Hilariously, in the middle of watching this a FEDEX guy came on my porch to deliver a massive box and my 8 month old dog had some feelings about it, so I had to stop to play some distraction games and then some games around the box cause it was a strange object the size of a person suddenly in our living room. Training isn't always on a schedule lol
Oh, wow! I got to the part where you talk about putting some distance between the dog and that piece of cheese and then saying "let's get the food", and you explain how to work with that, so that you lower the intensity index, and I just thought, how cool! I can't wait to try this with my two dogs, especially my adolescent RR. You explain it so well. Love it!
You're so funny--I always find my self laughing out loud at your jokes, but seriously this is really helpful. Thanks so much! Now to get her to ignore those cars...
Ive doing this with my dog. On walks we often see roadkill and in the beginning she would go ballistic over it. This morning on our walk we encountered 2 dead birds lying in our path. She calmly walked around them. I was so proud of her. In just a few weeks she was transformed! tfs.
THE Formula to strategically work through distractions gem: Distraction Intensity Index: 1 value of the distraction x Distance Away modifier x Senses engaged modifier x movement modifier. Be sure to write down a list of each of your dogs' distractions and categorize them into off limits distractions versus for use in training distractions. Commit to eliminating your dog earning reinforcement from dangerous distractions and then work on one element of your intensity index at a time. Love this episode.
I think if Susan Garrett told me to jump off a cliff, I would do it. All her videos are genius and I'm trying to binge watch as many as I can so that when I get my rescue puppy I can give it the best start. Plus she's just very entertaining! My mum and I love her. Thank you Susan for making dog training seem so approachable, achievable and fun for both humans and dogs.
Thanks Susan you’re amazing how you dovetail it all to make it work. Amazing!! Training idea… introducing new person to a grumpy dog. Would so love to get this right for my rescue dog Susan. I get the front door right or just about there as the first step and it all goes to custard when someone is there… aggressively. Chief is adorable and I would so love for him to receive so much more if I can just get it right for him!!!
Thank you, Susan!! Great episode. I have a question: can we do this as a way to calm our dog when he is near our cat? We have no idea how we can bring them both together in a safe way, Would love an episode about dogs and cats living happily together. ❤
I love these episodes, they are so insightful and enjoyable to listen to. The way the information is given is so easy to understand, i love them. I adore your personality!! :D
My puppy 7 month old puppy, Terrier mix, loves to play and chase my cat in the house and he’s getting out of control. I’m going to use this training to get him to stop or at least not be so aggressive. I’m using the Home School The Dog program and it’s made a huge difference in less than 2 weeks! Thanks Susan!
Slowly but surely. But the squirrels in our neighborhood are bold and stupid. One day our walk is wonderful and the next the temptation is too much. I’ll go back to all the “transfer the value” games. Very good dependent.
"let's say you are laying in bed" then a picture popped up with someone in exactly the same position I am in. Haha. Susan and her team really get me. 🤣 Thanks as always for the podcast, very relatable and valuable information.
Awesome podcast, starting to work on this today!! The videos with the podcast really help as well. I usually listen in the car but will now go over them on TH-cam for the videos. 😊
Definitely going to do this for Gemma is distracted as i was watching this with something beyond our fence and I couldn't see anything but she was red lining so will definitely be working on this and I already know you are a Genius and trying to be less reactive and more productive. Again can't say enough how you are my inspiration ⚘⚘❤❤❤❤⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This episode was totally on point. This formula works. I'm still working on all the distractions I thought of and then added MORE. What I would like to know is , what can you do if your puppy goes absolutely bananas when you start to get his food ready. This puppy I'm talking about is 4 months old and goes wild. Can the same formula be used to get this pup to relax and ignore the person making the food up? Work on distraction "distance" "smell" and "see". Go down to one and bam! Should work? Hope so. Let me know if this is what can be done. Much appreciated. I will let you know how it works out for this person.
I was cooking kidney the other day and shadow went mad,try to jump up at the cooker, it's a great example as he went suddenly deaf,and was not even bothered by his kibble treats for training
I wish I knew this when I got my heeler as a puppy, he’s 3 yrs now and will nip my horses only when I’m around feeding them, ground work or riding and not paying attention to him, I turn my back and he attacks. The minute I put attention on him he ignores the horses, if I play tug (his most favorite game) more while I’m around the horses will this eventually stop even when I’m not playing with him and I have my back turned and feeding the horses? He doesn’t ever bother them when I’m not around the horses even when they are running in the pasture.
@corinneross3536 Susan has an amazing blog post that offers additional information about how to use the Distraction Intensity Index --> bit.ly/413whMY In addition, Podcast 2 - Reinforcement also has great tips to help identify what your dogs reinforcers are so you are able to help him realize that your horses need your time as well --> th-cam.com/video/2mTTxBbg_ww/w-d-xo.html (Julie - DogsThat Team)
My dog is fantastic at ignoring wildlife when told to. If I see the wildlife FIRST and tell her to "leave it" she will. The problem is if I do NOT see it first. She has finally gotten to the point I can call her back from chasing which is awesome. But even after following all your training advice I could not get her to the point to stop chasing deer. Squirrels and chipmunks are ok. What I realized is we see squirrels and chipmunks enough that we were able to practice with them. But we dont see deer enough to practice with them. I feel the only way to teach her is to practice with real deer. Teaching her to not chase a piece of tossed cheese is NOT the same as teaching her to not chase a deer. I started seeing some success with her when I found a place with captive deer and could practice with her there. The only issue with that is they are behind a fence and she has learned that the fence makes a difference. Like the dog who is scared of other dogs but will approach when there is a fence there, but not when the fence is absent. I truly feel the only way to teach THIS dog is to practice with real deer. Your techniques may work with most dogs, but not this one. We need to practice with real deer. Thoughts?
I have 2~10 month old Labradoodle sisters River & Paisley that I've had issues with chasing our 3 cats within the last week and a half River has decided that Our Black timid cat is her chosen victim and she's going to stalk, stand over or stakeout next to or 1' to 2' from Luna's little safe house under the end table. I'm not sure what changed for River. Luna will come up to the girls as long as I'm around but if the puppies are not being watched every second they will team up and get ruff with Luna both coming at Luna as she cowers down as small as she can make herself. I'm immediately telling them to leave it and the puppies do get away from her but now just River is completely obsessed with Luna. River will come to me when called but is distracted trying to keep an ear and eye out for what Luna's doing. When the puppies come inside they rush all around looking for any of the cats to chase. That behavior from them I will admit is stressful for my cats and for me. I have to get this to stop and get peace back in the house. I'm wondering which steps do I need to do to achieve this. Paisley is for the chase but doesn't stare/stalk I have been training them together which has been working very well. I can work them separately if that's best...I Love what you do Susan training and teaching. Thank you
Hi Susan, have listened to episode 24 a few times now, your two groups of distractions, off limits distractions keep on lead, second one do you just call it distractions or normal distractions. I still have a issue, when we walk in Reserve in winter mainly, avoid in summer because of snakes, summer is beach fun for us. So fern would behave like a magnet to eat wildlife poo, wallaby mainly, how do I stop this. I am trying to adapt to your advice on using certain cue transfers.
I’m teaching my dog to leave the many squirrels that come in the yard. He is doing pretty well. Sometimes we watch the squirrels bury their peanuts in the yard. After the squirrels exit I allow him to search for the nut and eat it. He usually can find them and dig them up. Would I be causing a problem for myself if I tossed some peanuts when my dog isn’t looking after the squirrels have left the yard? I’m trying to teach my dog that the squirrels will bring him treats if he watches them and leaves them alone. I’m I making a mistake by letting him search for the nuts? He is only 8 months old so I am with him always when he’s in the yard so he can’t practice chasing the squirrels. In the past if he starts to chase he won’t come and he will run around and bark at them. I don’t want those behaviors. Any suggestions?
Awesome video and I see where the index is very important. Susan is using the game of tug as a device to measure the dogs attention on her. What if you have a dog who will not tug on any toy anywhere but in your house. I have a German Shorthair Pointer who loves the tug game at home. But the second I take the game anywhere else, the world is too distracting. How do I get her to tug anywhere else. I understand I need a less distracting environment but everything is distracting to her. Any suggestions?
Awesome podcast, starting to work on this today!! The videos with the podcast really help as well. I usually listen in the car but will now go over them on TH-cam for the videos. 😊
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Hi Susan, just wanted to say that I love you sense of humour!
Hilariously, in the middle of watching this a FEDEX guy came on my porch to deliver a massive box and my 8 month old dog had some feelings about it, so I had to stop to play some distraction games and then some games around the box cause it was a strange object the size of a person suddenly in our living room. Training isn't always on a schedule lol
“A transfer of value from the distraction through you into the game.”
thank you for this. I have difficulty being incremental, I needed this
Pure gold, anyone can get valuable tips from this! Sweeps week, ten stars: ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
Oh, wow! I got to the part where you talk about putting some distance between the dog and that piece of cheese and then saying "let's get the food", and you explain how to work with that, so that you lower the intensity index, and I just thought, how cool! I can't wait to try this with my two dogs, especially my adolescent RR. You explain it so well. Love it!
@ganglywitch-c8s you've got this!! Thank you for such a lovely note 💚
Can’t wait to get started. I have two cats in house and feral cats outside that new 1 year old likes to chase and sniff inappropriately. Thank you!
Thank you Susan.
I really enjoy your podcasts!!!!
You're so funny--I always find my self laughing out loud at your jokes, but seriously this is really helpful. Thanks so much! Now to get her to ignore those cars...
Forget the neighborhood cats, I want her to stop chasing my cats 🤪
Love the real-world application of scientific method/experimental design...change only one variable at a time!😊
Ive doing this with my dog. On walks we often see roadkill and in the beginning she would go ballistic over it. This morning on our walk we encountered 2 dead birds lying in our path. She calmly walked around them. I was so proud of her. In just a few weeks she was transformed!
tfs.
THE Formula to strategically work through distractions gem: Distraction Intensity Index: 1 value of the distraction x Distance Away modifier x Senses engaged modifier x movement modifier. Be sure to write down a list of each of your dogs' distractions and categorize them into off limits distractions versus for use in training distractions. Commit to eliminating your dog earning reinforcement from dangerous distractions and then work on one element of your intensity index at a time. Love this episode.
I think if Susan Garrett told me to jump off a cliff, I would do it. All her videos are genius and I'm trying to binge watch as many as I can so that when I get my rescue puppy I can give it the best start. Plus she's just very entertaining! My mum and I love her. Thank you Susan for making dog training seem so approachable, achievable and fun for both humans and dogs.
❤❤❤ thank you Susan awesome subject for us. Love your podcasts. Luvs Duke and Roxy.
Thanks Susan you’re amazing how you dovetail it all to make it work. Amazing!!
Training idea… introducing new person to a grumpy dog. Would so love to get this right for my rescue dog Susan. I get the front door right or just about there as the first step and it all goes to custard when someone is there… aggressively. Chief is adorable and I would so love for him to receive so much more if I can just get it right for him!!!
Hi Joy, we have a video to help you with the door! th-cam.com/video/62V-3JsHKvE/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for your podcast they are awesome lessons.😁
❤ love your podcasts and the way you think about the training dogs!
one of the best dog trainers and she is sharing valuable insights! super , thank you susan!! btw I love your book on shaping.
Awesome 🙂
Loved this podcast. Now off to put the information into practice.
Thank you, Susan!! Great episode. I have a question: can we do this as a way to calm our dog when he is near our cat? We have no idea how we can bring them both together in a safe way, Would love an episode about dogs and cats living happily together. ❤
This makes so much sense, thank you Susan 😊
Tater Salad sitting and staring at the empty chair… 😂 👏🏻
I love these episodes, they are so insightful and enjoyable to listen to. The way the information is given is so easy to understand, i love them. I adore your personality!! :D
Idea for podcast: How to introduce dogs to each other?
My puppy 7 month old puppy, Terrier mix, loves to play and chase my cat in the house and he’s getting out of control. I’m going to use this training to get him to stop or at least not be so aggressive. I’m using the Home School The Dog program and it’s made a huge difference in less than 2 weeks! Thanks Susan!
i used a horn that made my dog jump.I with Poppy.started using doggy chocs.
Loved this episode... 😍
As usual, I always gain a deeper understanding for all things related to dog training and behaviour.
Thank you ❤️👏🏼😄
It's funny these videos don't have more views, they are so good
Amazing. Love all the information.
Awesome insight will try this my dog gets distracted by cars on walks
Slowly but surely. But the squirrels in our neighborhood are bold and stupid. One day our walk is wonderful and the next the temptation is too much. I’ll go back to all the “transfer the value” games. Very good dependent.
Yet another gem!!!
Love this podcast great information ❤️
Rabbits! My dog is a podenco which is a Spanish hunting dog so he’s bred to chase rabbits. Such a strong prey drive
Always love listening to your podcasts. What a wealth of information. Gonna work on this one right now. Thanks Susan!
Fabulous!!! Thank you. Im so glad I found your you tube channel!
fantastic information -- thank you!!
Such a great podcast!!🙏🏼💞💞💞
susan you are awesome and i will follow through. i plan to take your on line classes soon.
I shared this with my friend and said "When I thought I couldn't love Susan any more...." 🤣😍 LOL
Totally awesome podcast Susan!!! Usefull for urban mushing, I love sharing your podcasts in my Facebook groups. Thank you!
"let's say you are laying in bed" then a picture popped up with someone in exactly the same position I am in. Haha. Susan and her team really get me. 🤣 Thanks as always for the podcast, very relatable and valuable information.
Love your advise its so sound. X
GENIUS!
It's squirells that start off mine..
Awesome podcast, starting to work on this today!! The videos with the podcast really help as well. I usually listen in the car but will now go over them on TH-cam for the videos. 😊
Thank you so much! I'm totally binging these 🤣🤣
This is great information -thank you!!!!
Love it!!!
Definitely going to do this for Gemma is distracted as i was watching this with something beyond our fence and I couldn't see anything but she was red lining so will definitely be working on this and I already know you are a Genius and trying to be less reactive and more productive. Again can't say enough how you are my inspiration ⚘⚘❤❤❤❤⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This episode was totally on point. This formula works. I'm still working on all the distractions I thought of and then added MORE. What I would like to know is , what can you do if your puppy goes absolutely bananas when you start to get his food ready. This puppy I'm talking about is 4 months old and goes wild. Can the same formula be used to get this pup to relax and ignore the person making the food up? Work on distraction "distance" "smell" and "see". Go down to one and bam! Should work? Hope so. Let me know if this is what can be done. Much appreciated. I will let you know how it works out for this person.
I was cooking kidney the other day and shadow went mad,try to jump up at the cooker, it's a great example as he went suddenly deaf,and was not even bothered by his kibble treats for training
I wish I knew this when I got my heeler as a puppy, he’s 3 yrs now and will nip my horses only when I’m around feeding them, ground work or riding and not paying attention to him, I turn my back and he attacks. The minute I put attention on him he ignores the horses, if I play tug (his most favorite game) more while I’m around the horses will this eventually stop even when I’m not playing with him and I have my back turned and feeding the horses? He doesn’t ever bother them when I’m not around the horses even when they are running in the pasture.
@corinneross3536 Susan has an amazing blog post that offers additional information about how to use the Distraction Intensity Index --> bit.ly/413whMY
In addition, Podcast 2 - Reinforcement also has great tips to help identify what your dogs reinforcers are so you are able to help him realize that your horses need your time as well --> th-cam.com/video/2mTTxBbg_ww/w-d-xo.html
(Julie - DogsThat Team)
My dog is fantastic at ignoring wildlife when told to. If I see the wildlife FIRST and tell her to "leave it" she will. The problem is if I do NOT see it first. She has finally gotten to the point I can call her back from chasing which is awesome. But even after following all your training advice I could not get her to the point to stop chasing deer. Squirrels and chipmunks are ok. What I realized is we see squirrels and chipmunks enough that we were able to practice with them. But we dont see deer enough to practice with them. I feel the only way to teach her is to practice with real deer. Teaching her to not chase a piece of tossed cheese is NOT the same as teaching her to not chase a deer. I started seeing some success with her when I found a place with captive deer and could practice with her there. The only issue with that is they are behind a fence and she has learned that the fence makes a difference. Like the dog who is scared of other dogs but will approach when there is a fence there, but not when the fence is absent. I truly feel the only way to teach THIS dog is to practice with real deer. Your techniques may work with most dogs, but not this one. We need to practice with real deer. Thoughts?
I have 2~10 month old Labradoodle sisters River & Paisley that I've had issues with chasing our 3 cats within the last week and a half River has decided that Our Black timid cat is her chosen victim and she's going to stalk, stand over or stakeout next to or 1' to 2' from Luna's little safe house under the end table. I'm not sure what changed for River. Luna will come up to the girls as long as I'm around but if the puppies are not being watched every second they will team up and get ruff with Luna both coming at Luna as she cowers down as small as she can make herself. I'm immediately telling them to leave it and the puppies do get away from her but now just River is completely obsessed with Luna. River will come to me when called but is distracted trying to keep an ear and eye out for what Luna's doing. When the puppies come inside they rush all around looking for any of the cats to chase. That behavior from them I will admit is stressful for my cats and for me. I have to get this to stop and get peace back in the house. I'm wondering which steps do I need to do to achieve this. Paisley is for the chase but doesn't stare/stalk I have been training them together which has been working very well. I can work them separately if that's best...I Love what you do Susan training and teaching. Thank you
Challenge accepted! The deer are causing a lot of sensation around here! So thats what we are going to work on!
Does the formula basically revolve around Premack?
What if they run out of the house and chase the squirrel. I have a doggie door.
Hi Susan, have listened to episode 24 a few times now, your two groups of distractions, off limits distractions keep on lead, second one do you just call it distractions or normal distractions. I still have a issue, when we walk in Reserve in winter mainly, avoid in summer because of snakes, summer is beach fun for us. So fern would behave like a magnet to eat wildlife poo, wallaby mainly, how do I stop this. I am trying to adapt to your advice on using certain cue transfers.
Visit Podcast 44 ~ that podcast may share some ideas for you as you work through the 3 D's for you and your dog.
I’m teaching my dog to leave the many squirrels that come in the yard. He is doing pretty well. Sometimes we watch the squirrels bury their peanuts in the yard. After the squirrels exit I allow him to search for the nut and eat it. He usually can find them and dig them up. Would I be causing a problem for myself if I tossed some peanuts when my dog isn’t looking after the squirrels have left the yard? I’m trying to teach my dog that the squirrels will bring him treats if he watches them and leaves them alone. I’m I making a mistake by letting him search for the nuts? He is only 8 months old so I am with him always when he’s in the yard so he can’t practice chasing the squirrels. In the past if he starts to chase he won’t come and he will run around and bark at them. I don’t want those behaviors. Any suggestions?
Awesome video and I see where the index is very important. Susan is using the game of tug as a device to measure the dogs attention on her. What if you have a dog who will not tug on any toy anywhere but in your house. I have a German Shorthair Pointer who loves the tug game at home. But the second I take the game anywhere else, the world is too distracting. How do I get her to tug anywhere else. I understand I need a less distracting environment but everything is distracting to her. Any suggestions?
Question, can my 14 wk old pup eat smelly cheese, he's just about to start short walks in the big world
You lost me at math. 😆
Awesome podcast, starting to work on this today!! The videos with the podcast really help as well. I usually listen in the car but will now go over them on TH-cam for the videos. 😊