Shaped by Dog Podcast with Susan Garrett - Naming Your Puppy or Dog #13

Our dog’s name says a lot about our dog and a lot about us. There are many considerations to naming, and many ways to go about choosing a name. 🐾 Key Episode Moments: 00:00 Picking names for puppies and rescue dogs. 00:49 Dog-naming mistakes for canine athletes. 04:28 Consider cultural appropriation when naming dogs. 05:43 Changing or keeping a rescue dog’s name. 06:34 “Poisoning” a pet’s name. 08:44 How Tater Salad got his name. 10:04 How Susan Garrett names puppies. 11:32 Create meaning in your dog for their name. 11:52 Always use a dog’s name with positive reinforcement. 12:32 Using nicknames for dogs. In the episode you'll hear: • Ideas for picking a name for your puppy or dog. • What to consider that might not be immediately obvious. • What to avoid when choosing a name. • About the energy attached to your dog’s name. • If you should change the name of a rescue dog. • How I choose names for my dogs. Resources: • Shaped By Dog Podcast Episode 8: Get Your Dog in the Belief Loop of Awesome - https://youtu.be/I4YLu-GL6I4 • Blog Post: A GAME to Preserve Your Dog’s Recall Cue - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2019/06/game-to-preserve-your-dogs-recall-cue/ 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 82 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 Our Podcast: https://shapedbydog.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