Shaped by Dog Podcast with Susan Garrett - Leash Walking: Distracted, or Reactive Dog? These Games Will Help! #76

I’m sharing games to help improve your dog’s loose leash walking that will help turn your dog’s focus to you when there are distractions ahead. It starts easily at home with Perch Work, and you can transition to walking in the real world using the simple tips. Remember to celebrate your progress with your dog! Timestamps: 00:00 Fun Leash Training For Your Dog 01:48 Games to Improve Loose Leash Walking 03:33 Basics: Perch Work, Pivots & Spins 04:57 Transfer Perch Work to Leash Walking 06:52 2 Ways to Turn Away From Distractions 08:28 Teach Your Dog to Stay at Your Side (Reinforcement Zone) 13:13 Why You Want Your Dog To Face You 14:40 Leash Tug for Stress Relief 15:24 What to do About a Dog Who Grabs or Bites the Leash 17:21 Get Quick Loose Leash Walking Progress in a Week In the episode you'll hear: • How to grow the foundations of Perch Work for walks with your dog. • Games to improve your loose leash walking. • The importance of Reinforcement Zone (RZ) for your dog. • How to use pivots for walking on leash when there are distractions ahead. • Why to be aware of steak throwers in the city. • How to do turns toward your dog and turns away from your dog. • The easy way to have your dog change direction on walks. • How to transition from the perch to walking with your dog. • About transferring value to loose leash walking. • How you walking backwards builds value for your dog to stay with you. • Why I teach my puppies and dogs to tug on a leash. • The reason to play ItsYerChoice (IYC) with your lead. • Why not to be in a hurry and why to take on our one week walking challenge. Resources: Podcast Episode 74: Yes, Susan Garrett’s Dogs Sniff On Walks - https://youtu.be/bxx5Rnk4tYs YouTube Video: Susan Garrett’s Perch Work Dog Tricks (Pivots and Spins) - https://youtu.be/O6sj6fTJnFc Podcast Episode 73: Why Your Dog Is Still Pulling on Leash and How To Fix It - https://youtu.be/gPMkBT_GGTs Podcast Episode 53: Stop Your Dog Pulling on Leash and Start Walking Together - https://youtu.be/FQBtdAoxkFg 4MyMerles Leashes - https://www.4mymerles.com/product-category/eashes/standard-leashes/ Blog Post: Improve Your Dog Training By Playing Like A Dog (Tugging) - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/04/improve-your-dog-training-by-playing-like-a-dog/ Game: Learn How to Play ItsYerChoice (IYC) - https://recallers.com/iycsummit-join/ As a viewer of this podcast episode, we are offering you a special opportunity to join J-Walking at a massive 85% discount, so the total is only $49 USD for the full four month online program (it's normally $327): https://dogsthat.com/y/76/j-walking 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