A Plan For Your Fearful Dog (Part 2): Susan Garrett’s Strategic Plan For Anxious Dogs

In episode 236 I detailed 10 reasons why dogs might show fear. In today’s part two, I’m giving you a strategic plan to help fearful, anxious dogs grow into calm, confident family pets. My uncommon approach is a game changer for dogs that are constantly afraid, anxious, over-reactive, or extremely excitable. Be sure you’ve listened to Part 1 first so you can identify the triggers that might be contributing to your dog’s fear. Leave me any questions below and here’s to helping you and your dog create a joyful life together!

🐾Key Episode Moments
00:00 Susan Garrett’s Strategy for Overcoming Fear in Dogs.
00:49 When to seek help from an applied veterinary behaviorist.
01:06 Watch 1st: Understanding Dog Fear (Part 1): Genetics, Trauma, And Your Dog’s Well-being    • Understanding Dog Fear (Part 1): Genetics,...  
01:46 The science behind Susan Garrett’s dog training methodologies.
02:23 Myths about reinforcement-based dog training.
04:07 Take note of your dog’s body language when happy.
04:34 Step 1: List your dog’s triggers.
05:22 Step 2: List the environments where your dog is at their best and worst.
06:21 About Classical Conditioning aka Pavlovian Conditioning for fearful dogs.
06:54 Why I use both Classical and Operant Conditioning for helping fearful dogs.
07:12 Published research on Classical plus Operant Conditioning for overcoming fear in rats.
08:05 Habituating and generalizing fear triggers into white noise.
09:19 The Triangle of Growing Confidence for dogs.
09:59 Base of Triangle: Reinforcers
10:35 Left Side of Triangle: Environments
11:22 Right Side of Triangle: Valuable Dog Training Games
12:16 Transfer value into games your dog loves to play.
12:45 Two categories of valuable games.
13:05 The Yerkes-Dodson Curve of Arousal in animals.    • How to Train Unmotivated or Overexcited Do...  
13:34 Examples of compound games for dogs.
14:01 Valuable calm games for dogs.
15:18 Play the games at the place and time your dog is most comfortable.
15:56 Create a distraction-free training den.
16:14 Use the hierarchy of reinforcement for rewards.
16:58 Success Story: Triangle of Confidence for my scared dog, This!
22:08 Counter-conditioning fear takes more than treats.
22:36 How to get all the dog training games with coaching support.

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Resources
1. Podcast Episode 236: Understanding Dog Fear (Part 1): Genetics, Trauma, And Your Dog’s Well-being -    • Understanding Dog Fear (Part 1): Genetics,...  
2. YouTube Playlist: Fearful Dog Help with Susan Garrett -    • Fearful Dogs Help with Susan Garrett  
3. YouTube Playlist: Reactive or Aggressive Dogs: Key Insights with Susan Garrett -    • Reactive or Aggressive Dogs: Key Insights ...  
4. Podcast Episode 4: T.E.M.P. (Tail, Eyes/Ears, Mouth, Posture) -    • T.E.M.P. (Tail, Eyes/Ears, Mouth, Posture) #4  
5. Podcast Episode 112: Stressed Dog? How Trigger Stacking Might Be Putting Your Dog Over Threshold -    • Stressed Dog? How Trigger Stacking Might B...  
6. Podcast Episode 156: Dog Fireworks Anxiety Prevention: How To Keep Your Dog Safe And Calm -    • Dog Fireworks Anxiety Prevention: How To K...  
7. Podcast Episode 171: Dog Training With Layered Shaping: Why Classical Conditioning Must Come First -    • Dog Training With Layered Shaping: Why Cla...  
8. Article: Learning and Motivation: A modified counterconditioning procedure prevents the renewal of conditioned fear in rats - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
9. Podcast Episode 184: Proofing Vs Generalizing In Dog Training To Grow Skills And Confidence -    • Proofing Vs Generalizing In Dog Training T...  
10. Podcast Episode 205: The Hidden World Of Reinforcement For Dogs And Why You Need To Know -    • The Hidden World Of Reinforcement For Dogs...  
11. Susan Garrett’s Dog Training Blog: What’s a Reward for Your Dog? List of Reinforcers - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/20...
12. YouTube Playlist: Dog Training Games with Susan Garrett -    • Dog Training Games with Susan Garrett  
13. Podcast Episode 90: Premack, Dog Training and Transfer of Value -    • Premack, Dog Training and Transfer of Valu...  
14. Podcast Episode 86: How to Train Unmotivated or Overexcited Dogs -    • How to Train Unmotivated or Overexcited Do...  
15. YouTube Playlist: Cooperative Care and Consent in Dog Training with Susan Garrett -    • Cooperative Care and Consent in Dog Traini...  
16. Podcast Episode 203: Reactive, Unmotivated and Fearful: Finding Resiliency For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 1 - -    • Reactive, Unmotivated and Fearful: Finding...  
17. Book: Shaping Success By Susan Garrett - https://dogsthat.com/y/shaping-success

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