1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: We love dogs. Cats are great too, no shade, but 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: Americans really love dogs. According to data from the American 3 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: Pet Products Association, sixty six percent of American households own 4 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: a pet, and of those roughly eighty six point nine 5 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: million households, the vast majority are dog owners. At the 6 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: start of the pandemic, there was a surge of new 7 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: dog ownership, with shelters running out of dogs as the 8 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 1: new work from home lifestyle took hold. However, as inflation 9 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: continues to rise and people return to the workplace and 10 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: social lives outside of the home, sadly, some newer pet 11 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: owners are struggling to pay and properly care for their 12 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 1: new furry family members. With the number of animals and 13 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: shelters now increasing, How can we avoid over committing to 14 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: man's best friend and make sure we're really ready for 15 00:00:55,960 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: the responsibility of dog ownership financially, mentally, and time wise. 16 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 1: Start taking notes. Because this is hello, my fellow glow 17 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: up grown ups who want a dog but are not 18 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: so sure they're ready for it. You have come to 19 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: the right place, my friends, because this is grown up stuff. 20 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 1: How to Adult the podcast where we figure out all 21 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: sorts of adulting life lessons like budgeting for annual vet 22 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: bills and time management for walks in the middle of 23 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: the workday. I am Mollie and I am joined as 24 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: always by my fellow dog lover who's got real Irish 25 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: Setter energy. Matt Stillo. Matt, did you grow. 26 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 2: Up with a dog? 27 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 3: Sadly? 28 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: No, that's a travesty I feel for you now. Have 29 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: you and your lovely wife ever thought about getting a 30 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: dog though? 31 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, before she moved to the United States, Elena was 32 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 3: thinking about getting a Samoi ed, which is like a big, white, 33 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 3: fluffy cloud like dog. Yeah, but then she ended up moving. 34 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 3: We talk all the time about getting a Golden Retriever, 35 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 3: but every year we go see her family or my 36 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 3: family for excited peer of time, which would make it 37 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 3: really difficult to have a dog. It actually makes me 38 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 3: think about this micro Bigley a quote where he was 39 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 3: talking about kids, but basically he said, I don't want 40 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 3: to have kids until I'm sure nothing else good can 41 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 3: happen in my life, which which I fully agree with, because, 42 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 3: like you know, having a dog really limits your ability 43 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 3: to travel or to go out every night, because they 44 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 3: need you, they need things, they need to go on 45 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 3: walks they need to go to the bathroom. And part 46 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 3: of the reason why I wanted to do this episode 47 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 3: is because I really wanted to drill down on how 48 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 3: a series of a commitment dog ownership is. So I'm 49 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 3: hoping to dive into a little bit of that today 50 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 3: so people can really understand what they're shigning up for 51 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,959 Speaker 3: when they get a dog. But I'm curious about you. 52 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 3: I know you don't have a dog now, but did 53 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:41,399 Speaker 3: your family have dogs when you were growing up. 54 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: We are a dog family, but the role was never 55 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: more than one at a time. But I want a 56 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: dog to call my own so so badly. Literally everyone 57 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 1: in my family has a dog. But I also know 58 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: two things. One, I don't think I can afford it 59 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 1: honestly right now. I have grown accustomed to a particular 60 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 1: kind of lifestyle, and I'm also trying to be more 61 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: responsible these days. And also the travel aspect, Like you said, 62 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,239 Speaker 1: I've got family out in the suburbs who I will 63 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: go spend weekends with. I can't necessarily assume they will 64 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: allow me to bring the dog with me, but you 65 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 1: never know, maybe I will learn something about preparing for 66 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: an understanding dog ownership from our guest today that I 67 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: didn't consider that may rock my world and change my 68 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 1: mind about whether or not I'm ready to take this on. 69 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 3: I think you will, because today we're joined by Eripe Bloom. 70 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 3: Erie is both a certified professional dog trainer and a 71 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 3: certified dog behavior consultant. 72 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: Erie is also the owner and director of Training at 73 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: The Sophisticated Dog, a pet training company on the West 74 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: Side of Los Angeles, California, and has written several articles 75 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: for Chewy preparing first time pet owners for pet and 76 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: dog ownership. 77 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 3: Plus she is also the author of the book Your 78 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 3: Puppy and You, A step by step guide to Raising 79 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 3: a Freakin' Awesome Dog, and the co founder of the 80 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 3: Freaking Awesome Dog Project. Rid thank you so much for 81 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 3: joining us. It's wonderful to have you on the show. 82 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 3: And I'd like to start off to saying that, like 83 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 3: I have a couple of dogs in my life, I 84 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 3: don't own a dog neither, just Molly. 85 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: Wish I did. 86 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 3: But I would say fifty percent of my wife and 87 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 3: I as communication is dog memes on Instagram. We'll find 88 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 3: a cute dog, We'll send it to each other. That's 89 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 3: truly half of how we communicate with each other. And 90 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 3: so I feel like this is kind of the way 91 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 3: that a lot of people are exposed to dog life. 92 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 3: They have a friend who has dog, maybe they see 93 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 3: lots of cute dog content and they think, oh my god, 94 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 3: a dog, how much fun would that be? And I 95 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 3: feel like they think about it like similar to the 96 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 3: joy like buying a PlayStation or a wave runner might 97 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 3: bring into their lives. But the reality is getting a 98 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 3: dog is much more like deciding to have a kid. So, 99 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 3: for those of us thinking about bringing any sort of 100 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,840 Speaker 3: new dog into our lives, what are some important factors 101 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 3: we should assess to determine if we are truly ready 102 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 3: for the commitment of dog ownership. 103 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 2: Matt, I just have to say I love the way 104 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 2: you put that, because it is a lot like bringing 105 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 2: a child into your life, especially in the beginning when 106 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 2: dogs are a lot more needy, if you will, and 107 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 2: I don't mean that in a bad way, but they 108 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 2: really do require time, training, effort, and all of that. 109 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 2: So the first thing you need to do is you 110 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 2: need to ask yourself, realistically, do I have time for 111 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 2: a dog? You know, it's a living being, it has 112 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 2: social needs, it has physical needs, and you need to 113 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 2: make sure that you're going to have time to meet 114 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 2: those needs. And I want to put a quick note 115 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 2: in here, which is, it's nice to know that other 116 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 2: family members are going to be interested in having a dog, 117 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 2: but you can't depend on any of them to do 118 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 2: the work. So think about all those little commitments. I 119 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 2: need to walk the dog, I need to feed the dog, 120 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 2: I need to train the dog. Training doesn't have to 121 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 2: take you know, four hours a day, but you should 122 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 2: at least give it thirty minutes a day if you can, 123 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 2: at least at the beginning, and then you would, in 124 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 2: a perfect world, get the perfect dog. But the reality 125 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 2: is most of us don't get the perfect dog, and 126 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 2: so you need to think about what if my dog has, 127 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 2: you know, fear issues with strangers coming into the home, 128 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 2: so I can't have a dog walk or work with them. 129 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 2: Think about those kinds of what ifs and make sure 130 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:22,720 Speaker 2: you're prepared for them. But the big piece of it, 131 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 2: the sort of fundamental is dogs take time, Dogs take effort, 132 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 2: dogs take energy. If you are thinking of a dog 133 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 2: as the perfect thing to come home to after a long, 134 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 2: twelve hour day, so you can just chill on the couch, 135 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 2: it's probably better for you to get a cat. And 136 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 2: I love cats, by the way, just for the record, 137 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 2: I'm not one of those only dogs, only cats. I 138 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 2: love them both. Cats are much more capable of dealing 139 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 2: with being left alone for long periods. Yeah, they don't 140 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 2: even love it that much either, But dogs really don't 141 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 2: do well. They're highly social animals. They really do need 142 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 2: to have time with you. One other category is you 143 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 2: need to have enough money to support a dog, and 144 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 2: that means money to buy them a decent quality of 145 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 2: food that will support their health. And then think about 146 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 2: if I'm going to hire a dog walker or if 147 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 2: I'm going to take the dog to daycare, which is 148 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 2: a totally acceptable option for a lot of dogs if 149 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 2: they're social with other dogs, daycare can be great. How 150 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 2: much is the dog walker going to cost? How much 151 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 2: is the daycar going to cost? And your dog should 152 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 2: see a veterinarian at least once a year as an adult. 153 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 2: As a puppy, they're going to see the vet three 154 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 2: or four times, possibly more depending on certain sort of 155 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 2: vaccination schedule things. And you need to be able to 156 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 2: afford that too. 157 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, and that's the biggest thing we want to talk 158 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: about is what does that typical monthly expenses or a 159 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: monthly budget for dog ownership or maybe even annual budget. 160 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: What should that look like? 161 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 2: So you're probably going to need at least one hundred 162 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 2: to two hundred dollars a month for food. Oh wow, okay, 163 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 2: if it's you know, a decent diet for your dog, 164 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 2: you should definitely allow one thousand dollars a year for 165 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 2: vet bills when they are in the prime of their life. 166 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 2: So not when they're a puppy, not when they're a senior, 167 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 2: but in that like one year to eight or nine 168 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:19,239 Speaker 2: years of age range. Now, just like with everything else, 169 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 2: that doesn't necessarily cover you in the case of a problem, 170 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 2: but just as a number to start with, you might 171 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 2: want to consider getting health insurance for your pet. There 172 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 2: are veterinary insurers out there that cover most veterinary care. Obviously, 173 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:38,680 Speaker 2: just like any other kind of insurance, you buy look 174 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 2: at the details, and then other things are like, let's 175 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 2: say you want to do daycare. Well, in my neighborhood, 176 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 2: daycare could be fifty to seventy five dollars a day. 177 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 2: It may be that where you live it's twenty you're 178 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 2: twenty five, southern California, everything's more expensive, but some of 179 00:08:57,720 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 2: them will do it as a monthly membership. You can 180 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 2: bring the dog in as often as you want. Things 181 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 2: like that that can definitely help save the cost. The 182 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 2: one other tip I'll give you is the most expensive 183 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 2: place is not necessarily the best place. The cheapest place 184 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 2: is not necessarily the worst place. But do get a 185 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 2: sense for what the price ranges in your area. And 186 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 2: then you're gonna need, you know, occasional things like dog 187 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 2: toys and a leash, and if you have a puppy, 188 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 2: maybe you're gonna want potty pads, and maybe you should 189 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 2: buy a crate. And so that's sort of startup cost. 190 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 2: Not to say that anybody stops buying their dog toys 191 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:34,839 Speaker 2: after they first get the dog. In fact, it becomes 192 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 2: somewhat of an addiction. So toys and supplies and things 193 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 2: allow a couple hundred more dollars at least a year. 194 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 2: You're probably looking. If you're like most dog owners, the 195 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 2: next thing you know, you're buying a new toy every week, 196 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 2: and it's more like four or five hundred dollars a year. 197 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 2: And then even if you have the perfect dog, you 198 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 2: should at least go to a training class with a 199 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 2: positive reinforcement certified professional dog trainer, and that's going to 200 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 2: cost you a couple hundred dollars for the average sort 201 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 2: of beginner class. Now, if the dog has problems, then 202 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 2: you need to hire a professional like me who's a 203 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 2: certified behavior consultant as well as a trainer. Those costs 204 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 2: are going to go up really fast. So you do 205 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:27,679 Speaker 2: want to make sure that you have a few hundred 206 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 2: dollars over and above your rent, your food, your medical 207 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 2: costs if you really want to feel comfortable and not 208 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 2: wind up in a position where you literally can't afford 209 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 2: to keep your dog, which would be so depressing. 210 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: If you were adding all that up just now. E 211 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: Read's total budget for dog ownership comes out to a 212 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: whole lot of dog biscuits. Whether it's a puppy's first year, 213 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: healthy adults prime or a senior's golden age. Taking care 214 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,320 Speaker 1: hair of a dog is not cheap. Rover the dog 215 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: walking company analyze annual dog expenses at closer to five 216 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: thousand dollars a year, whereas a recent report from USA 217 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: Today found that gen Z, the demo that spends the 218 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 1: most on their dogs spend about seven grand a year 219 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:21,559 Speaker 1: on their canine companions. MarketWatch reported in October of twenty 220 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: twenty three that thirty eight percent of survey participants admitted 221 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: to going into debt to pay for their pets medical expenses. 222 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 1: Plus we're not even including how much acquiring your dog 223 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: may cost you as well, and that number is dependent 224 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: upon where you go to get your dog and what 225 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: type of dog you get. 226 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 3: A lot of what we're talking about is lifestyle and 227 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 3: when you think about the types of dogs. So there's 228 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,679 Speaker 3: lots of different types of dogs out there, So how 229 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 3: can prospective dog owners determine which breed might best suit 230 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 3: their lifestyle? Or like, what questions should they be asking themselves? 231 00:11:56,200 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 2: So I love that you've brought this up because fit 232 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 2: is really important. I've met so many dogs who would 233 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 2: be a great dog in someone else's house. So first 234 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 2: thing I'm going to say is do research, do a 235 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:13,679 Speaker 2: lot of research. Do not trust social media to tell you. 236 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 2: Even the AKC is gonna tilt it towards sounding a 237 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 2: little better and not maybe pointing out some of the 238 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 2: things that could be problematic. So think about what is 239 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 2: your lifestyle? Are you low key? Are you high key? 240 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 2: Are you always up and doing stuff? Do you have kids? 241 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 2: Because some breeds are better with kids than others. So 242 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 2: those are just some of the questions you can start with. 243 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 2: And then everything I said about getting a dog in 244 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 2: the time and effort involved, multiply it by five if 245 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 2: you get a puppy. 246 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:46,959 Speaker 3: It's very true. 247 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 2: Puppies are a lot of work. Just house training a 248 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 2: puppy is a twenty four hour a day job. 249 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 3: I have a friend who has an Aussie Joodle and 250 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 3: he tells the story where like when we went to 251 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 3: go see the litter, you know, there's all these differentes 252 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 3: and they picked the one that was really like happy 253 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:03,959 Speaker 3: and playing with all the other dogs. Are like, that's 254 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,559 Speaker 3: the dog we want. But what it translated into is 255 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 3: they had a crazy dog in their house running around 256 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 3: and had all this energy. Yeah, you know, like he's like, 257 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 3: I love her. I wouldn't change anything, but if I could, 258 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 3: I would go back to that room. And he was like, 259 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 3: there was one who was kind of chilling in the 260 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 3: corner and not I probably would have picked that one. 261 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 3: Is energy in the room important? Do you recommend that 262 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 3: people go meet the dogs? 263 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 2: Like? 264 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 3: How can they translate to lifestyle? 265 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 2: Yeah? Great, great question, and this is a tough one. 266 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 2: So the first thing I have to say is that 267 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 2: there's limited research on this, but there's some research out 268 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 2: there that even breeders don't always know what their puppy 269 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 2: will be like as an adult. But having said that, 270 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:51,079 Speaker 2: energy levels and friendliness versus sort of anxiety do seem 271 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 2: to be traits that start really early in a puppy's life. 272 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 2: So i'd want someone somewhere in the middle, but for 273 00:13:59,920 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 2: you it might be different. The one thing to watch 274 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 2: out for with the really high energy and really low 275 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 2: energy dogs is is that behavior happening because of fear 276 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 2: or anxiety? 277 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: Oh interesting, So you get those. 278 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 2: Dogs that stress up or stress down, and that can 279 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 2: give you sort of a false sense of their personality. 280 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 2: This is where with a really good breeder, with a 281 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 2: reputable breeder who's really paying attention to their puppies, doing 282 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 2: all their health checks and all of those kinds of things, 283 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 2: you can say to them, hey, is he always that 284 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 2: low energy and what's his personality like? And they'll tell you. 285 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 2: But then there'll be the breeder who's like, this is 286 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 2: the last puppy left and I want to get him 287 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 2: out of my house. 288 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: No matter what, and they're going to tell you whatever 289 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: you want to hear. 290 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, so be aware of that. But in general, if 291 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 2: you can visit the litter more than once over the 292 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 2: course of the time that they're growing up, so then 293 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 2: you'll start to get you'll see these patterns where you know, 294 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 2: puppies six or eight, maybe one day they're energetic and 295 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 2: one day their calmer, and that's just because they played 296 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 2: really hard that day. Right, Yeah, So if you can 297 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 2: possibly go more than once, that's really really good to do. 298 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: Oh good to know. 299 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 3: I think even before you bring a dog home, it's 300 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 3: probably really important for people to figure out, like what 301 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 3: are the rules and boundaries of their own home, Like 302 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 3: what rules do they have for their house that they 303 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 3: want to make so that they can be consistent once 304 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 3: the dog comes home. So like what sort of house rules? 305 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 3: But we want to like get straight before we bring 306 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 3: a dog into our homes. 307 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 2: So first thing I will say is this is something 308 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 2: that everyone needs to discuss together, and I personally like 309 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 2: to put it down on a piece of paper and 310 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 2: have everyone sign it. 311 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: Oh great, we. 312 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 2: All agree these are the house. 313 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, there's no I didn't say that later on, Yeah. 314 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 2: Exactly, so definitely think about what you want as household 315 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 2: rules so that everyone's comfortable with it. Now, with a puppy, 316 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 2: no matter what the rules are, you have to tighten 317 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 2: them up at the beginning. And even with an adult rescue, 318 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 2: you have to tighten it up at the beginning. So 319 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 2: assume the dog is not house trained, which means you 320 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 2: want like baby gates or closed doors or some other 321 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 2: kind of barrier. You want to set up a space 322 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 2: where if the dog has an accident, it's not that 323 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 2: hard to clean. Think about what they can chew on. 324 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 2: I get down on my hands and knees and crawl 325 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 2: around and look for things like electrical cords. I try 326 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 2: to take a puppy's eye's view. And even with an 327 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 2: adult dog, you don't know who they are and how 328 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 2: they're going to react to being in your home. Have 329 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 2: them in just one room until you figure out that 330 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 2: they know how to hold it if they're an adult. 331 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 2: If they're puppies, you need to be aware that confinement 332 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 2: you set up is going to need to be in 333 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 2: place for at least a few months. Most puppies are 334 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 2: not house trained until they are at least six months old. 335 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 2: Some it takes more like till nine months. The other 336 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 2: thing about house training is look up again a positive 337 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 2: reinforcement house training plan, because if you punish your dog 338 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 2: for pottying in the wrong place, often what they learn 339 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 2: is hide before you potty, so then they potty where 340 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 2: you can't see them, or they refuse to potty with 341 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 2: you on walks, neither of which is a good outcome. 342 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 2: And be aware that you are going to need as 343 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 2: a family, you're going to need to have a plan 344 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 2: so that that puppy is getting out on a regular basis, 345 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 2: Like think literally every half hour, oh, when they're away 346 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:16,920 Speaker 2: a lot. Yeah, it doesn't have to be every half 347 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 2: hour when they're asleep, or they will potty the wrong place. 348 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: Got it? 349 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 2: And set up like a crate or a confinement space 350 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:25,160 Speaker 2: where they can be when you can't take them out 351 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 2: every half hour. If you're going to be letting your 352 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 2: puppy out in the yard, I just have to tell 353 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 2: you yards do not house trained dogs. So don't just 354 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,360 Speaker 2: let your dog out into the yard and assume they're 355 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 2: going to know what to do and then come in 356 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,119 Speaker 2: and be on empty, so to speak. Watch them so 357 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 2: that you know whether or not they pottied. But I 358 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 2: like to puppy proof the area that that dog is 359 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 2: first in when the puppy comes home, and then as 360 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:51,919 Speaker 2: I expand their world, I puppy proof the areas they 361 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 2: expand into, and then I gradually reintroduce things like, Okay, 362 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 2: now I can actually let's see what happens if I 363 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 2: leave the remote control on the coffee table. Does the 364 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 2: dog grab it or not? And I'm there ready to 365 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 2: ask them to drop it if they grabbed it. You're 366 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 2: gonna want to join a training class as soon as 367 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 2: you can get some training under your belt. It's really important, 368 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:14,359 Speaker 2: not just because it teaches them what to do and 369 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 2: what not to do, but because it also helps you 370 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:19,880 Speaker 2: strengthen your relationship with them. They start learning that you're 371 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 2: fun to hang out with. They get treats for doing 372 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 2: the things you want them to do. All of those 373 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:28,640 Speaker 2: things are going to really be helpful. But more practical stuff, 374 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 2: Like I said, if you're going to have a confinement space, 375 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 2: think about what that'll be. If you get a crate, 376 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 2: make sure you get the right size for your puppy. 377 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,360 Speaker 2: Make sure you have a food bowl and some toys, 378 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 2: a leash. If you have a puppy. I recommend a 379 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 2: very lightweight chain leash because it's not as much fun 380 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,119 Speaker 2: to chew on the leash when it's made of chain. 381 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 2: With an adult, it usually doesn't matter harness to walk 382 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 2: them on. Collars can cause damage to their neck. 383 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: Oh interesting, if they. 384 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 2: Pull, I mean, if they don't pull, the collar doesn't 385 00:18:57,880 --> 00:18:58,680 Speaker 2: do any damage. 386 00:18:58,680 --> 00:18:59,920 Speaker 1: But the other thing. 387 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 2: About puppies as they can get hung up on their collars, 388 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 2: so you have to be really careful about making sure 389 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:07,879 Speaker 2: you're watching when your puppy's wearing a collar. It's less 390 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 2: likely for an adult dog to get snagged on their collar. 391 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 2: It can happen, but it's less likely get id. Get 392 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 2: the animal microchipped. Make sure the microchip is registered to you. 393 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 3: And for those of us who don't know what a 394 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 3: microchip is, a microsip. 395 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, so a microchip is this tiny little it's 396 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:34,679 Speaker 2: an RFID radio frequency ID chip. It's seriously, it's like 397 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:40,400 Speaker 2: half the size of your pinky nail that gets injected subdermally. 398 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 2: They stick it right like sort of where the neck 399 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:46,719 Speaker 2: and the shoulders meet. Because then what happens is if 400 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 2: the local shelter finds astray, they have these wands and 401 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 2: they wave the wand over the back of the dog, 402 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:58,199 Speaker 2: and the chip pops and a number and registration like 403 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 2: which company it is pops up and then go to 404 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 2: their database and they say, oh, I see Erite lost 405 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 2: her dog. And then if they can't reach me and 406 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 2: maybe it was read the dog was registered to rescue, 407 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 2: They're like, let's reach out to National English Shepherd Rescue 408 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 2: and see if they want their dog back. And if 409 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:16,439 Speaker 2: nobody wants the dog back. Only at that point do 410 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 2: they label the dog astray and put them out for adoption. 411 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: And they basically started doing this because it's not on 412 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: like you can get tags for your dog on their collar, 413 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 1: but it's not uncommon for you know, a dog who's 414 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: lost to have slipped their collar. Yes, and then those 415 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: tags do very little good. They're still on the collar 416 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 1: that they slipped out of, right, And I do recommend 417 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 1: having idea on the tag anyway, put a phone number where. 418 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 2: People can reach you. If you want to be a 419 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 2: little bit cagey, you cannot put the dog's name or 420 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 2: your own name. You just put a phone number and 421 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 2: write needs MEDS. That's a popular thing to do here 422 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:54,400 Speaker 2: on the West Side because people worry about someone kidnapping 423 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 2: their dog for ransom. But if you are worried about 424 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 2: someone knowing who you are, just put your phone number, 425 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 2: put needs meds or please call and that can be 426 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:04,120 Speaker 2: the tag. 427 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,200 Speaker 1: Coming up on grownup stuff? How to adults? 428 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 3: What are the top five commands that everyone should be 429 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 3: teaching their new dog. 430 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 2: Eye contact is the gateway to having a communication moment 431 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 2: with your dog. So I love to teach eye contact. 432 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:29,360 Speaker 1: We'll be right back after a quick break and we're 433 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,199 Speaker 1: back with more grown up stuff how to adults. 434 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 3: So dogs crave routine. Yes, So when you bring a 435 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 3: new dog into your house, what should a typical like 436 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:46,199 Speaker 3: daily and nightly routine look like? 437 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 2: Right, and you asked. You mentioned consistency earlier, and I 438 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 2: will say consistency is the best thing you can do 439 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 2: for your dog. Whatever the rules are, we stick by them. 440 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 2: So for that puppy, your routine in the beginning is 441 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 2: you're going to nap times. This is the time when 442 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 2: I put you in your little confinement space and you 443 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 2: can play with a toy in your own pen, or 444 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 2: you can go to sleep. But whatever it is, it 445 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 2: does not involve me, and it's important for puppies to 446 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:17,439 Speaker 2: learn independence, to learn that they can be alone for 447 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 2: half an hour in the world will not come to 448 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 2: an end. Sleep is a huge part of mental health, 449 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 2: and puppies need to sleep more than sixteen hours a day. Wow, 450 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:29,640 Speaker 2: So I brought my puppy home. I have my house 451 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:31,879 Speaker 2: training plan, I have my nap schedule, I have a 452 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 2: meal schedule. Maybe, depending on how old the dog is 453 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 2: and what the veterinarian has said and how much vaccination 454 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 2: they've gotten in all those sort of things, maybe I'm 455 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 2: taking the dog for a walk once a day, or 456 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 2: maybe they go out into the yard five times. Well, 457 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 2: they're going to go out more than five times day 458 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 2: at the beginning. But whatever that routine is, I'm going 459 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 2: to lock that in and I'm going to say this 460 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 2: is how we always do things, at least for the 461 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 2: first few weeks. And then you might see, oh, you 462 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 2: know what, the puppy does that need as many naps 463 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 2: now that he's six months old, in which case you 464 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 2: can back off of one of the naps. Now, if 465 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:08,199 Speaker 2: it's an adult dog, you do the same thing, but 466 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 2: you do it on a slightly smaller scale. But in 467 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:12,640 Speaker 2: the beginning, it's nice to have that routine it gives 468 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 2: them something to hang onto. And if any of our 469 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 2: listeners out there is someone who suffers from any kind 470 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 2: of anxiety, you will know that routine reduces anxiety and 471 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 2: it reduces stress. And when our dogs first come to 472 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 2: our home, their entire world has just changed. They have 473 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,680 Speaker 2: no idea what is going on, and sometimes that routine 474 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:34,719 Speaker 2: is the only thing they can hang on to. So 475 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:37,120 Speaker 2: I'm really glad you reminded me to talk about this map, 476 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 2: because it's really important. 477 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 3: Little babies, they got to know what to expect. 478 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: They need help. Yeah, when it comes to a puppy schedule, 479 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 1: the American Cannel Club also recommends taking your puppy outside 480 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: every two to four hours and between activity changes to 481 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: avoid accidents as your house training. Something else you may 482 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:01,919 Speaker 1: want to consider include in your dog's regular schedule is 483 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: time to socialize with other dogs and other people. The 484 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:07,479 Speaker 1: AKC also says that the first three months of your 485 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:10,239 Speaker 1: dog's life will be some of the most important and 486 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 1: lasting for socialization. But there's a right and wrong way 487 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: to socialize your dog and introduce new environments and stimuli, 488 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 1: and the wrong way it can have detrimental impacts on 489 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 1: your pop's behavior. Let's talk socialization. What is your best 490 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 1: advice for properly socializing them and getting them accustomed to 491 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 1: other people, other animals when we've now adjusted them to 492 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 1: this new environment. 493 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 2: So first thing I will say is, like everything else 494 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:46,360 Speaker 2: we've talked about today, there is individuality to what kind 495 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,200 Speaker 2: of socialization is going to work best for dog A 496 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 2: versus dog B, versus dog C versus dog D. Having 497 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 2: said that, in a perfect world, the dog would just 498 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 2: go about their day and naturally be exposed to things 499 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 2: like other dogs who sniff and then walk on and 500 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 2: they meet people of different sizes and colors and shapes 501 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 2: and haircuts and whatever else. They see all of those 502 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 2: things and they just kind of look and go, oh, 503 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 2: so that exists in the world, and then move on, 504 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:24,680 Speaker 2: and there's a point in their development where they're really 505 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 2: open to that stuff. So you know, you're basically allowing 506 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:33,679 Speaker 2: the puppy and adult dogs benefit from this too, to 507 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 2: just experience the world. If they're acting a little scared 508 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 2: and they want to move away, let them move away. 509 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 2: After they move away, hand them a treat that wasn't 510 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 2: so awful, right, You have the ability to move away 511 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 2: if you think something scary and I'm going to give 512 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:49,199 Speaker 2: you a treat because you were so brave and you 513 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:55,160 Speaker 2: looked at oh. So like the socialization dues are, try 514 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 2: to get your puppy out into a variety of different situations. However, 515 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:03,119 Speaker 2: don't start with a crowded fair or concert or something 516 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 2: where fifty new things are coming at them at once. 517 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:09,679 Speaker 2: And whatever you're exposing them to, even if it's just 518 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:12,639 Speaker 2: a leaf blowing across the ground, which some dogs are like, 519 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 2: whoa how is that moving, let them tell you whether 520 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 2: they want to get closer or not. Never drag a 521 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:23,719 Speaker 2: puppy up to something in an effort to socialize it, 522 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:27,119 Speaker 2: and ask your vet about what's safe and not safe 523 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 2: depending on the dog's vaccination situation. But what I will 524 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:35,639 Speaker 2: say is adolescent dogs, especially so dogs between about four 525 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 2: months and nine months of age, desperately need to play 526 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 2: with other dogs. It is extremely developmentally important, and that 527 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:46,359 Speaker 2: actually ranges up until they're about a year and a 528 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 2: half old in fact. So if you can find puppy pals, 529 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 2: one on one dog play is the natural way for 530 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:56,120 Speaker 2: most dogs to play. They usually play better one on 531 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:59,680 Speaker 2: one than in groups. Okay, find them some pals find 532 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:01,959 Speaker 2: in no in space where they can romp around and 533 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:04,640 Speaker 2: get to know each other. Make sure that the dog 534 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 2: you pick to pair up with is a dog who's 535 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 2: really good with other dogs. And if it's a puppy 536 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 2: that you have in your home, the question isn't does 537 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:13,640 Speaker 2: your dog like other dogs? The question is does your 538 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 2: dog like puppies? 539 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 1: There are a lot of different schools of thought about 540 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:22,360 Speaker 1: where and when to socialize your dog. You'll often hear 541 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 1: rules about not taking your puppy to dog parks until 542 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: they've had all their shots, or some daycares won't even 543 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: allow your dog in until they've been neutered or spade. 544 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 1: But a good veterinarian will be able to guide you 545 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 1: on best practices for how to socialize your puppy or 546 00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:40,879 Speaker 1: adult dog safely. Which now brings us to how do 547 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:43,359 Speaker 1: you find a good vet who will answer all of 548 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 1: these questions? 549 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 2: So the first thing I'll say is opinions differ on 550 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 2: how to do vaccination and socialization. And what I will 551 00:27:57,040 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 2: say is the American Veterinaries SOCTET Society of Animal Behaviorists 552 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 2: has a position statement out there that discusses how socialization 553 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 2: trumps vaccination. It's more important to socialize your puppy. Your 554 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:15,719 Speaker 2: puppy is more likely to have significant issues later in 555 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 2: life due to lack of socialization than they are to 556 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 2: die of a puppyhood disease. However, they have all kinds 557 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 2: of guidelines in that position statement about how to do 558 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:28,879 Speaker 2: things safely, so that the puppy is being socialized safely 559 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:31,199 Speaker 2: and you're not setting them up to get something like parvo, 560 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 2: which I used to work at veterinary hospitals, and parvo 561 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 2: is the worst thing in the world. You do not 562 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 2: want your dog to get it. So the vaccines come 563 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:43,400 Speaker 2: in a series because of certain things having to do 564 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 2: with immunity and how immunity builds in young animals. But 565 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 2: most veterinarians that I know are comfortable having the dog 566 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 2: do safe types of socialization once they've gotten two to 567 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 2: three sets of all of the shots. But we also 568 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 2: need to balance that with the what if your dog 569 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 2: is so scared of the world that they will never 570 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 2: go outside and they can't be comfortable around other dogs 571 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 2: and other people. So that statement from the AVSAB is 572 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,840 Speaker 2: a nice place to sort of start, And then you 573 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 2: talk to your veterinarian. How do you pick a veterinarian 574 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 2: look for someone first of all, who maybe people you 575 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 2: know are going to and they're having good experiences. Look 576 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 2: for someone who does continuing education, because that's going to 577 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 2: tell you that they care about making sure that they're 578 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 2: up to date on everything. Look for someone who when 579 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 2: you walk in with your puppy, your puppy likes them 580 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 2: and the puppy likes the staff. So, for example, my veterinarian, 581 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 2: the first dog I brought to that veterinarian, he's six 582 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:50,360 Speaker 2: three sixty four. This veterinarians super tall. Wow, he walks 583 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 2: into the exam room. My dog, sixty pound adult rescue 584 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:58,520 Speaker 2: dog sat down on the floor with my dog, ah, 585 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 2: so he wouldn't be so tall, all scary me and 586 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 2: my dog was like you, I can talk to you. 587 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 2: I understand. And they had a great relationship right from there. 588 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 2: So do look for a veterinarian who makes your dog 589 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:15,040 Speaker 2: feel comfortable because that's important. And then it doesn't hurt 590 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 2: to do just a little bit of like looking around 591 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:20,200 Speaker 2: on places like yelp or next door or whatever you 592 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 2: can ask for recommendations. Just bear in mind that one 593 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 2: disgruntled person can make it seem like someone's really awful 594 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 2: when they're actually a great veterinarian and that person just 595 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 2: had a bad experience. 596 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 3: So we just want to know about like the basic 597 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 3: commands that every puppy should know. Like what are like 598 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 3: the top five commands that everyone should be teaching there 599 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 3: their new dog. 600 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:44,880 Speaker 2: Okay, so here are the top things I teach every client. 601 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 2: I like dogs to give eye contact. It's good to 602 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 2: have a signal that says, hey, will you look at 603 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 2: me please? 604 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:50,880 Speaker 1: Fifi. 605 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:53,959 Speaker 2: But it's also nice when you're doing anything with your 606 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 2: dog if your dog looks up at you, to praise 607 00:30:56,400 --> 00:31:00,200 Speaker 2: and reinforce that because that connection with you is going 608 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 2: to help in everything you do. That eye contact is 609 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 2: the gateway, I guess to having a communication moment with 610 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 2: your dog. So I love to teach eye contact. I 611 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 2: like to teach a dog to lie down, because when 612 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 2: a dog is lying down, they're usually not underfoot and 613 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 2: making trouble, So down is an important signal that I teach. 614 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,520 Speaker 2: I like to teach them to settle on an object 615 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:27,160 Speaker 2: in a down leashwalking, which means walking as politely as 616 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:31,040 Speaker 2: possible so that I'm not losing my shoulders or getting 617 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 2: yanked down the street or anything like that. But at 618 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 2: the same time, with the leashwalking, I don't need the 619 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 2: dog to be in heel position all the time. So 620 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:44,440 Speaker 2: what leashwalking to me means is you don't pull me. Yeah, 621 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:47,840 Speaker 2: drop it because that is a safety signal. 622 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:50,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, and leave it. 623 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 2: Because it teaches them not to get into trouble in 624 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 2: the first place. All of these things can be taught 625 00:31:56,760 --> 00:32:01,720 Speaker 2: through positive reinforcement very effectively. And those are like the 626 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:05,320 Speaker 2: core skills. All the other stuff like sit and heal 627 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 2: and wait or stay five give me Paul, all of 628 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 2: those things, those are bonus. But I have clients that 629 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 2: I teach way more advanced stuff than that. But if 630 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 2: you come to me and you've got a new puppy, 631 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:19,840 Speaker 2: that's where we're putting our focus first. 632 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:22,920 Speaker 1: That makes sense. Yeah, And for a final question, what 633 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:25,920 Speaker 1: would you say are the most common mistakes or the 634 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:29,720 Speaker 1: most common mistake that new dog owners make that we 635 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:31,680 Speaker 1: should all be really focusing on avoiding. 636 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 2: All right, So, the most common mistake and the worst 637 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:38,200 Speaker 2: mistake that we make with our dogs, especially as new 638 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:43,240 Speaker 2: dog owners, is assuming that they understand English and understand 639 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 2: what it's like to be a human, neither of which 640 00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:50,840 Speaker 2: they have any idea about dogs. Are born knowing that 641 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 2: the entire world is a bathroom, and that anything that 642 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:56,080 Speaker 2: they want to put in their teeth is fine as 643 00:32:56,120 --> 00:33:00,120 Speaker 2: long as it doesn't cut them or taste bad, and 644 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:05,560 Speaker 2: that sniffing each other's private parts is good social behavior, 645 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:09,400 Speaker 2: and that you know if you see that someone is mad, 646 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 2: the best thing to do is to look away. People 647 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 2: think dogs are giving them a guilty look. They're not. 648 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 2: They know you're mad, and they're like, oh, I don't 649 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:17,000 Speaker 2: want you to be mad anymore. I'm going to look away. 650 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 2: So what you want to do, is a new dog owner, 651 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:24,760 Speaker 2: is you want to study up on canine body language 652 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:27,040 Speaker 2: so that you will understand when your dog is saying 653 00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 2: I'm nervous, can you give me some space? And they're 654 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:31,680 Speaker 2: not saying I know I was a bad dog, because 655 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 2: most of the time they have no idea they were 656 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 2: a bad dog. They were just doing a normal doggie thing. 657 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:41,240 Speaker 2: Don't expect a Disney dog. Don't expect the dog you 658 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 2: see on TikTok who does everything perfectly, because that is 659 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 2: a ten seconds snippet of that dog's life. You can 660 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:50,120 Speaker 2: be perfect for ten seconds too. 661 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:51,400 Speaker 1: I bet you know. 662 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:54,360 Speaker 2: You can't just talk to them and expect them to 663 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:58,080 Speaker 2: listen and understand everything A and B when they talk 664 00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:00,280 Speaker 2: to you. You should take the time to listen too. 665 00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:03,880 Speaker 3: And the last thing, we want our listeners to know 666 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:06,040 Speaker 3: where can they find you and learn more about what 667 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:06,280 Speaker 3: you do. 668 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:10,120 Speaker 2: Thank you for asking. So my company is called the 669 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:18,000 Speaker 2: Sophisticated Dog. My website is the Sophisticateddog dot com and 670 00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:20,759 Speaker 2: you can find out where I'm speaking and all kinds 671 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:23,880 Speaker 2: of other things there. If you are a pet professional, 672 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:26,480 Speaker 2: you can also check out the other company I'm involved in, 673 00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:29,920 Speaker 2: which is called the Freakin Awesome Dog Project, and we 674 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:33,480 Speaker 2: are at Awesomedog project dot com and we published a 675 00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:37,680 Speaker 2: book on raising a great puppy. It's called Your Puppy 676 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:40,239 Speaker 2: and You a step by step guide to raising a 677 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:43,120 Speaker 2: freakin Awesome dog. So for those of you with new dogs, 678 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:44,200 Speaker 2: you might want to check it out. 679 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:47,480 Speaker 1: Eriet Bloom, thank you so much for joining us. This 680 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:51,240 Speaker 1: was beyond informational and helpful. 681 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:53,680 Speaker 2: Well, thank you so much for having me. It's been 682 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:56,319 Speaker 2: a great pleasure and I hope we get to do 683 00:34:56,360 --> 00:34:56,760 Speaker 2: this again. 684 00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:06,800 Speaker 1: Erie, you have shared some very sage guidance about getting 685 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:09,520 Speaker 1: and raising a dog. I can say for certain that 686 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:12,640 Speaker 1: a dog is not in the budget for me right now, 687 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:15,600 Speaker 1: but I think the discipline of creating a routine with 688 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:18,680 Speaker 1: a dog is very possible for me. Here's what else 689 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:22,480 Speaker 1: I've learned from our conversation about dog ownership. When you're 690 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:25,440 Speaker 1: putting together a budget for a dog, do some research 691 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:29,120 Speaker 1: on all the things you'll need, including dog walkers, docky daycare, 692 00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 1: and think about how often you'll actually need it. If 693 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:34,320 Speaker 1: you're getting a dog with a partner or family members 694 00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:38,120 Speaker 1: are involved, create a contract of what each person promises 695 00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:41,640 Speaker 1: to do and agreed upon household rules for the dog, 696 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:45,879 Speaker 1: and have everyone sign it before the dog comes home. 697 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:47,680 Speaker 1: Get down to the level of the dog and look 698 00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:51,200 Speaker 1: around your house from their pov figure out what may 699 00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:55,279 Speaker 1: be too much temptation, especially for a puppy. This is 700 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:59,480 Speaker 1: going to help you puppy proof your home. Be prepared 701 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:02,319 Speaker 1: to be strict with your rules and puppy proofing from 702 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:06,439 Speaker 1: the start. It's best to follow a positive reinforcement house 703 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:10,239 Speaker 1: training plan. Otherwise your dog may hide when they do 704 00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:13,000 Speaker 1: their business in your home and no one wants to 705 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:16,799 Speaker 1: go searching for the puppy or adult dog. Accident when 706 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:19,920 Speaker 1: you're walking your puppy or adult dog Erite recommends a 707 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 1: harness over a collar. If your dog pulls on walks, 708 00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:26,360 Speaker 1: a collar can be super damaging to them. Plus, puppies 709 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:29,400 Speaker 1: can accidentally get hung up on their collars. Get your 710 00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:33,920 Speaker 1: dog tags and microchipped as soon as possible. Routine is 711 00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:36,960 Speaker 1: super important to training and getting your dog acclimated to 712 00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:41,840 Speaker 1: their new home and life. Routine reduces anxiety and stress. 713 00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:45,919 Speaker 1: Schedule nap times for your puppies because apparently they need 714 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:50,400 Speaker 1: sixteen hours of sleep a day. This will decrease as 715 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:52,880 Speaker 1: they get older, though, and it'll teach them how to 716 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:57,279 Speaker 1: behave independently from you. When you're working on socializing your dog, 717 00:36:57,440 --> 00:36:59,719 Speaker 1: let them explore things in their own comfort and tell 718 00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:03,400 Speaker 1: you how they want to see things. Never drag them 719 00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:07,040 Speaker 1: into a scenario they're resisting. Finally, do some reading about 720 00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:11,279 Speaker 1: what your dog is trying to communicate with their body language. Apparently, 721 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:14,760 Speaker 1: the AKC says that looking lovingly into your dog's eyes 722 00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:18,200 Speaker 1: can trigger a release of oxytocin in your dog, which 723 00:37:18,239 --> 00:37:20,719 Speaker 1: is the same hormone we release when we look at 724 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:24,520 Speaker 1: our children. I just love this for everyone. Honestly. The 725 00:37:24,680 --> 00:37:29,520 Speaker 1: eye contact thing reminds me of cooperative eye hypothesis. Which 726 00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:33,600 Speaker 1: is the idea that we are aware and sensitive to 727 00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:37,279 Speaker 1: the eye movement of others. And what's really interesting is 728 00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:42,240 Speaker 1: that researchers have theorized that because humans have more visible 729 00:37:42,239 --> 00:37:45,280 Speaker 1: eye movements due to the larger whites of their eyes, 730 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:50,400 Speaker 1: it has allowed us to communicate nonverbally in hunting situations, 731 00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:54,200 Speaker 1: not only with other humans, but with early dogs as well. 732 00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:57,080 Speaker 1: And there's this theory that this could have been why 733 00:37:57,160 --> 00:38:02,080 Speaker 1: early humans outlived Neanderthals. I read about it years ago 734 00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:07,000 Speaker 1: in an Atlantic article about this and that modern dogs 735 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:11,040 Speaker 1: can actually follow eye movements just as well as human babies. 736 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:14,839 Speaker 1: So you know, look at your dogs because they are 737 00:38:14,920 --> 00:38:15,799 Speaker 1: looking at you. 738 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:19,080 Speaker 3: I totally agree with you. You know, you hear like sit, stay, 739 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:22,560 Speaker 3: roll over, whatever, But eye contact. I've never even heard 740 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:24,600 Speaker 3: that even once. And I love what I read said 741 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:27,960 Speaker 3: about like that being like the baseline of communication, that 742 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,120 Speaker 3: if your dog is looking at you, they're listening to 743 00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:32,239 Speaker 3: you and they can follow through with other commands. So 744 00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:35,000 Speaker 3: I think that that is huge And am I ready 745 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:38,200 Speaker 3: for a dog? This episode confirmed everything that I thought 746 00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:40,319 Speaker 3: about dog, which is they are very difficult, they are 747 00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:43,840 Speaker 3: very time intensive, they are cost intensive, and it's just 748 00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:46,680 Speaker 3: not a joke to get into, so definitely something to 749 00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:49,480 Speaker 3: consider if you're ready for it before taking the plunge. 750 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:51,239 Speaker 3: And I do think that both of us will get 751 00:38:51,280 --> 00:38:53,879 Speaker 3: there one day, but maybe let's go on a trip first. 752 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:57,719 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree. Honestly, I do get out of bed 753 00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:01,000 Speaker 1: every morning knowing that one day, some day I will 754 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 1: have a dog, and that's the hope I need to 755 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:07,640 Speaker 1: continue in this world, honestly. But as we wait for 756 00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:09,400 Speaker 1: that day, and as we start planning our trips. In 757 00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:13,400 Speaker 1: the meantime, let's tell everyone what is up next on 758 00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:15,120 Speaker 1: grown up stuff how to Adults. 759 00:39:15,360 --> 00:39:17,960 Speaker 3: On the next episode, we are learning about laundry. Are 760 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:20,920 Speaker 3: you using too much detergent or overstuffing your washer. We'll 761 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:23,160 Speaker 3: also talk about how to clean and care for your 762 00:39:23,239 --> 00:39:26,600 Speaker 3: washing machine and dryer so they don't make your clothes dirtier. 763 00:39:26,719 --> 00:39:30,600 Speaker 3: Plus we'll find out why you should never use dryer sheets. 764 00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:32,759 Speaker 1: There was a period in my life where I was 765 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:36,600 Speaker 1: super into cleaning tiktoks, and I watched one where this 766 00:39:36,719 --> 00:39:39,960 Speaker 1: person was taking apart their washer and revealed all of 767 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:43,239 Speaker 1: the little like nooks and crannies that contained just like 768 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:47,880 Speaker 1: copious amounts of mold and mildy. That was just like 769 00:39:47,960 --> 00:39:52,400 Speaker 1: building up inside the washer, and it was honestly, it 770 00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:53,040 Speaker 1: was terrifying. 771 00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:57,160 Speaker 3: Okay, stop that stood up. That's funny. So we'll find 772 00:39:57,160 --> 00:39:59,239 Speaker 3: out if your washer is doing the same thing in 773 00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:01,440 Speaker 3: two weeks on then episode of grown Up Stuff? How 774 00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:02,319 Speaker 3: Do I Alt ed? 775 00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:04,759 Speaker 1: Remember you might not be graded in life, but it 776 00:40:04,840 --> 00:40:06,200 Speaker 1: never hurts to do your homework. 777 00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:10,319 Speaker 3: This is a production from Ruby Studio from iHeartMedia. Our 778 00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:12,080 Speaker 3: executive producers are Molly. 779 00:40:11,920 --> 00:40:16,560 Speaker 1: Sosio and Matt Stillo. This episode was engineered by Stillo. 780 00:40:16,440 --> 00:40:18,800 Speaker 3: And written by Molly Soosha. 781 00:40:19,200 --> 00:40:22,200 Speaker 1: This episode was edited by Sierra Spreen 782 00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:26,120 Speaker 3: And special thanks to our teammates at Ruby Studio, including 783 00:40:26,200 --> 00:40:30,480 Speaker 3: Ethan Fixel, Rachel Swan Krasnoff, Amber Smith, Deborah Garrett, and 784 00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:36,000 Speaker 3: Andy Kelly.