Dog Training A Stressed, Anxious Or Reactive Dog Part 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ค. 2024
- If you were to google for help for an anxious, stressed, or reactive dog, you’d get many suggestions, many of which are good! But there are critical elements that are essential for you to know. We’re covering the 10 things that are vital for you to help your dog get into the confidence zone.
In the episode you'll hear:
• Why training should be about reinforcement rather than isolating what you don't like.
• The reason not to put your dog or yourself in a position where there will be judgment.
• About choosing a dog training program that will protect your dog's confidence.
• Why to know your dog's number one highest value reward.
• The difference between perception triggers and fear triggers.
• That triggers don't stay static and get lower or grow in intensity.
• Why to know your dog's Confidence Zone and how to grow it in stages.
• About Matching Law and how that applies to what you do with your dog.
• How creating good active and calm triggers will help you help your dog.
• Why it's important to condition a love for any tools you will be using.
• That some dogs need behavioral medication, and it can make training easier.
Resources:
1. Podcast Episode 168: Creating Confidence For Anxious, Stressed Or Reactive Dogs Part 1 - • Creating Confidence Fo...
2. Podcast Episode 94: How the Best Professional Dog Trainers Use Reinforcement - • How the Best Professio...
3. Podcast Episode 46: Is Your Dog Trying to Dominate You and What You Can Do About It - • Is Your Dog Trying to ...
4. Agility Nation - www.agility-nation.com/
5. Podcast Episode 11: The Power of Permission in Dog Training - • The Power of Permissio...
6. Podcast Episode 90: Premack, Dog Training and Transfer of Value - • Premack, Dog Training ...
7. Podcast Episode 71: Pro Dog Trainer’s Secret to Help Your Naughty Dog - • Pro Dog Trainer’s Secr...
7. Podcast Episode 112: Stressed Dog? How Trigger Stacking Might Be Putting Your Dog Over Threshold - • Stressed Dog? How Trig...
8. TH-cam Playlist: Fearful Dogs Help with Susan Garrett - • Fearful Dogs Help with...
9. Podcast Episode 167: Reduce Your Dog’s Stress And Anxiety In Training - • Reduce Your Dog's Stre...
10. Podcast Episode 166: Puppy Freedom: How Much Is Too Much? - • Puppy Freedom: How Muc...
11. TH-cam Playlist: Dog Training Games with Susan Garrett - • Dog Training Games wit...
12. Podcast Episode 111: How An Anchor Dog Can Help Overcome Your Dog’s Anxiety Or Reactivity - • How An Anchor Dog Can ...
13. Matching Law (Wikipedia) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchin...
14. Podcast Episode 86: How to Train Unmotivated or Overexcited Dogs - • How to Train Unmotivat...
15. TH-cam Video: Puppy's First Training with Susan Garrett: Shaping, Targeting and Collar Conditioning - • Puppy's First Training...
16. Podcast Episode 40: Using A Head Halter On A Dog, Why My Approach Is So Different - • Using A Head Halter On...
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Timestamps:
00:00 10 Powerful Training Tips for “Difficult” Dogs
01:42 Reinforcing Positive Behaviors vs Isolating Unwanted Behaviors
03:16 Dog Training Classes Must Protect a Dog’s Confidence
03:33 Know What Your Dog Values Most and Believe Their Feedback
05:15 Transfer the Value from Activities Your Dog Loves to You
06:37 Understand Your Dog’s Perception Triggers and Fear Triggers
08:18 Triggers Escalate or Diminish in These Ways
09:50 Know and Grow Your Dog’s Confidence Zones
12:42 What “Matching Law” Means in Behavioral Change
14:16 How to Create Good Triggers to Calm or Focus a Dog
16:13 Positively Condition Your Dog to Love All Your Training Tools
17:50 Try Online Training First Before Group Classes for Insecure or Reactive Dogs
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Watch Part 1 here on TH-cam - th-cam.com/video/N_XO0jqxvBg/w-d-xo.html
I would like to see a video on how to create calming triggers…and a BIG thank you for your #10 tip. I needed to hear that. 👍
Yes I would be interested in calming triggers as well
Me too :)
Me too!
I will add to the request for calming triggers, which you might already have produced. In that case, the link(s) for it/them.
Regarding Tip #10, I feel vindicated. We had a little female JRT who would get suddenly so stressed out that she would start spinning and biting her nubbin of a tail drawing blood. This reaction was always stimulated by over-arousal. We finally resorted to meds, which helped immensely, After needing these when she was pretty young, under 5, we were able to wean her off of them in about 2 years and she was able to live the rest of her 15 yrs, 7 months without them.
I would love a deep dive on number 7.....or rather condition a phrase or trigger promote more calmness or lower arousal. That would be so interesting. I understand things better, when you explain things....you obviously teach on my wave length and I'm very thankful for that. ❤️ you Susan.
Found the "doing their/my best" thing so helpful- I think it was in video 1. I know my dog is scared of other dogs and it's not their fault or mine but it instantly centres me back into empathy rather than frustration at the difficult reactions when I think about it or even say it out loud if needed
I would LOVE a deep dive on triggers! I'd love to learn how to approach both perception triggers and fear triggers. If there are different approaches for when a dog stresses high and when a dog stresses low...maybe even a video for each! :-) and/or, if it makes sense, maybe even one specifically about socializing puppies under 16ish weeks!! :-)
Excellent teaching!
So true… Tried ALL those “quick fixes” but never got to the root of things or a permanent “fix”Until I changed my approach to training and took your advice and programs!!!!! Thank You!
HI Susan, I dont currently have a dog but I wish to thank you for your podcasts. They have caused me to look inwardly at myself and the relationships I have with people not just dogs. I know that hindsight is 20/20 but I know the mistakes I have made with my last dog, who was very reactive. When training her she would do brilliant things away from distractions ie return from a front sit directly to my side with a pivot or on a different queue go around my body move sideways with me to the left or right and many more of the basic things. Saying this i can now see some of the things I was doing were re-enforcing the unwanted behaviour and clearly I hadnt created enough value for the re- enforcement zone. She was attacked as a puppy by an adult dog in a club environment twice at about 16 weeks and I didnt get the help I needed at the time (No excuse) lol sorry a bit of a long way to get to my point but I love the way you train because when I would go to obedience class etc I always had a feeling that "This is wrong" and until I saw your podcasts I didnt know why, I think as it turns out I was looking for a trainer that aligned with my way of thinking but no one at the time would listen. So to you I say thank you for your help even post dog and I appreciate the love you have for these beautiful animals. Thank you again sincerely.
Rod.
Hi @Rod Phillips, thank you for such a beautiful comment, we're so glad that you are here!
Great two-part series! Would love more on the Matching Law ... It's something that I sort of know intuitively and now, would enjoy that deeper dive. 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪
Same here Carolyn.
I'd like some ideas for calming triggers as well.
Thank you for talking about meds that can help dogs calm enough to learn! I have had so much better success with training advancement since giving my dog medication. It has helped my dog transfer skills we know from the inside to outdoors and new places. It also has given us more successes with training that I want to try new places and situations with my dog. This has grown confidence for both of us and the successes keep coming!
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Thank you for sharing your knowledge Susan, it’s greatly appreciated 💖💖💖
I am REALLY enjoying and learning a ton from your videos, Susan. Thank you!! BTW you look amazing!
Yes. The "Matching Law". Great to see it mentioned here. I've got a whole entire video about it and how it applies to dog training on my channel. Great content as always. Thank you.
I found out about you in Ivan's posdcast and you are the only positive reinforcement trainer that actually
got me to understand how positive reinforcement training works and got me more interested.
Frank, we appreciate you tuning in and are grateful for your kindness in commenting.
Another great podcast. I'd like more information on Matching Law. There was a short discussion about rate of reinforcement on FB and I found it very interesting. But I felt that there must be some criteria set about the rate of reinforcement that would be important to avoid over or under rewarding, and the fading out, if any, of the higher rate of reinforcement. I find that rewarding a lot during LLW/RZ has helped Win to stay focused on me and my side during our training. But, I'd like more information so I can grow this skill and reduce the amount of reinforcement. Thank you.
Dear Susan, thank you so much for this video (and all your other videos!). I am working through stress and anxiety with my 2 yo hyper arousal border collie. I would love to see a video about the calming triggers from you! My dog is the sweetest, but we've been having troubles with some reactiveness lately and have gone to a vet specialized in behaviour to see if there are any underlying medical issues. So this and the previous video really hit home for me. Thank you so much for normalizing the use of behavioural medication and giving people out there the confidence to work through their issues without guilt, shame and regret ❤
Hi Stip! Susan talks about creating calming triggers in her Relaxation Protocol episode, here's the link for you: th-cam.com/video/FRmLd4k5qGk/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for replying! We have indeed trained this from the video. I would be very interested to see/learn more on the go calming triggers while walking outside or how to effectively train a calming word. I would like to help refocus my dog before he becomes reactive, but have been unsuccesful untill now. Though his reactions are becoming less longlasting, so that's something :)
Thank you again for your good work! It is so valuable and appreciated to have access to these videos. Keep it up ❤
Would love to learn more about Matching Law/Active Triggers/Calming
How do I differentiate an over aroused dog vs anxiety?
A deeper dive into dogs seeing monsters, so I can be training my young dog 2yrs (H360) it’s going great & then she will see something & go of huffing & puffing, after she’s back training with total focus…..I remember you saying This! went through similar, are there any videos please?
I love the couch Tater salad 😍
Podcast input… Specific examples of which games to start in each space you mentioned. Games inside and outside too please.
Hi Susan! By any chance would you be able to cover the topic of picky eating and what can we do to overcome the issue please? Thank you!!
Hi @Timothy Huang, we have a video to help, here's where you can watch - th-cam.com/video/vENpu_2_y20/w-d-xo.html
What is the difference between a reinforcement and a lure?
Please explain in detail triggers for dogs that become over aroused. Currently dealing with a dog who gets over aroused around people,dogs,etc.
Hi Leonard, we have a video on triggers that might be what you are looking for - th-cam.com/video/Vxp2rQC8VMY/w-d-xo.html
Looking to train calming triggers, one of my dogs gets so aroused/excited around other people and dogs I get left out of the equation lol. He isn't fearful the exact opposite you would think he was 4 months old rather than being 4 years, he is very obedient otherwise.
Hi Leonard, it's awesome you want to help him. For dogs who get really excited about people and dogs, here are four resources to start with that are pieces of the puzzle.
Calmer greetings - covers jumping up but even if that is not the challenge, the "greet and re-greet" protocol is super helpful:
th-cam.com/video/Iy4KUSCc3cw/w-d-xo.html
Tips on getting one behavior great to be able to use it for these situations:
th-cam.com/video/c6dWgRafNVQ/w-d-xo.html
Tips on puppy playtime that apply for dogs of all ages:
th-cam.com/video/b5po2aC9mAg/w-d-xo.html
Helping dogs with a calmer state:
th-cam.com/video/FRmLd4k5qGk/w-d-xo.html
Hello! Where can I find the videos where you are using Tater as an anchor dog please?
Hi Alex, here's the video - th-cam.com/video/F7iol9dRZjY/w-d-xo.html
How do I select a podcast number?
Hi Pat, the podcast episodes mentioned are always linked in the video description for you (the little box under the video). But if you want to go to any one you could insert this in your browser: www.shapedbydog.com/ followed by the episode number, then hit enter :)
Can a person be a reinforcement?
Hi Susan! You mentioned in one of the podcasts about the time when you were training for rally obedience and your dog started panting. You thought the training was too long for her and cut it out. Then the next time, she began panting much earlier than the last time, and the time gets shorter and shorter. I don't think you told what you did to overcome that problem, but I am curious to know because my dog started doing the same thing recently (May be he did it before but I did not understand dogs' body language then. I am not sure).
Hi, I asked this question, but I am guessing the answer has to do with "balance break". I have just listened to the podcast #57, and realised I had not been using balance break effectively, which may have contributed to my dog's lack of drive. I plan now and we will start over!
How to help a dog with a fear of thunder.
Hi @nancy sopata, we have a video all about fear of fireworks and the same strategies can help with thunder, here's the link for you - th-cam.com/video/nHGzCFB6I6Y/w-d-xo.html