I’m answering your questions on dog agility training, helping anxious, aggressive, and fearful dogs, crate training, dog ears, junior handlers, my daily routine, managing canine pain, socializing puppies, and so much more. Hear how I got my start in professional dog training and what’s most essential for me in my relationship with my dogs.
In this episode I’m asked:
- Advice for pet-sitting a seemingly aggressive dog.
- What my competitive dog sport goals are for This!.
- About my daily and nightly routines and habits for sleep, dog training, fitness, and centering.
- If I use target mats for training running contacts.
- The relationship essentials for my dogs.
- About when pain changes a dog’s behavior.
- My unlikely origin story as a dog trainer.
- How to introduce puppies to other dogs.
- What junior agility handlers can do to excel.
- About my Border Collies’ prick ears.
- Advice for nervous and/or reactive dogs in competitive sports.
- About the brilliant behaviors and skills dogs learn in Recallers.
- How my sport-mix puppy, Belief, differs from my Border Collies.
- How to overcome separation anxiety in dogs and the protocols to use.
- How playing Crate Games helps dogs love their kennel; and more!
Resources:
- YouTube Playlist: Dog Bite Prevention with Susan Garrett
- Podcast Episode 203: Reactive, Unmotivated and Fearful: Finding Resiliency For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 1
- Podcast Episode 204: Dog Behavior And Diet: Recovery For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 2
- Agility Nation
- Podcast Episode 196: Why Mastering Reinforcement Is The Linchpin To Reinforcement Based Dog Training
- YouTube Playlist: Dysregulated Dogs: Emotional Coping Strategies, Co-Regulation, Self-Regulation, and Habituation with Susan Garrett
- Podcast Episode 176: Why Your Dog’s Emotions Are A Critical Element Of Dog Training
- Podcast Episode 37: Dog Training as a Career
- Podcast Episode 72: Preventing Dog Aggression: Introducing Dogs or Puppies with Project Togetherness
- YouTube Playlist: Fearful Dogs Help with Susan Garrett
- Recallers
- YouTube Playlist: Loose Leash Walking with Susan Garrett
- Podcast Episode 86: How to Train Unmotivated or Overexcited Dogs
- YouTube Video: How To Get Your Dog To Listen Outside Off Leash (Step By Step Guide)
- Book: Shaping Success by Susan Garrett
- Crate Games Online
- Podcast Episode 191: Get Your Dog To Calm Down With This Common Sense Protocol For Relaxation
- Podcast Episode 200: Solve Your Dog’s Separation Anxiety With FRIDA: Expanding Calm With Functional Relaxation
- Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube
Love this, keep it up
I found your comments about Belief very interesting. My latest whippet puppy sounds very much the same. She is very high drive, dog distracted, we have multiple whippets and her play with me can become too much in their face shaking toys, and of course sighthound distracted by the environment. She can get high quickly, very hot, and then will crash alone in a cave bed to sleep it off. Researching food temps to help, relaxing and Frida protocols are in process. I had a great recall but have begun to lose it to her beautiful eyes, lol. Would love to hear more about how you’ve been patience with Belief and helping her down regulate and play appropriately with others. Also would love the affirmations list! Thanks so much, as always another fantastic podcast full of gems.
Good Morning, You mentioned doing something on affirmations. I am interested
Yes once a month!!!
I hope you keep these AMAs up! Great info.