Is My Puppy’s Behavior Normal or Is It Time For Me To Be Concerned? #260
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 21 February 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
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Ever wondered if your puppy's behavior is normal or cause for concern? From biting to lunging, fearing to growling, chasing, chewing and more, it can be hard to know what's normal and what's not. There’s a range of behaviors that people might consider problems, but many really are normal, and they can vary based on a puppy's breed, upbringing, and individual quirks. I've got insights and practical tips for understanding and action-taking on common puppy behavior problems, and more.
In this episode you’ll hear:
• The wide range of normal puppy behaviors.
• Breed differences and their impact on behavior.
• The factors influencing puppy behavior: breed, upbringing, individual quirks.
• 2 puppy fear periods and their impact on behavior.
• Personal experiences with my own puppies and behavior challenges.
• Strategies for managing and helping your puppy.
• Importance of understanding and responding to puppy fear and anxiety.
• What not to do when addressing puppy behavior issues.
• Why to be curious, compassionate, confident, and concerned.
• Games for building puppy confidence.
• Tips for introducing puppies to new environments and managing triggers.
• Importance of seeking professional help for extreme behavior issues.
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Resources:
1. YouTube Video: Normalize Imperfection in Dog Training - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_f1hm_XhJM
2. Podcast Episode 232: Canine Predatory Motor Sequence: Understand Your Dog’s Prey Drive To Enrich Your Life Together - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/232/
3. Podcast Episode 199: Puppy Fear Periods: Help For Socializing Puppies Or Rescue Dogs Scared Of People - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/199/
4. Podcast Episode 218: Puppy Development Stages And Your Dog’s Behavior - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/218/
5. YouTube Video: Puppy Blues: Coping With Overwhelm, Anxiety And Regret About Puppies - https://youtu.be/4O-TDOQ4SD4
6. Podcast Episode 246: Susan Garrett’s Puppy Socialization Strategies For Raising Confident, Happy Dogs - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/246/
7. Podcast Episode 254: Why Your Older Puppy Or Dog Is Not House Trained And What To Do About It - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/254/
8. Podcast Episode 203: Reactive, Unmotivated and Fearful: Finding Resiliency For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 1 - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/203/
9. Podcast Episode 204: Dog Behavior And Diet: Recovery For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 2 - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/204/
10. Podcast Episode 200: Solve Your Dog’s Separation Anxiety With FRIDA: Expanding Calm With Functional Relaxation - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/200/
11. Podcast Episode 66: Resource Guarding: Dog vs Dog Aggression - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/66/
12. YouTube Playlist: Fearful Dogs Help with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy0KAsqgnkMWv0v-5JGjNQG_
13. Podcast Episode 36: Puppy Selection: How I Do It and Why I Didn’t This! Time - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/36/
14. Podcast Episode 24: Distraction Intensity Index: Help For Dogs Who Chase Chipmunks, Bicycles, And Neighbor’s Cats - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/24/
15. Podcast Episode 189: All The Things That Influence Your Dog’s Behavior And What Behavior Tells You - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/189/
16. Podcast Episode 7: You, Your Dog, Maslow and Lizard Brain - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/7/
17. Podcast Episode 79: Reduce Anxiety and Grow Your Dog’s Confidence with These Pro Dog Training Tips - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/79/
18. Podcast Episode 205: The Hidden World Of Reinforcement For Dogs And Why You Need To Know - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/205/
19. Podcast Episode 4: T.E.M.P. (Tail, Eyes/Ears, Mouth, Posture) - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/4/
20. Podcast Episode 157: Dog Body Language: Understanding Canine Communication Signals And Emotions - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/157/
21. Podcast Episode 151: How Location Specific Reinforcement Markers Will Improve Your Dog Training! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/151/
22. Podcast Episode 33: How Do I Stop My Dog Counter Surfing?! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/33/
23. Podcast Episode 89: Why Dogs Should Not Tug: The Truth Revealed - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/89/
24. Podcast Episode 258: Training Plan For Hyper Excited Dogs: Play The Threshold Game For Calm Focus - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/258/
25. YouTube Playlist: Dog Training Games with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2TzttCtZVFwzwMGayAsaYe
26. Podcast Episode 40: Using A Head Halter On A Dog, Why My Approach Is So Different - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/40/
27. Podcast Episode 180: Taking Your Puppy To A Café Or Restaurant: Socialization Success - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/180/
28. Podcast Episode 21: The 5 Critical Dog Training Layers for Confidence with Anything - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/21/
29. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/zr7XHtPKmS4
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | biting, lunging, fearing, growling, fleeing, drooling, peeing, pooping, screaming, |
| 0:06.1 | digging, chewing, ignoring, climbing, chasing, burying, or terrorizing. Just some of the behaviors |
| 0:14.4 | that your puppy may be doing now or may be doing in the future. The question is, which one of these are normal? In an |
| 0:22.7 | effort to make sure that the puppy that you have in your home right now or the puppy you're |
| 0:26.6 | about to put in your home next grows old and enjoys a long, fulfilled life in your home, I decided |
| 0:34.9 | it's time to redo an episode normalizing puppy behavior. |
| 0:38.6 | Hi, I'm Susan Garrett. Welcome to Shape by Dog. And you know, there's a wide range of what is normal for a puppy's |
| 0:56.4 | behavior. And a lot of it has to do with like the breed of dog. For example, if I was in need of a |
| 1:02.0 | service dog, it would be highly unlikely my first choice would be a border collie. Now, I love my |
| 1:07.6 | border collies and I never would want to live a time in my life without a border collie in it. |
| 1:13.4 | However, I would not call them as a breed the most stable breed on the planet. |
| 1:19.1 | Therefore, there are a lot of behavioral challenges that you're going to have to face |
| 1:24.2 | if you choose to bring a border collie into your life. Now, those are normal |
| 1:29.6 | behaviors for a border collie puppy, but they wouldn't be normal behaviors, say, for most |
| 1:35.0 | Labrador retrievers or golden retrievers or possibly even a standard poodle. So there would be |
| 1:41.4 | better choices for me to choose for a service dog. So there is the breed of |
| 1:46.4 | dog that will make a difference in the litany of behaviors that you may have to experience as a |
| 1:52.4 | pet owner. There's male versus female in the types of behaviors that you may be experiencing. |
| 1:58.0 | And there also is just individual quirks about the puppy you have. |
| 2:02.1 | They may be 100% different than any other puppy of the same breed you've had before. |
| 2:07.0 | They might even be completely different from other littermates that were born in the same litter. |
| 2:11.4 | But often it could be upbringing or how those puppies interpreted experiences well they were |
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