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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:33 PupBox
01:32 What We’ve Learned about Veronica
03:43 Leave It/Look at Me
07:33 Crate Training
14:40 Overnight with Bree
16:30 Veronica and Inertia
17:23 Outro
So if you haven’t heard we have a new Puppy and her name is veronica by the Way i’m zach george i train dogs this is My wife bree george hello we’re gonna Show you how we train veronica Absolutely everything are you interested In learning how to teach your puppy or How we teach our puppy well then Consider subscribing to our channel like In this episode for example i’m going to Show you an exercise that takes minutes To train that will show you how to teach Your dog to pay attention to you here at Least i hope it goes that way i’m going To try to see if i can get veronica to Sleep all the way through the night and Hopefully we’ll make some progress on Excessive barking from this young lady But why do i have the feeling that we’re Really gonna have to play the long game On this one oh you stopped arcing now Okay can pop box tell me how to get her To stop biting me right now uh oh It’s like pop box knows what our dog is Thinking before we or they know it and Somehow this is a product we can buy They give you advice based on your Puppy’s specific age And i always love the tips that i get on This card it’s packed with info front And back so there’s plenty to work on For month-to-month classic right here Always a hit and the reason i like toys Like this they’re fun to bite on for
Dogs they’re engaging like this one has A squeaker most importantly i’ve got her Attention if i’ve got her attention i Can teach her anything like this month They actually gave us two things that I’ve gotten for us before this really Good enzyme cleaner and wipes for our Puppy all of you can get half off of pup Box when you use my special link Pupbox.com zac and use code zack i’ll Have the info below hey let’s go to the Studio and teach you how to pay Attention yes please hey bri yes i think You and i should talk about what we’ve Learned about her because we’ve had her A few days now okay what do you think What have we learned about her i’ve Learned that She definitely doesn’t know that much Yet [Laughter] She’s a lot to learn it seems like but i Feel like she’s really smart i’m excited To watch her learn stuff to say she Doesn’t know a lot that would make Perfect sense because she’s a younger Dog and everything it’s been a couple of Days now i feel like the real veronica’s Coming out She’s starting to bite a little bit more Be a little more demanding Her separation anxiety needs work so far She does not like to be alone and that’s A tough issue and really i think one of
The reasons she doesn’t like to be alone Is that she’s been very well loved in Foster care before us well yeah she’s Never been alone as far as i know she’s Lived with a bunch of other dogs at Least even if people left for a while She had six litter mates and she loves Being with people which really is a Great blessing but if we want to go out To eat for three hours forget it unless We want to deal with a very anxious dog At home her relationship with inertia Has been mostly Slowly evolving i think but they did Have a setback yesterday I mean physically she seemed totally Fine i think it just scared her a little Bit but i don’t want her to be scared of Inertia yeah she and inertia have gotten Along in everything but still veronica Hasn’t really embraced inertia fully i Guess she’s like only when i’m in the Exact right mood do i want to play and That may be her personality she may be Like that forever or she may come out of Her shell and they might start to Roughhouse a lot more you still haven’t Taught her usually the first thing that You teach a dog and i thought that was Kind of weird what’s the deal why Doesn’t she know how to leave it yet When you work with as many dogs as we do It’s fun to mix things up and try and go In different orders and see if one
Offers an advantage and so with her in The first few days i really wanted the Main focus to be on the bond and getting To know her personality not on how many Tricks or things she can do but really Just get to know her before we start Really getting into training but i’ve Been touching on one or two things a day With her just like real low-key just to Kind of introduce the concept and i Guess yeah we should continue that today With leave it leave it’s tough for a Puppy because you’re asking them to hey Don’t do that thing you want to do which Is get that treat so We shall see we teach leave it because It teaches impulse control and lessons Like this are also great for teaching Them how to think in general it’s also a Great lesson in showing you the person How to communicate with your own dog too It’s really incredible how much traction You can gain from a simple training Session just like this one yes Initially i want to catch her Accidentally leaving a treat alone for Just a fraction of a second then i’ll Say yes and i’ll give her a treat so yes Means something as if to say i love that Tiny bit of restraint you accidentally Offered me just now Leave it Yes You’re doing a great job but just
Leaving something alone isn’t really What i’m trying to teach her here really It’s about pausing her and getting her Attention on me so that i can direct her And guide her and it’s a clear easy way To introduce that concept for the first Time and in a way that gets her to do it Completely voluntarily without any Physical pressure of any kind here yes And i love that snappy turn that she’s Doing there with her eyes leave it Here yes So that was a really good example what You’re asking a dog to do in this case Is really tough you’re asking them to Take their eyes off of that thing they Want and to pay attention to you instead That’s counterintuitive to them i can’t Emphasize enough how much i’m really Trying to find just my new reasons to Reward veronica here yes It can be so easy to frustrate a dog at This really fragile point in their Training if you ask them to do too much But lessons like this are some of the Most impactful magical lessons you’ll Ever have with your dog by setting the Tone from the very beginning that you Veronica can think on your own and i’ll Be here to help you grow that reasoning Process without undermining your Intelligence or your trust in me see That the streets are completely out of Sight as she’s looking up at me right
Now just to really point out why we like Positive reinforcement so much in the Dog training world it really flips Things rather than you having to correct For things you don’t like in order to Eventually get your dog to behave here You’re going to see your dog going out Of their way to offer good behavior That’s been really heavily reinforced in The past so right here i’m not asking For a lie down i’m not asking for a look At me i’m not asking for a stay why is She giving it to me because she’s been Reinforced and as time goes on and they Learn these things you don’t have to Reinforce quite as much yes Didn’t even have to ask for a look at me There see how she’s looking at me as if To say okay wait a minute i think i’m Starting to get it if i leave those Treats alone And i look at you at the same time it Works out in my favor yes Do you see that do you see that quick Snap right there it’s almost like a Light bulb went off See if she does it again she relaxed and She’s like wait a minute Yes Well before i was just setting the piece Of food in front of her now i’m tossing It a little bit so it has movement yes I can’t emphasize enough that things That move like that
Are really enticing Yes and there that’s that’s the biggest Home run there on this exercise so you Know a much more challenging exercise For a dog to do something like this let Me let her know it’s over And okay Yes So great lesson on leave it and the Leave it look at me combo we’ll be using Some variation of this training for Years and years in the future for Example when she becomes distracted by a Squirrel or a dog in public and i ask For her attention on me this is the Lesson that will have set the tone for That type of training keep in mind also I talk a lot about this in both of my Books i’m going to have links below one Area that is in absolute disarray in our Training Is create training She has what seems to be severe Separation anxiety more than any puppy We’ve had in these series maybe ever and I’ve got to tell you at this point i Don’t know if she’s the kind of dog that Just isn’t really a candidate for krait My hope is that we can counter condition Her that is change her association with The crate and get her to stay in there Voluntarily Here Offer her treats
Are you going to close the drink this i Love i love that she’ll go in there she Doesn’t hate the crate so much that she Won’t go in there and by design i mean We have been really trying to work with Her on going into the crates we’ve been Feeding her her meals in there we’ve Been giving her her water in there in General as long as i’m here and i’m Throwing him in there it looks like so Far She’s pretty Accepting of it you can see she’ll get Her treat and very often She’s likely to come right back out After she gets her treat if i close it You can see she looks up she notices That Okay I’m preemptively telling her okay to Exit the crate because eventually we’re Going to work on stay at the crate door Here until i say it’s okay just for Safety and yes i love that for this Training session for the most part all The treats are going to be inside the Crate in other words if you want those That’s where you got to go to get them And the logic here isn’t just hey go Follow a treat in there and bribe them The logic here is to have her associate Being in the crate with something really Good something that she likes something That she has a positive emotional
Response to i like how she didn’t try to Run out of the crate there when she saw It closing And here she sees the open door she Comes walking out i’m not having to say No or close the crate in her face Instead i’m just going to put that over There Keep throwing those in there until she Kind of inadvertently decides to stay She’s thinking about it see i’m just Waiting for it to go in and reason Through Hey that’s where you’re gonna get the Treats for this particular lesson Not out here because she’s looking at me Like hey this this works for me a lot I’m sitting And remember i’m using veronica’s meal For a lot of this training that’s a Great way to train puppies since you can Give them lots and lots of rewards but Still keep them healthy See this is where the fun is over here And look at that look at this see how She’s starting to look back towards the Crate now rather than running out and Saying no i’ll never go in there again It’s a really common thing when a dog Doesn’t love being in a crate yes Yes Yes that’s what i’m looking for there For her not to come running out Yes
If i walk away i’m gonna walk all the Way over here for a sec Yes That’s really good behavior Because it’s when you start to walk away Or move away from her and she’s In the crate simply having her stay in The crate is one thing but that’s how Alert she is she knows that we’re Engaged in a primary training session Here that is one where we’re really Trying to accomplish a specific action It would be great if i could get her to Relax and start chewing on a chew while In there so we’re gonna let her gnaw on That for a little bit and i mean this is Perfect this is what i’m looking for Because sometimes you’ve got to find Just the right chew for them or just the Right thing that’s why i like having a Variety of different things dogs like People get in the mood for different Things and the attempting even intuitive Thing to do a lot of the times If your dog is stressing in the crate is To yell at them some people will bang The crate to try and scare them so that They don’t continue to bark and i Understand it can be frustrating when You’re trying to sleep at night because Ultimately this dog is going to end up Sleeping with us for sure because we Like having dogs in the bed however it’s So important to us in these beginning
Stages that the dogs are comfortable Being alone because they can’t be with Us all the time they’re going to be Times where we have to leave the house Go out to dinner go run an errand or Whatever so they have to be content i’m Gonna continue to walk away too because Distance is a major factor as well being Farther away from her being out of sight Those are the things that tend to Trigger anxiety within veronica so i Think really just Going in and out of sight here she’s Looking at me but she’s really into that So basically she has the experience of Doing something that’s really enjoyable Enjoying her life being in the crate With me far away out of sight in this Case over here now and Not feeling that anxiety that she’s been Prone to feel see what i mean so this is One more way that we’re trying to Address the underlying Emotional condition now i’m hoping that She’ll just indefinitely chill out there And she’ll rest if i could get a 10 Minute nap in there that would be cool Ideally i would like to let her out Before she starts stressing or if i do See some mild stress emerging i might See if it passes rather than just Letting her out immediately because i Also don’t want a conditioner that Anxious barking is what gets her out of
The crate either so it’s really this Fine line that we have to walk like i Don’t want her stress to get so far that She starts hating the crate but so far This is definitely one of her more Significant issues though we are just Barely getting to know her right now it Looks like she has finished the majority Of that salmon shoe now this is a real Delicate moment when she’s run out of Food is she going to bark as if to say Okay i’m done let me out i’ve had enough Time and i think that’s where this is Headed so do you yeah see man do i can i Read a dog or can i read a dog so this Is the point do i try to let her just Chill do i give her something else that Might pacify her like i don’t want to Just give her food all day because She’ll get fat There’s a couple of things here i’m Gonna wait for periods of silence so i Can acknowledge the quiet she doesn’t Like that i’m far away over here yes so The yes is for that moment of quiet Before this barking gets going and i’m Doing this to kind of buy time while i Think about what i want to do here the Other option is to quit while i’m ahead Here and let her out so yeah since she Did pretty well i think we’ll let her Out but let’s see if we can let her out During a moment of Let me get her leash ready
Okay Good girl yeah you did so good So i mean that’s an example right there I would have liked to have gotten more But at the same time i’m glad we got What we got and her stress level didn’t Appear to get so over the top that it Would have Worked against us do you know what i Mean still work to do this is real world Dog training so it’s not like it’s Magically fixed in one lesson you know We’ve had one accident right one just One that’s pretty amazing and there you Go good girl in my personal opinion i Think it’s time for bree to supervise Veronica overnight all right hey we’re Not gonna let you keep us up we’re gonna Get her nice and tired before bed Playing some fetch with her oh you guys I really want to sleep tonight so i’m Pulling out all the stops we’re getting Veronica’s extra energy out with some Fetch right before bed and i’m gonna Give her her dinner in her crate so Maybe she’ll get that full belly sleepy Feeling like when you eat a really big Meal and then you just pass out i love Using slow feeding bowls like this it Really stretches out how long she enjoys Her food especially while she’s in the Crate and i covered her crate with a Blanket to maybe block out additional Distractions too there we go good night
Okay guys that worked for a couple of Hours but Then veronica seemed pretty anxious so i Did my best to wait for just a micro Second of quiet but i let her out of her Crate pretty much right away are you Really sad it’s gonna be okay We’re good to see you in the morning and Morning is not that far away now nice to See you You want to try to go potty really quick Honestly if she’s waking me up because She needs a bathroom break i am totally Fine with that now the trick is getting Her back to sleep though i’m hoping a New chewy treat will help her settle Down Guys it worked she slept the whole rest Of the night i can hardly believe it i Hope she didn’t disappear veronica are You still in there yup she’s in there She seems pretty excited to get out Good too Good morning angel Hey funny girl I just want to give her a bunch of love Because she did so well i know it’s hard Veronica when i was little i was scared To sleep alone too i understand all Right i’m calling it overnight training Complete yeah not likely but it was a Pretty good start veronica seems like She’s feeling really happy and confident This morning so i want to give her
Another chance to play with inertia Hopefully things will go better this Time than last time oh no Oh no Inertia what are we gonna do That’s all right you can hang out with Me until you’re ready I know you’re so good you’re so close i Can tell You just need a set to make sure that You’re definitely feeling brave oh she Brought you a toy does that help seems Like inertia is ready to do whatever it Takes to get veronica to play though She’s even trying to share her favorite Hammerhead shark toy wow maybe if you Drop it right on top of her Success it looks like inertia had the Right idea sharing her toy veronica’s Getting much braver now yeah i get it Inertia good job Maybe a little too brave huh I’ve seen this before good girl in her don’t worry we’ll teach her how to Share well it looks like veronica is Really coming out of her shell now in The next episode we’ll tackle her Barking at other dogs and whatever other Crazy puppy habits she develops between Now and then get 50 off your first pup Box when you sign up for a subscription Subscribe to this channel follow us on Tik tok and instagram and get a copy of Both of my books
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