SESSION 9: Puppy Stuff: How to pick a puppy from a litter | Adult Dog Stuff: How to condition your dog to like having a bath
In this week’s episode, I discuss some of the results of our 21 day New Year’s behavior challenge! And, in our puppy segment, I answer a caller’s question about what to look for when you’re choosing a puppy. Also, in the adult dog section, I give you the steps to make bath time much easier with your dog.
In this session:
Email bag: I respond to a couple email questions that came in about food in training.Content:I have two goals in this session with you:
- Discuss the three step training process that I always go through:
- Relationship: clarify that your dog needs to look to you for how to interpret the world
- Skills: Coach the basic core skills that your dog needs to be functional (including the one “core” skill that makes any dog a “good” dog.
- Policies: determine what default rules your dog has come up with and which ones work for you and which don’t
- Discuss the two key principles that I always follow:
- Follow the natural learning process
- Keep the freedom/responsibility quotient balanced
Homework: In this session I give you some “observational” homework that may have you seeing your dog’s behavior a little differently (and may make training your dog easier).
Details In this Section
Puppy Stuff
Here’s a link to an article on my blog on how to pick a puppy if you’d like some notes on the points that I go through in the podcast.
Adult Dog Stuff:
Here’s the article (that has a how to video in it) on how to make bath time easier with your dog.
Reminder of FREE STUFF
For the next two caller’s voice mail’s that we use in the show, we’ll send you my video training course and a copy of Dr. Jake’s first aid book, What’s Wrong With My Dog OR if you don’t like free stuff ☺ … Email your questions to me: sean@thedogsway.com
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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