Help Humping, Barking, Destructive, Reactive Dogs Overcome Dysregulation: 4 Case Studies
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- I’m sharing four case studies of dogs that overcame incredibly undesirable behaviors: a humper, a home wrecker, a screamer, and a dog-reactive dog. How did they go from out-of-control to completely calm? From emotional dysregulation to habituation, I’m showing you my strategy for turning behavior problems around. One of these dogs was rehomed because he was so dysregulated - spoiler alert - there’s a twist you won’t want to miss!
🐾 Key Topics:
00:00 How 4 Dogs Overcame ‘Impossible’ Behavior Problems.
01:04 Case Study 1: Humping
01:29 Mistake: Assigning human emotions to dogs.
02:58 Case Study 2: Barking and Separation Anxiety
04:19 How dog owners accidentally reinforce unwanted behaviors.
04:53 Canine emotional regulation checklist.
05:18 How to use dog enrichment toys for separation anxiety.
07:09 What canine co-regulation looks like.
09:05 Case Study 3: Destructive and Out Of Control
10:53 Give dogs anxiety outlets.
11:58 Case Study 4: Dog Reactivity
12:31 Prevent rehearsals of unwanted dog behavior.
13:00 Co-regulating leash-reactive dogs aiming for self-regulation.
14:23 Empower dogs with choice in their behaviors.
15:31 Look at that dog and then look at me (Shaping Success with Buzz)
16:12 Don’t let other dogs surprise your dog.
16:50 The stage of canine habituation (non-reactivity to triggers).
17:13 Behavior is communication.
17:36 Be your dog’s advocate and ignore labels.
In the episode you'll hear:
• Four case studies of dogs with dysregulated behavior.
• Why over-excited dog humping is not a dominance display.
• How to give dogs a better way to express their emotions vs. humping.
• About a Golden Doodle with severe separation anxiety.
• That not all separation anxiety is a learned behavior.
• How nutrition, exercise, enrichment and empowered choice influence dog behavior.
• The wrong ways dog owners employ enrichment toys.
• Examples of co-regulation in helping dogs cope emotionally.
• About the FRIDA protocol for dog separation anxiety.
• About a rehomed rescue dog that destroyed all the furniture.
• My strategy for helping a hyper-reactive dog overcome fear.
• That you are your dog’s number one advocate regardless of others’ labels.
Resources:
1. Podcast Episode 46: Is Your Dog Trying to Dominate You and What You Can Do About It - • Is Your Dog Trying to ...
2. Podcast Episode 89: Why Dogs Should Not Tug: The Truth Revealed - • Why Dogs Should Not Tu...
3. Podcast Episode 200: Solve Your Dog’s Separation Anxiety With FRIDA: Expanding Calm With Functional Relaxation - • Solve Your Dog's Separ...
4. Crate Games Online -dogsthat.com/y/crategames
5. Podcast Episode 98: Puppy Home Alone: Are You Creating Chaos or Calm? • Puppy Home Alone: Are ...
6. Podcast Episode 219: Self-Regulation Helping Shy, Hyper, Anxious Or Fearful Dogs To A Better Life - • Self Regulation Helpin...
7. Podcast Episode 191: Get Your Dog To Calm Down With This Common Sense Protocol For Relaxation - • Get Your Dog To Calm D...
8. Podcast Episode 71: Pro Dog Trainer’s Secret to Help Your Naughty Dog - • Pro Dog Trainer’s Secr...
9. Podcast Episode 78: How to Train a Rescue Dog with Behavior Problems - • How to Train a Rescue ...
10. Podcast Episode 133: Become Your Own Dog Training Coach With This Video Strategy - • Become Your Own Dog Tr...
11. Podcast Episode 111: How An Anchor Dog Can Help Overcome Your Dog’s Anxiety Or Reactivity - • How An Anchor Dog Can ...
12. Podcast Episode 204: Dog Behavior And Diet: Recovery For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 2 - • Dog Behavior And Diet:...
13. Book: Shaping Success by Susan Garrett - dogsthat.com/product/shaping-...
14. TH-cam Video: Dog Training Tip Reorienting at Triggers and Doors: Fence Fighting, Reactivity, Barrier Frustration - • Dog Training Tip Reori...
15. Podcast Episode 189: All The Things That Influence Your Dog’s Behavior And What Behavior Tells You - • All The Things That In...
16. Podcast Episode 217: Understanding Emotional Regulation In Dogs To Create Calm - • Understanding Emotiona...
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Check out the first 3 videos on the topic of emotional regulation in dogs:
1 - th-cam.com/video/p1fFwp14aLE/w-d-xo.html
2 - th-cam.com/video/BDmQBOA-bCA/w-d-xo.html
3 - th-cam.com/video/u10eSzly_40/w-d-xo.html
My 9 week old female terrier 'surprised' me, I hadn't expected to see a baby, and a female humping (her bunny toy and then air humping while standing at full stretch trying to de-fur the rim of her 'cat cave' bed. So very timely. Thank you.
“Make sure your expectations are never higher than the training that you’ve put in with your dog.” If that isn’t a reason to train daily, I don’t know what is! Goes for all kinds of training, not just emotional self-regulation. Thanks!!
So helpful! We've been dealing with reactive behaviors towards people and other dogs. Adjusting our expectations, training with games, enrichment, and a calming protocol has made a world of difference! Game changer for us and our dogs. Thank you!
Thanks for this helpful clip on co-regulation.
Thank you again for handling this topic again. We need to hear it again and again. Living with reactive dogs can be exhausting as you move through these stages. And just when you think they are doing better, something happens to set you back. It takes a lot of commitment, but well worth the small steps of success.
Thank you, Angie, well said! We think you're going to love our next Shaped By Dog episode 😊
Here is my comment to this video, Susan. I have standard poodle. I recently adopted a 4 month old mill rescue. And he's nuts. I have signed up for the recallers training and it's great! I am also currently taking a puppy class with my now 10 month old rescue. He, similarly to This - and we also live in the country so he does not get a lot of exposure unless i have some time and make a plan. He loses his marbles when he sees other dogs, except he's not afraid of them. No. He wants to meet, to run, to play. And he'll stand on two feet, barking incessantly etc. And the difference from your situation is that he only has to pick up the scent of another dog, or glimpse a dog in the very far distance. So its a real challenge. So you must be wondering, how is puppy class going? Surprisingly well, albeit still mentally draining. The teacher uses similar games to recallers so he knows this stuff, and there are only 2 other dogs. I do see a slight difference when, for example, we go to the vet. He was more focused on me. Small wins, I'll take it! I will be consulting with a behaviouralist up here in northern ontario to see if he can pinpoint anything i could change to help this lad calm down. Its a lot of work and i put in some time, but i wish there was day camp that just does this stuff with him all day.
Hi Christianne, we're so glad you and your pup have joined us in Recallers! Keep playing the games and celebrating baby steps and you'll get there. You could share more about your progress or challenges in the Recallers Facebook group, or in the classroom ❤️❤️❤️
When you started talking about the toilet bombs I thought “oh no” did I use it wrong? Luckily, I didn’t. I so appreciate these reminders and encouragement of our efforts . 😊
YES! This is the stuff. Finally a real plan for easing walking on leash and meeting dogs. Thank you.
My dog - is a chihuahua mix and I have been working with him for 10 months or so now. He loses his mind when he sees fast moving people (runners), bicycles, or humans walking with dogs. Just like your last doggie in this segment! He’s gotten a lot better BUT it’s definitely not at a point where he’s anywhere near self regulation. I’m going to try the sitting in the park with a bone 🦴 and then etc part and keep learning from you Susan! If my dog can get to a place where other dogs can come up to him and he can co-regulate or self regulate that would be a miracle. (Other humans look at me like my dog is a he-devil and I’m a very bad dog mom ugh) But I believe in your philosophy, science and experience and I believe in my chihuahua Miso. 😃❤️
Great episode. Thank you Susan and team!❤ would love to see a discussion and deep dive for reactivity especially for the “self regulating” and “habituate” stages. Most of the dog training contents out there for reactivity focus more on the co-regulation part, management, or enrichment. It would be amazing to get more insights from you so owners or trainers who are stuck can work on moving to the next stages for their reactive dogs. Thank you so much!!
I am working with a loving, beautiful, but very rehearsed reactive dog “Kiba”. I know I am missing something for her, as we’ve done “the list” for some time and we’re still stuck. I want to thank you for not “gate keeping”. This has helped set me up to look at a new approach for her, as after 2 years of classes I have been running low on new ideas lol! You are always a love
This is so eye-opening, and it gives me a sense of relief! I guess relief for understanding it, and knowing that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I would LOVE to learn more about co-regulation with prey drive!
I just found your channel. Thank you for all the insight into a doggie's way of thinking + how I can help shape his brain. We've never had a reactive dog until Gus, our Lagotto. My husband and I are slowly figuring out how to understand his thinking. He is very sensitive to sounds and new situations can be very scary for him. He is 23 weeks old, so we have much to learn. Thank you for freely making this excellent info available to us!
Hi Linda, thanks so much, we're so happy you found are channel and are working to help Gus! ❤️
You may have seen it already but in case you haven't, we have a full playlist with help for reactive dogs, here's the link for you: th-cam.com/video/qsHK--RoRjs/w-d-xo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
Happy training! And don't forget to update us with your progress 🐶
Thank you, thank you, thank you for providing real world experiences and cases. You are, hands-down, one of the best trainers out there. My Weimaraner and I thank you for making our lives better and less stressful.
Loved this series! Thank you for posting videos about how to train dogs past 18 months of age, they are kind of hard to find. I learned a lot about “what’s next” in training our 2 year old American Pit Bull Terrier mix. He is a great dog, but have been struggling with disregulation in certain situations. He self regulates very well, but it is mostly in “schedule-based” situations (I work from home and he knows 8-5 he has to self regulate, and does a great job). Thanks for giving me some additional tools to improve my training.
This is another good one! These always give me more confirmation and more information to Recallers. Thank you.
Fantastic and realistic information - thank you for showing the way! 👍
This is super helpful as I have a very dog reactive dog.
Most dogs here (Bali) are free so they come around, that makes it harder to manage.
That being said having her play a lot of choice games seems to be improving her reactivity slowly but surly
Hi, it's awesome that you're making slow but steady progress ❤️. If you haven't see in it yet, we're sharing the link to our Reactive Dogs playlist with lots of help for you and your dog: th-cam.com/video/qsHK--RoRjs/w-d-xo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
Case Study 4 was very helpful to me! Team THIS! is inspiring. 🙂
Love your videos. I also love to see Tater and This. Thanks for the case scenarios. I needed it. God bless.
Allowing a reactivity problems get worse simply through rehearsal is a real thing.
Such a great series- have been following each episode as it’s come out! Ive been reflecting on why it seems so important. I think it’s because when we use the lens of ‘emotional regulation’ it brings it back to the skills our dog has. Can they turn their attention to you while confronted with something they see as threatening? Can they chill on a dog bed to relax? We totally underestimate the complexity of these tasks and often just expect them of our dogs. Yes, we can look at a dogs TEMP and that can give us a good idea of whether the dog is comfortable or not, but it’s only by through the lens of emotional regulation that WE as our dogs advocates can start to build a picture of what skills we need to work on with our dogs to improve their quality of life.
This series changed my approach with my 1year old border collie puppy. Instead of trying to distract her from things that would usually trigger her on walks (like passing trains- we live near a train station) I’ve been trying to give her more processing time to acknowledge the thing, waiting til it’s passed and she gives me eye contact and we move on. Try to keep myself calm for her as she picks up on my emotions too. We are still working on building success here, but it helps me to feel connected to my dog as we face the challenges together. It builds trust and ultimately makes us a team.
I’d like to hear more about different types of dysregulation, examples of different ways to co- regulate and build towards self regulation… as well as maybe what other people’s experiences have been using this lens, and how that impacted them.
Further to this, your dog may need different things from you at different times to get to regulation. That’s why the tools in recallers are so great- gives you a bunch of tools to use in different situations to help co regulate!
Such fabulous insights @bambinochen 💚
Thank you Susan. My Lhasa apso mix rescue goes bananas when we meet some dogs on walks. Other dogs no reaction at all! So it's hard to tell what's going to happen. We're working on this. ❤
Motivational in description. With my gsp, I have insisted when coming inside she crates with door closed. I can unwind etc., and I have not had the crate whining.
I may have said this before but I LOVE the part of the intro where Taer Salad is sitting on the sofa. Looks soooo much like Scooby my boxer/beagle.
This is great! Any device for an alternate to a meaty bone? Mine doesn’t get any joy out of them + she’s so tiny so it wouldn’t work for co-regulation. Pssst: this is your sign to do a podcast on little dog issues.
I’d love to hear an episode that goes deeper on overcoming This!’s reactivity outside of the nutrition problems.
Live this Susan, thank you! Will be trying more of your suggestions 💖 xxxx
Thank you Susan, God bless you for all of the help you give us. ❤
Wow, such a GREAT series!! Thank you, thank you ❤🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪
My Aussiedoodle was always reactive to skateboarders, so we started walking in circles around the local skateboard park. First at 200 ft from the skateboarders (pulling and barking) and eventually we go down to about 30 ft where she could sit with me at a picnic table but then occasionally bark and lunge still. That felt like a big improvement and very hopeful.
However, around 7-8 months old, she became reactive to cars, trucks, bikes, e-scooters and, of course, still skateboarders. She would bark and lunge, pull very hard on her leash, and with cars driving 6 inches from the curb and sidewalks 4 ft wide, it was getting really dangerous. One night she barked and lunged at 30 cars in a row. We tried the "engage/disengage" method, but in the end handfuls of fried ground beef weren"t even enough to distract her from the barking and lunging.
Your advice about just sitting her in her bed, out in the park, far away from the cars/bikes/other dogs, and also giving her a really good bone to chew on, is very good. It's more of an activity in and of itself, not just a momentary distraction like a treat, so she can get engrossed in her chewing. I am going to try this.
Something else: since she was barking and lunging on the way home from the dog park (when she was hyped up from chasing and playing with other dogs) or at the end of a long walk in the city (overwhelmed by everything around her), she was likely overstimulated. The only advice that worked, was to not let her run out of control at the dog park (learning that chasing everything and anything is the most fun ever) and to walk her only for very short walks (10-20 minutes), interspersed with training for mental exercise. This appears to have worked wonders. She now barks and lunges only at about 1 or 2 cars/bikes per walk, if at all, and that's after 2 weeks.
I do feel guilty about not taking her to the dog park to run and play with her friends. I'm hoping that using the bed+bone+distance method will allow us to eventually get back to long walks and lots of doggy play time off leash.
I love this series, Susan. We’re starting to see little changes as we learn. Our 18 mo old rescue is a lot like your This. And in a couple weeks, we’ve an appt w a vet who will give the pup a thyroid panel to check her. So far we have good nutrition, we’ll see. We recently got a little larger yard to run in and coregulate during dogs walking way across a street. “Make it Rain” is working slowly. Going in the right direction. ? I’m confusing hand target w it’s your choice. Also could u explain operant v. classic conditioning? Keep diving deeper please. ❤❤❤ thank u!
Hi, this was great! i would realy like to see an example of how to stop the barking at ,for example, postmen or doorbell ringing. I just dont know how to change that😢
Perfect. Thank you❤🐾
I’m loving this series! I hope for even more on this topic ❤
Hi thank you so much for these great videos- Susan mentioned around 2:12 time that her dog started to tug and shake and she wasn't fond of- can she elaborate why the shaking is bad- I can't seem to get my pup from not doing the shaking. I love these case studies video they are so helpful.
Thanks Susan 😁. Brilliant 👍 Before being one of your students, I sought help many times from, "dog trainers, ex police handlers, behaviourists". All of them told me to take him to places and interact with more dogs...never less. And either feed him or 'pop' his collar. Why do you think this thought process is still out there? Who taught these people?
We followed you (recallers, Home school the dog, IYC summit) and although, head to head dogs still aren't 'white noise', we no longer have lunging and barking or freezing and lying down. I never have him in head to head meetings now. 😊
This is great and so encouraging! I would love to see a case study on a dog whose triggers are within the home. My rescue dog is intermittently afraid of my husband, for reasons known only to her and rooted in her mysterious past. Since we can't exactly have him stay a hundred feet away from her while they share our small home, I'm a bit lost as to how to apply the desensitization and counterconditioning protocols to him that we used to get her OK with passing strangers on walks. He has given her mountains of treats over many months but we're still stuck in management and coregulation.
Hi! Susan did an episode with help for dogs that are afraid of people with tips you can use, here's the video for you: th-cam.com/video/-QDtHTbpHpY/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much!!
Thank you for watching!
You went over humping a person. What is it when they hump their toys? I notice it after a training session quite a bit. Great info! Thanks for sharing yourself
Kind of self regulation and also 'it's yer choice'. I have been really struggling with a show dog of mine. She is still a baby and would not do the silly things babies do in the ring, crazy dog is easier to show in my opinion. She would go round the ring with her tail down, should be carried up, and I would put her tail up at the end and treat her. I guess I was actually treating her for the whole episode 🙁 not a great outcome. I thought about 'its yer choice', and gave her the opportunity to chose to come into the ring by letting her see what fun her older relative was having in there not to mention treats after great behaviour. She made the decision almost instantly to leave ringside and came in to join us. Within a few go rounds the tail was up and she was enjoying herself running with her older relative. Then she ran on her own with her tail up! I consider this one small step on our road to success and she made the decision herself. Thank you Susan for your intuitive approach ❤ Just to add, she loves tuggy, something I have never done with my show dogs,
Thanks for sharing:)
thanks Susan, isues I have. One dog who wants to hump his beds and another who cannot tolerate being in the presence of other dogs. Working on it!
Can you send me in the direction for the video of demand barking?
my dog is 9 and a mix and small med sized dog and not dominant. He sometimes humps when at the dog park running with dogs. they are usually bigger than him. since he is not a dominant dog, i thought he was trying to show dominance because he liked the dog. so what do i do?
I have a friends dog that comes to visit infrequently but every time the dog is here and I let all of them out into my large backyard this friend's dog just stands,and barks at me like it wants something from me, it's an ear perecing bark and doesn't stop. I've tryed to get the dog to offer a different behavior by asking for hand touch and rewarding with a treat when she does touch my hand but soon after she starts barking again like she wants something but I can't figure out what. I remember Susans dog Buzz was quite the barker while doing agility is there any advice or direction to an appropirate podcast that might help with this. It would be really appreciated.
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Where can I find more in regard to the nutrition you referred too.
Hi @imlola1959, here is the video link - th-cam.com/video/OhlV8M10O2U/w-d-xo.html
My 7 month old GSD female always walks in front of me but looks back. Occasionally she walks near me but rarely. Sometimes she jumps around like a bronco or jumps on me during the walk. I can’t figure out what to do to fix this.
Hi @janiearmstrong6981 we have a playlist on loose leash walking to help - th-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy1mGMfdVKXq_hiJ27Ej1shW.html
@@DogsThat thank you! ❤️
My doberman, Apollo is a lot like Tater Salad. He destroys furniture, and has not been able to have a dog bed. What kind of bed or alternative would you use in that scenario? He even chewed up a KONG BED that was "virtually indestructible". We cannot leave him out inside the house on his own, ever, or he will destroy something.
Hi @tricialebanno4437 we have help for bed chewing. It's from the 4 minute mark in this video - th-cam.com/video/y_c8wgv1Ri8/w-d-xo.html
Why use words like "disregulation"? What does that mean? And, I doubt you can do much without a treat pouch. I've never used treats [ Crufts Obedience competitor in the 70's/80's]
What’s a puppy bomb I need to google this
Hi @joedudley8925, Susan has a video about puppy bombs on TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@dogsthat/video/7117249618332634373?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7258509975714399746
How do you go about your dog going bananas in the car seeing a motorbike?
I hope Tater did not go back to the owner who crated him 60 hours/week.
Hi Lucy, Tater has been living with Susan for a few years :)