Barking Episode 4- Barking at Strangers- Dog training
Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by in Videos
This dog training video outlines a plan for beginning to counter condition a dog to certain types of people that a dog becomes reactive to. This video can also be used as a way to socialize young puppies to weird things in the environment. Another useful application of these exercises would be for a dog and handler team practicing to take a Canine Good Citizen test, as well as proofing a Therapy dog or Service dog for all types of situations they might encounter while on the job. It is very common for dogs to become reactive to anything out of the ordinary. We have selectively bred them to be this way. Many dogs will become reactive or show fear to stimuli such as a weird hat, a cane, a walker, a stroller, a person with bags, a big jacket, strange movement and anything that changes a persons profile. You can set up training games to change your dogs emotional response from fear or arousal to calm friendliness using counter conditioning. Watch this video to check out what you can do. ——– Another thing you can do to speed up the process, is to leave these scary items around in your house for the dog to habituate to and investigate. You can also wear them. If your dog is fearful of people with gloves, wear gloves when you watch TV in the evening every once in a while. Put on a different scary item before you put down your dogs dinner bowl. ——- If at any point the dog were to become reactive, simply say ‘let’s go’ to the dog, and when the dog has stopped reacting you can let them watch as their favorite person removes the object, and walks away from it. You can then let your dog approach and check out the object on the ground to find out that is not dangerous. —— If you have a very shy or reactive dog, seek advice from an animal behaviorist, and during this exercise do not let the dog get within reach of the favorite person with the object, or they could get bitten. ——– For a doorway. Have your dog on leash. 1- have the dogs favorite person enter and exit the doorway. Click or feed your dog for watching the person come in while the dog remains calm by your side 2- have the person come in pick up the hat or coat, and then put it on in front of the dog. 3- have the person leave in the hat or coat, and then come back in the door seconds later. 4- repeat with different scary items Dog training clicker training how to train a dog to bark, how to train a dog not to bark at people when on a walk how to train a dog not to lunge on leash stopping aggressive behavior how to end aggressive behavior in a dog correcting a dogs issues of fear and arousal around people
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25 Responses to “Barking Episode 4- Barking at Strangers- Dog training”
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KaraDogTrainer
03. Feb, 2010
Think why your dog is reacting. I doubt it’s the age. usually old people walk differently than younger people. this strange slow movement could scare your dog. Ask whoever it is that scares the dog to not look touch or talk your dog until he becomes more confident. NEVER punish your dog for barking.
chihuahuabulldog
03. Feb, 2010
Bruno is GORGEOUS!!! (in case you didn’t know haha)
chihuahuabulldog
03. Feb, 2010
I was thinking, This is a lot like Pam’s videos. I no sooner thought that when you introduced her!! Great video!
Scoutdogs
03. Feb, 2010
As always, wonderful training video! I wish more people would do this sort of stuff during the PUPPY SOCIALIZATION PHASE (with the slow intro of new stuff as you describe) so there would be fewer reactive dogs in the first place!
verodzim
03. Feb, 2010
Very nice
claudiahoyle
03. Feb, 2010
great video, this is very interesting and helpful
velcromantic
03. Feb, 2010
nice video!! you rock!
rogersmmr
03. Feb, 2010
Fabulous!
zsianz1
03. Feb, 2010
thanks for this video, I love your barking videos and your videos on training your dog to be calm around things they are not used to. I don’t know what I would do without your videos
Migami
03. Feb, 2010
Well, what do i do when my dog is afraid of older people?
I am not kidding, every older people, my grandmother and any other grannies, my dark starts barking. They don’t have objects with them around. I cannot make myself “old” to teach my dog lol
ZandersStory
03. Feb, 2010
Very well done! 5* There’s alot of reactive dogs out there, so this will be soo helpful, Emily and Pam!
The strange movement part was funny, heheh and Bruno is lovely! Again, nice work!!
firmyearold283
03. Feb, 2010
Family guy viewing party at my crib, onlyy single guys are invited : )
RubinaSW
03. Feb, 2010
Interesting! I noticed that a lot of dogs fear umbrellas the moment in which they open. Perhaps it’s strange for them to see the sudden change of shape.
dogscatskp
03. Feb, 2010
Excellent advice and something that most people don’t think to train. Great idea! What is the name brand of the harness on Splash? It looks really comfortable.
kikopup
03. Feb, 2010
Hahaha! I know I was going to put a note in the video that in San Diego no one ever wears coats or umbrellas!
kikopup
03. Feb, 2010
thank you! Pam
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Its like the chin rest in the gotcha video, but instead hold your hand over the dogs head instead of under and go through the steps.
kikopup
04. Feb, 2010
Nope. Its actually very easy to use counter conditioning on a dog of any age granted you have something they find highly reinforcing.
kikopup
04. Feb, 2010
Kiko didn’t like man hole covers. It makes sense, why would a dog walk over something that is hollow when they could walk over a safer area of non hollow ground.
kikopup
04. Feb, 2010
Splash can get very excited by my brother’s funny movements. He likes to excite her on purpose… Luckily he’s finding it harder and hard to find movements that excite her. Hehe!
kikopup
04. Feb, 2010
That is such a great idea
pogonipnv
04. Feb, 2010
Wonderful as always–I’ll be desensitizing Kharma to pedestrians when she’s in our car.
ShivsyMe
04. Feb, 2010
At 1:56 there was a dog passing by and he didn’t even care.
If it would of been mine he would’ve ran the hell out of his mind just so he could make a friend out of this dog’s ass.
claudiaspike
04. Feb, 2010
A lot of information and training issues on an important subject. Thanks for this video!
waybackofbeyond
04. Feb, 2010
and I think I’ll try some of this on my horse, too! She can be spooked by the funniest things!
waybackofbeyond
04. Feb, 2010
Absolutely full of amazing advice! The “funny movements” struck a chord here as that would defnitely set Doc over his “threshold.” We always say he doesn’t allow dancing as he goes nuts if we move like that. Goofy boy that he is. Thanks as always for awesomamazing training tips!