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These exercises are for all dogs, as most dogs do not like to be handled. This video is the first in a series to come…
I am sorry about the big block of text at the beginning of the video, but it is because this exercise needs to be taken seriously, as if done wrong you can scare a dog, and a frightened dog will bite, as will any animal that is frightened.
If you are worried that your dog is too shy or frightened to work with, you can talk to an animal behaviorist first. Another game you can do is just tossing the dog treats, and feeding the dog his meals by dropping the kibble for the dog following you.
Oh, how I’ve been waiting for a video on this! Thank you for making this Emily! I’m constantly working on my chi, River’s shyness towards strangers. I do use “touch” and have strangers give her treats etc. and she’s actually improved a lot already. I’ll continue with these methods. Thank you!! – Jillian *I may post this to the facebook chihuahua fan page. I think it will help a lot of chi owners!
I forgot to add….I just love all of your dogs, but have a soft spot for Kiko. I was shocked to hear her story in Zsianz1’s new video. I am so impressed with what you’ve done for her.
What do you know about anxious dogs that get overly excited by things like car rides and seeing other dogs and start barking over and over in high pitches? Taking my dogs on a long walk beforehand isn`t an option since I`m usually driving him to a place such as the beach or park to use up energy (and then he`s mostly quiet on the way back).
Another good lesson, Emily. I love that you used dogs that aren’t already trained and are up for adoption. I find it really helpful to see you working with a dog on something for the very first time. I’ve taught our Zoe several of your lessons and I’m amazed how she gets it in just a few repetitions now. She seems to understand what YES means now. Thanks for helping all of us.
Hey Emily,
I LOVE you videos and have started using clicker training with my ten month old Lab/Golden Karma. I was wondering if you had any suggestions on what i can do with the clicker to stop her excited peeing, I have tried getting people to ignore her until she is calm and she still seems to do it.
She is getting better, however it is still annoying at times.
Thanks so much, and keep up the great work!
One word: THANKS.
One of the dogs I’m looking after at the moment is so extremely shy, he freaks out every time a stranger takes one step towards him (especially boys around the age of 12?…). Once again you have saved me with one of your videos Emily, thank you so much!! Every time I see one of your tutorials I get inspired to start training right away, and that is what I’m off to do right now! 🙂
Excellent vid. This is an essential for ALL dogs. I start every puppy off in this way and every owner i train works on this as their daily rountine. Even if they seem confident, this is something i recommend to be put into the dogs daily training routine, so that touching and handling is a WELL CONDITONED pleasurable experience. I used this to overcome my dog Jaffa’s shyness when we first got him 9yrs ago now…it really is excellent for changing their perception of things.
Another brilliant video Emily – encompasses everything I am teaching my own shy dog.
Yes! Hands can be creepy!! Mi prefers under the chin as opposed to over her head, even after lots of positive experiences. She greets people very well as long as I am close by, having trouble getting to the independent greeting. She loves the touch command, so perhaps I’ll get people to ask her to touch and see how she does.
Another EXCELLENT video! Those shelter dogs are adorable. I hope they get a forever home to love.
really wonderful advice. I have spent hours and hours with Vinnie just getting him ok with being handled but it’s been very worth while 🙂
Thanks again for all your videos-I know so many people who need this kind of information. I consider myself a pretty good handler but am always finding little things in your videos that I never thought of. Great stuff. Keep up the good work! Woof!
Wow- great video! It has helped me a lot.
I must say-I’ve been working w/ Jackson in a similar way. He’s not like super super fearful like I’ve seen some dogs but he’s def. shy w/ strangers (not with ppl he knows at all!) and I’ve been bringing him to little league games and he’s actually begun going up to little kids on his own and i ask the kids if they want to give him a treat. he’s gotten significantly better in only a few months! im going to continue on with more advice from this vid.
this video is SO helpful! I am thinking of adopting a shy dog and I’m so glad to know there are ways to overcome her shyness
A key facet to successful counter-conditioning that’s left out here is ruling out other predictors of the food. When you do these rapid, rhythmic repetitions, time becomes more of a predictor than touch. The way to avoid that is easy: make irregular ITIs (inter-trial intervals), i.e., space out your touches with variable intervals of time in between.
These are very helpful! I just got a clicker, but have not really been shown how to use it. My dog is shy, and likes to bite when playing. I’m hoping that using the shyness thing will help him trust more people when we go to the dog park. I’m always afraid they think he’s going to bite them.
Thank you so much for this. My dog really doesn’t like being touched and I thought that was just something I would have to accept, but this gives me some hope that I might help her to learn to enjoy it. This would really change our lives 😊
This is very useful.
We’ve just adopted a new puppy mill dog and he’s immensely scared of almost everything. He’ll either freeze in place, cower to make himself as small as possible, or try to back away to safety.
The combination of his fear, and our current dogs excitement to have a dog to play with has been difficult.
Your recent video on vet handling reminded me that you have other handling videos I should revisit. My current foster is very shy. Fortunately he does like being pet in some ways, but only under very specific circumstances and only by someone he’s known for a bit. A lot like Tug and the first dog you featured. Thank you for sharing your protocol and recording your training sessions.
It really depends on the dog, but sometimes teaching them to target an object at a distance with their nose, like a tupperware upsidedown. And when its really strong and on cue, holding it out still to touch and throwing the treat away so the dog has to reapproach.
Thank you, you are so kind to comment. We have a gentle hand touch right now, but targeting some other object will be another fun item to add to our list. ☺️
How often I should do this exercises? One time a day? More times a day? Everyday?. Thanks a lot for the valuable information you give in your videos! 🙋🏻♀🦊