This Or That’s: Your Dog’s Decision-Making Blueprint #332 #podcast

Susan Garrett’s Decision-Making Blueprint begins with This or That games that help your dog learn to make brilliant choices. This episode explores the five stages that grow simple choices into confident everyday decision-making. You’ll also discover the common mistakes that can take choice away from your dog and how to know when they’re ready to progress, so you can grow a confident dog who knows how to choose well, even when life gets exciting. 🎉Join the free ItsYerChoice Summit and be added to the waitlist for the Recallers Archetype Series event coming in late August: https://dogsthat.com/y/332/iycsummit 🐾Key Episode Moments: 00:00 Teaching Behaviors vs. Expecting Good Decisions 01:06 Free IYC Summit + Recallers Archetype Series Waitlist 02:06 Your Dog’s Behavior Is Training Feedback 03:19 How This or That Games Build Decision-Makers 04:19 Begin With Brilliantly Understood Behaviors 04:58 Stage 1: Spotlight Choices 06:55 Why Failure Must Be Inexpensive 07:37 Setting Up Reinforcement Choices for Success 11:08 Stage 2: Choice Pairs 12:59 Stage 3: Choice Challenges 14:52 This or That in Action: Buzz’s Pond Permission Game 15:47 Stage 4: Choice Chains 17:16 When to Add More Behaviors 18:44 Why Confident Dogs Don’t Fear Mistakes 20:05 Stage 5: Choice Living 21:00 Common This or That Training Pitfalls 22:03 Growing From “Me and Them” to “Us” Get Crate Games Online: https://get.crategames.com/ Learn ItsYerChoice & Join The Recallers Archetype Waitlist: https://dogsthat.com/iycsummit-join/ Resources: 1. DogsThat YouTube Channel -    / dogsthat   2. Podcast Episode 331: This Or That’s: Why Most Dogs Never Become Decision-Makers -    • This Or That's: Why Most Dogs Never Become...   3. Podcast Episode 327: Beyond “Yes” And “Good”: Why Your Dog Needs “Spotlights” -    • Beyond “Yes” And “Good”: Why Your Dog Need...   4. Podcast Episode 245: Make Dog Training Easy! Quick Guide To Antecedent Arrangements -    • Make Dog Training Easy! Quick Guide To Ant...   5. Podcast Episode 174: Dopamine In Dog Training: Anticipation, Rewards, And The Transfer Of Value -    • Dopamine In Dog Training: Anticipation, Re...   6. Podcast Episode 89: Why Dogs Should Not Tug: The Truth Revealed -    • Why Dogs Should Not Tug: The Truth Reveale...   7. Podcast Episode 224: Unleashing Fluency In Dog Training: Cracking The Canine Communication Code -    • Unleashing Fluency In Dog Training: Cracki...   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