Creating Confidence For Anxious, Stressed Or Reactive Dogs Part 1 #168 #podcast

If your dog is stressed, anxious or reactive, there’s so much you can do to replace that stress, anxiety and reactivity with confidence. Two things are super important to help our dogs become confident, and those are our mindset and training clarity. Believing in your dog will help you bring out their best in any situation. In the episode you'll hear: • About thinking the best about our dogs and the best about ourselves. • How to throw away any negative feelings you might have about yourself. • That you are doing the best you can and to ignore society’s judgment. • About the unrealistic expectations people have about dogs. • How to see the dog you love everywhere you go with that dog. • Why to know what your dog will do when they are overwhelmed. • That you need a plan to replace food lures and props in your dog training. • About breaking behaviors down and how that applies to walking on a loose leash. • Why we want to help our dogs recover from failure fast and how it starts with ItsYerChoice. • A review of the arousal curve, so you can be aware of your dog’s emotional state. • Why we need to believe our dogs and learn from the information they give us. • That our dogs are always doing the best they can in any situation and change is possible. ItsYerChoice Game: Learn how to play ItsYerChoice (IYC) - https://dogsthat.com/y/iycsummit Resources: 1. Podcast Episode 167: Reduce Your Dog’s Stress And Anxiety In Training - https://youtu.be/tcae85wYXBE 2. YouTube Playlist: Reactive or Aggressive Dogs: Key Insights with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy0Tbd6ZybIXgJk3mtpBLLk7 3. Podcast Episode 163: Unsolicited Dog Training Advice: How To Protect Your Confidence And Your Dog - https://youtu.be/q8mVmCd50jQ 4. Podcast Episode 78: How to Train a Rescue Dog with Behavior Problems - https://youtu.be/-WTjF2ll7Xc 5. Podcast Episode 114: Dog Agility Training: 3 Big Mistakes All Dog Owners Should Avoid - https://youtu.be/vAkL3UVoOBs 6. Podcast Episode 3: How Hollywood Made Life Tough For Dogs - https://youtu.be/GaBHf1oIynQ 7. Podcast Episode 76: Leash Walking: Distracted, or Reactive Dog? These Games Will Help! - https://youtu.be/dE3tZbzNgPo 8. YouTube Video: Perch Work (Pivots and Spins) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6sj6fTJnFc&feature=youtu.be 9. Podcast Episode 86: How to Train Unmotivated or Overexcited Dogs - https://youtu.be/jsva1bKdYQg P.S. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel so you get notifications of new videos! Timestamps: 00:00 Replacing Stress, Anxiety, Reactivity with Confidence 02:54 Thinking The Best About Our Dog 04:27 Realistic vs Unfair Expectations in Dog Training 06:28 See the Dog You Love Everywhere 07:42 Preventing Overwhelm in Dog Training 09:13 Be a Splitter Not a Lumper 10:23 Inoculate Your Dog to Being Stressed After Failure 11:35 Change Your Dog’s Physiology Before Training 12:38 Believe and Learn From Your Dog’s Feedback 14:26 Change Happens When We Tailor a Dog’s Education to Their Environment - - - - - - - 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. 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. - - - - - - - Our Website: https://dogsthat.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SusanGarrettDogAgility/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SusanGarrettDogsThat/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dogsthat LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dogsthat Pinterest: https://pinterest.ca/dogsthatcom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/susangarrett There’s always something new happening at Dogs That, so if you’d like to be the first to know, visit our website, register to receive updates, and we'll keep you in the loop. https://dogsthat.com #podcast #dogtraining #excitabledog