Teaching Manners, Behaviors, and Relationships
Three Dogs Training class enrollment.
For more information:
click here or contact Lisa@threedogstraining.com
Three Dogs Training class enrollment.
Okay maybe summer cooking school is not for your dog. But…
Three Dogs Training is.
Then… Your dog will get to wear this kind of hat!
For more information:
click here or contact Lisa@threedogstraining.com
Lisa –
Your skill and kindness literally changed my life and the lives of Johnny and Salty.
I could never thank you enough and wish you happiness always
Susan and Salty Dog
Some trainers will tell you to make a specific sound like a dog growl or make a snake-like hiss as if these sounds are dog training magic.
However, there is magic in dog training. Eight-five percent of dog training is science, ten percent is gymnastic dance, and five percent is the dog training magic.
It feels magical when we see our dogs understand what we’ve said, and we feel like we understand what they’ve said. We build that magical connection on the simple and powerful premise of A-B-C. All of us learn behavior through this process:
A = Antecedent – the thing that requests or triggers a behavior
B = Behavior
C = Consequence – the result of the behavior (good, or not-so-good)
The (A) can be a sound that we make, a gesture, something in the environment (like a door bell), the actions of another animal in the home, a bicycle on the street, the funny look I give my dog when she is barking, etc.
No matter what our antecedent is – it only becomes magical when there are consistent consequences that follow the behavior and build understanding.
If a dog jumps on you and you respond with a subtle sound, look away, fold your arms tight to your chest, and continue no interaction until the dog stops jumping, you have offered clear immediate consequences. There is no reward and no attention for jumping.
Maybe the dog jumps again because jumping is a self reinforcing behavior. And you offer the same sequence of No Reward and No Attention. Dog will learn that the (B) behavior of jumping doesn’t get paid for – an unwanted (C) consequence.
So, the dog chooses another behavior – maybe sitting or standing next to you. This is dog training magic step one, the dog has chosen a different better behavior that we like. So, we move to step two.
When dog chooses another behavior (B) besides jumping, like sitting or standing quietly, you MUST offer a consequence (C) that dog likes. This could be food, toys, butt scratches, etc.
This is where the magic happens and communication begins. The dog starts choosing something better and we reward that better and then ask for even better choices.
Some might suggest the dog is training you, but in reality it is a dialogue between two different species.
Fall 2020 classes now open for enrollment. Socialize your dog, socialize yourself.
Three Dogs Training class enrollment.
Fall session starts August 29th. We will be skipping the Saturday of Labor Day (9.5.20)
For more information click here.
Questions contact Lisa@threedogstraining.com
