Over the past couple of years, I’ve documented many challenges my dog This! and I have overcome, like reactivity, fear, resource guarding, and car sickness, to name a few behavior issues. And then, at an agility seminar here at my facility, This! fell apart. Now it’s time to put everything together. I have a two-part series outlining a timeline of This!’s struggles and what I’ve discovered to help her and many other dogs
In the episode you'll hear:
- How This! falling apart at an agility seminar was a symptom of a larger problem.
- Why you can’t dog train something that isn’t a dog training problem.
- The origins of This!’s name and that there are no coincidences.
- What I began noticing about This!’s body mechanics early in puppyhood.
- That This! only showed true drive for activities of adrenaline like chasing.
- About the reactivity, resource guarding, car sickness, stunted growth, and joylessness experienced by This!.
- How anything involving thinking for This! led to her decompressing for hours.
- Why my only focus for This! became her joy.
- How a naturopath came into my life to help me help This!.
- About This!’s growth stall relative to her littermates.
- What agility jump grids help us notice in our agility dogs.
- This!’s immediate performance improvement after nutritional changes.
Resources:
- YouTube Video: Normalizing Imperfection in Dog Training
- Podcast Episode 189: All The Things That Influence Your Dog’s Behavior And What Behavior Tells You
- Podcast Episode 36: Puppy Selection: How I Do It and Why I Didn’t This! Time
- *Book: The Resilience Project: Finding Happiness Through Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness by Hugh van Cuylenburg
- Instagram Video: Fixing Sloppy Puppy Sits
- Podcast Episode 155: 10 Ways To Teach A Sit WITHOUT A Food Lure! Unreal Results For Puppies And Dogs Of All Ages
- YouTube Video: Understanding Your Dog's Reinforcement Zone (RZ) with Susan Garrett
- Podcast Episode 174: Dopamine In Dog Training: Anticipation, Rewards, And The Transfer Of Value
- Podcast Episode 66: Resource Guarding: Dog vs Dog Aggression
- Podcast Episode 75: Stop Motion Sickness: Helping Your Puppy or Dog Love the Car
- Podcast Episode 111: How An Anchor Dog Can Help Overcome Your Dog’s Anxiety Or Reactivity
- Podcast Episode 171: Dog Training With Layered Shaping: Why Classical Conditioning Must Come First
- Carolyn McIntyre Website
- Kim Collins Website
- Podcast Episode 162: Dogs Swimming: 5 Must Do Steps For Dogs Who Hate Or Love The Water
- VOSM: Dr Sherman Canapp and Dr Debra Canapp
- Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube
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Hi Susan, in your journey have you come across N.I.S protocols (neruolink)?
Have you heard NIS treatment in dogs?
I love when Susan shares her struggles with us. Not that I wish struggles on her or anyone. She makes everything look so effortless most of the time that it can be challenging to share our own struggles. You give so much to all of us. I am noticing that we can download the podcast and it’s transcript. Plus all the links to previous podcast episodes. Thank you for all that you offer without costing us anything but time.
This is so crazy. When you describe “This” it is like you would describ my Jack Russell . She has almost the exact same symptoms. She has been vet checked and her physiology is fine. Only the liver values are not ok. I noticed that since I feed her a pure vegetable meal in the evening she has more energy and is less listless. So her vet and I decided to switch to feed less protein and more vegetables. That was 1 week ago.
Yesterday I listend to podcasts Episode 203/204 and I still cant believe it that you virtualy told our story !
. I always thought that I was overdoing it and that there was probably nothing wrong with her and that maybe she is just an atypical Jack Russell.
Now I am so glad that I can trust my gut, now that I know that other dogs have this “symptoms” and it is probably due to feeding.
Thank you so much for sharing !!!
Sandee & Xandrine
You talk about Andrea your naturopath in Austria – are you able to either give me a link to try and get hold of her or tell me her surname so I can search for her. I really want to consult with her.
After watching this episode it is a duplication of the issues I am having with Molly. She is exactly this same age as This. Born in August 2020. I have been watching your podcasts since they began in 2020. I have followed and implemented most everything that you have talked about. I have registered with Crate Games, Home School your Dog and most recently last September…Recallers. I tell every dog owner I come across about your training and overall knowledge of how to love and build relationships with our dogs. I am a true fan, follower and I’m always anticipating your next podcast!
With all this said… you can tell I believe in your belief about how we should be interacting with our dogs. A part of our family, our best friends, etc.
After hearing the journey you have gone through with This, I cannot wait till the next Part two episode. I am convinced that Molly probably has the same problem internally with her diet that This had. I cannot tell you how many specialists Molly has been through in her short 2.5 year life. Same that I heard you talk about with This. Please Please respond to me about what diet you now have This on. I don’t even want to wait till your next episode comes out. We have changed her diet a handful of times in the last 2.5 years… still behaves the same. So clearly there is a problem. Behaviorist, Internal Vet Specialists, Orthopedic Specialists, Vets, ETC. She has been to them all ! No problem seen. My daily priority is Molly. I want to help her be her best, have joy in her life and feel amazing. Please let me know what you changed in the diet of This! I want to duplicate ASAP!
Amazing detective work and enormous commitment to This! Can hardly wait for Part 2.🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪
You are a life changer.. for all of ys humans and dogs. Bless you.