SESSION 53: AVOID THESE 3 DOG TRAINING MISTAKES
In episode 53, Sean answers a question from a professional dog trainer. She asks Sean about the differences in results that she gets when training a dog personally as opposed to the results that her clients get when training their dogs themselves. Sean outlines the top three mistakes dog owners make in training their dogs that are the cause of the difference in the results they get when compared to professional trainers. If you avoid these three mistakes, you can start improving your training results right away.
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In this session:
What are the 3 biggest mistakes owners make in training their dogs?
Is it just that clients don’t do their dog training homework that their trainer assigns to them?
What two strategies can dog trainers use to motivate their clients to do homework more consistently?
Details In this Session
People United for Pets (P.U.P. Dog Rescue)
http://www.pupdogrescue.org/
Rescue Dog of the Week:
Here’s Casey’s page:
http://www.adoptapet.com/pet/15621620-issaquah-washington-chihuahua-mix
Interview with the Director of PUP Dog Rescue:
If you’d like to know more about PUP Dog Rescue and more about how to find a good rescue organization, as well as get some tips about picking a good rescue dog for you, here’s my interview with Laura Tonkin (She’s the Director of PUP Dog Rescue)
http://www.thedogsway.com/session-11-in-this-episode-i-interview-laura-tonkin/
What are the two strategies that dog trainers can use to motivate their clients to do homework more consistently?
- Explain the specific downsides of training
- Long term frustration and stress with a dog’s bad behavior
- Potentially fatal misbehavior that results in their dog being injured or killed
- Connect homework rituals with already established rituals in their daily life
What are the 3 biggest mistakes dog owners make in training their dog?
- Not creating enough structure in their everyday life with their dog
- Mistakenly thinking that training only occurs when you label something a training session
- Trying to apply behaviors in real life prematurely
Reminder of FREE STUFF
If we use your voicemail in the show, we’ll send you a free video training series! OR if you don’t like free stuff … Email your questions to me: sean@thedogsway.com
Let me know how your experiments with these new ideas go.
All the Best,
About the Author: Sean
I’ve been training people and dogs in Seattle for the last decade and a half. My main focus when working with clients every week in one-on-one, private lessons is to help people learn to get their dogs to a functional level so that they can actually enjoy spending time every day with their dog instead of stressing about their dog’s behavior issues.
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About Sean
I’ve been training people and dogs in Seattle for the last decade and a half. My main focus when working with clients every week in one-on-one, private lessons is to help people learn to get their dogs to a functional level so that they can actually enjoy spending time every day with their dog instead of stressing about their dog’s behavior issues.
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