Ever wondered if your puppy's behavior is normal or cause for concern? From biting to lunging, fearing to growling, chasing, chewing and more, it can be hard to know what's normal and what's not. There’s a range of behaviors that people might consider problems, but many really are normal, and they can vary based on a puppy's breed, upbringing, and individual quirks. I've got insights and practical tips for understanding and action-taking on common puppy behavior problems, and more.
In this episode you’ll hear:
- The wide range of normal puppy behaviors.
- Breed differences and their impact on behavior.
- The factors influencing puppy behavior: breed, upbringing, individual quirks.
- 2 puppy fear periods and their impact on behavior.
- Personal experiences with my own puppies and behavior challenges.
- Strategies for managing and helping your puppy.
- Importance of understanding and responding to puppy fear and anxiety.
- What not to do when addressing puppy behavior issues.
- Why to be curious, compassionate, confident, and concerned.
- Games for building puppy confidence.
- Tips for introducing puppies to new environments and managing triggers.
- Importance of seeking professional help for extreme behavior issues.
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Resources:
- YouTube Video: Normalize Imperfection in Dog Training
- Podcast Episode 232: Canine Predatory Motor Sequence: Understand Your Dog’s Prey Drive To Enrich Your Life Together
- Podcast Episode 199: Puppy Fear Periods: Help For Socializing Puppies Or Rescue Dogs Scared Of People
- Podcast Episode 218: Puppy Development Stages And Your Dog’s Behavior
- YouTube Video: Puppy Blues: Coping With Overwhelm, Anxiety And Regret About Puppies
- Podcast Episode 246: Susan Garrett’s Puppy Socialization Strategies For Raising Confident, Happy Dogs
- Podcast Episode 254: Why Your Older Puppy Or Dog Is Not House Trained And What To Do About It
- 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
- Podcast Episode 200: Solve Your Dog’s Separation Anxiety With FRIDA: Expanding Calm With Functional Relaxation
- Podcast Episode 66: Resource Guarding: Dog vs Dog Aggression
- YouTube Playlist: Fearful Dogs Help with Susan Garrett
- Podcast Episode 36: Puppy Selection: How I Do It and Why I Didn’t This! Time
- Podcast Episode 24: Distraction Intensity Index: Help For Dogs Who Chase Chipmunks, Bicycles, And Neighbor’s Cats
- Podcast Episode 189: All The Things That Influence Your Dog’s Behavior And What Behavior Tells You
- Podcast Episode 7: You, Your Dog, Maslow and Lizard Brain
- Podcast Episode 79: Reduce Anxiety and Grow Your Dog’s Confidence with These Pro Dog Training Tips
- Podcast Episode 205: The Hidden World Of Reinforcement For Dogs And Why You Need To Know
- Podcast Episode 4: T.E.M.P. (Tail, Eyes/Ears, Mouth, Posture)
- Podcast Episode 157: Dog Body Language: Understanding Canine Communication Signals And Emotions
- Podcast Episode 151: How Location Specific Reinforcement Markers Will Improve Your Dog Training!
- Podcast Episode 33: How Do I Stop My Dog Counter Surfing?!
- Podcast Episode 89: Why Dogs Should Not Tug: The Truth Revealed
- Podcast Episode 258: Training Plan For Hyper Excited Dogs: Play The Threshold Game For Calm Focus
- YouTube Playlist: Dog Training Games with Susan Garrett
- Podcast Episode 40: Using A Head Halter On A Dog, Why My Approach Is So Different
- Podcast Episode 180: Taking Your Puppy To A Café Or Restaurant: Socialization Success
- Podcast Episode 21: The 5 Critical Dog Training Layers for Confidence with Anything
- Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube
This podcast came along as just the right time for me! I took Maia (7mo old Mini American Shepherd) to town today for a walk we’ve done a million times. The traffic noise freaked her out and she went full on panic mode. I tried to keep walking and see if she would come but she was outright panicking. I had to pick her up and bring her to the park for an hour far from traffic for her to calm down enough to get back to the car. I was caught totally off-guard and thought there could be something wrong. It’s nice to know that’s not the case and thanks for the tips to help her get through this.
Hi Susan, I have a 2.5 year old border collie that I brought up playing Crate Games and Recallers, he is great but because we were working from home he has separation anxiety, you said you had the same with This could you do a podcast about how you helped her with it please? We now have a 9 week old puppy so we need to make sure we don’t have the same happen to him. Thanks for all your help, your methods are fantastic and work better than any others please keep doing the podcasts
Thank you Susan for another great pod cast, they are just brillant and your advice is so useful in training my 1 Yr old GSD. I am so pleased you have made a point that these behaviours are normal for youngsters, GSDs are a rather expressive breed when they are fearful and I get a lot of people asking me if he is friendly. I explain that he is young and just isn’t to keen at the moment of random people rushing over to pat him.