Dear Dog Owners, Handlers, Daycare Professionals and Shelter Staff,
I'll be coming to Sacramento on Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend in January.
Soledad dates to be announced.
If you are in either of those areas, let's make a date.
Let's discuss dogs.
Affective and Social Neuroscience.
Emotional needs.
Communication.
Relationship.
Body language.
Affective Dog Behavior.
And how all this relates to helping your dog feel safe in ways we understand.
Hope to see you soon.
Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
Resilience.
I couldn't listen to the whole program last night, but this is a catch phrase.
Gotta love the first way to "measure resilience" though.
"Support System around you"
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That's L.A.M.B. folks.
That's my philosophy of looking to help or be the help.
Be that friend.
It's good for you.
Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
When you MUST deal with "reality".
I dropped off another dog and I come out to Barney surrounded by his worst enemy!!!
The Garbage Truck AND a Garbage Person.
What's worse?
We can't drive off.
So we deal with it!!!
I'm his dog walker.
We have NOT done one on one training.
Help them feel SAFE!!!!
ALL of them!!!
Reward Behaviors You Want Repeated
Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
I didn't do a Live With Louie today.
I hope this makes up for it.
The park was calmer.
Louie was just interested enough.
He was also disengaged enough.
I went from one gate to another.
That was planned.
So I could communicate with him where we wanted to go.
Having a plan of action gives you enough confidence to proceed and focus on the dog.
Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
Remember Rigby?
Here's how we ended our session today.
This is one of the reasons why I work with your dog every OTHER week.
There's a learning curve that the dogs have to go through for mental growth.
Feeling safe enough to actually explore instead of react takes time.
Especially with dogs that were in a board n train focused on corrections and avoiding reality.
Now he can SEEK out things these interested in.
He can also leave.
He can also stop and process information.
All decisions he didn't have before.
Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
Dog park excitement. How to deal
Impulse Control.
It's not about making your dog STAY while the other chases a ball, but then DECIDING to NOT go after the ball.
Not only did Bailey use Impulse Control, but Durant did as well.
Very appreciative of these 2.
Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
Join me LIVE on this page at 1-1:15pm PST to discuss...
1. Hierarchy of Dogs Needs(R)
2. Body Language
3. Communication
4. Play
How all 4 of these things will help your dog feel SAFE!!!!
Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
John Louie and I been 1 and 1:15pm PST for a LIVE discussion and walk.
We will discuss
1. Communication
2. Hierarchy of Dogs Needs(R)
3. Body Language.
4. Play
How all these help your dog feel SAFE
Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
I'M NOT PROMOTING THE USE OF "NO" BEING USED AS A CUE!!!!!
This is just a demonstration to a challenge posted.
I DO NOT PROMOTE THE USE OF AVERSIVE WORDS, CUES, TOOLS OR TECHNIQUE!!!!
BUT........
YES, "NO" CAN be used as a cue!!!!
Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
The reason why we do NOT want it used?
Because.....
1. It's not taught.
2. Humans are AGGRESSIVE in the usage of it.
This causes a dog to fear the word.
Thus fearing you.
Creating a toxic learning environment
Dogs learn to avoid
The learn to suppress behaviors and to want
to seek. A natural animal behavior.
3. It's not used consistently.
Instead we introduce NEW, non poisoned cues like "Leave It" and such.
We can start new with a positive association.
Dogs learn quicker through positive associations to things.
Let's not be confused though.....
If you are using a cue to get a dog to move away from something they are interested, that CAN BE seen as a negative.
So let's teach our dogs
"Behaviors We Want Repeated"
To have fun WITH US!!!
ENGAGE in behaviors THEY like!!!!
Thank You!!!!
Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
Took the dogs waaaaay out in the middle of nowhere.
Pacific Ocean on one side and Tomales Bay on the other.
Rainy and windy, but BEAUTIFUL!!!
Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
Video 2
Dealing with frustrations.
She was excited to see dogs.
She doesn't like the water or foam. Not 100% sure.
Here we play.
Run.
Chase.
Bite.
These are all mental games we do to relieve frustrations TOGETHER.
Letting her know I'm looking out for her needs.
Helping reduce her triggers.
Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
Let's discuss something that comes naturally in every mammal.
How to handle stress naturally.
Self relieving stress.
Dogs do it all the time.
This video I took shows this perfectly.
This is what happens when you have a stressful situation.
Get to express discomfort.
Get comforted.
Then relieve stress.
How does she relieve stress?
Through PLAY.
#playlikeadog
See her run a lil faster?
Turn and recall quicker?
#playlikeadog
This happens when a dog feels SAFE!!!
Their needs are met.
Hierarchy of Dogs Needs(R)
Their emotions recognized and dealt with properly.
Self expression
#playlikeadog
Proper Communication.
Watch how your dog deals with stress.
Most dogs that feel stress and don't fully trust their handler will sniff the ground more.
But once they feel safe enough to play after stress, then you have really deepened your bond.
If you would like help, please reach out.
Play is EXTREMELY important to your dog.
#playlikeadog
Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
Structured Free Play
Structured because I'm limiting her options on play.
Free Play because she can still make choices to suit HER playstyle.
Play is VERY important to the emotional wellbeing of your dog.
When your dog actually plays a game THEY enjoy, they are less stressed and In The Moment.
Exactly when YOU should be too!!!
Enjoy the game that your dog has chosen.
Rules can come as the game goes on.
Play is GREAT to reduce stress and triggers with "reactive and aggressive" dogs.
What triggers?
Only the dog knows, but with help, we can figure out most (and they are more subtle than you think).
To help your dog play and with help teaching you to #playlikeadog
Reach out.
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Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
Ayse and Blue starting 2019 off right!!!
Yet neither could get the other one to play THEIR individual way. Lol.
Silly kids.
Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
Poor Belle. Not a huge fan of getting full body wet.
Blue HAD to save her though. Lol.
Not sure how, but whatever.
But now that she's safe, he had to blow off some steam.
That made him really tired.
It works though.
Yes, we are fully aware of the road that isn't as close as it seems.
We have ZERO interest in going that direction.
Scott Stauffer
530.917.6712
Your Bay Area K9 Life Coach
[email protected]
