How to stop unwanted behavior and get your dogs attention.
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How to stop unwanted behavior- the positive interrupter
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Great video. Since I started training before I learned all this, I still have a negative interruptor (NO). As soon as he reacts to the NO he is complemented right away. I will try to add a positive interruptor and see if I can fade out completely the negative one. It’s a challenge in the environment that I’m in to just use the NO and stop the instant my dog responds to it. Many people around me feel I’m to soft on my dog.
Found you just after we got our pup. A bit late at 11 wks but she is proving very trainable and also we think, a lover of agility. She is 2 1/2 lb so that will be interesting! Just wanted to say thank you as you have made the clicker method clear! I wasn’t certain wether to use it as had found no good instruction anywhere. But now I am sure. I will be following you closely!
I read of a channel of yours. How do I find this? Anyone who could let me know, thanks in advance.
Very good lessons! I’ve heard that you should never use the word “NO” or any form of it to distract unwanted behaviour, but I’d NEVER find a video to tell you WHAT you should do…. this is the first one.. THANK YOU!!!!!
I can’t believe how well this is working…. Just tried it on my adult, never been a pet foster and she definitely got the idea pretty quick to stop what she’s doing and look me in the eyes. Baby steps, but hoping to continue this! ^_^
I just wanted to say thank you so much for what you’re doing! I have 2 rescues. A boxer whos almost 8 and a 1 year old boxer pit that I just got. She has severe separation anxiety, is terified of cages (she was in some lab before I pulled her from death row) so she is very reactive. I spent just 2 days doing clicker training, using the calming signals and the interrupter signal and it’s made and amazing difference!!!! I re-posted you on pintrest and know others will love you too!
This can happen, and in fact can be used to train new behaviors by using old, fun ones as a reward. Generally, though, if the dog has a repertoire of easier, more established behaviors to get praise/attention/treats, then he won’t look for opportunities to find trouble. If he gets all the attention he wants for offering tricks or doing a job of some sort, then he won’t be inclined to waste time looking for poop to eat or shoes to chew.
I think it has to do with a dog’s experience of time, how they are always in the exact present. Whatever behavior the dog is doing the very MOMENT the click/treat is given is reinforced. With the clicker, it’s good behavior–>click/treat. With this method, it’s bad behavior–>interruption–>alternate behavior–>click/treat. So in both cases it’s the better behavior being reinforced. Like the girl says though, it only works if being naughty isn’t your dog’s only way of getting your attention.
I trained my dogs using the clicker and the great advantage of it is that you can pin-point the exact behavior that you’re trying to reward which makes a great difference in training. For instance if you’re training loose leash walking you can use a clicker to reward the very second your dog moves on a slack leash and your dog is smart enough to distinguish what behavior is being rewarded.
Maybe instead of problems we’ll frame them as challenges instead. Also, its part of accepting that your dog is a living, breathing, intelligent and conscious creature so sometimes training is not always easy. They get bored, they’re tired, restless, distracted, sleepy, constipated sometimes when you happen to be training and you think they’re just being stubborn.
I’ve had this problem with my pup, he chewed on the table’s legs. I started “correcting” him by saying no and interrupting the behavior. I was around, things were fine, I left him alone and I came back to chewed wood. I HAD to redirect that behavior. I started on redirecting it towards his toys. Bones, wooden sticks and anything I could provide as a chewing toy. He stopped chewing on the table. Never done it since. But the No way could also be effective if used properly as you suggest. Cheers 🙂
Your videos are helping me so much! I was really scared to start training my dog that I’ll be getting soon, but thanks to your vides I feel more comfortable with the whole subject! I probably would have ended up using negative reinforcements or something without realizing what I was really doing! 🙁 I’m still worried I won’t be able to teach my dog properly though.
I taught my puppy this in 2 sessions (she’s 5 mths & very smart!) I started first session with a very long leash tied to the stair case. i put her on a sit / stay & walked one step out the door… walked back in and said “ok” and gave treat. after several times, I started walking further & eventually running. Returning inside the house and releasing her with “ok” & a treat each time. Now I open the door & walk around, then walk by & treat her for not steping out the door without permission.
She stated this already. Suppressing a behavior by saying/yelling no then applying a correction will lead to them doing that exact bad behavior when you’re not around to correct it. That’s because they’ll reinforce themselves when you’re not around, by doing that behavior, and enjoying it without being corrected. Whereas if you teach them positively, they learn what to do instead of what they were doing, and won’t do it behind your back.
Your videos are so useful to someone like myself that grew up with cats, and now lives with a 6yr old dog. I’ve been having the hardess time figuring the poor guy out, which is just stressing him further, as he’s very nervous. Thank you!
all of your videos make so much sense and address everything you need to do from start to finish, i love it! i just hope im able to put these things into practice. you make it look so easy haha
Love this trainer. I know she makes it look easy, but she totally understands that dogs don’t think like us. She is a reward based trainer too, no bossy boots, you’ll do as you’re told trainer. I am very impressed with this lady.
denimlady1 I love her!
Totally agree!
your videos are great! I have a very smart and stubborn Yorkie pup who learned how training works for a few things and now uses these cues to get her way… like house breaking her. she learned that running around in circles and squatting gets her outside and then all she wants is to play, so she Yanks and tugs on the leash or very aggressively attacks my ankles if I don’t walk fast enough for her. I tried a firm “no!”, giving her a toy to bite instead, tugging on the leash, stopping dead, ignoring her….basically everything that everyone else says to try and it only made her worse. I can say that your methods work almost instantly for Sookie compared to the countless videos I’ve watched and blogs I’ve read. she does much better with higher quality rewards and fewer commands. she doesn’t wanna be told what to do, I just didn’t know how to work with that.
thank you!
This is great and I love all the reminders, it works for kids too, you need to pay attention to your loved ones not just when things go wrong. Love the videos.
Watching your whole puppy playlist and your videos are truly the best I have found! I have already learned so much and your training carries over from one skill to another so it’s very easy for the dog (and human) to pick up on.
This is it! Don’t ignore 5 hours of good behavior, relaxing, calm. Thanks, Emily!
Thanks 🙂
@Dog Training by Kikopup watching your old videos too. i am just doing a bit of mindfull walks with dogs. i am not doing dog school but i want to give some little handouts to some topics and i will use a lot of links to your videos. 🙂 thx so much for so generously sharing your knowledge and teaching! these teachings are really making the world a better place.