tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28536846875094619872024-03-13T07:58:59.775-07:00Sussex County Dog TrainingSussex County Dog Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602867456123781555noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853684687509461987.post-14107900367130858032013-04-02T08:46:00.003-07:002013-04-02T08:46:48.926-07:00Crufts Hotel Deal 2014<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Crufts Hotel 2014 </span></b></div>
<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We would love to invite all those who are dog lovers to attend the world famous dog show Crufts and stay with us near the NEC. Crufts Dog Show is Thursday the 6th to Sunday the 9th of March 2014 inclusive. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fantastic demonstrations and competitions of all the major dog sports including all the finals for heelwork to music, agility and obedience. Of course there is also halls and halls of shopping plus discover dogs too. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Rates shown are per room and include a three course evening meal and full english and continental breakfast at the Holiday Inn Coventry. It is a fantastic deal and represents excellent value at greatly reduced prices. The hotel also has bar facilities, a swimming pool with steam room, sauna and Jacuzzi and a gym all inclusive in the room rates. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you are competing at Crufts dogs are also welcome in the hotel for a small fee of £15 per stay. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Please remember you cannot take your own dogs to Crufts unless they have qualified to take part. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Rates Are: </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>For a Double or Twin Room </b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mon to Thurs = £95 per night,</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fri/Sat/Sun = £80 per night </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>For Single Occupancy </b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mon to Thurs =£80 per night, </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fri/Sat/Sun = £65 per night </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>For a Triple Room </b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mon to Thurs = £105 per night, </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fri/Sat/Sun = £90 per night </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you would like to book a room at the hotel please let me know by the 1st of September 2013 latest – a £10 non refundable deposit is required per room per night by that date. The Balance must be paid before on by the 1st of January 2014. My phone number for any questions or to book is 07958522732 or email miranda@sussexcountydogtraining.co.uk </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Would be great to have you there, Miranda. x</span></div>
Sussex County Dog Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602867456123781555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853684687509461987.post-81026671602550175452013-04-02T08:22:00.001-07:002013-04-02T08:36:14.499-07:00Attacking The Vacuum Cleaner??<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">First Thing, keep taking him out if you need to hoover unless you
are training him (popping the dog in the car also tends to work). The more he
growls and barks at the hoover the more ingrained the habit becomes and the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Have the hoover off and still and simply treat him for looking at it
or touching it but this should be done under his free will and the treats
thrown away from the hoover. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Put the hoover in the furthest room from where you are training and
turn it on. Shut all the doors so the sound is muffled. Mark each time he looks
towards where the noise is coming from with a "yes"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the sound is coming from and repeat. Remember you do not want him to see the
hoover, even when you are moving it from room to room. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Open the door to the furthest room and have the hoover on, same
method reward him for looking but throw the treat away from where the hoover is
(this needs to be the biggest distance in your house. You may also want to do
these exercises on lead to prevent him rushing at the hoover. If at any stage
he barks, growls or lunges however you have moved through the stages too quick.
Don't forget to use amazing AAA+++ treats only the best will do and human food
is normally the best!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Advance the game “look at the hoover” you are trying to get him closer
and closer to the stationary but turned on hoover but without him showing any
signs of stress or worry. It should be a game and he should be happy at all
stages. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Now move him right away from the Hoover and turn it off, have some
one else move it as if very very slowly hoovering and repeat the look at the
hoover eat a treat game. Slowly move closer again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Build up the speed of the turned off hoover until he will tolerate
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">More right away again but now turn it on - repeat all the above
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Now he should feel much better about the hoover but as a rule always
pop him in another room with a lovely chew or bone to eat when you are
hoovering. He is obviously frightened of it and whilst he should now feel
better why make him tolerate something which he is so uncomfortable
about? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">This should take about a month to achieve with very short daily
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">If you would like a one to one to combat this however please don't
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Whilst there are some behaviours that are very hard to change, all behaviours can be altered in some way to some extent. These changes are very possible but they require a few things from the people training them.<br />
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<li>A desire to change the behaviour in their dog that is strong enough that they will change their own lifestyle and routines and of course the ability for the owner to do this. </li>
<li>A dedication to changing the behaviour that will last as long as the dog lives.</li>
<li>Hard work and practise. </li>
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Whenever you try to change behaviour it takes time, regular practise and the dedication to keep practising for as long as it takes. In some cases this will be forever.<br />
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Having recently embarked on training my dog a new discipline that I have never before attempted and also making the decision that in order to do this I will need to get fit it has really been made clear to me why so many people fail to change their dogs behaviours to the extent they desire.<br />
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Training to get fit takes real dedication, committing to regular exercise, forever. Pushing yourself harder and possibly changing your routines and diet to fit with your new way of life. Without this you will not get fit, or you will get a degree of fitness but not what you could ultimately achieve. Of course there is also the fact that if you stop training you will again become unfit.<br />
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Training a dog to perform the required behaviours really well also takes all these things. The bigger change you require the more dedication it will take. The things that are required are:<br />
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<li>Real dedication to run through training exercises and situational training every day. </li>
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<li>To train in alternative and new behaviour that is incompatible with the behaviour you want to change or stop. To keep that behaviour strong by practising it every day.</li>
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<li>To proof the new behaviours so the dog will do them regardless of how hard the situation they find themselves in or what ever distractions are thrown at them. </li>
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<li>To be ready change personal routines and those of your dog, your expectations for your life with the dog (i.e. that it wont be the easy ride you had anticipated), to realise that the changes you make and the training you commit to will be life long.</li>
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In short many people do not or cannot dedicate enough resources to altering their dogs behaviours and thus do not make the improvements they seek. Whilst the right advice and coaching cannot be ignored, it is only effective if the advice and techniques are followed and more importantly practised. </div>
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A great trainer will guide a client through these processes, explaining what is required, talking about how to make changes, what solutions are possible. Teach the client how to train the dog so they can practise, teach the client coping mechanisms for when things don't go to plan. Showing the client how to build on successes and improve the behaviour all the time till the client feels safe, happy and in control. Make sure they motivate and inspire their clients to keep going because the persistence of trying with the right techniques and support is essential. </div>
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Teaching your dog not to jump up is about being consistent. I regularly see people telling their dogs to get off or down - the main problem is that this gives the dog attention every-time they jump - reinforcing the behaviour. Ignoring jumping can be really difficult as jumping up often hurts or can really knock the person the dog is jumping at.<br />
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DID YOU KNOW? - If you randomly reward a behaviour it becomes stronger than if you reward it all the time. Thats why jumping up, counter surfing and begging are so hard to break ... someone in the dogs life is 'sometimes' rewarding the behaviour. Thus randomly rewarding it - making it stronger still.<br />
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In this Video Emily Larlham shows you how to train the dog not to jump in the first place by rewarding the dog quickly and regularly for having four feet on the floor. She also puts the treat on the floor to stop the dog looking up for the reward.<br />
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Pay attention to the need to reward BEFORE the dog has jumped. This means you always need to be prepared whist teaching it, have treats ready in places around the house, by the front door inside and out, and always on your person when out and about. Remember keep some rewards up occasionally once trained (thus randomly rewarding this new feet on the floor behaviour, making it stronger!!).<br />
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When you don't have time or effort to train the dog don't allow them to jump at people by having them on the lead and standing far enough away your dog cannot make contact with people should he jump. Make sure people do not speak to him if he is leaping about on the lead. You can also put him in his crate or another room or garden if you have people round and you don't feel like training him the whole time. Sometimes you will also have guests of a certain type and it is not appropriate to train the dog with them there.<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Puppy biting seldom causes appreciable harm, but many bites are quite painful and elicit an
appropriate reaction—a yelp and a pause in an otherwise extremely enjoyable play session.
Thus, your puppy learns that his sharp teeth and weak jaws can hurt. Since your puppy enjoys
play-fighting, he will begin to inhibit the force of his biting to keep the game going. Thus your
puppy will learn to play-bite gently before he acquires the formidable teeth and strong jaws of
an adolescent dog.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Forbidding a young puppy from biting altogether may offer immediate and temporary relief,
but it is potentially dangerous because your puppy will not learn that his jaws can inflict pain.
Consequently, if ever provoked or frightened as an adult, the resultant bite is likely to be painful
and cause serious injury.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Certainly, puppy play-biting must be controlled, but only in a progressive and systematic
manner. The puppy must be taught to inhibit the force of his bites, </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">before </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">puppy biting is
forbidden altogether. Once your puppy has developed a soft mouth, there is plenty of time to
inhibit the frequency of his now gentler mouthing.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Teaching your puppy to inhibit the force of his bites is a two-step process: first, teach the
pup not to hurt you; and second, teach your pup not to exert any pressure at all when biting.
Thus the puppy's biting will become gentle mouthing.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Puppies bite. And thank goodness they do! Puppy play-fighting and play-biting are essential for
your puppy to develop a soft mouth as an adult.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Teaching your puppy to inhibit the frequency of his mouthing is a two-step process: first,
teach your puppy that whereas mouthing is OK, he must stop when requested; and second,
teach your pup never to initiate mouthing unless requested.
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">It is not necessary to hurt or frighten your pup to teach her
that biting hurts. A simple "Ouch!" is sufficient. If your
pup acknowledges your "ouch" and stops biting, praise
her, lure her to sit (to reaffirm that you are in control),
reward her with a liver treat, and then resume playing. If
your pup ignores the "ouch" and continues biting, yelp
"Owwwww!" and leave the room. Your puppy has lost her
playmate. Return after a 30-second time-out and make up
by lure-rewarding your puppy to come, sit, lie down, and
calm down, before resuming play.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Do not attempt to take hold of your pup’s collar, or
carry her to confinement; you are out of control and she
will probably bite you again. Consequently, play with
your puppy in a room where it is safe to leave her if she
does not respond to your yelp. If she ignores you, she
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Once your pup's biting no longer hurts, still pretend that it does. Greet harder nips with a yelp
of pseudo-pain. Your puppy will soon get the idea: "Whooahh! These humans are soooo super-
sensitive. I'll have to be much gentler when I bite them." The pressure of your puppy's bites
will progressively decrease until play-biting becomes play-mouthing.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Never allow your puppy to mouth human hair or clothing. Hair and clothing cannot feel.
Allowing a puppy to mouth hair, scarves, shoelaces, trouser legs, or gloved hands,
inadvertently trains the puppy to bite harder, extremely close to human flesh!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Should a dog ever bite as an adult, both the prognosis for rehabilitation and the fate of
the dog are almost always decided by the severity of the injury, which is predetermined by
the level of bite inhibition the dog acquired during puppyhood. The most important survival
lesson for a puppy is to learn bites cause pain! Your puppy can only learn this lesson if he
is allowed to play-bite other puppies and people, and if he receives appropriate feedback.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">For more detailed information about bite-inhibition exercises, read our </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">Preventing
Aggression </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">booklet and watch the </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">SIRIUS Puppy Training </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">and </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">Biting </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">DVDs. Both are
available on-line from www.amazon.com. If you feel you are having any difficulty
whatsoever teaching your puppy to play-bite gently, </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">seek help immediately. </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">To locate a
Certified Pet Dog Trainer (CPDT) in your area, contact the Association of Pet Dog Trainers
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<br /><br />Dogs use their mouths to interact with their environment, so it is normal for a puppy to want to bite your hands or clothes. However in our society it is highly inappropriate. To train a puppy to stop using their mouth when interacting with humans is simple. All you have to do is set up training scenarios where your puppy would normally start biting and train an alternate response- calmly sitting, lying down, standing, or walking with a closed mouth. First you would start with the least arousing game- so simply just a reaching hand. As you reach, click or say "yes" and then feed a treat. As the puppy is successful you can progress to more and more arousing stimulus.<br /><br />You should not allow your dog to be man handled or petted roughly. Petting should not only be rewarding for the human but for the dog as well. However at some point in your dogs life, someone might get to your dog before you can stop them and be overly rough. You can prepare your dog for these situations by playing training games. But when these situations do occur in real life, respect your dog, and get them out of the stressful situation. Do practice handling exercises for grooming as well as vet visits regularly...<br /><br />Tips-<br /><br />These exercises should only be done by ADULTS. As children can actually TEACH dogs to find mouthing and biting fun.<br /><br />If you want to work with your child as the distraction, have your puppy with you on leash while you control all interactions. Making sure to end the game if the puppy is getting too aroused. </div>
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(Once your puppy is good at these games you can also teach your child how to appropriately interact with your dog under your supervision. Miranda)<br /><br />Put your puppy on leash and tether him to a door so that you can escape him if you make a mistake by progressing too quickly and elicit mouthing.<br /><br />If your puppy starts mouthing you during the training games it means you have gone too far too quickly- go back a step and make the game easier.<br /><br />Make sure your puppy can always back away from you, so they don't feel trapped or forced when being handled. This is because they could start learning to bite out of fear or stress.<br /><br />If you have an adult dog or adolescent dog that is mouthy watch my Handling Shyness video.</div>
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<br /><br />If you must rough house with your dog- have a structured game where you hold a toy in each hand that the dog can bite. Never allow your dog to bite your hands when playing. If you feel teeth the game ends. Always have a cue to start and end the game, and never reinforce the dog for starting the game on his own.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If your pet is not accustomed to the car, take it for a few short rides before the trip. This can help keep your pet from becoming nervous or agitated, and may lessen the effects of motion sickness. If, after a number of practice trips, your pet continues to cry excessively or becomes sick please contact Miranda or Jeff. </span></div>
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While packing for your trip, remember to throw in a few of your pet's favourite toys, food and water bowls, a leash, and food. You should also carry a first aid kit for your pet and know basic pet first aid. If your pet is on medication, be sure to have plenty for the trip, and then some.</div>
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Find hotels, bed and breakfasts, and campsites that accept animals and book them ahead of time. Learn more about the area you will be visiting. Your vet can tell you if there are any diseases like heartworm or Lyme disease and vaccinations or medications your pets may require. If travelling outside of the UK your pet may require a pet passport. A health examination following your trip should be considered to determine if any internal parasites (roundworms, hookworms, heartworms) or external parasites (ticks, fleas) were picked up in contaminated exercise or wooded areas.</div>
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</span></span>Sussex County Dog Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602867456123781555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853684687509461987.post-35581659478165216692012-07-29T10:42:00.001-07:002012-07-29T10:47:35.992-07:00Barking by Ian Dumbar<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Some dogs get extremely worked up when visitors ring the
doorbell, or when dogs walk by the house. Some spaniels
and terriers bark at the drop of a hat. And our good friend
Larry Labrador will bark whenever a leaf falls from a tree
three roads away. Barking is as characteristically doggy as
wagging a tail or burying a bone. It would be inane and
inhumane to try to stop your dog from barking altogether:
"You’ll never bark in this town again!" After all, some
barking is extremely useful. My dogs are much more
efficient than the doorbell and much more convincing than a
burglar alarm. The goal then, is to teach dogs normally to be
calm and quiet but to sound the alarm when intruders enter
your property. The barking problem may be resolved to our
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Dogs bark the most right after their owners leave home for the day. The easiest way to
immediately reduce woof-frequency is by exclusively feeding your dog from hollow chew toys.
Each evening weigh out and moisten your dog’s kibble or raw diet for the following day. Squish
the gooey food into hollow chewtoys (Kong products and sterilized bones) and put them in the
freezer overnight. In the morning, give your dog some frozen stuffed chewtoys. Your dog will
spend well over an hour extricating his breakfast from the chewtoys. And if your dog is busying
himself with chewtoys, he will be lying down quietly! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Do not leave an excessive barker outdoors. Garden-bound dogs are exposed to many more
disturbances and their barks more easily penetrate the neighborhood. Leave your dog comfortably
in a single room (away from the street) with a radio playing to mask outside disturbances. If you
have been leaving your dog outside because he soils or destroys the house, housetrain and
chewtoy train your dog so he may enjoy indoor comforts when you are away from home.
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">It is easier to teach your dog to shush when he is calm and focused. Therefore, teaching your dog to
"Woof" on cue is the first step in "Shush" training, thus enabling you to teach "Shush" at your
convenience, and not at inconvenient times when the dog decides to bark. Moreover, teaching
"Shush" is now much easier because your dog is not barking uncontrollably—barking was your idea!
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cue for your assistant to ring the bell. Praise your dog profusely when he barks (prompted by the
doorbell); maybe even bark along with your dog. After a few good woofs, say "Shush" and then
waggle a tasty food treat in front of his nose. Your dog will stop barking as soon as he sniffs the
treat because it is impossible to sniff and woof simultaneously. Praise your dog as he sniffs
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Repeat this routine a dozen or so times and your dog will
learn to anticipate the doorbell ringing whenever you ask him
to speak. Eventually your dog will bark after your request but
before the doorbell rings, meaning that your dog has learned to
bark on command. Similarly, your dog will learn to anticipate
the likelihood of sniffables following your "Shush" request.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Over repeated "Woof" and "Shush" trials, progressively
increase the length of required shush-time before offering a
food reward—at first just two seconds, then three, then five,
eight, twelve, twenty, and so on. By alternating instructions to
woof and shush, the dog is praised and rewarded for barking on
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Remember, always speak softly when instructing your dog to shush, and reinforce your dog's
silence with whisper-praise. The more softly you speak, the more your dog will be inclined to pay
attention and listen (and therefore, not bark).
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Invite a dozen people for afternoon tea to teach your dog when, and when not, to bark. Instruct
your visitors (some with dogs) to walk by the house a number of times before ringing the doorbell.
When the first person walks by the house, it will take all of your attention to keep your dog
shushed. But persevere: it will be easier when the same person walks by the second time, and
again easier on the third pass by. Eventually your dog will habituate and will no longer alert to the
same person's presence in the street. Profusely praise your dog and offer treats for silent vigilance.
Repeat reinforcement for quiet vigilance several times on subsequent passes by. But when the
visitor starts up the garden path, eagerly and urgently say "Speak! Speak! Speak!" Praise your dog
when he woofs, and then instruct him to sit and shush at the front door while you welcome the
visitor. If your dog exuberantly barks and bounces at this point, simply wait until he sits and
shushes and then praise and offer a treat. Have the visitor leave and come back a number of times.
Eventually, your dog will greet him by sitting in silence. This procedure becomes easier with each
new visitor. Your dog soon learns to watch passersby in silence and to give voice when they step
on your property, but to sit and shush when they are invited indoors—a trained neighborhood
watchdog, which even non-dog-owning neighbors will welcome on the street where they live.</span><br />
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calmer and bark less, you will need numerous stuffable chewtoys. To teach your dog to "Woof"
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Puppies are naturally noisy and hyperactive. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Puppies are
exuberant when greeting, playing, and when expressing
friendliness and appeasement. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">However, adult dogs are
noisy and hyperactive because they are untrained and
have unintentionally been encouraged to act that way. For
example, eagerly jumping puppies are petted by people,
who later get angry when the dog jumps up as an adult.
The dog's only crime? It grew!
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Sadly, adult dogs receive considerable abuse for
expressing their enthusiasm and exuberance. For example,
"The Trainers from the Dark Side" recommend teaching a
dog not to jump up by shouting at the dog; squirting him in
the face with water or lemon juice; swatting him on the nose
with a rolled-up newspaper; yanking on the dog's leash;
hanging the dog by his choke-collar; squeezing the dog's
front paws; treading on his hind paws; kneeing the dog in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">the chest; or flipping the dog over backwards. Surely these methods are a bit cruel for a dog that's
just trying to say hello. Indeed, in the words of Confucius, "There is no need to use an axe to
remove a fly from the forehead of a friend." Why not just teach dogs to sit when greeting people?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: BluePrint; font-size: 16pt; vertical-align: 1pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Train your puppy or dog to come, sit, and lie down. Simple instructions such as "Sit"
and "Lie down" are extremely effective solutions for nearly all doggy activity problems. Rather than
telling the pup "No, no, no!" and "NO!" for everything she does that annoys you, simply ask her to
lie down, and then praise and reward her for doing so. If she lies down obediently, she cannot run
around the living room, chase her tail, chase the cat, hump the cat, jump on the furniture, jump up
and down in the car, run out the front door, or chase and jump on children. Lying down and most
behavior problems are mutually exclusive; your dog cannot lie down and misbehave at the same
time. Take the initiative and direct your puppy's behavior by teaching her to lie down on request.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><br />
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individual pieces as lures and rewards during oodles of five-second training interludes throughout
the day. Practice in every room of the house, in the car (while stationary), and on walks. Pause
every 25 yards and instruct your puppy to perform a series of body positions: for example, sit-
down-sit-stand-down-stand. Within just a couple of days you'll have a totally different dog.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Be smart. Be kind. Teach your puppy (or adult dog) to settle down and shush when requested
and how to greet people in a mannerly fashion. Both dog noise and exuberance may be controlled
and channeled into appropriate outlets.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Simple reward training methods work wonders with out-of-control adolescent and adult dogs.
Hold a piece of kibble in your hand but don't give it to your dog. Stand perfectly still and give no
instructions; simply watch to see what your dog does. Characteristically, the dog will run through
his entire behavior repertoire. Your dog will wiggle, waggle, circle, twirl, jump-up, lick, paw,
back-up, and bark...but eventually he will sit or lie down. Praise him and offer the piece of kibble
as soon as he sits (or lies down—your choice). Then take a gigantic step (to reactivate Rover), and
stand still with another piece of kibble in your hand. Repeat the above sequence until Rover sits </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">immediately after you take each step and then begin to progressively increase the delay before
offering the kibble. Maybe count out the seconds in "good dogs"—"Good dog one, good dog two,
good dog three, etc." If Rover breaks his sit while you are counting, simple turn your back on him,
take a three-second timeout, and repeat the sequence again. In no time at all you will be able to
count out 20 "good dogs" as Rover sits and stays calmly, looking up at you expectantly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Move from room to room repeating this exercise. When walking Rover, stand still every 25
yards and wait for him to sit, then praise him and continue the walk. After handfeeding your dog
just one meal in this fashion indoors and on one long walk with sits every 25-yards, you'll have a
calmer and much more attentive dog.
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Jumping up deserves a special mention because it is the cause of so much frustration and abuse.
Right from the outset, teach your puppy to sit when greeting people. Sitting is the obvious
theoretical solution because a dog cannot sit and jump up at the same time. However, it may
initially be difficult to teach your dog to sit when greeting people because he is so excited that he
doesn't hear what you say. Consequently, you will need to troubleshoot his training.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">First practice sits (as described above) in locations where your dog normally greets people,
e.g., on-leash outdoors, and especially indoors by the front door. Then invite over ten friends for
a dog training party. Today your dog's dinner will be handfed by guests at the front door and by
friends on a walk. After eventually getting your dog to sit to greet the first guest, praise your dog
and have the guest offer a piece of kibble. Then ask the guest to leave and ring the doorbell again.
In fact, repeat front-door greetings until your dog greets the first guest in a mannerly fashion three
times in a row. Then repeat the process with the other nine guests. In one training party you will
probably practice over a hundred front-door greetings. Then ask your all your guests to leave one
at a time and walk round the block. Put your dog on leash and walk around the block in the opposite
direction. As you approach each person, instruct your dog to sit. Praise him when he does so and
have the person offer a couple of pieces of kibble. After five laps, you will have practiced 50
sidewalk greetings. Now your dog will be ready to sit to greet </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">bona fide </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">guests at home and
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">To be fair to your dog, make sure that she has ample opportunity to let off steam in an acceptable
fashion. Sign up for flyball and agility classes. Play fetch with tennis balls and Frisbees and do
yo-yo recalls (back and forth between two people) in the park. Formalize "crazy time"—train your
dog to jump for bubbles, or play "tag" and chase your dog around the house. And maybe train your
dog that it is acceptable to jump up on cue—to give you a welcome-home hug.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">To learn more, read </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">Doctor Dunbar's Good Little Dog Book </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">and our </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">HyperDog </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">booklet,
available on-line from www.amazon.com. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: BluePrint; font-size: 16px;">Reprinted by www.dogstardaily.com with permission of Dr. Ian Dunbar and James & Kenneth Publishers, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: BluePrint; font-size: 16px;">behavior blueprint by Dr. Ian Dunbar</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Your new puppydog needs lots of attention
(companionship, education, and play), but also to be
taught how to entertain himself appropriately and how to
thoroughly enjoy his time when left at home alone.
Otherwise, a social vacuum can be a very lonely place.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Puppies and dogs predictably develop housesoiling,
chewing, digging, and barking problems if allowed too
much freedom and too little supervision and guidance
during their first few weeks at home. Puppies and newly
adopted dogs may become overdependent if allowed
unrestricted access to their owners during the initial time
in their new home. Overdependent dogs often become
anxious when left at home alone, and they attempt to
adapt to the boredom and stress of solitary confinement
by busying themselves with doggy activities—chewing,
digging, barking—which soon become owner-absent
behavior problems. What else is there to do? Severely
stressed dogs may work themselves up into a frenzy and
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<span style="font-family: BluePrint; font-size: 16pt; vertical-align: 1pt;">A Special Place<br />
</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Dogs are den animals, and they value their own special place — a place for peaceful retreat, a
methodical chew, or even a snooze. A doggy den (a collapsible and portable dog crate and dog
bed) is an ideal training tool. Apart from its obvious uses for transporting dogs by car, train or plane, a
crate may be used for short-term confinement when you cannot supervise your puppy—to
keep him out of mischief and prevent him from making housesoiling, destructive chewing, and
digging mistakes. In addition, the crate may be used specifically to create good household habits:
to housetrain your puppy; to establish a hard-to-break chewtoy habit; to reduce excessive
barking; to prevent inappropriate digging; and to foster confidence and calmness.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Right from the outset, when you are home, regularly confine your pup for "little quiet moments"
in his dog crate in order to teach household manners and imbue confidence. Then your dog can
look forward to enjoying a lifetime with the full run of your house, whether you are home or not.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">A dog crate is really no different than a child's crib, playpen, or bedroom. The first item on the
agenda is to teach your puppy to thoroughly enjoy spending time in his doggy den. Stuff your
puppy's first meal into a hollow chew-toy</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">, tie the chewtoy inside the
crate, and leave the door open so the pup may come and go as he pleases. Praise your puppy while
he chews the chewtoy and supervise the puppy if he leaves the crate. Once the pup has settled
down for a quiet chew, you may close the crate door. For your pup's second meal, put the stuffed
chewtoys inside the crate and shut the door with the puppy on the outside. Once your puppy
worries at the crate to get to his dinner, let the puppy enter his crate and close the door behind </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">him. From now on, always give your puppy a stuffed chewtoy when confining him to his crate.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">When at home, always confine your puppydog with a variety of hollow chewtoys stuffed with kibble
and treats. Confining a dog to a crate with an attractive chewtoy is like confining a child to an empty
room with a video game. This is called autoshaping. All you have to do is set up the situation, and
your dog will automatically train herself. Each treat extricated from the chewtoy progressively
reinforces chewing chewtoys and settling down calmly and quietly. Your dog will soon become
hooked on her chewtoy-habit, leaving very little time for inappropriate chewing, digging, or barking.
And if your puppydog is happily preoccupied chewing her chewtoy, she will fret less.
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Preparing dogs for inevitable periods of solitary </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">confinement—and specifically teaching them
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">how to occupy their time when left at home alone—is the most pressing humane consideration for
any new puppy in any household. Every dog requires some form of enjoyable occupational
therapy. Vocational chewtoy chewing is the easiest and most enjoyable solution.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Dogs are crepuscular (most active at dawn and dusk), and so it is pretty easy to teach them how
to calmly pass the time of day. During your puppydog's first few days and weeks at home,
regularly confine him to a crate with stuffed chewtoys. Prepare the pup for your absence when
you are present. When at home, it is possible to monitor your pup's behavior when confined for
numerous short periods throughout the day. Your puppy's first impressions of an established
daily routine create an acceptable and enjoyable </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">status quo </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">for years to come. Remember, once
your puppy is confident, independent, and trained, he may enjoy free range of your house and
garden for the rest of his life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">To learn more, read </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">Doctor Dunbar's Good Little Dog Book </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">and our <i>Home Alone </i></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">booklet, available on-line from www.amazon.com. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: BluePrint; font-size: 16px;">Reprinted by www.dogstardaily.com with permission of Dr. Ian Dunbar and James & Kenneth Publishers, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: BluePrint; font-size: 16px;">behavior blueprint by Dr. Ian Dunbar</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">Dogs consider digging to be a perfectly normal and
natural doggy activity. In fact, terriers consider
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">When you are away from home, keep your dog indoors. When you are at home, try your best
to accompany your dog outdoors to supervise and teach garden rules.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Housesoiling, destructive chewing, and hyperactivity are the most common reasons why
dogs are relegated to unsupervised, solitary confinement in the garden, where they predictably
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">Some dogs dig to escape because they cannot bear the boredom and anxiety of solitary
confinement in the garden. Escaping is exceedingly dangerous for your dog's health. So if you
decide to leave your dog in the garden, make the garden more interesting and be sure to fix the fence.
Also make sure your dog has a cool resting place in the summer and warmth in the winter.
Teach your dog to dissipate digging energy with other activities. Make sure your dog is well
exercised (psychologically as well as physically) and entertained, and thus has no need to dig
to escape from the garden. Teach recreational diggers to become recreational chewers. If your dog
is busying himself with a chewtoy, he has little time to dig. Consequently, chewtoys stuffed
with breakfast kibble are the best objects to leave indoors, or to bury in your dog’s digging pit.
You must teach your dog how to entertain himself outdoors. This means your dog needs
chewtoys outside, too.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: 1pt;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: 1pt;">Redirect Digging to a Digging Pit</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Since you consider your dog’s choice of digging
locations to be inappropriate, choose a location to
your liking and teach your dog to dig there. Build
your dog a digging pit (much like a child’s sandbox)
in a suitable corner of the garden.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Bury a meaty bone in your dog's digging pit. Your little doggie will be utterly delighted when she finds a huge meaty bone. Now, this single simple procedure may not totally prevent holes in other areas of the garden, but your dog will now be much more inclined to dig in her
digging pit. </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Every morning, fill several chewtoys with your dog’s breakfast kibble and bury them in her
digging pit. Your dog will discover that the digging pit is a virtual treasure trove where she can
find toys for sustenance and entertainment.</span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: 1pt;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: 1pt;">Garden Rules</span><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gf9ndTD5m3M/UBRvFAcpiFI/AAAAAAAAATE/2HuaRvnoBJE/s1600/IMG_0145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gf9ndTD5m3M/UBRvFAcpiFI/AAAAAAAAATE/2HuaRvnoBJE/s320/IMG_0145.JPG" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Once the dog's digging activities have been redirected to a suitable location in your garden, you
might consider protecting other parts of the garden. Lay down chicken wire or chain-link
fencing over the lawn and flower beds, add plenty of topsoil, and reseed.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Use boundary fences to partition the garden into doggy and non-doggy zones. The fences are
not meant to be dog proof; rather, they are used as training aids to clearly demarcate lawn and
garden boundaries to help you teach the rules. Always try to accompany your dog when he goes
outside, especially during puppyhood or the first few months an older dog is at home.
Remember, an owner in the garden is worth two in front of the television! It is not fair to keep
garden rules a secret from your dog and then get angry with the dog for breaking rules he didn’t
even know existed. Encourage and praise your dog for walking on paths and for lying down in
dog zones. Tie a number of stuffed chewtoys to ground stakes or hang them from tree branches
in dog zones to encourage your dog to want to spend time in those areas. Discourage your dog
from entering non-doggy zones.</span></span><br />
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Chewing is essential for maintaining the health of
your dog's teeth, jaws, and gums. Puppies
especially have a strong need to chew to relieve the
irritation and inflammation of teething. Dogs chew
to relieve anxiety and boredom, as well as for
entertainment. Your dog’s jaws are his tools for
carrying objects and for investigating his
surroundings. Essentially, a dog’s approach to all
items in his environment is “Can I chew it?”<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Dogs generally sleep at night and in the middle of
the day. However, chewing is your dog’s primary
form of entertainment during his morning and late
afternoon activity peaks. After all, there are only so
many things your dog can do when left at home
alone. He can hardly read a novel, telephone
friends, or watch the soaps! Indeed, most chewing
sprees stem from your dog's relentless quest for
some form of occupational therapy to pass the time
of day when left at home alone or un-monitored.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Chewing is a perfectly normal, natural, and necessary canine behavior. Prevention and
treatment of destructive chewing focus on management and education—to prevent your dog
from chewing inappropriate items and to redirect your dog's natural chewing-urge to
appropriate, acceptable, and resilient chew toys.
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">When leaving home, confine your puppy or dog to a long-term confinement area, such as a single
room or puppy play pen or crate —your puppy’s playroom—with a comfortable bed, a bowl of water, a doggy toilet (if not
yet housetrained), and nothing to chew but <u>half a dozen</u> freshly-stuffed chewtoys. Housetrained
adult dogs may be confined (with their chewtoys) to a dog crate. Your dog will happily settle down and entertain himself with his chewtoys as soon as you leave in
the morning, and later he will be more inclined to search for chewtoys when he wakes up in anticipation
of your afternoon return. This is important since most chewing activity occurs right after you leave
home and right before you return. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">When you return, instruct your dog to fetch his chewtoys so you can extricate any liver or treats which he could not get out and give them to him.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">When you are home but cannot watch your puppy carefully, confine your puppy to her doggy den (crate) with nothing but a freshly-stuffed
chewtoy for entertainment. Every hour on the hour (or at longer intervals with housetrained adult dogs),
take your puppydog to her doggy toilet (see </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">Housetraining</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">), and if she goes, praise her and
play some chewtoy games with her before putting her back in her crate with a freshly stuffed chewtoy.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">The purpose of confinement is to prevent your dog from chewing inappropriate items around
the house and to maximize the likelihood your dog will develop a chewtoy habit. If you can watch your dog carefully he or she does not need to be crated, if you need to answer the phone, have a shower etc be sure to put your puppy back in his/her doggy den. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;">Redirect Chewing to Chewtoys</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">The confinement schedule described above optimizes self-training;
your dog will train herself to chew chewtoys. In fact your dog will
soon become a chewtoyaholic. With a good chewtoy habit, your
puppy will no longer want to destroy carpets, curtains, couches,
clothes, chair legs, computer disks, children's toys, or electrical
cords. Your dog will be less likely to develop into a recreational
barker. And also, your dog will happily settle down calmly and
quietly and will no longer be bored or anxious when left alone.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">You must also actively train your dog to want to chew chewtoys.<br />
Offer praise and maybe a liver treat every time you notice your dog chewing chewtoys. Do not take chew toy chewing for granted. Let your dog know that you strongly approve of her newly acquired, appropriate, and
acceptable hobby. Play chewtoy games with your dog, such as fetch, search, and tug-of-war.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Chewtoys should be indestructible and nonconsumable. Consumption of non-food items is
decidedly dangerous for your dog's health. Also, destruction of chewtoys necessitates their regular
replacement, which can be expensive. However, compared with the cost of reupholstering just one
couch, £50 worth of chewtoys seems a pretty wise investment.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Kongs, Tuff Toys, Biscuit Balls, Big Kahuna footballs, and sterilized long-bones are by far the best chewtoys.
They are made of natural products, are hollow, and may be stuffed with food to entice your dog to
chew them exclusively. To prevent your dog from porking out, ensure that you only stuff chewtoys
with part of your dog's daily diet (kibble or raw food) with a few nuggets of really yummy treats for him to be surprised by. Firmly squish a piece of liver in
the small hole in the Kong, fill the rest of the cavity with moistened kibble and a few yummy treats, and then put the Kongs
in the freezer. Voila, Kongsicles! As the kibble thaws, some falls out easily to reinforce your dog as
soon as she shows interest. Other bits of kibble come out only after your dog has worried at the Kong
for several minutes, thus reinforcing your dog's chewing over time. The liver is the best part. Your
dog may smell the liver, see the liver, (and maybe even talk to the liver), but she cannot get it out.
And so your dog will continue to gnaw contentedly at the Kong until she falls asleep.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Until your dog is fully chewtoy-trained, do not feed her from a bowl. Instead, feed all kibble,
canned food, and raw diets from chewtoys, or handfeed meals as rewards when you notice your dog
is chewing a chew toy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Here is a great video on stuffing Kongs: </span><br />
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becomes a bad habit because dogs develop
strong location, substrate, and olfactory
preferences for their improvised indoor toilet
areas. To housetrain your puppy: first,
prevent any more mistakes; and second, teach
your puppy where you would like him to
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Mistakes are a disaster since they set a bad
precedent and create bad habits, which can be
hard to break. Consequently, you must
prevent mistakes at all cost. Whenever you
are not at home for longer periods of time, leave your dog in a long-term
confinement area, such as a single room
indoors with easy-to-clean floors (bathroom,
kitchen, or utility room)—this will be your
puppy’s playroom.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Provide your dog with fresh water, a number of stuffed chewtoys for entertainment, a
comfortable bed in one corner, and a doggy toilet in the corner diagonally opposite from his
bed. Your dog will naturally want to eliminate as far as possible from his bed, and so will
soon develop the good habit of using his toilet. And remember, good habits are just as hard
to break as bad habits.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">For a doggy toilet, use sheets of newspaper sprinkled with soil, or a litter tray filled with a roll
of turf, or a concrete paving slab. Thus your dog will develop olfactory and substrate preferences
for eliminating on soil, grass, or concrete.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">The purpose of long-term confinement is to confine your dog’s natural behaviors (including
urinating and defecating) to an area that is protected (thus preventing any mistakes around the
house when you are not there), and to help your dog quickly develop a strong preference for
eliminating on soil, grass, or concrete.
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">When you are at home, confine your dog to a short-term confinement area with a number of
stuffed chewtoys for entertainment. A portable dog crate makes an ideal doggy den. Alternatively,
keep your dog on a short lead fastened to an eye-hook in the skirting board near her bed, or attach
the lead to your belt. This way your dog may settle down beside you while you read, work at the
computer, or watch television.
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instruction), and hurry your dog (on lead) to her toilet (in your garden, or in the street outside the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">front door of your house or block of flats). Stand
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and offer three liver treats (or other fresh meat treat). Most puppies
will urinate within two minutes on each trip to a toilet
area, and defecate within three minutes on every other
trip. Once your dog realizes that she can cash in her
urine and feces for tasty treats, she will want to
eliminate in her toilet area. Soiling the house just does
not have comparable fringe benefits. Moreover, after a
dozen or so repetitions, you will have taught your dog to
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">If your dog does not eliminate during the allotted
three-minute toilet break, put her back inside her crate
for another hour.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">The purpose of short-term close confinement is to prevent any mistakes around the house when
you are home (but cannot devote undivided attention to your dog) and to predict when your dog
needs to eliminate. Temporarily (for no more than an hour at a time) confining a puppydog to a
small space (e.g., a dog crate) inhibits elimination, since the dog does not want to soil her sleeping
area. Consequently, your dog will want to go immediately upon release from confinement—
especially since hurrying to the toilet area will jiggle her bladder and bowels. Since you choose
when to release your dog, you may choose when your puppy eliminates, and since you can predict
when your dog needs to eliminate, you may be there to show her where to go, to reward your dog
for going, and to inspect and immediately clean up after your dog.
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of your house) before each walk. If your dog does not go within three minutes, put her back in her
crate and try again an hour later. However, if your dog does go, praise and reward her as usual
and then say “Let’s go for a walk.” With a no-feces/no-walk policy, you will soon have a very
speedy defecator. Moreover, elimination close to home facilitates clean-up and disposal; you will
not have to stroll the neighborhood weighed down with a bag of doggie poo.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: 1pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">The first week your puppy comes home is the most important week of her life. From the very first day, start an errorless housetraining and chewtoy-training program so that you prevent any future housesoiling, destructive chewing, excessive barking, or separation anxiety problems.</span><br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dHMFMm5hwfE/UBQl2jbpfsI/AAAAAAAAASg/BgfVx-CixgU/s1600/IMG_0884.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dHMFMm5hwfE/UBQl2jbpfsI/AAAAAAAAASg/BgfVx-CixgU/s320/IMG_0884.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">When you are not at home, leave your puppy in a long-term confinement area (puppy playroom, or crate with a puppy play pen attached), which has a comfortable bed, fresh water, several chewtoys stuffed with food, and a temporary indoor toilet. Long-term confinement prevents mistakes around the house and maximizes the likelihood your puppy will learn to chew chewtoys and use her toilet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">When you are at home but cannot pay full attention to your puppy, confine her to a small, short- term confinement area (doggy den or dog crate) with a couple of stuffed chewtoys. Confining your puppy to a den prevents any mistakes around the house, maximizes the likelihood your puppy will learn to chew chewtoys, and allows you to predict </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">when </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">your puppy would like to relieve herself. Knowing when your puppy wants to go makes housetraining easy because now you can show her where to go and reward her for going in the right spot. Confining a pup to a den temporarily inhibits elimination, so that every hour, you can take her to an appropriate toilet area. When she promptly pees (and sometimes poops), give her three liver treats as a reward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Confinement is a temporary management and training measure. Once your puppy has learned household manners, he may enjoy full run of your house for the rest of his life. </span></div>
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Other important things to do over the first few weeks include (check out are articles on these too):</div>
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<li>House Training</li>
<li>Socialisation</li>
<li>Leaving your Dog Home Alone</li>
<li>Teaching your Puppy to Play </li>
<li>Learning Bite Inhibition (Controlling Puppy Biting) </li>
<li>Choosing a Vet/Groomer/Dog Trainer </li>
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Suggested reading includes:</div>
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Before you get your Puppy - Ian Dumbar</div>
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After you get your Puppy - Ian Dumbar</div>
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The Power of Positive Dog Training - Pat Millar<br />
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<br /></div>Sussex County Dog Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602867456123781555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853684687509461987.post-60429958998777972372012-07-28T10:24:00.001-07:002012-07-29T06:43:42.311-07:00Choosing A Puppy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">The breed, type, size, activity level, hair colour, hair length, and sex of your prospective puppy are personal choices and best left entirely up to you and your family.</span><br />
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Once you have all agreed on a choice, approach friends, go to your local rescue centre or dog training school
to look for and "test-drive" at least six adult dogs of the type that you have selected. Test-
driving adult dogs will teach you more about what to expect from a puppy than any book or
video. Also, the experience of test-driving will ensure you know how to teach and control
adult dogs before you get your puppy. Really, the process of choosing a dog is not much
different from choosing a car. First, you need to learn to drive, and second, you want to
choose a car that looks and feels right to you.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">You will probably have read lots of well-meaning advice from pet professionals that advise
you, for example, not to get certain breeds if you have children, not to get large dogs if you live
in a flat, and not to get active dogs in the city. In reality, all breeds and types of dog can
be wonderful or problematic with children. It very much depends on whether or not the puppy was
trained how to act around children and the children were taught how to act around the puppy.
Because of their lower activity levels, large dogs adapt more quickly to living in a flat than little
dogs. Big dogs just take up more space. And active dogs can live in cities and built up areas just as active people
live in cities. In fact, town dogs tend to be walked and exercised more than suburban dogs.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">In the long run, it will be you who will be living with your puppy and teaching him to adjust
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</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">It is vital however that you know how to evaluate whether your prospective puppy is physically
and mentally healthy. Research your prospective puppy's lineage to confirm that his grandparents
and great-grandparents all lived to a ripe old age, and to check how many of his doggy family </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">suffered from breed-specific problems. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Long life is the best indicator of overall physical and
behavioral health and the best predictor that your puppy will have a long life expectancy. Research
well; you want your puppy to enjoy his sunset years with you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">In terms of behavioral development, by eight weeks of age your prospective puppy should be
housetrained, chewtoy-trained, outgoing, friendly, and sociable, and at the very least, know how
to come, sit, lie down, and roll over. <i>Any signs of fearfulness are absolutely abnormal in an eight-
week-old pup.
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">Check that the puppy was raised indoors, around human companionship and influence. Check
that the puppy uses a dog toilet, rather than urinating and defecating all over the floor (which he
will continue to do if you take him home). Check that hollow chewtoys stuffed with food are
readily available. Ask the breeder how many strangers, especially including men and children,
have handled and trained the puppies. Check for yourself how easy (or difficult) it is to hug and
handle (restrain and examine) your prospective puppy. Also check how quickly (or slowly) the
puppy learns to come, sit, lie down, and roll over for each family member.
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<b><br /></b></div>Sussex County Dog Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602867456123781555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853684687509461987.post-69480638797852623412012-03-27T05:26:00.001-07:002012-03-27T05:26:52.693-07:00Review - Kathy Sdao "Plenty in life is free"<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kathy Sdao has just launched a book and
dvd called "Plenty in life is free" which is an alternative training
model to rank/dominance based training models. In the book and dvd she talks
about SMART training and how this can be a simple, effective training method.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What is SMART training?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Smart means SEE, MARK and REWARD
training. Which means for all the behaviours you wish to reward and increase
when you see them, mark them with a word or a click and reward them. This
process will increase the behaviours happening more frequently. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. Write a list of behaviours that you
would like to see my frequently. e.g. dog lying in their bed, dog sitting, dog
retrieving balls, </span></span></div>
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"yes" or "good" or click</span></span></div>
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behaviours you would like to reward and repeat steps 3 and 4.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Who can use this method?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Anyone with any dog. The more observant
you are the more frequently the behaviours can be rewarded.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Can I use this method in class?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes, SEE, MARK and REWARD training, can
be used anywhere, any time. If you are training your dog in class and they do
the behaviour or a behaviour near what you would like than you can MARK the
behaviour and REWARD. </span></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Crufts Hotel 2012 </span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We would love to invite all those who are dog lovers to attend the world famous dog show Crufts and stay with us near the NEC.
Crufts Dog Show is Thursday the 7th to Sunday the 10th of March 2013 inclusive. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fantastic demonstrations and competitions of all the major dog sports including all the finals for heelwork to music, agility and obedience. Of course there is also halls and halls of shopping plus discover dogs too. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Rates shown are per room and include a three course evening meal and full english and continental breakfast at the Holiday Inn Coventry. It is a fantastic deal and represents excellent value at greatly reduced prices. The hotel also has bar facilities, a swimming pool with steam room, sauna and Jacuzzi and a gym all inclusive in the room rates. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you are competing at Crufts dogs are also welcome in the hotel for a small fee. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Please remember you cannot take your own dogs to Crufts unless they have qualified to take part. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Rates Are: </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>For a Double or Twin Room </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mon to Thurs = £95 per night,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fri/Sat/Sun = £80 per night </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>For Single Occupancy </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mon to Thurs =£80 per night, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fri/Sat/Sun = £65 per night </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>For a Triple Room </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mon to Thurs = £105 per night, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fri/Sat/Sun = £90 per night </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you would like to book a room at the hotel please let me know by the 1st of September 2012 latest – a £10 non refundable deposit is required per room per night by that date. The Balance must be paid before on by the 31st of January 2013.
My phone number for any questions or to book is 07958522732 or email miranda@sussexcountydogtraining.co.uk </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Would be great to have you there, Miranda. x</span>Sussex County Dog Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602867456123781555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853684687509461987.post-89069012068271181582012-03-12T09:47:00.002-07:002012-03-12T09:47:21.705-07:00Teaching Your Dog Leave<b><u>Teaching Leave </u></b><br />
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Leave means "don't interact with that".<br />
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"That" may mean a person, dog, rabbit, horse or cat.<br />
"That" could also be a dropped food wrapper or nice steaming pile of fresh horse poop.<br />
"That" is simply the thing you would like your dog to ignore, come away from, drop and leave alone.<br />
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"interact" means look at, touch, smell, move towards, think about.<br />
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So an example may be to ask your dog to "leave" the child with an ice-cream. As we do not wish to pair a negative with the child we will use a neutral tone of voice when training this command. We will not use harsh lead or collar corrections either. "leave" will start to mean to your dog "better stuff with owner" meaning your dog decides not to mug the child and their ice-cream but to return to you in expectation of something better.<br />
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This exercise will also need to be repeated many times in order to create an automatic response in your dog, your dog "leaves" the thing you want it to ignore because they have repeated the exercise "leave" so many times.<br />
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This video is from Emily Larlham, it is one of the best methods for teaching "leave":<br />
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<br />Sussex County Dog Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602867456123781555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853684687509461987.post-69940284281891516572012-03-06T05:48:00.003-08:002012-03-06T05:48:15.196-08:00Teaching Your Dog To Relax Properly<br />
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This video is a tutorial on how to teach your puppy or dog to be calm. </div>
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It is excellent for teaching dogs to truly relax, teaching a down stay or stay on the bed does not teach the do to relax, it teaches them to stay still. Your dog can still be very tense, stresses or alert even if they are still. Emily uses another dog as a distraction, you can also use other things at a low level which tend to over excite or arouse your dog. Start at a low level of distraction and work up to higher levels as the dog relaxes more and more and as they understand the concept of "settle". </div>
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This can work for dogs who chase shadows, are reactive to people and other dogs, are hyperactive, destructive, stressed or anxious. </div>
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Some dogs need help to learn how to relax. Calmness does not come naturally to some breeds .By reinforcing your dog for being calm, your dog will start to choose calmer behaviors in the future and actually enjoy being calm.</div>
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<b>Tips for teaching a Default Settle:</b></div>
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Don’t drop treats if the dog looks up at your hand as you move to give the dog the treat, instead try again later.</div>
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Don’t cue the dog “down”. It works better if the dog figures it out on his own and CHOOSES to lay down.</div>
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Use high value treats like real meat or cheese for such a wonderful behavior.</div>
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</div>Sussex County Dog Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602867456123781555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853684687509461987.post-39491512381901627172012-03-04T17:08:00.004-08:002012-03-04T17:08:52.909-08:00Socialization List<br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Early socialization is incredibly important. We know that puppies exposed to stimuli they will meet as an adult are almost without exception more confident outgoing adult dogs, they suffer from less anxiety based behavioural issues and have far fewer cases of aggression.</span></o:p></span></div>
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babies if possible)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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and young adults</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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canes and walkers too)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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people</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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people</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Men
with beards/moustache/facial hair</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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wearing hats</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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with different colour skin/complexion</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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with deep voices</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
Park</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> - </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Try a daily walk to your local park, or your nearest dog park if your pup
has a reliable recall (i.e. 'comes' when called). </span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You can even 'kill two birds with one
stone', by sitting on the ground or on a bench near where children are playing.
Feed Fido tasty treats while he watches the kids run and play, and hears their
shouts and squeals. This will help him build positive feelings about being
around children.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
Beach</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> -
If you have a dog-friendly beach near you, it can be a great addition to
your list of outings. </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The feel of the water and sand (be
careful when it's really hot though, as little Fido can easily burn the pads of
his feet on hot sand) and the sound of the waves and seagulls, are all new and
interesting to him.</span></span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
Forest/Woods</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> -<br />
Try a short hike through your local woodlands, nature park or nature
reserve. The sounds of the birds, twigs snapping and all the fascinating
scents will keep Fido enthralled.</span></span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Local
Sports Event</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> - </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You probably don't want to try a big football game, but a trip to the
local youth soccer fields or baseball diamond is a great way to socialize
your puppy. </span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The talking, cheering, shouting and all
the action on the field, provide a great opportunity for puppy socialization.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
</ul>
<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There's not enough
room here to list all the places you can visit when you're wondering how to
socialize a puppy, but the list below has a few good ideas to get you started. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Also, use your
imagination and make the most of your particular environment. Great chances for
puppy socialization also exist in the following places –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<ul>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Vet's
office</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Local
farm or stables</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Street
fair</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Outdoor
cafe or coffee shop</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Supermarket car park</span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Doggy
Day Care</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Dog
Obedience School</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pet
supply store<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Drive-thru</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Skateboard
park</span></span></li>
</ul>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Puppy Socialization - Things</span></span></div>
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are many
things, or objects, that you should introduce Fido to as an important part of
his puppy socialization experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some
you'll find in your own home or garden, others you'll need to go out looking
for:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Noisy
or moving appliances</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> (e.g.
vacuum, washing machine, blender etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Stairs
and steps</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Television
& radio</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Cars,
trucks & amp; buses</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Riding
IN a car, truck or bus!</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Police/Ambulance/Fire-engine
sirens</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Bicycles</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Skateboards
and/or roller skates</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Long
grass</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Gravel
paths</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Letter Boxes<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Phone Boxes<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bin Bags all piled up<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Large outdoor umbrellas<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fans <o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Balloons (singular and big
groups of them)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Elevators</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Wheelchairs,
canes & walkers</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Wind
& rain</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Rivers,
Streams and the ocean</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
</ul>
<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Your puppy's
socialization program is limited only by your imagination and environment. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Have fun thinking of all the exciting things you can do with your puppy,
and be sure to give her plenty of treats and praise whenever she reacts with
confidence in a new situation, or when faced with new people or objects.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span>Sussex County Dog Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602867456123781555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853684687509461987.post-66163360682818940522012-03-04T16:56:00.003-08:002012-03-04T16:56:40.827-08:00“Look at That” or LAT Training<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The key with “look at that” training is keeping your dog below threshold (i.e. quiet and calm) while teaching them to look at a stimulus they do not normally like and rewarding them for looking at it. To train LAT, use your Clicker Leash to click and reward your dog the second they look at a trigger as long there is no reaction. If your dog is too intense with the triggers being used, start with a neutral target like a piece of paper or other item your dog has no association with and again click as soon as they look at it. When your dog is offering a quick glance towards the target, name it “look.” Your dog will quickly start to look at their triggers and turn back to you for a reward. If your dog does not turn quickly, it is likely because they are over threshold. You should increase the distance between you and the trigger and try again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br /><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Begin playing LAT with a different neutral distraction for about 30 seconds, as often as you can each day. Gradually progress to more challenging distractions such as favourite toys, the mailman, squirrels and approaching people. Once your dog has mastered the game with various distractions, you can progress to using dogs they like and then strange dogs. Remember, the key here is to keep your dog calm during this game. If they begin to growl, bark or lunge, they have gone over threshold and you need to start again with more distance between you and the object.<o:p></o:p></span>Sussex County Dog Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602867456123781555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853684687509461987.post-29283794606728072012-03-04T16:55:00.004-08:002012-03-04T16:55:47.860-08:00BAT Training<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">
<br /><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Behaviour Adjustment Training, or BAT, rehabilitates dog reactivity by looking at why the dog is reactive and helping him or her meet his needs in other ways. In a nutshell, BAT is a dog-friendly application of ‘functional analysis’ that gives the dogs a chance to learn to control their own comfort level through peaceful means. It’s very empowering to your dog, in a good way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BAT Takes a Functional Approach<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">When the dog does a problem behaviour, it is usually because an event in their environment, an environmental</span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> cue, </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">triggers the dog to want or need something. Fulfilment of the need or want that is triggered by the environmental cue is called the </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">functional reward</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">. Here’s the sequence:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Environmental Cue </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings-Regular; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings-Regular; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">= </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Behaviour =</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings-Regular; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings-Regular; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Functional Reward<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So the functional reward for behaviours done after </span>seeing<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> a steak are the eating of the steak. The functional reward of behaviours done after spotting the squirrel is getting closer to / chasing the squirrel.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To discover the functional reward of a problem behaviour, look at the consequence of the dog’s behaviour – what are they earning from the people, dogs, and world around them by doing the behaviour?<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For example, when dogs bark, lunge, growl, etc., one big consequence is usually an increase in distance from the trigger (they scare it away or are allowed to leave themselves). So we use increased distance—walking away from the trigger—as a functional reward.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Basic Steps for Problem Behaviours with BAT<o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">1. </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Analyze </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">to discover the functional reward of the problem behaviour.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">2. </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Expose </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">to a subtle version of the trigger. Don’t go so close or make it so challenging that the dog does the problem behaviour, including panic or aggression. </span><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial-ItalicMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Make it obvious what the dog should do, but not so easy that he’s not making a choice at all</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">. Breathing should be fairly calm.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">3. </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Wait </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">for good choices (ex. look at trigger, then look away or stop pulling on leash or…). If distress increases, abort the trial rather than letting the dog flounder.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">4. </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Mark </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">with a word or clicker.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">5. Give access to a </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Functional Reward </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">– fulfil the need that triggered the behaviour you are trying to change.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">6. Optional </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Bonus Reward</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">, like food or a toy, esp. on walks - distracts from trigger.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When to Take a Functional Approach<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1. You can figure out what the functional reward is for the problem behaviour.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2. You can control access to the functional reward.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3. There is an alternate behaviour that will reasonably earn the same functional reward in the dog’s everyday life.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">These two techniques are often used to change unwanted behaviour in dogs and cats. Just as the term implies, counter conditioning means conditioning (training) an animal to display a behaviour that is counter to (mutually exclusive of) an unacceptable behaviour in response to a particular stimulus. For example, a dog cannot be trying to bite the post lady and at the same time greeting them in a friendly, excited manner.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Desensitization involves gradually exposing a pet to the situation, without provoking the unwanted reaction. If an animal is highly motivated to perform an undesirable behaviour, and if that behaviour is easily and quickly displayed, competing behaviours may be difficult to elicit. That’s where the desensitization part of the process comes into play. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Desensitization is the process of exposing an animal to a stimulus beginning at a very low intensity. So low that it does not result in the undesired behaviour. For example, if a dog becomes fearful and barks at visitors, then the first step would be to find a distance at which the dog does not bark, growl, attempt to flee, or show other signs of fear. The stimulus intensity is then increased gradually (bringing the dog closer to people in the example), without eliciting the unwanted behaviour. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Performed simultaneously, these techniques provide a way in which an animal can be gradually taught to show acceptable behaviour in the face of a stimulus that used to elicit reactive behaviour. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Counter conditioning and desensitization must be implemented very systematically. If the incremental increases are too large, or occur too quickly, the techniques will either not be effective, or may even make the problem worse. Implementing a counter conditioning and desensitization program requires some thought and planning. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Define the starting point. Ideally, a behaviour modification program of this sort should be designed and carried out in such small steps that the problem behaviour never occurs. This means all the stimuli that elicit the behaviour must be identified and ways found to lower their intensity until your pet doesn’t react to them. </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For example, if a dog becomes afraid if someone approaches closer than 6 feet, then the starting point would be a distance significantly greater than 6 feet. In order for these techniques to be most successful, your pet should not be put in any situation that triggers the problem behaviour. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Define the dimensions or characteristics of the stimulus that influence your pet’s response. For example, if we are working with a dog who is afraid of people, we need to know which aspects of that process influence the dog’s fear: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is she more afraid of adults than children? <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is she more afraid of men than women? <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is she more afraid of a family member or someone she doesn’t know? <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is she more afraid when someone moves fast or slow?<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is she more afraid in a particular room? <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is she more afraid if the person speaks to her or is silent? <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is she more afraid if someone is sitting or standing? <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Some common factors to consider include location, loudness, distance, speed of movement, length of time near the other animal or person, response of the other animal or person or body postures of an animal who induces fear or aggression. </span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Arrange these characteristics in order from least to most likely to produce a negative response. A counter conditioning and desensitization program needs to begin by using combinations of stimuli that are least likely to cause a fearful reaction. In our dog example above, perhaps the dog is least afraid of being handled by a familiar adult female who approaches slowly and speaks softly to her, while she’s lying on the bed in the bedroom. She is most afraid of a nephew who runs up to her yelling while she’s in the kitchen. </span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Always begin with the characteristics or dimensions that are least likely to elicit the problem behaviour. We would begin with the easiest combination of characteristics of the situation, and gradually work up to the most difficult. If we find that this cat will be less afraid of a male child approaching slowly than an adult female approaching fast, then we know speed of approach is more critical than type of person. Thus, the working order on these two characteristics, from easiest to hardest, would be: <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Male child, slow approach <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Adult female, fast approach <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Male child, fast approach <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If necessary, devise ways to make each dimension less intense. If a dog is afraid of the sound of the hair dryer, the sound must be presented to the dog at a low (sub-threshold) intensity, one that does not provoke the fearful behaviour. This could be done by turning the dryer on and off quickly before the dog showed fear, turning the hair dryer on in another room, covering the dryer with towels, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pair each level of each characteristic with a positive consequence, as long as the problem behaviour is not displayed. At these sub-threshold intensities, the stimulus must be paired with something positive for your pet. In this way, the animal comes to associate good things happening in the situation rather than bad things. Alternative behaviours such as calmness and friendliness are then reinforced instead of fear, aggression, etc. being elicited. The reinforcement must be powerful. Good choices are food, especially favoured treats, toys, or social reinforcements such as petting, attention, or praise. If food is used (and it’s almost invariably helpful), it should be in very small pieces and be highly desired by your pet (cheese, hot dogs, or canned tuna often work well). You may need to experiment a little to see what food is the best motivator for your pet. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Do not progress to the next level until your pet is clearly anticipating the reinforcement. People commonly want to know how long they need to repeat each intensity level. This will depend entirely on your pet, who should be demonstrating that he is indeed expecting good things to happen. Perhaps he looks to you for a tidbit, or looks around for his toy. This should be in contrast to his previous reactions such as trembling, tensing up, or other fearful or aggressive responses. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Don’t make all dimensions more intense at the same time. In our dog example above, notice that we increased the intensity with type of person, and subsequently increased the speed of approach. We did not try to do both at once by shifting from a slowly moving adult to a fast child. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Progress slowly. It is common for people to tell me, “I tried some of those ideas and they didn’t work.” Usually what has happened is that they tried to progress too fast, didn’t take small incremental steps, or didn’t use highly motivating rewards. Counter conditioning and desensitization take time and must be done very gradually. You will need to think through the steps you need to take. Rather than expecting progress in terms of leaps and bounds, look for small, incremental change. It can be very helpful to keep a log or record of your results, since day to day changes will not be very big. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "GLDMK H+ DIN Mittelschrift"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">An example of a somewhat simplified counter conditioning and desensitization program for a dog who displays fear-motivated aggression toward men could be: <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<br />Sussex County Dog Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602867456123781555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853684687509461987.post-80778102527364470832012-03-04T16:41:00.000-08:002012-03-04T16:42:39.230-08:00One Way To Help Improve Impulse Control<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: left;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ask the dog to do things to recieve rewards<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">One way we can increase impulse control by asking our dogs to work harder for things they value. We give our requests meaning and consequences that our dogs can easily relate to and understand. We do this by asking them to<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">earn</span>all those daily rewards we so often provide for free. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is a very important part of your behaviour modification program as it will provide a solid foundation for training. The idea of this is to change your relationship with your dog. It promotes you as a provider of resources and gains your dogs respect and trust without using any force or aggression on your part. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To implement this you need to be in control of all the things that are important to the dog, such as food, toys and your attention. Your attention is very important and valuable – dogs are social animals, and soon learn what works to get your attention. If done correctly you should find yourself giving your dog just as much attention (if not alot more) than you do now. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">To get started with you should first make a list of rewards you provide your dog with a regular basis. Rewards can be anything your dog enjoys. Once this list is complete all you need to do is require that your dog do something for you <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">before</span>you provide those Rewards – examples are provided below. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Note: When starting this new way of life it is easy to miss opportunities to use, I always suggest posting the Rewards list up on the fridge or some other convenient location where it can serve as a reminder and easy reference guide. It’s also a good idea to get everyone in your home to change how they do things so your dog gets lots of practice while learning that everyone’s requests are relevant. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Examples of Rewards:</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></span><v:shape id="_x0000_s1028" style="height: 142.4pt; margin-left: 94.1pt; margin-top: 0px; mso-position-horizontal-relative: margin; mso-position-horizontal: right; mso-position-vertical-relative: margin; mso-position-vertical: top; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 134.1pt; z-index: 251656704;" type="#_x0000_t75"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><v:imagedata o:title="logo" src="file:///C:\Users\Miranda\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg"><w:wrap anchorx="margin" anchory="margin" type="square"></w:wrap></v:imagedata></span></v:shape><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b>Food</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> and</span> Meals</b> </span><v:shape id="_x0000_s1031" style="height: 142.5pt; margin-left: 94.25pt; margin-top: 0px; mso-position-horizontal-relative: margin; mso-position-horizontal: right; mso-position-vertical-relative: margin; mso-position-vertical: top; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 134.25pt; z-index: 251659776;" type="#_x0000_t75"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><v:imagedata o:title="logo" src="file:///C:\Users\Miranda\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg"><w:wrap anchorx="margin" anchory="margin" type="square"></w:wrap></v:imagedata></span></v:shape><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Before you put the bowl down, have your dog follow a few simple obedience commands. Ask your dog to wait before giving the "ok" to eat. If your dog tries to dive on the bowl before you give the release, simply pick up the bowl and start over. When your dog stops eating and walks away from the bowl, pick up any remaining food and dispose of it. Establish set meal times, where he eats and how much he gets. Dogs that aren't given the opportunity to work to earn their living (their food) may see no reason to work for food at any time because they have access to what they want without any conditions at all. If your dog fails to sit when asked before you put his dinner down wait until he does before the dinner is presented or if he walks away without eating, quietly put his food away until the next regularly scheduled meal. It's completely up to him whether he eats or not--don't try to convince him. Let him discover where his own best interests lie! Of couse you do need to check that your dog is in good health and likes the food you are presenting him with too. </span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Remember that all your dog’s food including treats actually belong to you. So, as you would for a child, ask the dog to say “please” before he is given his food, or indeed any treats. You can do this by asking him to “sit”, “down”, “stay”, “shake paws”, or any other command that he knows, or you want to teach him. The important thing is that your dog learns to earn all rewards. It’s amazing how quickly dogs learn a whole repertoire of tricks when their access to treats depends on it! It is of course very important that the rewards are not provided totally for free at anytime, giving you eye contact and other attention based behaviours are all suitable. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Toys and Games </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The games you play can install control, build confidence and establish strong bonds, or un-do much of the hard work you've done in training. Dogs that push toys at you, demanding that you play now or all the time are learning to attention seek on their own terms and are often learning and being rewarded for inappropriate behaviours. Chose which behaviours you are going to reward the dog for and which behaviours you are going to ignore. </span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Just by being in control of a vital“resource”, like the toys, will increase your value in the eyes of your dog. You can select toys to give to the dog when you wish (i.e. for performing a good behaviour), and put them away again when you want to (i.e. for performing an unwanted behaviour). You will probably find that your dog will actually be <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">more </span>enthusiastic about his toys when you start this rule. As you know yourself, things that you can’t have all the time are more exciting than things that are available all the time. A holiday in Barbados wouldn’t be so exciting if you went there every month.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Put favourite toys away and bring them out when you want to play or use them as a reward for the performance of a good behaviour, especially if you have asked your dog to earn it. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">You’re Attention,</span> Petting and Playing<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is the resource that most people forget to control, and it is also often the resource that the dogs want most! Dogs are social animals, and your attention is very important to them. It is important to remember that your attention, along with all other important resources such as food and toys, also belongs to you. It should be <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">you </span>who decides when to give it, and when to take it away. There are no restrictions at all as to how many times you interact with your dog during the day – in fact the more times the better, but, it is important that <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">you have chosen the behaviours you are going to give attention for and which ones you will withdraw your attendtion because of or simply ignore</span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If your dog comes to you to ask for attention at other times and his methods are inappropriate (i.e. jumping up), he must be ignored. This includes eye contact. Although it is sometimes nice that your dog comes up to say“hello”, for those dogs that are chronically attention seeking or value their owners very little, it is important that such behaviour is ignored in order for the dog to learn the new “you need to earn that” rule. To start with when you ignore his or her advances, you will find that your dog’s response may be to try harder! Your dog has always had a response from you, and now doesn’t get it. This is rather frustrating for the dog, who will do its particular “attention seeking” behaviour more, or even new behaviours in order to try to get your attention. This can be very, very difficult to ignore, but it must be ignored for the message to get through! Once he or she has given up, and left you alone, or offered a more appropriate behaviour call him or her back, and give your dog lots of attention and cuddles. It is important to remember that this is not a ‘no attention’ way of life, but an ‘owner in control of attention’ way of life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is also important that the dog does not feel punished or scorned, thus we must offer the dog lots of opportunities to earn our attention – should your dog decide not to take up your offer by earning it then of course the offer is withdrawn for a later time but must be re offered i.e. The dog walks up to you in hope of attention you ask for a sit and if the dog does you play and cuddle the dog – if the dog does not you walk off, later you try the ‘sit’ again and reward if the dog succeeds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Golden Rule –Your dog should have a basic understanding of a command BEFORE you use these rewards for training. If, after three tries, your dog fails to successfully complete the exercise you should lower your criteria or ask for a different behaviour. </span> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rights of access. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">These can include w</span>alks, car rides, providing a spot on the sofa or bed, going in or out of the house, greeting dogs or people, off-leash exercise off your property, going in to your office or place of work with you etc.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You get to decide who comes and goes at your property, who's accepted and who isn't at your property. Who you will allow your dog to greet and who you will not allow your dog to greet. What behaviours your dog has to perform to achieve some of these rewards. For safety as well as control, establish the habit of sitting and waiting for permission and being rewarded by the privilege of going in or out of the house or car. Your dog should learn to ask for permission for these privileges, this again in turn will make your bond stronger but also increase the value of your permission or requests to your dog. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Add anything else your dog enjoys to the list of rewards – make a list keep it somewhere everyone will regularly see it. You may also wish to have a reminder note stating that almost <u>everything</u> must be earned by the dog. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Examples of how you could incorporate this program in to everyday life:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Call your dog to ‘come’ before providing play, walks or meals. If your dog doesn’t comply go much nearer your dog, gently and kindly guide your dog to you even if it is using a lead at first to enable your dog to succeed but also not ignore you, then release (this means give the dog permission to leave). Do not act angry or disappointed as you approach your dog, this will only build negative associations with the command and reduce the likelihood of your dog coming to you in the future. Now try the exercise again. Do your best to set your dog up for success this time by ensuring he is not too distracted or too far away and be sure to say ‘come’ in an upbeat manner. If you associate the word ‘come’ with wonderful rewards on a regular basis you will be well on your way to developing a strong recall. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">While preparing your dogs meal and before setting the food bowl down ask for a‘sit-stay’. If your dog breaks the stay put the food up on the counter for a minute and try again. He should not be allowed to go for the bowl till you give the release command ‘okay’ and/or tell him to ‘take it’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ask your dog to ‘sit-stay’ while putting the leash on. If your dog doesn’t hold the‘stay’ as you put the leash on, put the leash back up for a minute and try again.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Before taking your dog through doors (or gates) ask for a ‘wait’ a few feet from the door. Slowly open the door and take a step out before releasing your dog. If your dog breaks the ‘wait’ at any point in this process close the door, making sure all your dogs body parts are clear of the door and start over. <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Make sure a leash is on your dog when doing this exercise if there is any chance they could escape your property.</span> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Show your dog you have a toy and ask for a ‘down’ before initiating play. If your dog goes into the ‘down’ let the games begin! If your dog does not lie down put the toy away for a minute then try again. Take breaks often during play time and ask for other behaviours before continuing play. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ask your dog to ‘heel’ then provide loose leash or off-leash (depending on recall) time as reward for a job well done.<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></span><v:shape id="_x0000_s1029" style="height: 142.4pt; margin-left: 94.1pt; margin-top: 0px; mso-position-horizontal-relative: margin; mso-position-horizontal: right; mso-position-vertical-relative: margin; mso-position-vertical: top; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 134.1pt; z-index: 251657728;" type="#_x0000_t75"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><v:imagedata o:title="logo" src="file:///C:\Users\Miranda\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg"><w:wrap anchorx="margin" anchory="margin" type="square"></w:wrap></v:imagedata></span></v:shape><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<v:shape id="_x0000_s1032" style="height: 142.5pt; margin-left: 389.25pt; margin-top: 0px; mso-position-horizontal-relative: margin; mso-position-vertical-relative: margin; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 134.25pt; z-index: 251660800;" type="#_x0000_t75"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><v:imagedata o:title="logo" src="file:///C:\Users\Miranda\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg"><w:wrap anchorx="margin" anchory="margin" type="square"></w:wrap></v:imagedata></span></v:shape><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ask your dog for any behaviour while out walking. If your dog fails to comply, say the command again ensuring that you have your dog’s attention and stand perfectly still until he complies, then start the walk again. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ask your dog for a ‘watch me’ before providing access to the garden or greeting a dog. Walk away for failure to comply, then re-approach and try again. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here’s some good practice for those avid jumpers - ask your dog to ‘sit-stay’ when greeting new people. Ask people not to pet your dog until he does so. You may also want to hold the leash or collar to ensure your dog can’t jump and make contact, thus self rewarding with your or others reactions. Practice this enough and your dog will start to automatically ‘sit’ when people approach. Make sure the sit is rewarded with attention or other reward. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If your dog politely requests attention ask for a ‘sit’ before providing that attention. If your dog demands attention - ignore it. Demanding attention = regular and/or persistent solicitation for your attention. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Call him and do a short training session, feed him his daily rations in small instalments for work sessions many times a day. The goal is to have a dog that comes running and is willing and compliant to your requests! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If your dog has learned other obedience commands or tricks be sure to incorporate those as well. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rules for everyday life<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Your dog should have a basic understanding of a command BEFORE you use these rewards for training. If, after three tries, your dog fails to successfully complete the exercise you should lower your criteria or ask for a different behaviour. </span> <span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The other rule that we mentioned, which is also useful to remember when teaching your dog new commands or tricks, is to “reward behaviours that you want, and ignore behaviours that you don’t want”. Following this rule will mean that behaviours that you want will become more frequent, and other behaviours will decrease in frequency.<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Be consistent. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The whole family must agree and enforce all rules. Don't make exceptions to your rules; your dog needs a clear and consistent message, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eventually, your dog will be eagerly awaiting your requests because they have come to predict good things; this will make all other behavioural or obedience training much easier. This also balances many unhealthy dog / handler relationships. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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