Coaching Call | Feb 22, 2022
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Catch up on the February 22, 2022 Puppy College Coaching Call to find out what you missed!
Topics include:
00:00:20 Twelve w.o. Lab puppy in NYC apartment is demand barking around mealtimes
- “Stop the World” strategies
00:04:30 Owner of twelve w.o Golden had the same issue, tried Stop the World 3-4 times and problem solved!
00:06:00 Should pup be out of expen during meal prep to learn those good manners?
00:10:09 Dealing with “separation anxiety” when owner works out of sight, but still at home
- smeared, frozen kongs
- work on Structured Crate Training Sessions focusing on human briefly being out of sight (Module 5 in Crate Training?)
- other strategies & tips
00:20:30 Puppy Mouthing
- Tagline
- Keep your human emotions & movements calm
- Squirt Bottles
00:30:00 Timing during training
- don’t deliver a treat for the END of a bad/unwanted behavior
- deliver a treat or praise for demo of behavior you DO want
00:32:15 Pup has been home for a week and now needs to potty at 3:30am vs 6:30am
- Always rule a UTI in or out
- For overnights; crate on chair by your bedside, finger in crate periodically, sheet over crate, employ “earthquakes”; REVIEW Crate Training Modules on the website
00:43:00 Pup is litter pan trained, but pees on floor in expen next to pan
- Enzymatic cleaner used?
- Too much room in expen?
- Feeding in expen?
- Try relocating expen to a different area to set a different frame of reference
00:50:10 Tagline only for corrections? Tagline during potty trips?
- leash for potty trips
- Tagline for redirections
- Outside trips the priority is potty, not for structured leash training sessions
00:59:00 Typical age does male marking start?
- Pup is humping “snuggle puppy” now
- Don’t allow boys to pee on man made objects
- Don’t allow pups to stop for 2 drop pee stops every 4 feet on walks
01:05:00 Why we do NOT recommend harnesses
- they teach your dog to pull!!!
