We love having a hyper dog
that has lots of energy. Life is definitely more fun
with dogs like this. However, This is not so much fun,
hi there to live with. And we need to make sure that
when we have a young dog, We're able to teach them how to be calm
and relaxed, because unfortunately, It's not something that
they do automatically. If
you have a puppy like this, There are a few exercises that you have
to learn in order to get better control From your puppy. Welcome back
to McCann Dogs. I'm Kayl McCann, And this is Penny. She's
a little yellow lab puppy. We used her for a puppy nipping video, And she is back for more training
because she is a wild and crazy girl. So the very first exercise that we're
gonna work on is something called Playtime. Settle and Sit. Now, I'm gonna stop her for a second because
one of the important rules about this Game, settle good, is that
I have to start the game. It's not up to Penny. So I'm just
gonna make her sit by using the leash. There we go. And then I'm going to start
it so that I can be in charge. Okay. Playtime. Yeah, Playtime. Good
girl. Now while we're playing, I'm gonna get some treats out
and I'm gonna tell her Settle, Sit, And I'm just gonna wait
until she's a little calmer. Yes. Good girl. There. Yes. Good. Settle. Good sit. So it took a few
seconds there for her to be calm, And I'm gonna lure her
back into a sit. Settle. Sit. Yes. Good girl. I'm gonna
reward her one treat at a time. Good. Settle. Good Sit. Yes. Good girl. Now notice the change in my voice when
I teach her this if I'm still going. Good girl. Good girl. Good. Settle.
If I'm gonna pump her all off again. So I'm gonna get her sitting
again. Settle. Sit. Yes. Good girl. Good. Settle. Now I want you
to take note of my leash. Oops. Settle. Good. So I want you to
take note of my leash. It stays loose until Penny decides
to erupt in energy once again. Yes. That was a good choice. Good girl.
So Penny just went to go crazy again, And I don't know if you saw that, but
she kind of caught herself there. Yes. Good settle. Good girl.
So I need to keep my leash ready and
waiting so that if she decides to Combust in energy, I can stop her from
doing so. Yes. Good girl. Excellent. Now you'll notice how long the
settle part takes. No. Settle. Good. Settle. Good girl. Good. Settle. The play time is for a
short period of time, And the settle is for a long period of
time. Okay, I think we have a brain, So we're gonna play again. Okay. Play
time. Good girl. Play time. Play time. Good girl. Play time. Play time. Sit. No, settle. Sit. So I just need to be patient, So she's a bit frustrated, so I'm
just gonna help her settle. Good. Yes. Now an interesting note about this
particular dog that I'm learning. Again, I haven't really worked with this
dog before, so I don't know her well, Is she is so food motivated that actually
the food really close to her nose Makes her quite high. So
using the leash settle, You can see how much more
effective that is. Yeah. So I can actually keep the food as
more of a reward. Yes. Good. Settle. Good girl. Good Settle. Yes. Good girl. So I'm actually gonna change tactics
here. I'm gonna try the exercise again. But this time when I tell her settle, Rather than using the food to get her
to sit, I'm going to use the leash. Now keep in mind, The way that I'm using the leash
is not in a corrective way. I'm not Saying you're wrong. I'm simply
showing her what I want her to do. So the leash is strong the way I'm
lifting it up, but it's also gentle. It's just showing her what to
do. Yes. I love that. All right, Let's try one more time. I'm gonna
switch out the food for the leash. Ready? Put time. Good. So she was so good about
waiting there. Yay. Play time. Okay. So she just jumped up and bit
my arm when I said playtime, So I don't really like that.
So I'm gonna tell her. Settle. Lift up on the leash. Yes. Wow. Pen. Good girl. Good. Settle.
Good sit. So I lifted up. You can see how much more effective
that was for this dog. Yes. Good girl. Good Settle. Very good.
And she needs to remain
sitting until I release her. So it's absolutely okay to get her
all fired up. But yes, good girl. It needs to be my idea. When it starts,
it needs to be my idea. When it ends, There's a couple important rules.
When you're teaching settle and sit. Number one, you get to start the game. So if your puppy starts to
come over and initiate play, You're going to immobilize 'em.
You're gonna cause them to sit, And then you can start the game. If
you're feeling up to it. During the game, You also get to set the rules. You and your family member all have
to be on the same page. On this. You need to decide what you
like and what you don't like, But things like jumping up and biting
your clothes, biting the leash, Whatever it might be, Stop the game right then and there so
your puppy learns what's acceptable and What's not. Lastly, you
need to finish the game, And the game needs to stay settled.
The dog needs to stay settled until you Release them. So settling for
two seconds is not good enough. Make sure you prolong it enough that
your dog actually settles before you're Ready to start again. Initially
when I was teaching her this, I was hopeful that I
would be able to tell her, Settle and sit and use a bit of food
to lure her into that sitting position. Yes. But earlier she was just too hyper and
too excited in order to be able to do That. So I'd like to go back and show you now
that she's a bit more calm-minded what It might look like for some of your
puppies. Ready? Play time. Play time. Good girl. Put time and get down. Low
settle. I'm gonna stand tall. Sit. Yes. Oh my goodness. What an improvement. Now Penny was able to do
that with a completely loose
leash without me having to Pull on the leash at all.
Yes. Good. Settle. That tells me that she's really
starting to understand. Yes, What a good girl for really
hyper-energetic puppies. Teaching them to go and lie down or have
a place where they can relax is really Important. Now, we highly recommend
that you also utilize a crate,
But at some points we do want our puppies
to be out spending more time with us, But we wanna give them a job that's a
little bit more productive to do than Running around the house
like a crazy maniac. So one of the things I'm gonna do here
is I'm gonna teach Penny how to go and Lie on this bed and
remain in position. Now, I don't really think she's
done much of this before. So I'm gonna start right at the beginning
by having a bit of food in my hand, And I'm gonna simply lure her over to
the bed. Once her feet are on the bed, I'm gonna give her a reward, and then I'm
gonna lure her into the down position. Now, in the beginning stages, I
don't even need to say the word down, I can just use a bit of food. Now
I'm gonna try taking my hand away. Now a normal puppy will
do just this. Settle. Good girl on your bed. Good. As soon as
you pull your hand away with the food, They're gonna get up. So
let's try it again. Yes. Good. So this time when I pulled my hand away, I just waited for a little
moment of having her hold
before getting my hand down To feed again. Good
girl. Now when I begin, The food's going to be pretty constant. I'm going to be rewarding
every couple of seconds, And I'm gonna try and keep her in position
until I release her. So I'm gonna try And beat her to the
puncture. Okay. Yay. Now, Penny doesn't know what okay means, But what she is is she's a master of
body language. So when I say, Okay, Move my body away, Most puppies are just gonna jump up and
follow until they know what it means. All right on your bed into
that down position. Good girl. I'm gonna try and take my hand away, And this time I'm gonna see if I can start
to put more space between the treats. Here you go. Good girl.
Good. Whoops. So she gets up, I'm gonna take the food. I'm gonna
lure her back into the position, And I'm just gonna wait a second.
You are such a silly puppy. Yes. Good girl. So notice I'm waiting for that calm
moment before I say yes, and reward. Good girl. Good on your bed.
And I could start to implement the command
on your bed. Good girl. On your bed. Yes. Good girl. Now she's looking a
little bit crazy. So I'm gonna release, Okay? Yes. My goal here is that I release before
Penny gets up on her own, because again, What I'm trying to do here is establish
myself as being someone that needs to be Listened to. So I wanna try and start
and stop these exercises. Good girl. That step you're gonna work on
several times for several sessions, And that might even take you a couple
days if you're practicing on a regular Basis. But I would actually like to
show you the next couple progressions. Now I have Penny for the next hour, And she's not necessarily
ready for the next progression, But I would love to show you what it
looks like and if she makes a few mistakes Along the way, Because she's not quite ready. It's just
a perfect learning opportunity for you Guys to see what it looks like. All
right, girl. On your bed. So again, I'm gonna try and work on building
some distance and a little bit of more Duration. So I'm gonna space out the time
between each of my treats on your bed. Yes. Good girl. On your bed. Yes. Good on your bed. Good girl. Yes. When we have a dog that's
very hyper and excitable, It's super important that your
demeanor is very calm. Good? Yes. Good on your bed. Oops. On your bed. Yes. Good girl. So you can see as
soon as she broke position, I gave her a little bit of an, oops. A little verbal to let her know she's
wrong. Good girl. Good On your bed. Ooh, That was a good one. Okay. I better quit
while I'm ahead. Okay, good. <laugh>, Keep me. I want you to try that again. Go. So I'm gonna keep building
duration on your bed. Yes. I'm gonna give her one little cookie
and I'm gonna stand up. Move away. Yes. Good on your bed. Good
girl. Good on your bed. Yes. Good on your bed. Good girl. So
I'm just sort of reading. Oops. On your bed. Yes. I'm reading her body language to know
whether I should push things or not. Yes. Good on your bed. Good girl. Good.
Every so often she goes into
this little play bow position, Which does not really signify
that she's relaxed there. Yes. Good girl. So I'm looking at her whole
body to make sure that when I Yes. And reward her. Oops. On your bed. I'm rewarding Calm there. Yes. Good on your bed. Oops. On your bed. Yes. There we go. And then again, my
goal is to quit while I'm ahead. Okay. Good girl. What I need to do
is make sure I end on a win. So as soon as I get a few
little seconds of relaxation, I'm gonna calmly release her off.
And then as we practice this more, You're gonna see that the duration and
the distance is going to be able to Build. This was already immensely
better than what we first started, But it does need to happen
very slowly and gradually, Depending on the individual dog. Oh,
you like that bed? What a good girl. If you have a hyper puppy, Please keep in mind that the exercises
that we show today are not meant to tire Your puppy out. They're actually meant to teach your
puppy to have better self-control. Once your puppy understands when they're
excited and when they're hyper that There's other choices that they
can make that require self-control, Is then going to earn more
attention and more rewards from you, They're gonna slowly start to default
towards those things instead of just Reacting to their emotions. A lot of
young puppies have very poor emotional Control. It's very normal.
There's nothing wrong with it, But those are things that we can actually
start to teach our puppies early on so That you can have a dog that is able to
self-regulate a bit better and they can Actually start making better choices. That also really enhances
your relationship and your
ability to have them view You as a leader. In saying that what you need to do next
is check out this video right here on Some simple ways to tire
out your hyper puppy. If you're feeling overwhelmed with your
energetic puppy and you're looking for a More personalized training
program, I can help you with that. Check out the link in the description
below to our online puppy essentials
Course. On that note, I'm Kayl.
This is Penny. Happy training.
