When To Listen To Your Heart In Dog Training #187

Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett

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4.8 • 679 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

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I’ve met a lot of people at the crossroads of their dog training and looking to go in a more reinforcement-based direction, but they’re worried it won’t work due to old beliefs and habits. Unless you were one of the lucky few to learn nothing but reinforcement-based dog training, leaving behind the familiar for something new naturally creates fear and vulnerability, especially when surrounded by so-called ‘experts’ and naysayers when you encounter challenges. We’re covering how to recognize belief loops that could be holding you back.

In the episode you'll hear:

• That safety for everyone is your first priority in dog training.
• Why to choose your experts carefully for your sake and your dog’s well-being.
• The reasons dog training knowledge should always be growing and evolving.
• How belief loops and confirmation bias impact your dog training and decisions.
• Why it’s not necessary to be your dog’s dominant leader.
• About protecting yourself from naysayers and uninformed opinions.
• Why giving dogs opportunities to earn high value reinforcement creates deep connection.

Resources:

1. Podcast Episode 112: Stressed Dog? How Trigger Stacking Might Be Putting Your Dog Over Threshold - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/112/
2. Podcast Episode 58: How to Create Kid Friendly Dogs and Dog Friendly Kids - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/58/
3. YouTube Playlist: Dog Bite Prevention with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2Cvc3386SVYrHSEgh5Pl0b
4. YouTube Playlist: Dog Body Language, Communication Signals, and How to Read Dogs with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2IwzRwAWcG0yK8oez1nPU0
5. YouTube Playlist: Reactive or Aggressive Dogs: Key Insights with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy0Tbd6ZybIXgJk3mtpBLLk7
6. YouTube Playlist: Susan Garrett's Dog Training Philosophy and Training Processes - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2An5_3KqDPqFVV6J6dYsYx
7. Podcast Episode 46: Is Your Dog Trying to Dominate You and What You Can Do About It - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/46/
8. Podcast Episode 8: Get Your Dog in the Belief Loop of Awesome - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/8/
9. Podcast Episode 100: Dog Training: The Most Important Lesson I Can Share - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/100/
10. YouTube Playlist: Reinforcement, Permissions and Transfer of Value in Dog Training with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy1IUj_4P54q2PIuLNtnXjFO
11. Podcast Episode 24: Help for Dogs who Chase Chipmunks, Bicycles, and Neighbor’s Cats (Distraction Intensity Index) - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/24/
12. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/lb6sGuqE6mk

Transcript

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0:00.0	Over the course of the past week, I've been doing a lot of live streams as we celebrate our big
0:04.8	cyber event. Now, I've met a lot of people at the crossroads in their dog training when they're
0:10.2	looking to go to in a direction of more reinforcement-based, but they're worried, they're concerned.
0:16.6	And if that's you, then this podcast is for you. You. Hi, I'm Susan Garrett.
0:31.0	Welcome to Shape by Dog.
0:32.4	And guess what?
0:33.6	Pretty well everybody out there at some point has got to the place that you are, unless you
0:41.4	were blessed by the opportunity to learn nothing but reinforcement-based dog training.
0:47.3	But those people are a few and far between.
0:49.6	The vast majority of us got to the exact same crossroads that you are at right now. And you're
0:57.7	leaving what is known to you. You are at a place of change. And change always produces feelings
1:05.8	of fear, but also vulnerability because the what-ifs are now creeping up in your brain. Like, if you're leaving
1:14.5	what you've done, then what happens when you have a challenge? What happens if you have a problem?
1:19.9	And by leaving what is known, you are so vulnerable to those so-called experts who are going to tell
1:27.3	you why you made this massive
1:29.6	big mistake. And so I'm going to give you three things to keep in mind. Always. Number one,
1:35.5	keep the dogs around your dogs safe. Keep your kids safe. Keep you safe. Keep everyone safe.
1:40.8	Safety is always priority number one. Now, if you are changing because you have a
1:46.7	reactive dog or a dog who has issues with other dogs or people, then this is super important.
1:53.2	But if you are somebody who is trusting another professional, keeping your dog safe is also very important because you don't know
2:03.3	what another so-called professional is going to do in the name of training because unfortunately,
2:08.6	there is more than one case of a dog being killed in the name of training at the hands of
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