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!
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:
- Podcast Episode 46: Is Your Dog Trying to Dominate You and What You Can Do About It
- Podcast Episode 89: Why Dogs Should Not Tug: The Truth Revealed
- Podcast Episode 200: Solve Your Dog’s Separation Anxiety With FRIDA: Expanding Calm With Functional Relaxation
- Crate Games Online
- Podcast Episode 98: Puppy Home Alone: Are You Creating Chaos or Calm?
- Podcast Episode 219: Self-Regulation Helping Shy, Hyper, Anxious Or Fearful Dogs To A Better Life
- Podcast Episode 191: Get Your Dog To Calm Down With This Common Sense Protocol For Relaxation
- Podcast Episode 71: Pro Dog Trainer’s Secret to Help Your Naughty Dog
- Podcast Episode 78: How to Train a Rescue Dog with Behavior Problems
- Podcast Episode 133: Become Your Own Dog Training Coach With This Video Strategy
- Podcast Episode 111: How An Anchor Dog Can Help Overcome Your Dog’s Anxiety Or Reactivity
- Podcast Episode 204: Dog Behavior And Diet: Recovery For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 2
- Book: Shaping Success by Susan Garrett
- YouTube Video: Dog Training Tip Reorienting at Triggers and Doors: Fence Fighting, Reactivity, Barrier Frustration
- Podcast Episode 189: All The Things That Influence Your Dog’s Behavior And What Behavior Tells You
- Podcast Episode 217: Understanding Emotional Regulation In Dogs To Create Calm
- Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube
I think your training is brilliant! I wish I could follow you around and learn everything that way. My thoughts: I fall asleep watching…the thing before the thing? I’m old and tired. You are NOT boring.. I WANT to learn…Can you make a series of short videos like 20 minutes or less, that get right to the point and can be watched again and again without sleeping!!! Maybe they could be a quick review (3-5 steps)of the long video. I would find it sooo helpful to have one plan for each training scenario to help me get started creating my own plans
I think your videos are very informative but my attention span is too short!
Thx
Thank you Susan for that great podcast (as always) and so on point with the problems I’m facing with my dog. My dog humps me when he is over-aroused, he dealt with Separation Anxiety (he’s better now, but not perfect and still howls sometimes when we have to leave him quickly) and he’s reactive to other dogs. He’s getting better every day with his reactivity, but is still nervous if there are a lot of dogs around, which is normal in our downtown area. I really would like to see how you handled the humping. Every time my dog humps me while we’re training, I turn around (like with the jumping), freeze and when he’s done, I ask him to sit and give him a treat. I’m not sure if that is the correct way to help him. He does tug, but I have the feeling that makes him even more aroused. I really would like to give my dog a bone to chew on, but he is also a resource guarder. Any recommendations what to give him instead? His problem is more like that he takes the bone or any kind of chew and doesn’t chew on it, just has it laying around next to him. We stopped completely giving him any longer lasting chews, but that causes the problem that he’s now obsessed with sticks outside to chew on. Any recommendations are very appreciated.
Love your podcast and everything that you do in training!
I’d you could, would you please share your positive mantras/affirmations and podcasts you listen to?
Thank you for all the you do/share!!
Susan, thank you so much this podcast has made things alot clearer. Would love to hear even more cases like this.