The New Click to Calm: Solutions for All Dogs in a Challenging World

Our dogs' behavior issues can often limit their lives and add challenges to ours. Emma Parsons offered hope and revolutionary solutions to thousands of owners of aggressive dogs as well as to professional trainers with her groundbreaking book, Click to Calm, Healing the Aggressive Dog. Now, she's done it again. In her new book, The New Click to Calm: Solutions for All Dogs in a Challenging World, Emma has not only updated the Click to Calm protocol to enable more rapid behavior change but she teaches us how to apply it to help dogs with more common, less intense behavioral issues. Most importantly, she shows us how to give dogs the ultimate gifts-the resilience, awareness, and behavioral repertoire to navigate new, unpredictable, and ever-changing environments safely and calmly. With an empathetic ear, keen eye, and a calm confidence earned from helping thousands of canine caregivers handle difficult situations, Emma provides both the inspiration we want and the practical help we need. Filled with compelling case studies, photo illustrations, and more than 40 exercises, The New Click to Calm teaches pet owners and experienced trainers how to: Teach your dog that a "trigger" is a cue to look to you for further direction, Train "emergency behaviors" and how to use them to keep you, your dog, and others safe, Escort your dog away from brewing trouble calmly, Deal with loud, obnoxious drama at the door, Bolster the confidence of your shy dog, Desensitize your dog to the approach of strange dogs, Stop dangerous defensiveness over food and more, Whether you're worried about your dog's safety or the safety of others, The New Click to Calm provides practical solutions for living in today's challenging world.

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The New Click to Calm: Solutions for All Dogs in a Challenging World

Our dogs' behavior issues can often limit their lives and add challenges to ours. Emma Parsons offered hope and revolutionary solutions to thousands of owners of aggressive dogs as well as to professional trainers with her groundbreaking book, Click to Calm, Healing the Aggressive Dog. Now, she's done it again. In her new book, The New Click to Calm: Solutions for All Dogs in a Challenging World, Emma has not only updated the Click to Calm protocol to enable more rapid behavior change but she teaches us how to apply it to help dogs with more common, less intense behavioral issues. Most importantly, she shows us how to give dogs the ultimate gifts-the resilience, awareness, and behavioral repertoire to navigate new, unpredictable, and ever-changing environments safely and calmly. With an empathetic ear, keen eye, and a calm confidence earned from helping thousands of canine caregivers handle difficult situations, Emma provides both the inspiration we want and the practical help we need. Filled with compelling case studies, photo illustrations, and more than 40 exercises, The New Click to Calm teaches pet owners and experienced trainers how to: Teach your dog that a "trigger" is a cue to look to you for further direction, Train "emergency behaviors" and how to use them to keep you, your dog, and others safe, Escort your dog away from brewing trouble calmly, Deal with loud, obnoxious drama at the door, Bolster the confidence of your shy dog, Desensitize your dog to the approach of strange dogs, Stop dangerous defensiveness over food and more, Whether you're worried about your dog's safety or the safety of others, The New Click to Calm provides practical solutions for living in today's challenging world.

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Our dogs' behavior issues can often limit their lives and add challenges to ours. Emma Parsons offered hope and revolutionary solutions to thousands of owners of aggressive dogs as well as to professional trainers with her groundbreaking book, Click to Calm, Healing the Aggressive Dog. Now, she's done it again. In her new book, The New Click to Calm: Solutions for All Dogs in a Challenging World, Emma has not only updated the Click to Calm protocol to enable more rapid behavior change but she teaches us how to apply it to help dogs with more common, less intense behavioral issues. Most importantly, she shows us how to give dogs the ultimate gifts-the resilience, awareness, and behavioral repertoire to navigate new, unpredictable, and ever-changing environments safely and calmly. With an empathetic ear, keen eye, and a calm confidence earned from helping thousands of canine caregivers handle difficult situations, Emma provides both the inspiration we want and the practical help we need. Filled with compelling case studies, photo illustrations, and more than 40 exercises, The New Click to Calm teaches pet owners and experienced trainers how to: Teach your dog that a "trigger" is a cue to look to you for further direction, Train "emergency behaviors" and how to use them to keep you, your dog, and others safe, Escort your dog away from brewing trouble calmly, Deal with loud, obnoxious drama at the door, Bolster the confidence of your shy dog, Desensitize your dog to the approach of strange dogs, Stop dangerous defensiveness over food and more, Whether you're worried about your dog's safety or the safety of others, The New Click to Calm provides practical solutions for living in today's challenging world.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781890948283
Publisher: Karen Pryor Clicker Trainnig
Publication date: 05/04/2021
Pages: 230
Product dimensions: 8.11(w) x 9.07(h) x 0.57(d)

Table of Contents

List of Behaviors (in order of appearance) viii

Foreword 1

Introduction 3

Part I Creating Structure and Building Trust 7

Chapter 1 Closing the Communication Gap 8

Reinforce What You Like 10

Eliminate Nuisance Behaviors 10

Chapter 2 Disrupting Old Patterns, Launching New Ones 12

Preventing Rehearsals 12

Maxing Out Your Dog-Training Bank Account 13

Why Physical Punishment Might Fail 14

Chapter 3 Incorporating Home Management 15

Principle #1 Teach Your Dog to Say "Please" 15

Principle #2 Mentally Stimulate Your Dog Daily 16

Principle #3 Give Your Dog & Safe Space 18

Principle #4 Choose the Right Toy for the Right Occasion 19

Principle #5 Teach Your Dog the Guidelines of Play 20

Principle #6 Make Object Exchanges Fun for Your Dog 21

Principle #7 Negotiate Doorways and Tight Spaces Safely 22

Principle #8 Accustom Your Dog to Handling 22

Part II Laying the Groundwork 23

Chapter 4 Clicker Training: The Universal Language 24

Using Clicker Training to Treat Reactivity and Aggression 25

Selecting the Proper Equipment 26

Getting Started with the Clicker 29

Chapter 5 Setting Up a Productive Clicker Training Session 31

Training Tips 31

The Perfect Training Loop 35

Chapter 6 Teaching the Basics 37

The Pros and Cons of Eye Contact 59

Chapter 7 Teaching Emergency Behaviors 63

Bolstering Courage 64

Tempering Exuberance 68

Hiding Your Dog 72

Exiting Gracefully 76

Escorting Your Dog 84

Moving Your Dog Hands-free 87

Part III When There's Trouble 93

Chapter 8 A Spectrum of Problems 94

Ben, the Catalyst for Click to Calm 94

The Road to Recovery 96

What's the Problem? 99

Special Considerations for Dogs That Bite 100

Chapter 9 Work for Change 106

Teach Your Dog Default Behaviors 107

Implement Additional Management Strategies for the Aggressive Dog 107

Part IV Implementing Click to Calm 111

Chapter 10 The Process of Clicking with a Reactive Dog 112

Social Distance 112

Teach Your Dog How to Keep Himself Safe 112

How It Works 114

Essential Skills 114

Chapter 11 Setting Up a Training Session 120

Location 120

Training Equipment 121

Establishing the Threshold: The Invisible Line 121

Data Collection: Keeping a Training Journal 125

Chapter 12 Putting It All Together 127

Chapter 13 When It AU Goes Wrong 136

"There Was Nothing I Could Do!" 136

Renew Your Commitment to Your Dog 138

The Aftermath: Healing Yourself and Moving On 141

Part V Tailored Solutions for Troubled Interactions 145

Chapter 14 When Your Dog Is Uncomfortable Around People 146

Tailor Emergency Behaviors to Your Situation 148

How Click to Calm Helps Dogs Sensitive to People 149

The Click to Calm Process 150

Preparation and Set-up 150

Familiarize (Phase One: The Three Stages of Click to Calm) 151

Investigate (Phase Two) 156

Meet (Phase Three) 158

Chapter 15 Solving Specific Dog-People Issues 163

Drama at the Door 163

When People Come to Visit 165

Resource Guarding: Possessions 168

Resource Guarding: Food 172

Chapter 16 When Your Dog Is Uncomfortable Around Other Dogs 177

Tailor Emergency Behaviors to Your Situation 179

How Click to Calm Helps Dogs Sensitive to Other Dogs 179

The Click to Calm Process 181

Preparation and Set-up 182

Familiarize (Phase One: The Three Stages of Click to Calm) 183

Investigate (Phase Two) 189

Meet (Phase Three) 191

Chapter 17 Solving Specific Dog-Dog Issues 195

Walking with Other Dogs 195

When People with Dogs Come to Visit 197

Tolerating Rude Dog Behavior 199

Succeeding in a Classroom Situation 204

Succeeding in the Sports Arena 205

Part VI Managing a Multi-Dog Household 211

Chapter 18 Group Foundation Behaviors 212

Team Training 213

Dogs That Do Not Get Along 215

Chapter 19 Foundation Behaviors for Multiple Dogs 217

A Final Word 225

Resources 227

Acknowledgements 229

About the Author 231

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