Rescue Dog Training: Priorities For Your First Week Together #255
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 24 January 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
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There are a lot of rescue dogs out there. And bravo for those of you who are opening up your homes and adopting them. In this episode, I'm doing a deep dive into the emotions of rescue dogs, and the priorities I have when I bring a rescue dog into my home. This episode is for everybody, regardless of whether you have a rescue or not. I'm sharing the thought process I go through when evaluating all of my dogs, my training, and the next step I need to take with any dog.
In this episode you’ll hear:
• The importance of training the dog in front of you.
• Why we should eliminate judgment or preconceived notions.
• Why safety is important for you, your family, and the dog.
• How to create an environment of great success for the dog.
• Conditioning and shaping behaviors to build a strong bond.
• The role of location specific reinforcement markers (words), tools, places, and conditioning in training.
• Confidence-building games you can play with the dog.
• A special discount for Susan Garrett's Home School The Dog program.
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Resources:
1. YouTube Playlist: Puppy Essentials with Susan Garrett Dog Training - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2hywpv3Md3HbWWPPbVF8W5
2. YouTube Playlist: Helping Your Rescue Dog After Adoption: Success Strategies for Rehomed Dogs with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy1uFZJTuWdJCjQYmjjOguax
3. Podcast Episode 227: My Foolproof Strategy To Overcoming Dog Training Challenges - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/227/
4. YouTube Playlist: The Emotional State of Dogs with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy29pv3_9b7DZdMFJL9ZJPMy
5. DogsThat YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/dogsthat
6. Podcast Episode 254: Why Your Older Puppy Or Dog Is Not House Trained And What To Do About It - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/254/
7. Podcast Episode 226: Safe Toys For Dogs And Why To Avoid Tennis Balls And Sticks - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/226/
8. YouTube Playlist: Help for Over-Aroused, Over Excited, Hyper, Frantic, High Drive or Out of Control Dogs with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy3tN5Z336OeZkYoF2dJ7gNY
9. Podcast Episode 183: What Does “Train The Dog In Front Of You” Really Mean? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/183/
10. YouTube Playlist: Fearful Dogs Help with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy0KAsqgnkMWv0v-5JGjNQG_
11. YouTube Playlist: How to Socialize a Puppy with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy0BlVig_nEj72p_phVU00lT&feature=shared
12. Podcast Episode 253: 7 Ways To Instantly Make Your Dog’s Life Better - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/253/
13. Podcast Episode 236: Understanding Dog Fear (Part 1): Genetics, Trauma, And Your Dog’s Well-being - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/236/
14. Podcast Episode 58: How to Create Kid Friendly Dogs and Dog Friendly Kids - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/58/
15. Podcast Episode 250: Expectations Vs Reality: Navigating The Path To Dog Training Success - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/250/
16. Podcast Episode 78: How to Train a Rescue Dog with Behavior Problems - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/78/
17. YouTube Playlist: Dog Body Language, Communication Signals, and How to Read Dogs with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2IwzRwAWcG0yK8oez1nPU0
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 171: Dog Training With Layered Shaping: Why Classical Conditioning Must Come First - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/171/
20. Podcast Episode 177: Dog Training Outside The Box: Transfer Of Value Case Study - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/177/
21. Podcast Episode 151: How Location Specific Reinforcement Markers Will Improve Your Dog Training! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/151/
22. Podcast Episode 174: Dopamine In Dog Training: Anticipation, Rewards, And The Transfer Of Value - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/174/
23. YouTube Video: Puppy's First Training with Susan Garrett: Shaping, Targeting and Collar Conditioning - https://youtu.be/ticB_1Twx6E
24. YouTube Playlist: Target Training for Dogs with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy3ylCyQ2bJQSCwo_ERiVHj3&feature=shared
25. Podcast Episode 153: Dog Muzzles: Everything You Need To Know And How To Muzzle Train Dogs - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/153/
26. YouTube Video: Understanding Your Dog's Reinforcement Zone (RZ) with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaUAScgaFAg
27. Susan Garrett’s Dog Training Blog Post: What’s a Reward for Your Dog? List of Reinforcers - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2018/10/reward-list-of-reinforcers/
28. YouTube Video: Susan Garrett’s 5 Games for Puppies - https://youtu.be/Hxd1sVEQp2Y
29. YouTube Playlist: Loose Leash Walking with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy1mGMfdVKXq_hiJ27Ej1shW
30. YouTube Video: Susan Garrett’s Perch Work Dog Tricks (Pivots and Spins) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6sj6fTJnFc
31. YouTube Playlist: Dog Training Games with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2TzttCtZVFwzwMGayAsaYe
32. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/9AoeUZfGbVc
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | My goal for all puppies is when they go to their very first home, that they're home for life, |
| 0:05.5 | that they're going to live and grow and flourish and love and have abundance and the most |
| 0:12.3 | amazing life ever. And eventually when their life comes to an end, they will have spent it |
| 0:19.1 | surrounded by the love of a family or a person, |
| 0:22.4 | the same person that they started life with. But I get that sometimes that just doesn't work |
| 0:27.9 | out. And so this podcast episode is aimed to make sure when a dog's going to their next home, |
| 0:35.4 | they are going to their next home, they are going to their forever home. |
| 0:37.8 | Hi, I'm Susan Garrett. Welcome to Shape by Dog. I get that there are a lot of rescue |
| 0:53.6 | dogs out there. And Bravo for those of you |
| 0:56.2 | who are opening up your homes and providing love and affection and attention to a dog who is |
| 1:02.2 | going on their second or third or fourth or fifth or whatever time around. Hopefully with what I'm |
| 1:07.5 | going to share with you today, regardless of what struggles you've |
| 1:10.9 | been facing with your dog or what struggles you've been facing with your new rescue puppy, |
| 1:16.6 | this episode is going to provide clarity. I'm going to give you some insight into the |
| 1:20.7 | emotions of those rescue dogs and I'm going to share what the priorities are when I bring |
| 1:25.2 | a rescue dog into my home. Now, if you're listening to this |
| 1:28.6 | saying, I don't have a rescue dog, how could this be important? I think that this episode is for |
| 1:33.6 | everybody because you can see the thought process I go through when evaluating all of my dogs, |
| 1:40.1 | when evaluating my own training, when deciding what is the next step that I need to make with |
| 1:45.5 | any dog. Now, this episode really was inspired by a comment that we got on YouTube. |
| 1:51.9 | And first of all, I want to acknowledge and raise the roof, give some hearts. |
| 1:56.1 | If you're watching this on YouTube, please like this episode because we're liking this |
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