Tips On Finding Time To Dog Train When Life Is Busy: Chat With Natalia Nizker #210
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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4.8 • 679 Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2023
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
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Sometimes people think training dogs with positive reinforcement requires a huge time investment. It’s a myth. My students play quick training games to build skills fast with layers. But don’t take it from me. Meet Natalia Nizker, a full-time elementary school teacher and non-profit rescue volunteer with three young boys, two young dogs (a German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois), and one husband. Natalia is also a trick dog trainer in her spare time! Natalia has tips on fitting dog training time into a busy life and how understanding layered learning leads to well-behaved dogs. Enjoy this extract from our livestream celebrating 200 episodes of Shaped by Dog.
In the episode you'll hear:
• That training with positive reinforcement can fit into daily life.
• How dog training games are perfect for busy lives and happy dogs.
• Hacks for fitting dog training into full schedules.
• How training with layered shaping becomes part of daily life.
• About introducing a new puppy with household harmony in mind.
• How trick training can boost a dog’s confidence and deepen your bond.
• Why all dog training is essentially trick training.
• How to choose games to play with your dog in stressful environments.
Catch the 200 Episodes Celebration Replay and After Party Opportunities
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Resources:
1. Podcast Episode 209: What Professional Dog Trainers Want Everyone To Know: Talking Dogs With Kamal Fernandez - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/209/
2. Podcast Episode 190: Using Daily Quickies To Fast Track Your Dog Training And Grow Your Dog’s Skills - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/190/
3. Podcast Episode 72: Preventing Dog Aggression: Introducing Dogs or Puppies with Project Togetherness - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/72/
4. Podcast Episode 153: Dog Muzzles: Everything You Need To Know And How To Muzzle Train Dogs - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/153/
5. Podcast Episode 171: Dog Training With Layered Shaping: Why Classical Conditioning Must Come First - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/171/
6. Podcast Episode 186: 2 Types Of Connection With Dogs: Dog Agility And Daily Life Case Studies - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/186/
7. Podcast Episode 79: Reduce Anxiety and Grow Your Dog’s Confidence with These Pro Dog Training Tips - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/79/
8. YouTube Playlist: Susan Garrett's Dog Training Philosophy and Training Processes - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2An5_3KqDPqFVV6J6dYsYx
9. Podcast Episode 172: How To Teach Your Dog Anything With My Training Plan - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/172/
10. Podcast Episode 176: Why Your Dog’s Emotions Are A Critical Element Of Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/176/
11. Podcast Episode 112: Stressed Dog? How Trigger Stacking Might Be Putting Your Dog Over Threshold - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/112/
12. Podcast Episode 24: Help for Dogs who Chase Chipmunks, Bicycles, and Neighbor’s Cats (Distraction Intensity Index) - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/24/
13. Podcast Episode 20: Bridging the Gap Between Blame and Kindness in Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/20/
14. Podcast Episode 8: Get Your Dog in the Belief Loop of Awesome - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/8/
15. Podcast Episode 182: The Game Within The Game: How To Multiply Your Dog’s Reinforcements - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/182/
16. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/_DNDgy6X-Es
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Our next guest is a student. I wanted to bring on a student. And this was what really the big thing for me was people when I was, you know, talking on a podcast a couple weeks ago and the comment said, |
| 0:22.8 | well, no one's going to have time for all those layers that she's talking about. |
| 0:27.5 | Just tell the dog to do it. |
| 0:29.7 | So Natalia, I'm going to get her name wrong. |
| 0:32.4 | Nitzker, Natalia, you can tell me how badly I'd butcher that when you come on. |
| 0:36.3 | Natalia is an elementary school teacher who enjoys working with dogs as a hobby. She lives in the state of Georgia with her |
| 0:41.9 | husband, three sons, and two dogs. So Tabby is a five-year-old German Shepherd and Kinna is a one-year-old |
| 0:49.4 | Malinwa. Natalia volunteers at a local nonprofit rescue and dog training organization, as well as a service dog |
| 0:56.6 | training group and runs a trick training group. And I believe she's done a trick for Wagnation. |
| 1:02.4 | I believe she has. And it is a certified trick dog instructor. Natalia is an alumni of homeschool |
| 1:08.2 | the dog and recallers and a Wagnation founding member. |
| 1:13.3 | And Susan's programs, methodology, and podcasts are given to tell you a better understanding |
| 1:17.2 | and confidence and able to work her dogs and spread the joy. |
| 1:20.4 | Positive reinforcement and trick training is her favorite. |
| 1:24.1 | Okay, let's bring her on. |
| 1:26.2 | Natalia, how are you? Oh my goodness. You got my name perfectly. |
| 1:32.6 | That's a rare. Yeah. It's a rare for me. Now it's official. You get a cookie. You get a cookie. |
| 1:39.5 | I get a cookie. Okay, Natalia, I've got to ask you, number one, how old was Kina when you |
| 1:47.6 | bought her? So I adopted her. She was five months. Love at first sight and everybody |
| 1:57.1 | told me, she's so melancholmol. She's so chill. |
| 2:01.6 | We brought her home. |
| 2:02.6 | You know, we worked with our German Shepherd, |
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