YFD 002: Preparing Your Dog for Halloween
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Show Notes
Happy Throwback Thursday! With spooky season officially upon us, now is a great time to start preparing yourself and your dog for Halloween. Tune in for a quick refresher on the challenges Halloween can present for pups, and advice on how to help guide them through it.
TimeStamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:05 Ginger's Story
3:00 Sounds can be scary
3:40 Dogs decide what is "normal" based on early socialization
7:00 Salt Lake City
9:00 Socialization & Habituation
10:24 Additive Philosophy
11:19 Challenges of Halloween
11:30 Tips: A Safe Place to Go
12:00 Tips: Behavior Changes
12:50 Don't force uncomfortable situations (from your dog's perspective)
14:00 Costume Stress - Does your dog enjoy it?
15:00 Dog won't move - Then your dog is not enjoying the costume 19:00 Call In Question: Should I get a Dog for my Dog?
21:00 Alone Training
Halloween can be a scary holiday for dogs. In this episode, Julie Fudge Smith and Colleen Pelar discuss the importance of socialization and why dogs can be a bit unnerved by the sights and sounds of Halloween.
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