Coaching Call | Nov 4, 2021

Catch up on the November 4, 2021 Puppy College Coaching Call to find out what you missed!

To do so, you can either watch the video or listen to and/or download the audio file.

00:13 Submissive peeing

13:30 Whenever there are problems with potty training always suspect a UTI first!

14:20 Teaching name value and recognition (your first and best way to redirect and interrupt naughty behavior)

18:15 Puppy’s turning us into vending machines (constantly offering a shake or etc. behavior)

19:45 Puppy Mouthing & Bite Inhibition

• “Leave it” is an anticipatory command (before something is in puppy mouth)
• “Drop it” is after an item is in puppy’s mouth
• Tagline
• No to imitating puppy “yips” & snatching your hand away

27:15 The importance of our energy level during redirections and training

30:00 Playing with toys that are too small can set puppy up for failure with mouthing our hands

32:00 How to focus on potty training on trips outside but also not allow bad leash manners

36:00 Dual ring dogs

• Dogs know so much just from our body language
• Different collars and leashes are like uniforms; dogs know what to expect from different gear

41:00 Teaching “place” and “get out” re the kitchen and upcoming holiday meals

44:00 Hot spots & other coat issues

49:30 Puppy is stealing things and then bolting away

• long line to prevent and interrupt