Your Dog Listening At A Distance Part 2: Critical Timing Of Distractions

There are two ways to work on your dog listening around distractions, but many people only learn one. The first way is to get your dog into a controlled position like a sit or down, and introduce distractions. We take it to the next level and do things differently! Let’s face it; there are not too many bunnies who are going to ask us to get our dogs into a sit before they run across the path. We need our dogs to listen no matter what and no matter how far away they are from us, and the timing of our distractions in training is critical to set our dogs up for success.

In the episode you'll hear:
• About the two reasons a dog would listen at a distance.
• The way we grow massive confidence in our dog’s ability to listen.
• About looking at what you do if your dog makes a mistake.
• How games grow responses and enthusiasm for dogs.
• What playing video games has to do with dog training.
• The importance of controlling the distraction and not the dog.
• About growing a dog’s skills in layers and the fun way to practice.
• How to really use distractions in your dog training.
• Why you always want to be on Team Distraction to get to Team Distance.
• What to play with your dog this week in prep for next-level listening games.

PDF Download:
List of Controllable Distraction Ideas for Confidence and Clarity -
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Resources:
1. Watch Part 1 - Episode 147: Teach Your Dog To Listen Off Leash And Far Away -    • Teach Your Dog To Listen Off Leash And Far...  
2. Recallers - https://recallers.com/
3. Get Crate Games Online - https://dogsthat.com/y/crategames
4. Podcast Episode 21: The 5 Critical Dog Training Layers for Confidence with Anything -    • The 5 Critical Dog Training Layers for Con...  
5. Blog Post: Distraction Work in Dog Training: A Conversation Between Friends - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/20...
6. Podcast Episode 4: T.E.M.P. (Tail, Eyes/Ears, Mouth, Posture) -    • T.E.M.P. (Tail, Eyes/Ears, Mouth, Posture) #4  
7. Podcast Episode 110: Is Your Over-Aroused Dog Just Over-Faced In Training? -    • Is Your Over-Aroused Dog Just Over-Faced I...  
8. Podcast Episode 24: Help for the Dog who Chases Chipmunks, Bicycles, and the Neighbor’s Cat -    • Distraction Intensity Index: Help For Dogs...  

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Susan Garrett’s interest in animal behaviour started at the University of Guelph where she earned a Bachelor of Science majoring in Animal Science. Since then she has developed into a preeminent dog trainer and canine sports instructor and competitor. Susan is one of the most successful agility competitors of the last three decades. She has won multiple Gold Medals at National or World Championship events with every dog she has ever owned over the past 30 years.

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