Be CALM and LISTEN in NEW PLACES - for puppies and adult dogs

How to teach a puppy or adult dog to be calmer and listen in new places.
This video goes over how to lower arousal and reduce stress for dogs and puppies when visiting new locations. When a dog is stressed or over-excited it can make a dog unable to take food and less likely to be able to listen to cues. So by teaching dogs to be calmer when out and about it makes training easier as well as makes listening to you more reliable. This training will make it much easier to work on loose leash walking as a lot of the time dogs who have a hard time walking on a loose leash are pulling because they are over-aroused or stressed when in new environments.
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[@vancarii5119]

Who else thinks Emily should have at LEAST 1m subs by now?!? Every dog owner should be learning from her wow

[@1316Salva]

I know, it's crazy that this isn't the most popular channel about dog training

[@kikopup]

Ah its more educational rather than entertaining. I think the videos require energy from the learner, rather than just watch and enjoy type stuff.

[@1316Salva]

@@kikopup Yeah, that's probably true for the average person. It's a shame, because then the people who are interested might not find it

[@analarson2920]

So true

[@WaggingTailsDogTraining]

YES!!!! She deserves at LEAST 10 million!!!!

[@1316Salva]

The tip about not going to explore immediately is a game changer. I've been doing it for the last two days since watching the video. Basically I get out of the house and we spend at least 30 seconds acclimating every 5 meters or so. His nose is going non-stop the whole time but when he finally acclimates he's able to shake off and relax. I have to walk less and he gets just as much if not more mentally, because he has to sit and watch the world go by. Then he's able to run off the stress of just sitting there in this enclosed space we have. I have to walk less and he seems to be more relaxed throughout.

[@1316Salva]

A few days later, I am now not really just sitting in one spot because that was too frustrating for my dog. Instead I let him walk around but limit it to an area where we can then play. He used to never play outside with me. Now after he gets familiar with that environment he ends up paying attention to me and interacting

[@recycledMilk]

this approach has been a gamechanger for us. weve had our new pup for 6 days now, and he is still scared of everything. but when we are out on a walk and he sees some new things. he sits down and we reward him for calmly observing. we also wait by his side until he is ready to move on. simply hearing children play two streets down would have scared the heck out of him just 3 days ago. now he can sit on the other side of the road and observe kids walking by without barking or growling! we still have a long way to go but he has been doing so good!

[@shastafog2516]

Nice little dog 🐕

[@heathervenkat1414]

Great vid!!

[@spintwins859]

Thanks for sharing

[@ilinjoy3214]

Epic is so cute, as a little fawn😊

[@BoysLikeMeee]

Thumbs up 👍 and subscribed! Thanks!!

[@goldenretriever877]

Great thanks for your video!! I’ll try these!🐶❤️❤️🐾

[@vhmacmd]

Great info indeed! Will build into my training. Thanks Emily!

[@manolopapas]

Great

[@WaggingTailsDogTraining]

Super great video! Epic is doing amazing!!

[@tedjack9184]

Love this tutorial where you put quite some behaviors together.

[@espressopettraining]

Love this! I also so love that you included adding a sniffy walk as well. ❤️Such an important step!

[@joanneduffy21]

Informative and motivational. Thank you

[@We2gurlz1camera]

You are my favorite dog training channel! The way you explain things is so clear & training style works the absolute best with my dog! Thank you☺️

[@BerryHappyTV]

The video was helpful😍

[@mohamadothman9208]

This channel may not be the most popular, but its the most trusted one

[@fannitrainedstars]

Amazing video and very helpful, informative video as always, thank you so much Emily!! ❤️😍🥰

[@analarson2920]

Super job, Epic you are so so cute. Keep sharing, i get great ideas, im now helping another prepare forvtheir service dog. I love the stroller and backpack idea, i never thought of that.

[@marietheresreinke2828]

this is really helpful. thank you for all the details! it helps to understand the whole process

[@eviciousthetalon8608]

Your videos have helped so much with my newest dog!

[@Maggiechance]

Love it! (You should start a podcast! 😉)

[@WaggingTailsDogTraining]

That's an awesome idea, I never thought of that!

[@adrianaembly6424]

Thank you so much for making these videos. They’re so detailed and I can tell you truly care about creating this content for us and our doggos.

[@kikopup]

Awe thanks! Yes, I do kind of obsess about all going over all the scenarios of what different dogs need. Sometimes I think I do it too much where I think I should make a basic tutorial and then problem solving after as not to overwhelm people.

[@adrianaembly6424]

@@kikopup No, I think this is a great approach you take!! I don't think it is overwhelming for people. In my opinion I actually think it is less overwhelming when I have all the information plus problem solving so I don't get frustrated when my dog doesn't listen. This video specifically, you mentioned problems that I thought only I had trouble with. It makes me feel a lot more calm about it!

[@adadskiii]

@@kikopup yes, please keep it up! Sometimes I watch your video the first time, try to train and find I have issues or questions, and then I go back to your video and find how to troubleshoot :D

[@elissachasen2528]

This was great! Thanks for putting this out there! I'm so curious about the comment you made regarding herding breeds and how they might not do well if you are in an environment with no people and then a sudden person comes out. I thought this was particular to my dog! For example, if we go somewhere in the car and get out and there are people there already, he tends to be fine with people. But if we go somewhere, get out of the car and don't see anyone right away, he will end up barking at every new person he sees after that!

[@alliecohen6238]

Best dog training channel on youtube =) 🐾❤

[@WaggingTailsDogTraining]

💯

[@zieteniere7500]

Amazing timing and video topic, I was hoping for one of these with Epic! Will add this to list of videos of yours I share when people ask about calmness :) Thanks for all the work you do and share with us

[@kikopup]

thanks!

[@crosita1]

Great video! Epic looks so eager to work. Reminds me of my terriers--my big dog is eager to please but my terriers are always so thrilled to be able to earn a treat!

[@kikopup]

Oh yea totally! My littles and Splash are always thrilled for a treat :) The young BCs are thrilled for a game

[@vanderfk]

Always great information.

[@kikopup]

Awe thanks!!! :)

[@ReinaGlavien]

I'm from Europe, I found your channel by mistake, Im so so so happy I founded you!, because of yours free education videos help me with my dog ! Im so thankful! I wish you the best. You saved me and my husky :D

[@kikopup]

Oh yay! Im glad I could be of help!!!

[@sawyerswonderfullife7049]

Epic is so sweet, and I love that you are using your very small breed dog in training videos, most don’t! And most chihuahuas are very smart and trainable, If given the chance! 💕🐾

[@WaggingTailsDogTraining]

Yeah, they have such a bad rep but they are really amazing dogs if trained properly!

[@mugdhadokhale9972]

My dog, Mowgli, has come such a long way thanks to all the information you put out! We adopted him as a 1 year old, about 8 months ago. He is a hyper bunny and we are starting to work on settling out side the home and also separation anxiety. We worked on conditioning inside and now he can sit on his mat while we cook and run errands! Thank you so much for being so informative and for teaching us that force-free training is the way forward! Also, I would be totally star-struck if I run into you in San Diego! Very close to Balboa Park. :)

[@WaggingTailsDogTraining]

You must be a great trainer! Keep it up! :-)

[@ThePsittacine]

Excellent work Emily. This is actually the same process I take my service dog clients through. It works!

[@kikopup]

Oh sweet! :)

[@analarson2920]

So true, eork it at home and take it on the road

[@oliviergemine6453]

Great information as usual. I now know my activity for this sunny sunday :-) Greetings from Belgium

[@kikopup]

Good think I didnt share this mid european winter :)

[@WaggingTailsDogTraining]

@@kikopup 😆

[@dundy96]

Hi Emily what level of treats would you use for this kind of training?

[@kinezmaterz2083]

thank you for the work you put into these videos its appreciated

[@kikopup]

awe :) thanks!

[@WaggingTailsDogTraining]

Yeah seriously, you can tell how hard Emily works to make these amazing videos

[@tachibana_mansworth]

Tysm this is helpful cuz the next time I get my service dog prospect I will do this so I won't have to struggle as much as I did with my first service dog

[@WaggingTailsDogTraining]

Good luck!

[@tachibana_mansworth]

@@WaggingTailsDogTraining thx!!

[@WaggingTailsDogTraining]

@@tachibana_mansworth :-)

[@MinaMaksova]

Was thinking to just click and watch maybe intro or something, but the content was so informative, interesting and with great examples and tips, I didn't take my eyes off for the whole video! Thank you for all the effort and great tips! For me the most eye opening was when you say how to teach and reinforce calm sniffying, because my dog is the kind of who can stare at me for two hours if there is just a small chance that we would learn or play together, or otherwise she goes running and finding all the good stuff to do on her own (digging mostly 😀)

[@kikopup]

Awe thanks! I had some microphone issues, if you didnt notice, I tried 4 outings to make this video... and when I bought the new mic, I just couldnt explain as well as I had during the times when the mic was a little faulty... So I edited all the different videos together for the most understandable information and it was a bit of a headache trying to do it. But so glad I did because they are questions I get asked all the time and finally I have a video where you can see the dog doing it.

[@MinaMaksova]

It's really a great reference and enough audible, had no issues there. It's cool that you say couple of more examples if a dog is like this or that, and give more possible "problems and solutions", and not just what Epic is doing at the time.

[@WaggingTailsDogTraining]

It's amazing how much time and effort Emily puts into the videos. It definitely pays off though!

[@doggy1740]

The first thing my dog wants to do when going to a new location is sniff. If I don’t let him, he just starts whining or barking at me. I have done relaxation in the front of my house and he does well. However, I’ve done relaxation after a long walk in a new place, and he will still cry at me if we settle in a spot after the long walk. When I go to a new place, how long should I settle for? How do I avoid him whining or barking at me ?

[@user-lm5uo3wk2o]

When my kelpie pup (14 months) sees something approaching from a distance, he crouches down or lies down. Usually he just stands up and wants to play and say hi when whatever it is gets to us. Sometimes, though, especially if he is not on leash, he will stalk towards it and I can't get him to recall. How do I get him to stop doing this? Like you said, as a herding breed, he gets more startled by someone suddenly appearing out of nowhere than he does in a parking lot with many cars and people. His crouching behavior is way more likely in an empty park or trail when someone comes around a corner at a distance ahead of us.

[@waldfons]

Hi, loving your videos. I was wondering if you could do videos on introducing family cats to the new dog. And how to get the one year old dog to not chase the cats.

[@kikopup]

I dont have one on cats but the process of introing a new dog is the same kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6CxYpetdrGYbLc& where you reinforce how you want them to interact with eachother use management and prevention and interrupt them if there is an error and they start to do something unwanted

[@busyhero]

What an awesome idea! I'm going to try this in the front yard with my dog. She gets really riled up whenever I put on her leash, and she starts pulling as soon as we walk out the door. Maybe we can practice calmness before and after walks. =)

[@kikopup]

Also you can put on the leash for indoor training, you could work on the position at your side in the living room, walking forward turning with you, and also the leash pressure game inside all on leash so that the leash also means being reinforced for connecting with you

[@busyhero]

That's genius! Okay, I'll give it a shot!

[@dariarylkova5720]

Great video! I was wondering how well counter-conditioning and desensitizing a dog in a stroller to people and dogs outdoors, carries over to the dog walking on leash (for small fearful/reactive dogs). Does it help to start training relaxation and cc/ds in the stroller first before doing the same exercises on leash? Is it harder to read the dog/gage whether the dog will go over threshold? Thanks very much!!!

[@kikopup]

Thats a good question. I would say basically if you plan to begin with the stroller further away from the things than you would have the dog on the ground at first, then you can find a distance the dog is relaxed in the stroller and gradually decrease distance depending on how comfortable the dog is. With my little chihuahua epic I didnt use the stroller for socialization because she was confident from day one being right next to dogs and people we pass. When I was socializing my BC puppy, it was awesome because when something super creepy suddenly appeared I could quickly turn the stroller in another direction so there was a red wall blocking the view of that thing 100%. The stroller I got you could see through the top and the back. I found it easier to read the dog because the dog was closer to me, i could even turn the stroller toward me or walk infront of it it check the dog out if I wanted. Obviously putting a dog in a stroller that is terrified of crowds or being near dogs and then going into a crowd could be flooding. What I did with the socialization trips was have the dog in the stroller then with it open, and also taking him out to settle on the grass near the stroller or sniff around and walk around before going back in to walk where the other dogs passed. The great thing about the passing dogs was they didnt pull toward him and stare and the kids we could go right past without them screaming and grabbing. Its so sad how much the attention of the public can make the environment punishing for the dog if that makes sense.

[@briankocheraabcdt4628]

Great video! Suggestions for larger breed dogs for which baby carriages, back packs, etc are not feasible?

[@kikopup]

I use a fold up octagon pen, there are lots on Amazon

[@courtneymoses6196]

My puppy offers a natural settle at my feet in new places while he observes a new place. If he is happy with this, should I still bring a mat and use that or should I stick with what he naturally finds relaxing (laying next to my feet)?

[@monkeydonk3925]

You should make a dog training experience series. Like zack George's but actually good

[@kikopup]

I prefer to just do tutorials. I think they are helpful for people to find the information they need right at that moment.

[@WaggingTailsDogTraining]

@@kikopup They really are awesome, please keep making these types of videos!

[@MartinParmiter]

Great tips in this video thank you from the UK! Would love to work up to this with my 1YO terrier girl but we struggle with calmness at home as soon after being rewarded for being calm in her bed she will growl as if to ask for more, but since she's no longer calm I don't reward, and she's already doing the alternative behaviour of lying in her bed so then we're stuck 😂 do you find this problem also?

[@kikopup]

I suggest doing "one off" treats, where she just gets one. have treats on the counter, give her one for calm behavior where shes not thinking about the food, then show her your empty hands and say "all done" and then move to another room away from her, or let her out to the toilet so shes not thinking about the food as much. After a few weeks of getting just 1 treat, the anticipation of the "next" and frustration of it not coming will become less. Kind of like I did in this video when the dog was paying too much attention and I said all done and go sniff, then reinforced any time the dog was not thinking about the food.

[@MartinParmiter]

Thank you so much for your reply, we will try that! Hope it's ok to reply back 😊 I assume that her frustration growling and barking at not getting more treats in the short term will get worse before it gets better? I'm also working on Crate training and Karen Overall's Relaxation Protocol regularly too, but those include regular treats throughout (the pup also sometimes growls during these sessions too), so would you recommend stopping these for now? Tia

[@Ben_Neill]

When using the clicker while also using the verbal marker is there any reason for both as they are both working already as a reinforcer? Just curious on your thoughts. Keep up the great content.

[@tedjack9184]

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[@kikopup]

Here is a lovely write up done by equine clicker training that is on a presentation I did at a conference on the topic of multiple markers. equineclickertraining.wordpress.com/2018/04/16/asat-conference-2018-emily-larlham-on-using-multiple-markers-to-prevent-mixed-messages/

[@samneal242]

I think we have opposite environmental problems 🤣 he loves to explore and I’m chopped liver in new places

[@kikopup]

Well you can play this game with a sheet it’s on the sheet ask for something easy then cue him to explore so the reward of exploring is contingent on doing something or listening to you

[@emmabakehouse8424]

great video thank you. our 7 month old cavapoo won't listen to me as soon as we are out of the back door. should I let him sniff for a while first? he will pull etc. or should I try the mat just outside when we've mastered it inside? he is either super sniffy when out, pulling, or staring at me-but high alert not relaxed

[@kikopup]

Id totally try the settle game, but until youve trained it you could just walk back and forth down the street or weave around the same area, this will for most dogs make them less excited because they are revisiting the same areas, rather than pulling toward new things in a strait line. Playing games where you mark and reinforce the dog for staying at your side inside and then bringing the training outside will also help

[@emmabakehouse8424]

Thank you so much 😊

[@nunie7834]

Hi! Do you have any advice for introducing a pup to trains? I live in Sweden and would love to be able to take my future dog to different towns, but I feel like trains would be really loud and scary and I don't want to overwhelm the pup and give them a bad experience!

[@WaggingTailsDogTraining]

So my dog is pretty scared of trains and what we are doing, is just giving her positive experiences with loud noises- but trains specifically. So playing fetch with her near the train, doing training, getting high-quality treats, having her play with dogs, and other things she likes. Hope this helps! :)

[@puudathemeow5593]

You can probably also find yt videos or record your own with audio from trains, cars, rifles, fireworks or whatever your dog is scared of and countercondition it at home with food and/or play, then you can go over to the real deal but from a distance that you decrease over time. I would say that it's probably better if the dog already likes being in a normal car and knows basic commands like sit and lie down in different environments so it's easier for you. Getting the dog used to climbing stairs in general would also be good so it doesn't get stressed out by that sort of situation when it's older and maybe can't be easily lifted upp any more.

[@peaches5712]

Our sweet dog (a Morky) is a rescue that we have had for close to 8 yrs now. We are unable to teach him to do ‘anything’. He doesn’t like to fetch, learn any tricks, etc. He had to have all his teeth removed from poor maintenance from original owners, so trying to give treats he’s just not interested. He does like to take walks, but that’s about all. How do we get him interested in doing/learning anything?? It makes me sad that he’s so disinterested in life. ☹️

[@WaggingTailsDogTraining]

So since he like walks, you could use his environment as a reward. So before letting him out or putting a leash on him, make him sit, or do. trick. If that doesn't work, try praise! A lot of people over-look praise because they think it won't work, but for many dogs, it is actually a great motivator! Good luck! :-)

[@flujuv]

So if my dog doesn't look at me I shouldn't reinforce it? So how can I reinforce his attention for checking in with me ?

[@pipenbo4285]

Can I use this with a sheltie? He runs away when he iw fearfull. How long it takes to remove the crate?

[@kikopup]

It really depends on the dog and how easy the location is that you go to, perhaps you might do great at the park without a safe place on a slow week day but a weekend afternoon might even be too much with the crate there as a comfort.

[@francessantiago9087]

What if the dog is too nervous or excited to take the treats?

[@kikopup]

Practice in your house, your yard, your house with the door open, a few feet outside the front door, if the dog cant settle, go back inside and close the door, you can also have the dog in the car in a crate at your house and work on that first.

[@notandyvee]

@@kikopup I had the same issue. Just to help people out who encounter this comment, obviously listen to Emily. But also, try higher value treats when outside. This made a yuuuge difference. My poodle is great indoors. But going out is still highly stimulating. Getting their attention with strong smells, like hot dog, boiled chicken, etc., you can reinforce in more arousing environments.

[@angiehome4694]

hi I have dog