My Dog Just Won’t Listen to Me

Cheryl Orletsky

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Let’s Hear about You

30 Seconds Per Household

• My name is …• (introduce others)

• What I’d like to say is…• Dog• 1 main issue• Best thing about your dog

• What would you like to say?• (point to next person)

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3 Essential Elements

3 Essential Elements

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1) Exercise Requirements

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• Physical needs

• Intellectual needs

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1) Exercise RequirementsPhysical Needs: Sedentary dogs

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1) Exercise RequirementsPhysical Needs: Sedentary dogs

LeashWalks

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1) Exercise RequirementsPhysical Needs: Sedentary dogs

Playtime

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1) Exercise RequirementsPhysical Needs: Moderate

• minimum 1 hour per day

Brisk Walks or Running

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1) Exercise RequirementsPhysical Needs: Moderate

• minimum 1 hour per day

Swimming

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1) Exercise RequirementsPhysical Needs: Moderate

• minimum 1 hour per day

Off Leash Dog Park

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1) Exercise RequirementsPhysical Needs: Moderate

• minimum 1 hour per day

Dog Daycare

These pictures taken at Holiday Pet Care

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1) Exercise RequirementsPhysical Needs: Active

• minimum 2 to 3 hours per day

Running

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1) Exercise RequirementsPhysical Needs: Active

• minimum 2 to 3 hours per day

Chasing Ball

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1) Exercise Requirements• Intellectual Needs

Agility or Fly Ball

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1) Exercise Requirements• Intellectual Needs

Training and Games

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2) Food Quality

Best Quality you can afford• Generally NOT from a grocery store• 3 quick tips:

First ingredient is identifiable meat (not the word “meat”)

Absolutely NO By-Products Avoid Corn

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3) Communication

Types of Communication

• Verbal• Words in human languages• Remember:

• “Dogs Don’t Speak English”

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3) Communication

Types of Communication

• Non-Verbal• Sounds

• Tone & Volume• Appearance• Body Language

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3) Communication

Storytime…

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3) Communication

Hierarchy:

Resources• Food• Protection• Shelter/Boundries• Procreation/Raising Young

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3) Communication

Food• Measured meals at specific feeding times• No more than 20 minutes

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3) Communication

Protection • See stimulus ‘before’

they do• Give space to set

yourself up for success• Sit before meeting

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3) Communication

Shelter / Boundries • Nothing for free• Sit = Please

• Door• Couch• Bed• Meals• Treats

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3) CommunicationProcreation / Raising Young • Spay or Neuter

• Affection• As a Mama-dog /

Daddy-dog

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3) Communication

“Don’t make the mistake of treating your dogs like humans, or they’ll treat you like dogs”

~Martha Scott~

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3) Communication

Storytime…

“On my block, a lot of people walk their dogs”

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3) Communication

What does “Being in Charge” mean?

• Expect them to follow• If don’t then ‘they’ are the problem

• Force them – ‘break’ the animal

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3) Communication

What does “Being in Charge” mean?

• Expect them to follow• If don’t then ‘they’ are the problem

• Force them – ‘break’ the animal

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3) Communication

What does “Being in Charge” mean?

• Be a Leader

• We must ‘Teach’!

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3) Communication

Let’s Play a Game…

3 Essential Elements

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Continuing Education

Cheryl Orletsky

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Review…• Exercise

• According to ‘their’ needs

• Food• Best quality possible

• Communication• Measured meals, after sit, after humans• Sit before meeting• Sit before anything desired• Affection ‘over’ top

My Dog Just Won’t Listen to Me

Cheryl Orletsky

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