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Ep 106 Spending Just the Right Amount of Time with Doggo

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Dog with Clock PhotoAre you spending enough time with your dog? Too much?

Today, discover how to refocus on *quality* time instead of quantity with your dog.

In this episode, you will learn some suggestions for finding the right balance of time spent with your dog.

Show Highlights

  • FamilyDogFusion is about improving your relationship and communication with your dog
  • If my dog is laying at my feet but i am working on something – is it quality time?
  • There is a difference between quality and quantity time spent with your dog
  • Some people have suggested 5-6 hours is what you should be spending with your dog:
    • This is good quantity time but not always quality time with your dog
  • Involve your dogs in your daily activities!
    • Dogs need social connections for their comfort and their safety – dogs are pack animals
    • Too much time with your dog can be detrimental as they can become overly possessive or overly protective
  • Too little time can also be a root cause for behavioral issues:
    • They can become aggressive or aggressively protective because they don’t have the confidence or boundaries to know better
    • Dogs need to learn how to behave around people and have full understanding of their boundaries laid out by you.
  • On average dogs sleep 16 – 18 hours a day
  • Senior and puppy dogs can sleep 18-20 hours a day
  • Ep 103 – Dogs and the Illusion of Time – informs you whether or not your dog can tell time
  • Get your dog used to working with you in your home
    • Bennie suggests using the leash in the home
    • Get your dog used to being tethered
    • Take the leash and put it on the doorknob inside the closet when they are being too hyper or out of control
    • Having your dog learn to be comfortable when tethered is a positive thing especially when out in public
    • Use your crate as well, as this should be their safe space

Homework

How to spend quality and not quantity time with you dog

  • Exercise:
    • Go on walks or runs, or throw items for them to fetch – anything to release their energy – good quantity of time
    • The higher the energy of the dog, the more you to do this – dogs such as border collies
    • If it is a low energy dog, even just a small walk up and down the road (good quantity of time)
  • Training:
    • Basic training for structure and rules in the home,
    • Conditioning your dog to these rules – spend 5-10 minutes daily (5-6 times a week) with your dog
    • You can do intermediate training which challenges your dog more
    • Border collies are so smart they need to be challenged
    • You can also do excellent level of training
    • Agility training or higher levels of training
    • You have to be committed to this training and really set this time aside for you and your dog because you are setting a higher expectation with your dog, (quality time spent together)
    • However, you can also just start out with basic training with a dog as young as a puppy
  • Routine:
    • If you want to spend some good quality time with your dog, change your routine.
    • If you want your dog to be more involved in your life and involved in your activities you have to change your routine!
    • Do things like take a ride with your dog
    • Get around other dogs and other animals
    • Go to different pet friendly stores
    • These situations teach your dog how to behave, (good quality and quantity of time)
    • Taking your dog to the dog park is a good source for quantity of time and socialization

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Call to Action

Go to FamilyDogFusion.com/insurance to check out Healthy Paws Pet Insurance

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Check out our show page in iTunes to leave comments and subscribe or send us a message.

Dog Training Resources

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Dog Training Tips and Postulates

Dog Training Rules

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Dog with Clock PhotoAre you spending enough time with your dog? Too much?

Today, discover how to refocus on *quality* time instead of quantity with your dog.

In this episode, you will learn some suggestions for finding the right balance of time spent with your dog.

Show Highlights

  • FamilyDogFusion is about improving your relationship and communication with your dog
  • If my dog is laying at my feet but i am working on something – is it quality time?
  • There is a difference between quality and quantity time spent with your dog
  • Some people have suggested 5-6 hours is what you should be spending with your dog:
    • This is good quantity time but not always quality time with your dog
  • Involve your dogs in your daily activities!
    • Dogs need social connections for their comfort and their safety – dogs are pack animals
    • Too much time with your dog can be detrimental as they can become overly possessive or overly protective
  • Too little time can also be a root cause for behavioral issues:
    • They can become aggressive or aggressively protective because they don’t have the confidence or boundaries to know better
    • Dogs need to learn how to behave around people and have full understanding of their boundaries laid out by you.
  • On average dogs sleep 16 – 18 hours a day
  • Senior and puppy dogs can sleep 18-20 hours a day
  • Ep 103 – Dogs and the Illusion of Time – informs you whether or not your dog can tell time
  • Get your dog used to working with you in your home
    • Bennie suggests using the leash in the home
    • Get your dog used to being tethered
    • Take the leash and put it on the doorknob inside the closet when they are being too hyper or out of control
    • Having your dog learn to be comfortable when tethered is a positive thing especially when out in public
    • Use your crate as well, as this should be their safe space

Homework

How to spend quality and not quantity time with you dog

  • Exercise:
    • Go on walks or runs, or throw items for them to fetch – anything to release their energy – good quantity of time
    • The higher the energy of the dog, the more you to do this – dogs such as border collies
    • If it is a low energy dog, even just a small walk up and down the road (good quantity of time)
  • Training:
    • Basic training for structure and rules in the home,
    • Conditioning your dog to these rules – spend 5-10 minutes daily (5-6 times a week) with your dog
    • You can do intermediate training which challenges your dog more
    • Border collies are so smart they need to be challenged
    • You can also do excellent level of training
    • Agility training or higher levels of training
    • You have to be committed to this training and really set this time aside for you and your dog because you are setting a higher expectation with your dog, (quality time spent together)
    • However, you can also just start out with basic training with a dog as young as a puppy
  • Routine:
    • If you want to spend some good quality time with your dog, change your routine.
    • If you want your dog to be more involved in your life and involved in your activities you have to change your routine!
    • Do things like take a ride with your dog
    • Get around other dogs and other animals
    • Go to different pet friendly stores
    • These situations teach your dog how to behave, (good quality and quantity of time)
    • Taking your dog to the dog park is a good source for quantity of time and socialization

Take Our Survey

Give us your input on training programs from FamilyDogFusion.

Click to Take Our Survey

Call to Action

Go to FamilyDogFusion.com/insurance to check out Healthy Paws Pet Insurance

Get In Touch

Check out our show page in iTunes to leave comments and subscribe or send us a message.

Dog Training Resources

Dog Training Definitions

Dog Training Tips and Postulates

Dog Training Rules

The post Ep 106 Spending Just the Right Amount of Time with Doggo appeared first on FamilyDogFusion.

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