My Foolproof Strategy To Overcoming Dog Training Challenges

Everyone with a dog, including professional trainers like me, encounters dog behavior problems. It might be a dog's non-existent recall, chasing things, counter surfing, being out of control, not paying attention, or, if you do sports, not listening to you in the ring. Or it could be a dog's naughty habits around home persisting. Help is at hand, and I'm sharing my strategy for success no matter what the dog training challenge.

🐾Key Moments In This Episode:
00:00 Every dog comes with challenges.
01:29 Ensure dog training problems get fixed.
02:11 Common ways people fix dog behavior problems.
02:53 When unwanted behavior returns.
04:29 Why to get curious.
05:20 The good approach to dog training challenges.
06:07 Questions about your dog’s issues.
09:19 Crutches for behavior management.
10:15 How to keep a dog training journal.
13:27 Why Momentum ignored my cues.
16:23 Getting mansplained at an agility trial.
18:02 Working through your dog’s distractions.
18:16 Get a dog training plan from DogsThat.

In this episode you’ll hear:
• How to ensure you overcome dog training challenges for good.
• My approach to working through a dog’s triggers with curiosity.
• What to do when naughty behaviors reappear.
• About knowing where the reinforcement is for unwanted behaviors.
• That some behaviors are simply quirks of the dog’s personality.
• The unconscious and overt crutches we use to manage our dogs.
• That tracking your training will improve your dog’s behavior.
• What to journal about the behavior you’re fixing.
• Why we don't want to avoid our dog's triggers.
• How to handle toxic emotions about your dog’s actions.
• About Momentum’s agility see-saw obsession and starting my fix.
• Why I'm grateful for the challenges that dogs present.
• How I handled an unsolicited opinion about my age and my dog at an agility trial.
• That life is better when you see amazing things in your dog.

Contact Us:
Write to us at [email protected] for another dog training plan.

Resources:
1. Podcast Episode 33: How Do I Stop My Dog Counter Surfing?! -    • How Do I Stop My Dog Counter Surfing?...  
2. Podcast Episode 215: What Your Destructive, Lunging, Nipping Or Hyper Dog Or Puppy Is Trying To -    • What Your Destructive, Lunging, Nippi...  
3. Teach You Podcast Episode 104: Naughty Dog Behaviors And How To Deal With Them -    • Naughty Dog Behaviors And How To Deal...  
4. Podcast Episode 112: Stressed Dog? How Trigger Stacking Might Be Putting Your Dog Over Threshold -    • Stressed Dog? How Trigger Stacking Mi...  
5. Podcast Episode 224: Unleashing Fluency In Dog Training: Cracking The Canine Communication Code -    • Unleashing Fluency In Dog Training: C...  
6. Podcast Episode 34: Time Outs for Dogs: Does Your Dog Need One? -    • Time Outs for Dogs: Does Your Dog Nee...  
7. Podcast Episode 186: 2 Types Of Connection With Dogs: Dog Agility And Daily Life Case Studies -    • 2 Types Of Connection With Dogs: Dog ...  
8. Podcast Episode 194: The Invisible Reason Your Dog Is Ignoring You -    • The Invisible Reason Your Dog Is Igno...  
9. Podcast Episode 131: How Would Susan Garrett Plan Your Dog Training Sessions? -    • Creating Your Dog Training Plan: Susa...  
10. Podcast Episode 150: Adding Mindset To Your Dog Training Tools: Who Do You Become? -    • Adding Mindset To Your Dog Training T...  
11. Podcast Episode 71: Pro Dog Trainer’s Secret to Help Your Naughty Dog -    • Pro Dog Trainer’s Secret to Help Your...  
12. Blog Post: The Top 10 Reasons Agility Dogs Drop Bars - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/20...
13. Podcast Episode 24: Help for Dogs who Chase Chipmunks, Bicycles, and Neighbor’s Cats (Distraction Intensity Index) -    • Distraction Intensity Index: Help For...  

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Dogs That is brought to you by Susan Garrett and the Say Yes Dog Training Team.

Susan Garrett’s interest in animal behaviour started at the University of Guelph where she earned a Bachelor of Science majoring in Animal Science. Since then she has developed into a preeminent dog trainer and canine sports instructor and competitor. Susan is one of the most successful agility competitors of the last three decades. She has won multiple Gold Medals at National or World Championship events with every dog she has ever owned over the past 30 years.

A natural teacher and an entertaining speaker, Susan is world renowned as a leading educator of dog trainers. Her understanding of how to apply science-based learning principles to both competitive and family pet dog training has been pivotal in changing how dogs are trained.
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