Should your dog FACE their FEARS? - Training Tip Tuesday
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
- Your dog fights with other dogs-- should they go to the dog park? Your dog has bitten a stranger-- should they join in Thanksgiving dinner? Your dog barks and lunges at men with beards-- should you go the Santa Claus convention? Your dog cowers and hides in busy crowds-- should you take them to a parade?
Exposing your dog to their monsters is much more likely to exacerbate the issue. It's not safe, it's not humane, and it's counterproductive. Practice makes perfect. If your dog keeps practicing feeling petrified and overwhelmed in a situation, the next time they're put in that situation, they're going to feel petrified and overwhelmed (likely more so than before!).
What do you do instead? Decide if it's necessary to address at all- no one HAS to go to a parade if they hate it. Then, expose them gradually at an intensity they can handle. Practice makes perfect. If they're practicing feeling calm and safe in the presence of their triggers, next time they'll be equipped to feel calm and safe.
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Just stumbled onto this Guru and wow pleasantly surprised really good explanation and really good video I think all too often tend to you and eyes are dogs without knowing it and she puts it back into the dog's perspective and then puts it on the level where we can understand it really good awesome thanks
I am currently facing an interesting dilemma with my puppy's fear of trucks. When she hears a truck drive by while we're on a walk, she will try to slip out of her collar or harness to run away from the noise. She knows where her "quiet" spaces are. This is a hard fear to tackle because the trigger (noise from a truck) only lasts a few seconds, and I'm not purposely exposing her to the noise. It's not like I'm taking her to a truck stop to overcome her fear of trucks. My puppy's reaction to the truck is acute, rather than a "slow burn" that will eventually lead to some kind of meltdown. The trainer I am working with advised me to feed or give my puppy treats near the noise to associate food (positive stimulus) with a distressing situation. Anyway, I find all of your videos very helpful.
Poor girl, that sounds rough! First things first, get yourself an inescapable harness setup so there aren't any tragedies-- I suggest a front-clip harness with the leash clipped to the harness and a plain collar czcams.com/video/x_kBjzexz_k/video.html
I also agree with your trainer-- carry some absolutely AMAZING food around with you to help her change her association with the trucks through counterconditioning. Meatballs, canned chicken, hotdogs, baby food in a squeeze tube, etc.- something that will really turn her head and compete with the noise of the truck. You want to be careful that you're only exposing her to an intensity she can handle and that the food happens *right after* she notices the truck noise and continues until the noise is gone. czcams.com/video/53PvrFP_3uU/video.html
I'd also suggest teaching her an escape maneuver so you and her can move away from the street and get some extra distance when you hear a truck coming. Giving her more space from the monster can help her panic about it less, which will make you counterconditioning more effective. Avoid busy truck-filled roads, too.
And of course, if she's really suffering with this or there are numerous scary monsters and noises in her life, talk to your vet about the appropriateness of medication.
@@attapuptraining Thanks for replying! It sounds like I'm on the right track. I currently use the Pet Safe Easy Walk front clip harness and it has been great for controlling her in these situations. Whenever we walk, I carry sliced hot dogs around and when we hear the noise and I do exactly what you are saying. I live in a suburban neighborhood, so there are not a ton of trucks driving by my road except for the occasional moving truck or semi truck. I live right next to a small grocery store and the loading dock faces my balcony (which may instigated her fear, even though she has been hearing the noise of trucks since she was 7 weeks old). I am currently feeding her on my balcony, but not when the truck is pulling in. We will work up to that! I feed her during the times the truck is not there, but there are other outside noises which she is not afraid of, like cars and shopping carts. She is doing really great with that. I would like to try counterconditioning before I resort to medication. I have tried CBD oil (I live in Colorado where they sell it at the grocery store) and it didn't seem to help.
I want give my dog train. That like you seen he understanding your indication than protection watching you are good trainer which type dog can good train
Hi Hitendra,
All dogs are trainable! Goldfish, cockroaches, cats, and rats are trainable, it's simple to teach a dog ;) It's always harder to teach a dog who's stressed, scared, or dealing with other behavior issues, and if you have dreams of agility titles but own a geriatric pug, you might need to adjust your expectations, but other than that, any dog can learn something!
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