Shaped by Dog Podcast with Susan Garrett - Why Isn't My Dog Learning What I'm Training? #125

In education, what the teacher is teaching, and what the learner is learning might not be the same thing. It’s the same when we are training our dogs. If what our dog does is not what we have trained, we need to look at our training to see where that might be flawed. Often it comes down to the reinforcement process, and today we’re going to fix that. In the episode you'll hear: • The elements of the reinforcement process in dog training. • How to fix the way you are rewarding your dog. • About the reward process for loose leash walking. • The reason we want to catch our dogs being amazing. • Why to observe, recognize, mark, deliver and place reinforcement, release. • The reason that gaps between reward elements morph behavior. • How barking can be inadvertently rewarded. • Why to ask yourself, “what did you just reward?”. • About being prepared for training to help your dog learn. • The mechanics of good reward delivery. • Why reinforcement placement builds or tears down behaviour. • How your dog will always tell you what they are learning. Resources: Podcast Episode 50: Can Your Worst Challenge Make You a Better Dog Trainer? - https://youtu.be/ZolF3djdj4Y Podcast Episode 2: Reinforcement - https://youtu.be/2mTTxBbg_ww Podcast Episode 53: Stop Your Dog Pulling on Leash and Start Walking Together - https://youtu.be/FQBtdAoxkFg Podcast Episode 16: The Thing Before Your Dog’s Thing - https://youtu.be/L2n5xGBuVhE Training Pouches / Treat Bags - https://dogsthat.com/favs/#tve-jump-178b1525100 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