Day 0 of Mat Training/Karen Overall’s Relaxation Protocol with Tule

[@ChrissieDancer]

Thank you! I am so grateful that you are doing this. I have one dog with severe anxiety and one hyperactive dog who loses control anytime she gets worked up, which is all the time, and I have been struggling a bit trying to figure out how to train them both with this protocol. Seeing training in action is so helpful for me with my own training Thanks again!

[@JourneyDogTraining]

Yay, I'm so glad to help! We'll get all of Tule's videos up as we go. It's always nice for me to be able to work with a truly naive dog. Barley is just too darn good - he makes it look easy when it's not! ;)

[@JourneyDogTraining]

Again, SO glad to help! I know my demo videos with Barley aren't always super helpful because he's kind of a Golden Dog ;)

[@ChrissieDancer]

@@JourneyDogTraining Oh they are all helpful, believe me. I'm so glad I found you, your videos have been extremely helpful to me, novice pup or not. :) Thanks for doing what you do!

[@JourneyDogTraining]

@@ChrissieDancer Let me know if you've got any training goals I can help post about!

[@ChrissieDancer]

@@JourneyDogTraining I've got a bit of a mad house over here, haha, but I will definitely put some thought into it instead of just yelling help. Thanks so much. With the relaxation protocol, my biggest struggle has been getting them to do anything other than wonder why we're separating ourselves or what's going on in the other room. I've finally had some success with our anxious pup (Ellie) in the mornings (we're on to day 3 tomorrow, yaaayy!!), but Twix keeps getting stuck about 2/3 of the way through day 1. He does great and then just refuses to even go into a down. And he's the one with the good recall. We keep trying though!

[@dustbuggy]

The way you work with a new dog is so interesting! Love the videos 👌😁

[@JourneyDogTraining]

It's funny how different they all are!

[@karenbarnett4386]

Is that the same as training for "go to your spot"?

[@Quantowski]

Great video, thank you

[@nicdawnfitz]

Hi! I am about to start this protocol with my dog. She has been with us for about 4 months she is approox 3 years. She is a bit tense and reactive. I have not been able to teach her "down" yet, can I still teach the protocol without her laying down?

[@estherandrade6598]

Isnt she in a very tight corner? Maybe thats why shes not so relaxed? Thanks for puting the time to make the video. :)

[@WendyvandenBarselaarNL]

This is day one for a fearful dog as I understand it. They working on a 15 day protocol I believe. Being in a corner can also help a fearful dog to become more open to the training to become more relaxed in general. If a dog is hyper and fearful all the time one has to start somewhere.

[@NMandarina]

Is there a reason that she is so close to the wall? Is that better that dog is more “confined”? I tried this with my dog few times, but i put the matt in the middle of the room. Our problem is that he gets bored and stops being interested in food so we can’t ever finished the full exercise

[@JourneyDogTraining]

I think that’s just the best a lot for the mat because of the camera angle!

[@LovelyLJ]

I would like to try this but our new dog nips (1yr old mastiff)

[@thedukeofno]

What do you do if the dog starts pawing, scratching, biting, etc. at the mat?

[@JourneyDogTraining]

Generally that would be a sign of raising criteria too quickly - making it too hard too fast. Try making it easier for a bit!

[@thedukeofno]

@@JourneyDogTraining Thanks. We're only on the first day, and he's just 14 weeks old. I'll slow it down a bit.

[@JourneyDogTraining]

@@thedukeofno I’m planning on starting my 6 month old puppy soon, 14 weeks might just be too young!

[@lauriezahar7295]

Is the length of that session, about 11 minutes typical? It seemed long. But your'e the trainer. ; )

[@JourneyDogTraining]

It's probably about 9 minutes of training. For something more active, I'd absolutely keep it shorter. But for lying on a mat, duration is the goal, which necessarily means your sessions will be longer too! But it's all individual for each dog. I wouldn't have gone this long with your average 7-month-old lab :)

[@lauracrothers1262]

My dog goes insane about treats and food and will jump all over you for them. Also this dog seemed pretty chilled sitting at start of the video mine is never like this it’s all go all the time

[@JourneyDogTraining]

You may want to play some more impulse control games and increase exercise in that case. If your dog can never relax it’s probably because their exercise needs aren’t being met.

[@chrisr-m6568]

What!? Are you a dog trainer?

[@bebea3766]

At what age do you recommend starting this training?

[@katesemple555]

That was what I was going to ask. When do you start? Can I start right off the bat with an 8-9 week old puppy?

[@haydeltae5887]

Karyn Semple probably. Maybe just do it when they’re sleepier or keep the sessions shorter

[@doribonesbonner8848]

They can learn this at any age-sooner the better

[@vincentking9043]

She's a beautiful mali