game: Learn how to play ItsYerChoice (IYC)-https://recallers.com/iycsummit-join/
• Crate Games Online-https://get.crategames.com/
• Book: “Ruff Love” by Susan Garrett-https://dogsthat.com/product/ruff-love/
• Hand Targets in the Video Blog: How to Train Your Dog to Stand on Cue-https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2020/10/train-your-dog-to-stand-on-cue/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody. Welcome to Shape by Dog. I am Susan Garrett. Today, I am talking about resistance. |
| 0:17.5 | The resistance, not, you know, it's the same thing that you might see in a dog who doesn't |
| 0:23.1 | want to do something people might call that dog stubborn or being defiant. You might see it in |
| 0:27.6 | a toddler, you might see it in a teenager, in a spouse, in a coworker. It's, you know, the body |
| 0:32.8 | language in the person with digging in and just not doing it, they're showing resistance to what you |
| 0:39.1 | want to do. Today we're going to talk about what to do when your dog shows resistance, |
| 0:44.7 | why they might do it, what the long run repercussions is, and how to avoid it or overcome it. |
| 0:50.3 | And I'll give you a little insight. This is going to work the same for a toddler, as it will, |
| 0:54.7 | for a puppy, as it will for a co-worker. Exactly the same thing. So, first of all, |
| 0:59.0 | let's just talk about resistance. Now, there's two different approaches when met with |
| 1:04.0 | resistance. It could be the person, the child might say, oh, I can't do that. I don't want to do |
| 1:09.6 | that and or I can't do that. And an approach could say, well, yes, I can't do that. I don't want to do that and or I can't do that. And |
| 1:12.1 | an approach could say, well, yes, you can do it and you must do it. Just get over it and do it. |
| 1:18.5 | Or you could work at conditioning the situation. And so that person says, I'm a little apprehensive, |
| 1:27.1 | but I really want to try. That's the place |
| 1:29.6 | we want to get to with our dogs. I might be a little apprehensive, but I really am encouraged |
| 1:34.3 | and I want to try. What are some things that might be creating resistance? It could be something |
| 1:40.2 | the dog sees, they smell, they taste, believe it or not, yes. It could be something |
| 1:44.8 | they feel, it could be a confinement that they're in. It could be something as simple as they |
| 1:50.6 | don't want to leave comfort for what they perceive as discomfort. Like the kids don't want to |
| 1:56.6 | leave the TV to come and do something you want like make your bed or come to dinner, right? So, |
| 2:03.6 | it's resistance is shown up like with a puppy. They see a new person and you want them to meet them. |
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