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Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett

Leash Walking: Distracted, or Reactive Dog? These Games Will Help! #76

Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett

DogsThat

Kids & Family, Pets & Animals, Education

4.8679 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

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I'm sharing games to help improve your dog's loose leash walking that will help turn your dog's focus to you when there are distractions ahead. It starts easily at home with Perch Work, and you can transition to walking in the real world using the simple tips. Remember to celebrate your progress with your dog!

 

In the episode you'll hear:

 

• How to grow the foundations of Perch Work for walks with your dog.
• Games to improve your loose leash walking.
• The importance of Reinforcement Zone (RZ) for your dog.
• How to use pivots for walking on leash when there are distractions ahead.
• Why to be aware of steak throwers in the city.
• How to do turns toward your dog and turns away from your dog.
• The easy way to have your dog change direction on walks.
• How to transition from the perch to walking with your dog.
• About transferring value to loose leash walking.
• How you walking backwards builds value for your dog to stay with you.
• Why I teach my puppies and dogs to tug on a leash.
• The reason to play ItsYerChoice (IYC) with your lead.
• Why not to be in a hurry and why to take on our one week walking challenge.

 

Resources:

 

• Podcast Episode 74: Yes, Susan Garrett's Dogs Sniff On Walks - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/74/
• YouTube Video: Susan Garrett's Perch Work Dog Tricks (Pivots and Spins) - https://youtu.be/O6sj6fTJnFc
• Podcast Episode 73: Why Your Dog Is Still Pulling on Leash and How To Fix It - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/73/
• Podcast Episode 53: Stop Your Dog Pulling on Leash and Start Walking Together - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/53/
• 4MyMerles Leashes - https://www.4mymerles.com/product-category/eashes/standard-leashes/
• Blog Post: Improve Your Dog Training By Playing Like A Dog (Tugging) - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/04/improve-your-dog-training-by-playing-like-a-dog/
• Game: Learn How to Play ItsYerChoice (IYC) - https://recallers.com/iycsummit-join/
• Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube -https://youtu.be/dE3tZbzNgPo

Transcript

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0:00.0

A common complaint we get from people who are pretty new to our programs, they'll say,

0:14.4

okay, Susan, I've played the first couple of games, but my dog's still chasing kids on a

0:18.4

bike and I don't know how these games are going to fix it.

0:21.2

And what happens is we tend to focus on where we are and where we want to be and say, oh,

0:26.9

I still don't have that. Instead of saying, okay, look where you started from and celebrating

0:34.5

and being excited by the change that you see because what you will see by playing

0:40.8

games, even if you're just playing the games that I have here on my YouTube page or on my

0:44.0

podcast here, you're going to notice that the value that used to be only in your food or

0:50.4

only in your toys is starting to transfer to you. That's the amazing things about games.

0:55.0

And if you're in homeschool the dog or recallers where those games are strategically layered,

0:59.9

that's when you're going to see outcomes almost daily. Hi, I'm Susan Garrett. Welcome to Shape

1:04.6

by Dog. Before we get started today, I'm going to share with you, part of a letter that came

1:08.4

in from one of a recaller students. This is kind of scary business. She's in Australia. And as you know, Australia, they,

1:14.7

I don't know what that poor island did to deserve having all the venomous creatures of the air

1:19.4

and the earth and the water and that are all in Australia. It's such a beautiful country with

1:25.0

beautiful people. So one of our recallers was playing in the

1:27.6

backyard when she noticed a baby Australian brown snake that was slithering super close to her and

1:34.2

her Australian Shepherd. So she got up, called her dog's name, ran towards a house. Her dog

1:39.3

chased her. She grabbed the collar and wished him away from danger. And she said a few

1:43.7

months ago,

1:44.2

before I started recallers, I'm not sure the situation would have ended so well for me. So,

1:47.6

thank you. Games, these games do work. And today what I'm going to share with you is some games

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