Does your dog get out of control the closer you get to exciting things? It could be going to training classes, the dog park, a pond, hiking, or anything where your dog gets over excited. Your dog might forget you exist the closer you get to what they want. The good news is, playing the Threshold Game for Dogs will turn things around, and I’ve got a step by step training plan so that you can become your dog’s center of attention. The game will change your dog’s hyperness in the face of exciting triggers to calm focus on you.

🐾Key Dog-Training Points:

00:00 How to play Susan Garrett’s Threshold Game for Dogs (create calm focus).
00:39 You’ll need “Cook”, “Search”, and value for RZ to play.
00:59 Verbal cue for dog in RZ on right is “side; and for left it’s “close”.
01:41 Front Cross Human Mechanics - inward turn - turn into your dog for a side and direction change.
02:42 About Turn Human Mechanics - same side direction change (sometimes called a post turn).
03:35 You can also play a game to reorient your dog back to you near exterior distractions.    • Barrier Frustration: Help for Fence F...  
03:51 Step 1 - Walk up to a door and touch the handle, inward turn and use “search” away from door.
04:16 Step 2 - Walk up to a door and touch the handle, use “cook” with your dog next to you.
04:36 Generalize by playing at any threshold around your house.
04:50 The handle becomes the trigger for your dog to reorient to you rather than looking forward to what’s on the other side of the threshold.
05:14 Step 3 - Progress to opening the door and using “search” and “cook”.
05:39 Step 4 - Advance to taking steps through the door with your dog with a random amount of reinforcement. Ping pong the number of steps you take.
06:29 Mix up the value of reinforcement and include treats your dog loves.
06:41 Step 5 - How to grow the Threshold Game for your dog - different locations and mixing it up.
07:01 Step 6 - Play the Threshold game at the out door - from inside to outside.
07:17 Game Goal - Thresholds mean orient to you.
07:45 Step 7 - Test your dog’s understanding by using an About Turn.

🎓 Resources:

Dog Training Tip Reorienting at Triggers and Doors: Fence Fighting, Reactivity, Barrier Frustration    • Dog Training Tip Reorienting at Trigg...  

Training Thresholds: A Strategy For Balancing The Emotions Of Anxious Or Over Excited Dogs
   • Training Thresholds: A Strategy For B...  

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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.

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