Can a Dog be Happy and Well Trained? #43 - a podcast by Susan Garrett

from 2020-11-04T16:33

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Would you like a well-behaved dog at the expense of having a happy dog? How do we define happy? Would you be willing to make your dog a little sad, confused, anxious, stressed to be well-behaved? With every dog I have ever owned my approach to training has become a little more Zen-like. Trust in me is important for my dogs to be part of my family, and part of the life I lead.

In the episode you'll hear:

• What I was taught in the ‘80s about house training, and what I do now.
• Why my dogs are such characters.
• The “so what….” question to ask yourself.
• More about what I was taught in the ‘80s relating to puppy biting.
• About increasing or decreasing trust and happiness for dogs.
• Why what we learn first is what we learn best, and how we can change.
• How kindness should extend to ourselves.
• About the clarity my dogs have for rules and how that gives them freedom.
• How our dogs take on our emotions.
• The reason to plan your responses to what your dog does.
• That clarity is the opposite of anxiety and how certainty helps dogs.
• Why the choice is ours on who we are for our dogs.
• How our dogs can help us to become more compassionate.

Resources:

• Podcast Episode 4: T.E.M.P. (Tail, Eyes/Ears, Mouth, Posture) - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/4/
• Blog Post: It’s Time to P-o-t-t-y! Inside Scoop on Housetraining - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2018/08/scoop-on-housetraining/
• Podcast Episode 17: Help! How do I STOP Puppy Biting?! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/17/
• Podcast Episode 18: 4 Puppy and Dog Training Games for Acquired Bite Inhibition - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/18/
• Podcast Episode 20: Bridging the Gap Between Blame and Kindness in Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/20/
• Podcast Episode 27: Do Dogs Need Rules? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/27/
• Podcast Episode 6: The Art of Manipulation - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/6/
• Agility Nation - https://dogsthat.com/agility-nation/

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