4. Training Dogs Flashcards

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What can cause behaviour problems

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  • Changes in life-style
  • The discovery that a dog requires more
    work and responsibility then willing/able to provide
  • Specific behavior problems
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Describe some dogs and their notable traits and behaviours

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Border Collies = Herding
Labrador Retrievers = Retrieving kids
German Shepherd = Protection
West Highland Terrier = Ratting (digging)
Chow Chow = Hunting/Pulling

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How is play benefitial?

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  • Puppy learns and practices all the behaviours and skills for adult life through play
  • Puppy learns signals and tests the waters of pack structure and hierarchy
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How is body language important?

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  • Our single most important way to communicate
  • Important in deferential/agonistic structure that canine social structure is based
  • submissive posture used to diffuse/prevent agonistic situations
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How does our body language affect things?

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  • Leaning forward can be agonistic, leaning back is less threatening
  • Head cocking can disarm a dog
  • Staring them down may activate them
  • Be authoritative when giving commands; slumped shoulders won’t work but letting belly button shine might
  • Holding breath = fear or tension, deep breaths = relaxation
  • dilated rough eyes - need to be on guard
    -relaxed jaw that is slightly open = relaxed dog
  • tense jaw, closed mouth - tense/fearful/reactive dog
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How do dogs think?

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  • Dogs like in the “now” and have a very good internal clock
  • Routines work great with dogs but can lead to problems when these expected events don’t happen
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Becoming a pack leader, cesar milan - Control his mind

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  1. control his mind

Show leadership, dog needs exercise, rules, boundaries and limitations. must earn affection + food

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becoming a pack leader Cesar Milan 2. Owner must be a pack leader

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Have authority, demand good behavior not debate it, don’t give attention when stressed, project a calm + assertive attitude, never work with a dog when frustrated, angry, or passive

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Becoming a pack leader cesar milan 3 channel energy

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Make dog work for reward, appropriate play, walk + runs, play dates with other dogs, pacifer toys/chew toys, dog sports agility, flyball

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Becoming a pack leader 4. Obedience training

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sit, stay, down need to be solid to desensitize to other problems
yawning in dogs is a displacement behaviour, dog is in conflict

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Becoming a pack leader 5. importance of attention

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Dogs are monogamous, social behaviour/competition, facility of attachment, negative attention is still attention

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becoming a pack leader 6 attention seeking behaviour

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barking, mounting, mouthing, inappropiate elimination, stealing, social interference, anxiety, hyperactivity

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What is the definition of a well behaved dog - cesar milan

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  • Reliably obedience trained
  • Quiets on command
  • Pays attention to owner
  • Plays independently
  • Defers to owner consistently
  • Owner plays a crucial role in dog development!
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What are types of rewards to give your dog?

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food, touch, praise, play, attention, social access, chewing, avoidance of discomfort

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Describe how clicker training works and what to do

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  1. classical training - click first, offer treat, continue once link established between them
  2. Operant training to teach desired behaviour - once performed, click and treat. Once established begin to remove food
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Describe teaching sit-stay

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  1. Stand in front of dog and show treat. Get them into a stay and reward. Repeat once sit is solid and say the word.
  2. Reward relaxed attention - no barking, walk quietly around, reward
  3. add distance and distractions. ex. walking to door and knock return
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How is sit-stay useful?

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Manage jumping up problems, help restrain dog, protects visiting guests, guests pet a calm dog