Puppy's First Training with Susan Garrett: Shaping, Targeting and Collar Conditioning

It’s important for puppies to be comfortable with a collar and leash, and this is something we need to condition quickly! It’s easy with shaping and targeting. Eight-week-old puppy, Gibby, joined us for you to see what you can train with a puppy the first day they come home.

All the steps in this video with puppy Gibby apply to dogs of all ages, so give it a go with your dog. It’s ideal for rescue dogs! We can always make things better for our dogs, and creating a positive conditioned emotional response will help them. You’ll also see how the same shaping games help with conditioning a head halter or muzzle.

00:00 Puppy (or rescue’s) first training lesson at home.
00:18 Why collar and leash conditioning happens immediately.
00:45 Step 1: Targeting the bowl.
02:06 Step 2: Alter bowl with a collar.
03:11 Step 3: Put the collar alone on the ground.
04:04 Keep training sessions short with puppies.
04:40 Step 4: Shape their desire to wear a collar.
07:00 Step 5: Transition to head halter.
10:20 Step 6: Incorporate the leash.
12:32 Pro-Tip for leashing puppy after off-leash play time.
13:42 End dog training with relationship building.
14:15 3 Tools in Training: Permission, Food, Toys
14:29 Create trust, clarity and confidence for a brilliant dog.

For more top tips, check out our video "Conditioned Responses: The Magic Every New Puppy (And Dog) Owner Must Know About" -    • Conditioned Responses: The Magic Ever...  

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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.

Susan is now helping many thousands of dog owners in 132 countries have the best relationship possible with their dogs. The real joy for her comes from bringing confidence to dogs and their owner through playful interactions and relationship building games that are grounded firmly in the science of how animals learn.
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