Order | Concept | Type | Title | Duration | :00 | :30 |
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1 | Calmness | Game | Boundary - Building Value | 10 | :00-:10 | :30-:40 |
2 | Calmness | Game | Figure of 8 | 10 | :10-:20 | :40-:50 |
3 | Calmness | Discussion | Calmness Triad | 10 | :20-:30 | :50-:00 |
4 | Calmness | Game | Boundary - Cues | 10 | :30-:40 | :00-:10 |
5 | Calmness | Game | Calming Touches | 10 | :40-:50 | :00-:20 |
Passive Calming Activities
Calmness Protocol
Active Rest
16 hours a day sleep
Social sleepers
REM - must be able to stretch out
calm zones
Ditch the bowl
Ditch the routine
Order | Concept | Type | Title | Duration | :00 | :30 |
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1 | Confidence | Game | Surface Paradise | 10 | :00-:10 | :30-:40 |
2 | Confidence | Game | Cardboard Chaos | 10 | :10-:20 | :40-:50 |
3 | Confidence | Discussion | Confidence & Body Language | 10 | :20-:30 | :50-:00 |
4 | Confidence | Game | Novelty Party | 10 | :30-:40 | :00-:10 |
5 | Confidence | Game | Knock ‘Em Over | 10 | :40-:50 | :00-:20 |
Subtle stress signals
Canine ladder of aggression
Don't punish the growl
Trigger stacking
Order | Concept | Type | Title | Duration | :00 | :30 |
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1 | Engagement | Game | Funder | 10 | :00-:10 | :30-:40 |
2 | Engagement | Game | Tornado | 10 | :10-:20 | :40-:50 |
3 | Engagement | Discussion | The Benefits of Engagement | 10 | :20-:30 | :50-:00 |
4 | Engagement | Game | Typhoon | 10 | :30-:40 | :00-:10 |
5 | Engagement | Game | Orientation Games | 10 | :40-:50 | :00-:20 |
Loose lead walking
Where to play the games
Type of food
You
When to play the games
Order | Concept | Type | Title | Duration | :00 | :30 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Impulse Control | Game | Aeroplane Game | 10 | :00-:10 | :30-:40 |
2 | Impulse Control | Game | Toy Switch | 10 | :10-:20 | :40-:50 |
3 | Impulse Control | Discussion | Impulse Control | 10 | :20-:30 | :50-:00 |
4 | Impulse Control | Game | Mouse Game | 10 | :30-:40 | :00-:10 |
5 | Impulse Control | Game | Get It | 10 | :40-:50 | :00-:20 |
Dog's brain
Premack
Add bits of frustration for frustration inoculation - ditch the bowl
Positive Interrupter
Order | Concept | Type | Title | Duration | :00 | :30 |
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1 | Disengagement | Game | Distraction > Mark > Treat | 10 | :00-:10 | :30-:40 |
2 | Disengagement | Game | A to B | 10 | :10-:20 | :40-:50 |
3 | Disengagement | Discussion | Disengagement - Prompting v Capturing | 10 | :20-:30 | :50-:00 |
4 | Disengagement | Game | Disengage Game | 10 | :30-:40 | :00-:10 |
5 | Disengagement | Game | Get It | 10 | :40-:50 | :00-:20 |
I think that depends on the distance from the distraction and how much you’ve been practicing DMT. The more that you play DMT, the more likely your dog is to disengage voluntarily as they’ve learned that with distractions come rewards.
Distance is key too. Your dog is more likely to be able to disengage when the distraction is in the distance than when it’s close up.
Consider the likely outcome too. Is the distraction likely to remain a safe distance? In which case waiting for your dog to look away of their own accord would be great. If however the distraction is coming closer, allowing your dog to stare at it and anticipate its arrival is unlikely to have a good outcome and prompting disengagement would be the best choice in these circumstances.
How best to reward disengagement? That depends on what the dog finds rewarding. In some instances rewarding the dog with high value food whilst walking away from a distraction would be appropriate. Food isn’t your only option. You could use a game, or environmental rewards, such as sniffing. You could use the get it game as a reward, for example, as a reward for disengaging from a favourite toy, you could tell them to get the toy and have a game with it.
Order | Concept | Type | Title | Duration | :00 | :30 |
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1 | Arousal | Game | Pace Changes | 10 | :00-:10 | :30-:40 |
2 | Arousal | Game | Paint the Town Red | 10 | :10-:20 | :40-:50 |
3 | Arousal | Discussion | Arousal and its Effects | 10 | :20-:30 | :50-:00 |
4 | Arousal | Game | Touch and Massage | 10 | :30-:40 | :00-:10 |
5 | Arousal | Game | Orientation Games | 10 | :40-:50 | :00-:20 |
Bucket
Drainage hole
Dog's brain