Dog Training: When Work Is Play And Play Is Work #108

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Everything I train dogs to do, I do in the form of a game. We have a mantra around here that “work = play and play = work.” You can minimize the time you need for dog training by keeping this mantra in mind and noticing what your dog loves!

In the episode you'll hear:

• About Tater’s love of watermelon and being in the sun. • What my Terrier Twister would do on a chair. • How dogs do what is reinforcing and show us where the value is for them. • What Tater does going out the door and why he might not go for a morning walk. • About substitute consent and our dogs best interests. • What competing values are for us and how that applies to dogs. • How This! showed me her competing value when we are outside. • What to do about your dog’s competing values. • Why food, toys, activities, permission and our attention can all be reinforcing. • The things dogs do that make me laugh. • What Feature does at the built-in crates when it’s feeding time. • How I have rules so my dogs can have the best life ever.

Resources:

• Podcast Episode 2: Reinforcement - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/2/ • Podcast Episode 94: How the Best Professional Dog Trainers Use Reinforcement - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/94/ • Blog Post: TOP Say Yes Training Reminders - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2018/09/top-say-yes-training-reminders/ • Blog Post: Who’s Shaping Me? - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2009/09/whos-shaping-me/ • Podcast Episode 106: Consent In Dog Training: The Misuse, Misunderstanding And Misapplication - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/106/ • Video Blog: Built In Dog Crates For Home Decor - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2020/02/built-in-dog-crates/ • Podcast Episode 11: The Power of Permission in Dog Training - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/11/ • Crate Games Online - https://get.crategames.com/ • Podcast Episode 27: Do Dogs Need Rules? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/27/ • Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/95ENqvxLLxI