Shaped by Dog Podcast with Susan Garrett - Harnessing Excitement While Training Your Dog: Understanding Arousal For Better Behavior #284

Harnessing excitement in dog training and understanding arousal lets you create better focus from your dog! Whether your dog gets over the top or seems super laid back, knowing their emotional pathway and what you can do to help them get in the optimal zone will make a world of difference to your training and life with your dog. 📝 Read the transcript: https://dogsthat.com/transcript/episode-284/ 🐾Key Episode Moments: 00:00 Understanding Arousal and Excitement in Dog Training. 01:52 What optimal excitement really means. 02:17 Yerkes-Dodson - Understanding the arousal curve 04:37 Optimal Zone for Peak Performance. 07:17 Arousal States / Emotional Pathways and how to regulate them for optimal learning. 08:59 Self regulation – guide your dog so they can guide themselves. 10:10 Minimize arousal through frustration, maximize excitement through anticipation. 11:54 How to tell if a dog is excited or over aroused? 13:26 Help for dogs to self-regulate so they can be excited and still be calm. 13:57 Relaxation Protocol - calming triggers to lower state of arousal. 15:44 Desentization and generalization to environments. 16:30 Layers of learning - training with clarity to minimize frustration. 18:58 Special Opportunity - find out how you can join Recallers! Recallers Opportunity: Write to us at [email protected] with the subject line Pathways Resources: 1. Podcast Episode 86: How to Train Unmotivated or Overexcited Dogs - https://youtu.be/jsva1bKdYQg 2. Podcast Episode 88: Barrier Frustration: Help for Fence Fighting, Leash, Reactivity and Window Guarding - https://youtu.be/62V-3JsHKvE 3. Podcast Episode 109: Project Calm Dog: Prevent Over Enthusiastic Greetings - https://youtu.be/WcoiwhupjGA 4. Podcast Episode 219: Self- Regulation Helping Shy, Hyper, Anxious Or Fearful Dogs To A Better Life - https://youtu.be/u10eSzly_40 5. Podcast Episode 191: Get Your Dog To Calm Down With This Common Sense Protocol For Relaxation - https://youtu.be/FRmLd4k5qGk 6. YouTube Playlist: Target Training for Dogs with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy3ylCyQ2bJQSCwo_ERiVHj3&si=k36JyMfxaVRmNo8T 7. YouTube Video: Understanding Your Dog’s Reinforcement Zone (RZ) with Susan Garrett - https://youtu.be/OaUAScgaFAg 8. ItsYerChoice Summit - https://recallers.com/iycsummit-join/ 9. Crate Games Online - https://get.crategames.com/ P.S. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel so you get notifications of new videos! - - - - - - - Dogs That is brought to you by Susan Garrett and the Say Yes Dog Training Team. Susan Garrett’s interest in animal behaviour started at the University of Guelph where she earned a Bachelor of Science majoring in Animal Science. Since then she has developed into a preeminent dog trainer and canine sports instructor and competitor. Susan is one of the most successful agility competitors of the last three decades. She has won multiple Gold Medals at National or World Championship events with every dog she has ever owned over the past 30 years. A natural teacher and an entertaining speaker, Susan is world renowned as a leading educator of dog trainers. Her understanding of how to apply science-based learning principles to both competitive and family pet dog training has been pivotal in changing how dogs are trained. Susan is now helping many thousands of dog owners in 132 countries have the best relationship possible with their dogs. The real joy for her comes from bringing confidence to dogs and their owner through playful interactions and relationship building games that are grounded firmly in the science of how animals learn. - - - - - - - Our Website: https://dogsthat.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SusanGarrettDogAgility/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SusanGarrettDogsThat/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dogsthat LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dogsthat Pinterest: https://pinterest.ca/dogsthatcom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/susangarrett There’s always something new happening at Dogs That, so if you’d like to be the first to know, visit our website, register to receive updates, and we'll keep you in the loop. https://dogsthat.com