If you’ve ever said, “why won’t my dog just listen,” or “he does this at home,” or “he’s being stubborn,” or wondered why your dog just does not listen, this episode is for you. It applies to all dogs, from puppies to rescues, to older dogs, to sports dogs performing in obedience, agility, flyball, protection or any sport. We’re covering why dogs may or may not listen and the layers to help your dog respond to a cue the first time you ask anywhere.
In the episode you'll hear:
- That the cues we use to prompt a behavior in our dogs are little evaluations.
- How you can think of your dog’s response like a bank statement.
- About knowing if you have hundred-thousand-dollar responses to your cues.
- Why to be aware of competing reinforcement values.
- That consistency and reinforcement are vital for our dogs to understand cues.
- What overshadowing your dog is and how that relates to your body language.
- How to evaluate your sit cue with a 5P test in many locations.
- Why a relationship comes before training your dog to do anything.
- About DASH and how Desire, Accuracy, Speed and Habitat will help your dog training.
- The reason that bribing your dog will not create strong behaviors and how shaping works.
- About creating a plan and record keeping.
- How to start today so your dog will listen to your cues anywhere.
ItsYerChoice Summit:
Learn how to play ItsYerChoice to get rid of bribes and create choice for your dog: https://recallers.com/iycsummit-join/
Resources:
- Podcast Episode 51: Is Your Stubborn Dog Frustrating You?
- Podcast Episode 2: Reinforcement
- Podcast Episode 134: How To Teach A Dog Stay WITHOUT Luring, Collar Pops Or Using The Word “Stay”
- Podcast Episode 135: Test Your Dog’s Sit Stay Training
- Podcast Episode 5: What is Shaping And How Can Dogs Shape Us
- Podcast Episode 21: The 5 Critical Dog Training Layers for Confidence with Anything
- Blog Post: Got D.A.S.H. (Desire, Accuracy, Speed and Habitat)?
- Podcast Episode 131: How Would Susan Garrett Plan Your Dog Training Sessions?
- Podcast Episode 71: Pro Dog Trainer’s Secret to Help Your Naughty Dog
- Recallers
- Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube
Uh oh, just found out my dog doesn’t understand she can go from a down to a sit. I don’t think I realized I was always giving a slight hand signal.