Juvenile Delinquent Dogs · The Complete Guide to Saving Your Sanity and Successfully Living With Your Adolescent Dog by Brown, Sue -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Introduction HOW TO USE THIS BOOK Part One Chapter 1: Setting Expectations EXPECTATIONS AND GOALS YOUR ADOLESCENT DOG

OUTGROWING PUPPY BEHAVIORS

Housetraining Teething/Chewing Nipping Jumping

BREED CONSIDERATIONS SPAY/NEUTER MISCONCEPTIONS, MYTHS, AND FALLACIES

Dogs Don’t All Want to Please Us Your Dog Is Not Trying to Dominate You Dogs Speak “Dog,” Not English Dogs Are Not Wolves

YOUR DOG’S NEEDS

Nutrition and Weight Management Access to Water Physical Exercise Mental Stimulation and Environmental Enrichment Sleep and Quiet Time Predictability and Boundaries A Clean and Safe Environment Opportunities to Be a Dog

DEFAULT BEHAVIORS DEVELOP GOOD HABITS SUMMARY Chapter 2: Management MANAGEMENT TOOLS

Collars, Harnesses, and Head Halters Leashes, Tabs, Tethers, Drag Lines, and Long Lines Crates, Ex-pens, and Baby Gates

MANAGEMENT EXAMPLES

Chewing Door Darting or Running Away Housetraining or Marking Chasing the Cat Nipping at the Kids

SUMMARY Chapter 3: Training Techniques HOW WOULD YOU WANT TO LEARN? WHAT IS A CUE?

What Does It Mean to Know a Cue? What Cues Should I Teach My Dog?

CLEAR COMMUNICATION DIFFERENT WAYS TO TEACH BEHAVIORS

Capturing Luring Clicker Training or Reward Marker Training Shaping Physical Prompting, Force, or Compulsion

NO! MOTIVATORS AND REWARDS PUNISHMENT

Does Punishment Work? What Does Punishment Teach Your Dog? Other Potential Pitfalls of Punishment To Punish or Not to Punish?

TRAINING SESSIONS Chapter 4: Foundation Behaviors and Basic Cues FOUNDATION BEHAVIORS

NAME RECOGNITION SIT DOWN WATCH ME (EYE CONTACT)

BASIC CUES

WAIT—IMPULSE CONTROL STAY COME LEASH MANNERS

Chapter 5: Additional Cues

HEEL LEAVE IT DROP IT CRATE TRAINING GO TO CRATE/BED OFF OUT

Chapter 6: Socialization UNDERSTANDING DOG BODY LANGUAGE

Stress Signals High Arousal Signals/Back-off Signals Invitations to Interact/Play Signals

SOCIALIZATION TO PEOPLE

Socializing Fearful or Shy Dogs Socializing Protective or Territorial Dogs

SOCIALIZATION TO DOGS

On-leash Dogs Off-leash Dogs

DOG PARKS DOG DAYCARE PLAY DATES AND GROUP TRAINING CLASSES Chapter 7: Evaluating Your Progress WHY YOUR DOG’S BEHAVIOR ISN’T CHANGING

Consistency Time Try Something Different

PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE Part Two: Problem Behaviors OVERVIEW PROBLEM-SOLVING MODEL BARKING BARKING AND LUNGING ON LEASH BEGGING CHASING (cats, squirrels, rabbits, cars, bicyclists, etc.) CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT DOGS (NOT) COMING WHEN CALLED COUNTER SURFING DESTRUCTIVENESS DIGGING DOOR DARTING, ESCAPING, RUNNING AWAY FEAR OF MEN, CHILDREN, OTHER DOGS, OR OTHER THINGS

Fear of Men Fear of Children Fear of Other Dogs Fear of Other Things

FORGETFULNESS GROOMING AND HANDLING (DIFFICULTY WITH) HOME ALONE OR UNSUPERVISED HOUSETRAINING JUMPING (NOT) LISTENING WHEN OUTDOORS OR IN PUBLIC MARKING NIPPING AND MOUTHING RESPECT FOR PERSONAL SPACE RESOURCE GUARDING OR POSSESSION AGGRESSION

SEPARATION ANXIETY OR DISTRESS STEALING OBJECTS URINATION (SUBMISSIVE OR EXCITEMENT) Appendices

Appendix A: Goals & Expectations Worksheet Appendix B: Motivators and Rewards Appendix C: Resources Appendix D: Professional Organizations

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