Imagine you work in an office, and you are nervous of your boss. You hear them coming down the corridor and you feel yourself getting stressed.
Arc by Approaching Distractions
When you are walking your dog, there will be times you notice distractions approaching you head on.
When walking with your dog it is helpful to be able to cue them to return to your side by moving around behind you.
You’re going to slowly feed your dog their food, one piece at a time from a flat hand.
Teaching your dog good door manners can really help when it comes to collecting mail or bringing visitors into your home.
One of the most beneficial prompts to teach your dog is to look at you
If you dream of being able to let your dog off lead with the freedom to explore, one exercise you will want to practice is getting your dog to check in with you regularly from a distance.
One of the easiest ways to improve your dog’s walking skill and general focus when out and about is to reward them for checking in.
There will be times that you will need to hold onto your dog’s harness or collar suddenly for safety reasons or to interrupt escalating play between your dog and another.
Having a strategy to give your dog more space is important.
When you are walking with your dog there may be times that you notice something moving towards you that your dog will struggle to walk past calmly.
This is where you start off walking in one direction before prompting your dog to turn 180° and walk with you in the opposite direction
Scanning the environment and looking for things that your dog might get over excited by or worried about helps you to take preventative action before things escalate
There will be times when you would like your dog to move to their bed and settle calmly for a longer period.
Teaching your dog to move to a particular spot-on cue is a useful behavior when it comes to bringing visitors into the home, answering the door, collecting the mail, and more.
One way to really supercharge your dog’s recall is by encompassing fun games.
When you have taught a recall cue to your dog, one game which really helps to supercharge their response is hide and seek.
When it comes to greeting people, puppies often become very excited.
Adolescent dogs often struggle with greeting people appropriately. This may be due to overexcitement or fearfulness which can peak during the teen stage.
When it comes to teaching dogs to keep their paws on the floor when greeting people, one of the key situations which will impact your training is how your dog interacts with you when you come home.
Teaching your dog to automatically disengage from distractions in the environment and focus on you instead is a brilliant skill for adolescent dogs
Look at That is a powerful game that allows you and your dog to have a “conversation” about what is going on in the environment and helps them to process it
If your dog struggles to remain calm around people you meet in the street, you’ll want to be proactive in handling this situation.
Teaching your dog to walk calmly beside you is often one of the most desired behaviors when it comes to dog training.
Decide where you want your puppy to go to the toilet. Choose an area which is secure and away from distractions that you can easily get to throughout the day.
One way to teach ‘Look at That’ is with a neutral object. Choose a toy they are not excited by or any small object that you can hold in one hand.
One of the best ways to build a reliable recall is to make it fun, and what better way than to turn it into a game?!
When it comes to building behavior one aspect which has a huge impact but is often overlooked is reward placement.
