Your mention of hardwired behaviours reminded me of a border collie rescue we had once who had never been trained to herd but had a very strong instinct which we used to our advantage ... she herded our kids in from play when we asked her and our neighbour who had a puppy that would escape used to borrow our dog to herd the puppy back home. The only problems we had with that dog was we couldn't raise our hand above our head or she would cower and she would not eat if anyone was anywhere near her. We tried everything to teach her it was safe to eat around us but she never got over her fear ... mind you it was about 30 years ago, long before TH-cam existed so i couldn't look up a Dogs That video for the solution.
Love all your podcasts, especially this one. I am always inventing new toys either out of old ones or adapting new ones. I will sew on additions to all toys as well as mending old ones!! Love your extra ideas. You are always so inspiring. Thank you
my 21 week old border collie mix started the herding stalk on the fetch ball...not every time, but she'll decide instead of running she'll do that...because she's so young i wanted fetch to be pure joy...so i refined this movement by adding watch it...she's almost joyous, the intensity of her stare is amazing, now i've added closer and she starts taking slow steps, i slow her movement with whoa....and now i've added watch it again to return her to just staring...she will hold position a few inches from the ball until i say get it. she's young sometimes she captures it too soon...but i think there are so many helpful things to come out of this, impulse control being huge, i don't scold or reward if she gets it early, she's proficient over 9 out of 10 times....it's so fun to capture and use their behaviors. i taught my golden retriever to "speak" by labeling his bark...once that was a solid parlor trick i added quiet, was so helpful when he was barking in the backyard, he knew what i wanted when i requested quiet. i'm in home school the dog, still not quite sure how to use the program...these videos have been so helpful. i played sports and relied on positive thoughts for myself and team mates when playing doubles, it's highly effective, scolding myself never improved my tennis game and i believe it's the same with dogs.
I think I was very guilty of being ambitious with my first dog now with recallers I'm and your podcasts I'm learning so much to make training fun for both of us. I love that❣ thank you
Lol! Susan, this is sooo true. I never HAD ambition to do things until I saw potential for it, and suddenly I had more ambition. My older dog didnt say dont wanna dont hafta, but would stop and stare at me like "but why?" especially on a leave it command. When leave it was a cat, that was enough. When it was a skunk she planned on killing, not so much. (Gag!)
This is the third time I’ve watched this and I’ve learned more each time. I’m trying to figure out where I went wrong with the cue to get on his HZ. Anyway that’s not my question:). In the video, Susan is helping her puppy grow less fearful of the delivery truck. I know there has to be more to it that what appears in this clip. Could you please share what the strategy entails? Thank you!
1:16 That’s the EXACT mistake I made with my first dog! I kept repeating my mistaken correction over and over, wondering why my technique wasn’t working. And it kept not working …until I saw the process from my dog’s perspective: Why the heck should I come when called if I get scolded when I do⁉️
You mentioned herding and hardwiring. We have a not quite 2-year-old sheepadoodle and two not quite 3-year-old labradoodles. The latter two are not littermates but have known each other since puppyhood, even though one came to live with us at the age of a year. They are best buds and play very well together. When the Sheepie was little, the group romping was great, but now that he’s older and outweighs them by 20 pounds, the dynamics have changed. I can let him play with one of the other dogs because he can shut it down by just ignoring the behavior he doesn’t like. But with the other one who love love loves to run and chase, it doesn’t go so well. It is clear that he is trying to herd him. He will run him to their digging box (that they don’t use much anymore), and it becomes a safe zone for Maui. Or he will run him under the garden boxes. The most concerning part is the way he bites and nips him. I know he’s hurting Maui. So our answer has been to not let them play together. We don’t do big play in the house (we call it reindeer games 😂), but it makes me a little sad that they can’t all play together. Is it worth trying to train? I wouldn’t even know where to begin, if so. Thanks for your input!!
Hi Cindy, Susan has two podcast videos on living with multiple dogs that are a great help. Creating Intentional Multi-Dog Household Harmony th-cam.com/video/XO41pfU_Us8/w-d-xo.html CSI Tips for Managing a Multi-Dog Household th-cam.com/video/Q6CyUeqHpGA/w-d-xo.html
@@DogsThat very nice. Multi dog care is super important. I have been waiting to bring a new dog in because I have low energy dogs. The older on passed in Nov but even this one, I have to amp up the excitement level to get her to engage and work. I am afraid to bring in a high drive dog because that extra excitement by me would put unfair expectation on the new dog.
hey there Susan and team! I loved it. you mentioned fear as a possible reason for them to DWDH and if it is - to take their paw and help them through. I'd love to know what do you mean by that and what can be a good way to do that. Thanks!
Hi @tzoofnakar6170 we've a playlist for helping fearful dogs, but if you have further context we can find a specific resource for you! Here's the playlist as a great starting place - th-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy0KAsqgnkMWv0v-5JGjNQG_.html
Yup I tried to do agility with my male newf when he was about ten months. I def had ambition and gave no thought to compassion. All he wanted to do was sniff grass or play with other dogs. He even jumped out of his pen! I know it was me. I wanted him to do this and was annoyed that he didn’t care. I hope one day to try again.
When our Lexi (Border Collie) jumps up & bites - we tell her to stop. She says "Don't wanna, don't havta.". She gets too excited at times. Yes we are working on training. Judi
I have a 20 month old male Australian Shepherd and when he doesn't want to go outside for a potty break , he will roll over and play dead...he never messes in my house, so im not sure how to overcome this behavior....im new to your Recallers class, we're at reinforcement zone , have completed Home School the dog...so your blogs have all been very helpful
Scheduling and reward with high value treat. If that treat becomes routine, you can then get him out for pre-work or pre-bedtime pee break. My dog even knows to wait til a tv commercial for a pee break, and then pees immediately. (Quite cool actually)
I have a rehomed nearly 6yr old border collie who does not play with any toys. I would like her to tug is there any advice you could give me to train her to love it just accept tugging. In two weeks she has played it's your choice and crate games to the yer in yer out stage. I need to find a game she loves to play.
Hi Chris, thank you for being there for her and welcoming her into your life. Here's a great blog post with Susan for the very first stages of toy play for dogs who might not appear interested: susangarrettdogagility.com/2018/09/how-to-create-a-motivating-toy/ Susan also has a podcast video all about tugging - th-cam.com/video/zBH2lKVxj58/w-d-xo.html (DogsThat Team)
Value compassion over ambition. Oh my goodness, that's my new favorite thought I will take with me every day :)
These podcasts are so worth watching more than once! Thank you, Susan!
Love the podcasts.
I share them with my students.
Your mention of hardwired behaviours reminded me of a border collie rescue we had once who had never been trained to herd but had a very strong instinct which we used to our advantage ... she herded our kids in from play when we asked her and our neighbour who had a puppy that would escape used to borrow our dog to herd the puppy back home.
The only problems we had with that dog was we couldn't raise our hand above our head or she would cower and she would not eat if anyone was anywhere near her. We tried everything to teach her it was safe to eat around us but she never got over her fear ... mind you it was about 30 years ago, long before TH-cam existed so i couldn't look up a Dogs That video for the solution.
Coaching calls for free … how awesome is this! ❤
God dang, puppy training is intense
The compassion over ambition .. love it. That’s a good idea of a tattoo. once again a great tool to add to my box
Love all your podcasts, especially this one. I am always inventing new toys either out of old ones or adapting new ones. I will sew on additions to all toys as well as mending old ones!! Love your extra ideas. You are always so inspiring. Thank you
my 21 week old border collie mix started the herding stalk on the fetch ball...not every time, but she'll decide instead of running she'll do that...because she's so young i wanted fetch to be pure joy...so i refined this movement by adding watch it...she's almost joyous, the intensity of her stare is amazing, now i've added closer and she starts taking slow steps, i slow her movement with whoa....and now i've added watch it again to return her to just staring...she will hold position a few inches from the ball until i say get it. she's young sometimes she captures it too soon...but i think there are so many helpful things to come out of this, impulse control being huge, i don't scold or reward if she gets it early, she's proficient over 9 out of 10 times....it's so fun to capture and use their behaviors. i taught my golden retriever to "speak" by labeling his bark...once that was a solid parlor trick i added quiet, was so helpful when he was barking in the backyard, he knew what i wanted when i requested quiet. i'm in home school the dog, still not quite sure how to use the program...these videos have been so helpful. i played sports and relied on positive thoughts for myself and team mates when playing doubles, it's highly effective, scolding myself never improved my tennis game and i believe it's the same with dogs.
I think I was very guilty of being ambitious with my first dog now with recallers I'm and your podcasts I'm learning so much to make training fun for both of us. I love that❣ thank you
So happy I found you!! I have been watching your videos and podcasts like a madwoman haha ❤
Welcome! We love that! ❤️
Compassion over ambition!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ to Swagger!!!
Thank you for this!! Need to review ep 24 now. Love these podcasts, great resource with recallers!!
Love it!
Lol! Susan, this is sooo true. I never HAD ambition to do things until I saw potential for it, and suddenly I had more ambition. My older dog didnt say dont wanna dont hafta, but would stop and stare at me like "but why?" especially on a leave it command. When leave it was a cat, that was enough. When it was a skunk she planned on killing, not so much. (Gag!)
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Thank you. Very helpful info.
This is the third time I’ve watched this and I’ve learned more each time. I’m trying to figure out where I went wrong with the cue to get on his HZ. Anyway that’s not my question:). In the video, Susan is helping her puppy grow less fearful of the delivery truck. I know there has to be more to it that what appears in this clip. Could you please share what the strategy entails? Thank you!
1:16 That’s the EXACT mistake I made with my first dog! I kept repeating my mistaken correction over and over, wondering why my technique wasn’t working. And it kept not working …until I saw the process from my dog’s perspective: Why the heck should I come when called if I get scolded when I do⁉️
Something I still struggle with, with Duke herding . He is a herding breed. Thanks Susan lots to as always think about in my training. 5 stars 🌟
Very important to understand this in training. Was one of my arhah moments when i first heard it.
This is a great one!
You mentioned herding and hardwiring. We have a not quite 2-year-old sheepadoodle and two not quite 3-year-old labradoodles. The latter two are not littermates but have known each other since puppyhood, even though one came to live with us at the age of a year. They are best buds and play very well together. When the Sheepie was little, the group romping was great, but now that he’s older and outweighs them by 20 pounds, the dynamics have changed. I can let him play with one of the other dogs because he can shut it down by just ignoring the behavior he doesn’t like. But with the other one who love love loves to run and chase, it doesn’t go so well. It is clear that he is trying to herd him. He will run him to their digging box (that they don’t use much anymore), and it becomes a safe zone for Maui. Or he will run him under the garden boxes. The most concerning part is the way he bites and nips him. I know he’s hurting Maui. So our answer has been to not let them play together. We don’t do big play in the house (we call it reindeer games 😂), but it makes me a little sad that they can’t all play together. Is it worth trying to train? I wouldn’t even know where to begin, if so. Thanks for your input!!
Hi Cindy, Susan has two podcast videos on living with multiple dogs that are a great help.
Creating Intentional Multi-Dog Household Harmony
th-cam.com/video/XO41pfU_Us8/w-d-xo.html
CSI Tips for Managing a Multi-Dog Household
th-cam.com/video/Q6CyUeqHpGA/w-d-xo.html
@@DogsThat very nice. Multi dog care is super important. I have been waiting to bring a new dog in because I have low energy dogs. The older on passed in Nov but even this one, I have to amp up the excitement level to get her to engage and work. I am afraid to bring in a high drive dog because that extra excitement by me would put unfair expectation on the new dog.
hey there Susan and team! I loved it. you mentioned fear as a possible reason for them to DWDH and if it is - to take their paw and help them through. I'd love to know what do you mean by that and what can be a good way to do that. Thanks!
Hi @tzoofnakar6170 we've a playlist for helping fearful dogs, but if you have further context we can find a specific resource for you! Here's the playlist as a great starting place - th-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy0KAsqgnkMWv0v-5JGjNQG_.html
@@DogsThat thank you! I'll give it a go and will sure comment again if I'd need specific resources! ❤️
Yup I tried to do agility with my male newf when he was about ten months. I def had ambition and gave no thought to compassion. All he wanted to do was sniff grass or play with other dogs. He even jumped out of his pen! I know it was me. I wanted him to do this and was annoyed that he didn’t care. I hope one day to try again.
When our Lexi (Border Collie) jumps up & bites - we tell her to stop. She says "Don't wanna, don't havta.". She gets too excited at times. Yes we are working on training. Judi
I have a 20 month old male Australian Shepherd and when he doesn't want to go outside for a potty break , he will roll over and play dead...he never messes in my house, so im not sure how to overcome this behavior....im new to your Recallers class, we're at reinforcement zone , have completed Home School the dog...so your blogs have all been very helpful
Scheduling and reward with high value treat. If that treat becomes routine, you can then get him out for pre-work or pre-bedtime pee break. My dog even knows to wait til a tv commercial for a pee break, and then pees immediately. (Quite cool actually)
Hahahaha thank you for normalize my situation!
“Take the border collies!”
I have a rehomed nearly 6yr old border collie who does not play with any toys. I would like her to tug is there any advice you could give me to train her to love it just accept tugging. In two weeks she has played it's your choice and crate games to the yer in yer out stage. I need to find a game she loves to play.
Hi Chris, thank you for being there for her and welcoming her into your life. Here's a great blog post with Susan for the very first stages of toy play for dogs who might not appear interested:
susangarrettdogagility.com/2018/09/how-to-create-a-motivating-toy/
Susan also has a podcast video all about tugging - th-cam.com/video/zBH2lKVxj58/w-d-xo.html
(DogsThat Team)
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