My Dog Just STOPS On Walks! Overcoming Puppy Plunking To Get Your Dog Moving #285
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 4 October 2024
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Is your puppy or dog stopping on walks? You're not alone! I’m sharing how to keep them moving with confidence and how to turn those hesitant moments into fun, forward motion. I’ve got practical solutions that will help you understand why your puppy or dog refuses to move on walks and what to do next. With easy-to-follow games and tips, you’ll not only keep your pup happily walking but also strengthen your relationship along the way!
In this episode you’ll hear:
• My top tips for keeping your puppy moving confidently during walks.
• How to overcome puppy plunking during walks.
• Common reasons why dogs hesitate and stop on walks.
• Tips for building value by your side.
• Games to encourage your dog to move with you.
• Strategies for approaching triggers that cause plunking.
• How to gradually increase walk lengths after playing interactive games at home.
• How to use positive reinforcement to encourage forward motion.
• Strategies for building value for walking in a way that your puppy loves!
• How Tater-Salad used to plunk himself down and refuse to move when he first came to live with us.
Resources:
1. YouTube Playlist: Loose Leash Walking with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy1mGMfdVKXq_hiJ27Ej1shW
2. YouTube Playlist: Fearful Dogs Help with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy0KAsqgnkMWv0v-5JGjNQG_&si=YDCmLdJ-TnmOiK45
3. YouTube Playlist: Target Training for Dogs with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy3ylCyQ2bJQSCwo_ERiVHj3&si=jFejxDe3f8ovJMLz
4. Podcast Episode 16: The Thing Before Your Dog’s Thing - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/16/
5. Podcast Episode 53: Stop Your Dog Pulling on Leash and Start Walking Together - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/53/
6. YouTube Video: Understanding Your Dog's Reinforcement Zone (RZ) with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaUAScgaFAg
7. Podcast Episode 76: Leash Walking: Distracted, or Reactive Dog? These Games Will Help! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/76/
8. YouTube Playlist: Dog Training Games with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2TzttCtZVFwzwMGayAsaYe&si=ZcVYK_vaNaJea13Y
9. Podcast Episode 218: Puppy Development Stages And Your Dog’s Behavior - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/218/
10. YouTube Video: Susan Garrett’s Perch Work Dog Tricks (Pivots and Spins) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6sj6fTJnFc
11. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/YPV8ODXipkI
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | There's a super common problem that many of you listening to this podcast may have either |
| 0:05.0 | have or experiencing with your puppy. |
| 0:07.8 | And it's a problem that I can't say that I've ever had, but it is so common. |
| 0:12.9 | I just have to talk about it. Hi, I'm Susan Garrett. |
| 0:26.3 | Welcome to Shape by Dog. |
| 0:27.8 | Have you ever experienced a puppy or a young dog that just suddenly puts on the brakes |
| 0:33.7 | on a walk and does not move? |
| 0:36.5 | They might even like plunk themselves into a down to get |
| 0:40.2 | better traction on the earth. No, I'm not moving forward. What do you do? Well, what you do next |
| 0:48.1 | has a massive impact on your dog or puppy. A lot of times this is a puppy, on your relationship with that dog or puppy, |
| 0:57.0 | and on the likelihood that this behavior is going to come back again. And for some of you, |
| 1:04.4 | it might be happening again and again and again. Now let's talk about that. There's five reasons |
| 1:09.4 | why a dog or puppy might do that. Honestly, |
| 1:13.3 | it's not as likely that an older dog will do it unless they've been doing it since they |
| 1:19.2 | were a puppy. More on that later. Number one, the puppy might be in pain. Now, if that |
| 1:24.9 | would be, this has never happened before. all of a sudden the dog stops moving, |
| 1:28.7 | you might see other signs of pain like their back gets roach, they lift a paw, whatever. |
| 1:34.3 | So first of all, we want to rule out the thought, the possibility that that puppy or dog is |
| 1:39.9 | in pain. |
| 1:41.0 | Number two, it could be that they're afraid. |
| 1:43.6 | Maybe something just scare them, or maybe |
| 1:46.1 | they've walked by this path before and they know that behind this fence, occasionally a big |
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