Barrier Frustration: Help for Fence Fighting, Leash Reactivity and Window Guarding #88

Has your dog ever experienced barrier frustration? The frustration can escalate to aggression, and something like fence running can turn into fence fighting. The leash being on a dog can result in restraint frustration as the lead creates a barrier. Or perhaps your dog barks at other dogs when in the car? When our dogs are frustrated, they are expressing an emotion and we cannot ignore their excitement or anxiety. We can help our dog by creating a different emotional response. In the episode you'll hear: • About noticing the early signs of anxiety or frustration. • How fence running can quickly escalate to fighting. • Why arousal can turn to redlining and why we should care. • What we don’t want our dogs to rehearse. • How fence fighting can have consequences away from the barrier. • Being aware of everyone’s safety around dogs who have pent up emotion. • Why a redlining dog could redirect onto another dog, child, or adult. • The easiest way to stop barrier aggression. • Why to focus on the trigger to help dogs with their emotional response. • How to change your dog’s emotional state around triggers. • Strategies to help fence fighting dogs. • Why management is a big part of dog training to prevent rehearsals. • How using a head halter will help you keep your dog under threshold. • The reason to use distance to help your dog with triggers. • Games you can play that will help overcome barrier frustration. • Why the words “Winners Circle!” come with treats for your dog. • How to achieve the goal of your dog seeing a trigger and orientating to you. Resources: Crate Games Online - https://get.crategames.com/ Podcast Episode 86: How to Train Unmotivated or Overexcited Dogs -    • How to Train Unmotivated or Overexcited Do...   Podcast Episode 29: Understanding and Preventing Reactivity and Aggression in Your Dog -    • Understanding and Preventing Reactivity an...   Podcast Episode 40: Using a Head Halter on a Dog, Why My Approach is so Different -    • Using A Head Halter On A Dog, Why My Appro...   Podcast Episode 59: Why Your Treats Aren’t Working for Your Dog -    • Why Your Treats Aren’t Working for Your Do...   Podcast Episode 6: The Art of Manipulation -    • The Art of Manipulation #6   P.S. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel so you get notifications of new videos! - - - - - - Dogs That is brought to you by Susan Garrett and the Say Yes Dog Training Team. Susan Garrett’s interest in animal behaviour started at the University of Guelph where she earned a Bachelor of Science majoring in Animal Science. Since then she has developed into a preeminent dog trainer and canine sports instructor and competitor. Susan is one of the most successful agility competitors of the last three decades. She has won multiple Gold Medals at National or World Championship events with every dog she has ever owned over the past 30 years. A natural teacher and an entertaining speaker, Susan is world renowned as a leading educator of dog trainers. Her understanding of how to apply science-based learning principles to both competitive and family pet dog training has been pivotal in changing how dogs are trained. Susan is now helping many thousands of dog owners in 132 countries have the best relationship possible with their dogs. The real joy for her comes from bringing confidence to dogs and their owner through playful interactions and relationship building games that are grounded firmly in the science of how animals learn. - - - - - - Our Website: https://dogsthat.com Facebook:   / susangarrettdogagility   Instagram:   / susangarrettdogsthat   TikTok:   / dogsthat   LinkedIn:   / dogsthat   Pinterest: https://pinterest.ca/dogsthatcom/ Twitter:   / susangarrett   There’s always something new happening at Dogs That, so if you’d like to be the first to know, visit our website, register to receive updates, and we'll keep you in the loop. https://dogsthat.com