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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:20 Nom Nom
01:38 Separation Anxiety
05:36 Time to Train
06:58 Errands with Veronica
08:37 Puppy Biting
10:28 Socialization to Tractors
11:09 Real Life Leave It
12:18 Inertia the Mentor
14:05 Angela
14:20 Predators
15:35 Fetch
16:43 Teething/Toothbrushing
19:11 Nail Trimming
21:17 Overnight in the Crate
22:30 Outro
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Of the things i’m doing here Is as she’s vocalizing like that I’m gonna walk farther away In other words the barking makes me go Away And it’s like when i walk away from her She starts to get quiet as if to say Will this work will this keep you close And i kind of want to be like yeah okay If you relax i’ll stay closer here kind Of help you ease through this Yes Quiet we’re just teaching her how to be Quiet i can occasionally get veronica to Kind of settle on requests by the way i Should say we’ve had her about two and a Half weeks at this point maybe three Weeks Yes Nice settle so we’re starting to see Some examples of this i mean little Moments like this are huge victories and Ones that you want to at least attempt To reinforce sometimes i’ll give them a Treat or something like that here i’m Trying to give her like a food reward But she doesn’t even take it which is Like okay well that’s not reinforcing to Her what can i do maybe she’s just Actually exhausted okay she doesn’t Really want her food right now but That’s okay she just had a really long Walk so we’re hoping that she’s going to Take a nap by herself good girl
Relax Everything’s okay i’m also trying to Communicate this calm voice to her which In time she will correlate with being Calm i don’t know if she’s making that Connection right now but that’s the Purpose of using that tone of voice with Her yeah it’s strange to watch that work It’s like we have this other species That does not speak human yet and we Have to like use our body language and Our volume and just let them know it’s a Calm time it’s done with the aim of Teaching context in time and teaching Them our culture which they’re so Capable and amazingly so of learning Veronica has a habit too of eventually Wandering into her crate from the Extended area and see that’s the real Prize we’re looking for right there we Really want her being comfortable in the Crate because it’s a more practical way To manage her when we can’t supervise Her stress level is moderate It seems not too severe and so this is Part of raising a puppy too really Showing them how to manage their stress When they have it we just want to be Careful not to have them go to such a High level of stress because then things Become difficult which is why we’re a Little behind on getting her to be alone But we’re trying to be accommodating With her at the same time as we should
With a puppy real world stuff here major Breakthrough with veronica i’m here Editing at tick tock right now and she Is killing it she’s doing great i’m just Very pleased at her progress today it’s Probably more progress today than At any point since we’ve had her so i Think she really needs to sleep in this Area overnight to this point her anxiety Has been too intense for us to justify Keeping her in there so she’s been Sleeping with brie which is something we Wanted to avoid but at the same time Anxiety is a thing too so we want to Manage that and you know try and Approach it intelligently and take into Account all the stress she’s been under And Show her how to manage when she does Feel those stressful feelings hopefully That’s what we’re trying to do so our Breakthrough continued and veronica Eventually relaxed enough to take a Proper nap in her crate which is Wonderful it’s so important when you Have a victory like that not to push Them to the point of having another Outburst or reaction so ideally you’d Like to let them out of that crate when Before they freak out noticed she was Awake she did so well i want to let her Out before she asks me to Hang on but i also want to make sure she Remembers not to rush out of her crate
When i open it Nice right there i can see it in her Eyes that she’s going to pause for a Second Zack yeah pop quiz okay what’s the first Thing you do when you let your puppy out Of the crate oh you let them outside to Go potty potty break good girl veronica Go pee now that that’s out of the way I’m gonna take just like two minutes and Practice training with veronica that is All it is i mean people get overwhelmed By how much there is to teach a dog but Like 30 seconds here two minutes there That’s where dogs are trained a trick That you taught me that i find really Helpful is to focus on the period of Time i want to train i was too focused On the task and so instead to just say I’m going to take two minutes and work With my dog and whatever he gets what You get yeah i i have found that to be Such a helpful tip i am full of helpful Tips like that i’m just saying now You’re watching bree and veronica work On lie down for a longer period of time Here and i notice you’re using the Clicker brie yep and you’ll remember we Talked about that in the past episode The click means good dog i like that Here’s a treat but the broader point to Show you is some of the small Spontaneous moments we take for training Throughout the day so that you can get a
Really good sense of what raising and Training a puppy actually looks like on A day-to-day basis there is a lot more To the daily process of raising a puppy Than just training though i have some Errands to run and i’m going to bring Veronica along i brought veronica with Me to liz because i’ve been bringing her With me pretty much everywhere for a Couple of reasons socialization and She still has separation anxiety that We’re working on she’s getting much Better but sometimes it’s easier to Bring her when i am not ready to work on Training at that time and this is one of Those times so she’s with me running Errands she’s awake now and we’re just Sitting here in the parking lot The windows Cracked letting her Take in the noises what do you think are You ready to go to lowe’s your very First time so we’re only going to go Barely in the front door because i just Have to pick up an order it’s actually So busy that i think i’m going to carry Her Thanks so busy There it is You did it you got your hose All right that’s about all there is to That it seems like we did basically Nothing right we went inside lowe’s and Then we came back out you cannot ride
Here while i drive you know but that is A really good exciting experience for Her it doesn’t have to be like a huge Ordeal To socialize your dog you can just do Quick little things that take two Minutes like that great positive Experience those minutes really add up You’re gonna have to go find somewhere Safe to sit That is not the place Continuing my theme of showing you some Of the small socialization opportunities That i’m finding today oh my goodness You did it i’m proud of you here’s one From our potty break not even scared not Even scared And here’s another new thing coming Outside good job i think you’ve been Doing a great job with socialization With her so far thank you but you know There’s something puppies do that i feel Like we’re forgetting about what’s that I don’t know it’s right on the tip of my Toe ouch ow That was a serious bite of my shoes i’m Sure some of you are very familiar with Very intense puppy biting like this you Know where your normally very sweet Puppy just starts lunging and biting at Every piece of matter in existence jeez What is the deal why are you like this Right now ah Oh my gosh you’re not usually like this
But in all seriousness this really does Frustrate a lot of people unfortunately I think this drives a lot of people to Use disciplinary methods that might be Counterproductive yeah and i’ve actually Noticed a lot of people asking you about Whether this means that their puppy is Actually like aggressive or evil or Maybe needs to be re-homed or might not Be the right dog for them and so i think Understanding what is normal puppy Behavior is pretty important of course Is this normal though because this is Very Intense veronica Veronica what do you do She ripped three holes in my pants okay Three keep in mind that in the vast vast Majority of situations yeah your puppy Isn’t actually trying to cause you harm They just have energy and teeth and they Don’t know how to use those two things Together in a way that we approve of Even though it’s natural we still need To meet their demands for an energy Release for a mental release and so on Which is why moping bree knows that she Should probably be taking veronica in The backyard to give her some exercise Right now let’s go outside what do you Think Good job and just by virtue of being out In the world you know new and unexpected Things are going to happen and that we
Should embrace those things and take Advantage of those moments to see what Type of training we can get in order to Make sure that our dog is familiar with Those things Veronica was taking almost everything in Stride today but this tractor is really Throwing up Good come on Oh my goodness But look at that though the second the Tractor passes you’re able to get her Attention on you which is pretty good Because with some dogs they might fixate On that as long as it’s in sight at First don’t give your dog a leash pop When they start barking at something That they haven’t seen just understand That throws them off allow them to Observe it at a distance that they feel Comfortable with don’t force it upon Them and be patient and go out of your Way to give them new novel experiences Like that yes go pee good girl Nice i am sure she’s going to be Perfectly behaved now when we go inside Excuse me yeah well it looks like the Second that veronica comes back in Though she wastes no time at all finding Something to get into I left the paper towels out and there’s A puppy oh my goodness now ideally look We manage our environment so that our Dog can’t get into things like paper
Towels or shoes or whatever the case may Be management prevents those things most Of the time this is what i get for Turning my back for two seconds but i Love what you’re doing here bree because You’re not just ripping those paper Towels away i mean they’re no immediate Danger to her and instead you’re trying To teach her to reason through the Process and leave them alone voluntarily Without any type of force because you Want her to understand the process yes That is what i’m doing but that’s a good Example of teaching a dog how to think From the inside outward and this is an Extension of the leave it training Exercise Yes leave that alone yay good girl come On so ideally redirecting our attention On to you or something else to get our Attention off the problematic item is More ideal than simply taking it away Where possible sometimes you just need To either for their safety or you’re Just doing something else and don’t have The time to teach in that moment thanks For leaving that alone i’ll try to pick Up better next time inertia is like a Five-star mentor at this point i mean She can train dogs better than i can Which isn’t saying much but she is so Good with veronica and their Relationship just blossoms and blossoms More like it’s incredible i’ve never
Seen anything like it It is very strange but very Great one I got legs There she goes i’m not gonna help you She’s got hops The two dogs have continued to play and This is a great example of mirroring Behavior how they’re both on their backs And both peacefully enjoying one another It’s a really great sign typically when Dogs do that hey inertia are you being Sweet She is okay up close it’s intense but Veronica seems fine okay take a break Inertia will like Chew on veronica’s throat like that for A minute but then usually After she does this for a sec Inertia will lay down too It’s so interesting to watch her get Kind of rough and then be like okay Even when inertia puts weight on her Like she’ll promptly take her weight off Of veronica so she’s not like pinning Her down and then she invites veronica To do the same well to a degree or she’s In trapping or one of the other Mutual shake-offs too You guys buddies Okay our dogs have become pretzels Who needs a chew toy when you have a Border collie Was just biting her tongue
That’s hilarious And veronica’s relationship with my cat Angela is continuing to progress too Fortunately angela’s super tolerant of Puppies yeah angela’s role has really Been to toughen up the dogs that we Bring in and let them know hey don’t Mess with cats yep she’s good at that You’re welcome cats but the thing is With veronica she’s a smaller sized dog So far there are very real concerns Especially with our lifestyle of Predators i’ve never had a dog this size Before all my dogs have been like 50 Pounds and over so keeping my eye on the Sky Is very new to me these are eagles Juvenile there are so many predator Birds well we have bald eagles left and Right wherever we go it seems man that’s Scary yeah and whatever this is what Kind of bird is that he like cruised in So slowly and casually Just watching her And then he landed in that tree Get out of here bird i like birds but I’m Starting to be scared of them they want To eat my dog She’s not a squirrel She really looks like a squirrel and It’s not just birds we have to worry About uh Brie there’s an alligator over there
There’s an alligator in the water Right there look at that There’s danger everywhere what do you do There’s an alligator it’s not like you Want to train around an alligator too Much there’s not a lot of room for error What i do in those cases is get out of Dodge Anyway let’s see how veronica’s fetch is Coming along yeah What a good little fetch Good game of fetch has she ever done This good yes Fetch is such a major part of my Training strategy for dogs like veronica Or energetic dogs you like fetch I had no idea i like fetch so much that My first tv show was called super fetch I mean the thing about fetch is it’s fun For both parties involved it drastically Improves communication between a person And a dog and it gives dogs a really Efficient mental and physical outlet so Like for people who are trying Everything they’re probably not Prioritizing teaching a fluid game of Fetch i mean truly i would not know how To train a dog without involving fetch In my routine at least for dogs like Veronica because you can’t bypass Exercise all right we’re going to take a Break All right one more She’s quick i know isn’t she fastest
Frisbee dog on earth good maybe Good All right all done veronica’s teething Phase really has only just begun because You can see all these like tiny sharp Teeth in her mouth it’s only just begun Yeah oh my god Canines are still baby teeth but the Front ones are grown-up teeth yup They’re sharp she ripped three holes in My pants yesterday Yeah i can see that she’s really good That was really good reaction there She’s like still in play mode so That’s an interesting angle to Desensitize her oops yeah get it i think This is a really good opportunity to get Her comfortable with tooth brushing too The reason being is that she’s so Willing to kind of like bite at things Why not get her to start getting Comfortable with the texture of the Toothbrush on her teeth she does love to Bite at things yeah i put a little Toothpaste on the end so it’s a fine Line between teaching her to bite the Toothbrush like crazy the goal here is Just to get her comfortable with the Texture being on her teeth because i Think that’s what throws dogs off a lot It’s super ticklish or uncomfortable or Whatever tooth brushing is extra Important for smaller dogs like veronica Too because they have smaller mouths and
They tend to have more dental problems So i’m gonna make that not happen to me So our goal here isn’t really to do a Thorough tooth brushing session it’s Just to get her comfortable with the Whole idea of having her teeth brushed Her to engage with a little bit let her Come to it rather than pushing it on her See that That’s good That’s fun i’m just letting her get used To it but look how while she’s teething If you use a toothbrush in such a way Can you actually get them comfortable Chomping on that toothbrush and becoming Extra tolerant of the tickly brushes on Their gum line and their teeth that’s One of the issues you run into with it Is if the dog’s not used to having their Teeth brushed it’s super ticklish and Real sensitive when we’re in a hurry i Did this every day with her right here It’s like she’s doing the work for me in A way i might go through toothbrushes a Bit more quickly so you can understand Why you don’t want to be in the position Of oh man i really need to brush my Dog’s teeth so let me just make sure i Get that done while also getting them Comfortable with it at the same time Preparation is where the game is won She’s loving it i mean she’s also Teething right now so it makes my job Extra easy she wants to like bite on
Things and grab them but i’d rather this Than her be scared of it you know Yes It’s a reward i love it you know right Can we do it Good girl Okay all done and stop before she gets Bored that’s a great first introduction To the toothbrush if you ask me yeah That was great good job nail trimming Can also be pretty challenging as well So apparently you want to trim her nails For the first time without using treats Why without treats yeah i wanted to try Something a little different with Veronica i’ve never done it this way Before but she gets so relaxed and comfy Sometimes when she’s sleeping with me And i’ve been doing tons of testing over The last couple of weeks that we’ve had Her by like rubbing and playing with her Feet and her toenails while she sleeps Yeah smart i feel like maybe i can keep Her relaxed and trim her nails and i Think using treats would actually wake Her up and make her less relaxed this is Risky though because if veronica doesn’t React as calmly as you expect she could Develop a bad association with the nail Trim or with napping or even with brie Oh and i see you’re still easing her Into it which is good yeah i don’t want To just blindside her with just a Toenail chop right away so i’m not
Trying to be sneaky here i’m just trying To be cool and casual nonchalant in this Training session i was honestly just Hoping to clip like one or maybe two or Three toenails i wasn’t really trying to Get like all of her nails done Uh-oh Okay she’s still calm so that’s good She’s doing so well that i think we Might actually accomplish cutting all 20 40. how many toes do dogs have i lost Count after four it feels like a lot Okay but look there you can see she Might want to opt out in this case yeah I see that so i’m definitely not gonna Hold her back if she wants to walk away I’m gonna let her walk away and by doing That it’s really allowing your dog to Come to terms with things and to adjust To it at their pace their schedule you Know and that’s going to pay off for us Long term and look at that she comes Back on her own and that’s exactly what We want so instead of making her get her Nails trimmed you’re making her want to Stay and get her nails trimmed big Difference and we only have one toenail Left i think we’re gonna actually get Her nails clipped today this is a huge Bonus One more just this one I’m done that’s the last one That’s the last one that was so good Good girl
You did a great job all right let’s go I have to say it really feels like the Tide is turning with veronica she Learned so much today and i’m hoping We’re about to have our first successful Entire night in her crate without Getting zach to help me but i am feeling Very determined and very patient right Now so bring it on veronica seems like She might actually be excited about Something What do you think Oh you want to go in there you can see She doesn’t mind going into her crate For food at all now okay she’s Definitely hungry so she’ll get to eat a Good dinner in there and hopefully feel Nice and full i let veronica eat in her Crate and as soon as she finished she Started to quietly cry i’m not sure if This is what zach would do but my Strategy is to get over here before it Escalates too much and she gets more Upset i like to sit with her for a Little while just to let her know that I’m still here if she needs me even Though she has to stay in her crate i’m Not letting her out she’s right there Now all i have to do is sneak away i Think she’s sleeping i’m gonna sink away Oh Or at least mostly we’ll see if she Might be going upstairs I’m not trying to trick her
I just want to leave when she’s relaxed Well done i’d call that a victory yeah And she actually even slept through the Entire rest of the night i think it Might be a major breakthrough honestly If you guys want to start feeding your Dog fresh dog food you should give nom Nom a shot i’m gonna have a link below Trinidam.com zac subscribe follow us on Tik tok and instagram check out my books Too and we’ll see you guys in the next Video you have no idea what is coming No i don’t but it is coming although i Know that i’m clearly not in new orleans Right now what Yeah Oh my god [Music]