getting a new dog is great i mean it's
one of the most exciting things
ever and if you're like most people
you'll get a new dog when you have some
extra time to devote to them but
ultimately there comes a time
when your dog has to be comfortable
being left alone i'm going to show you
some things you can do that will
definitely help you make progress on
that in this video
we've teamed up with furbo dog camera
which is a really great device that
might help make this process a lot
smoother for you and many dogs
but it's not necessarily required furbo
is a dynamic
treat tossing motion alerting bark
detecting artificially intelligent
two-way communication
full hd camera that will help you keep
your dog happy and
safe we might be experiencing the future
of dog training
oh goodness does that mean people aren't
gonna need dog trainers anymore
you can use furbo to modify your dog's
behavior or you can use it just because
it's extremely cool
let's cover some ways that you can help
your dog be more confident
and relaxed while you're away you look
pretty confident and relaxed right now
that's for sure when you first introduce
your dog to furbo you should go very
slowly and it's brand new to inertia so
i'm going to show you the process that i
go through
to get my own dog comfortable with verbo
verbo makes an electronic sound when it
tosses treats that can cause
skepticism with some dogs but there's
usually a way to protect against that by
going through these easy steps
in the spirit of going slowly my first
order of business
is to just have the furbo make the sound
and let inertia know that that equals
her
getting a treat in other words there are
no treats in here right now
so it's going to play a sound it sounds
kind of like
so for right now i'm going to make sure
i have some distance between the furbo
and her and she's not on leash she's
free to come and go as she pleases right
now so you can see we get this live feed
right here on the furbo setup and you
actually tap this
yes good see i'm just going to give her
a treat manually right now i want to
really break this down
you really want to just assume your
dog's going to be sensitive to it
although most dogs really learn to love
this
so i'm just going to run through this a
few times organically
that's good
so it's clear here she's making the
connection so you're looking at me right
there she's like hey this is the time
when i usually get that treat right
so far inertia is showing no signs that
she's nervous of the sound or anything
like that so i think we're ready to move
on put the treats in the furbo and see
how she does
i'm actually gonna put a few different
kinds of treats in here and mix them up
a little bit just to keep her guessing
this is gonna be the first time where i
actually
hit the treat and a treat comes out whoa
jackpot look at that that's awesome one
of the great things about furbo is
sometimes it'll shoot out one treat
sometimes it'll shoot out a whole bunch
of treats like that and it really keeps
your dog guessing
this is variable reinforcement it's
actually more effective at keeping them
interested and engaged over time the
treats are actually tossed out so that
gives them lots of motion so this is an
additional way other than just the sound
that furbo
gets your dog's attention and during
this phase of introducing it it's a good
idea go ahead and put their meal in
there like really get them used to it
really let them know look this is
something you can look forward to
there are fewer things more exciting
than food to a lot of dogs right
okay so inertia is comfortable with
furbo let's cover some things we can do
to actually get our dogs comfortable
with being alone dogs seem to learn best
when we ease them
into new things before you can hope to
have a dog who stays relaxed while you
leave for the day
you first need to get them comfortable
with being alone
when you're actually at home major life
hack here remember dogs are going to be
way more likely to behave calmly and
acceptably when you get their excess
energy out first
our goal is to do our best to make sure
we're working with a somewhat
tired and satisfied dog for some dogs it
might only take about 10 minutes a day
of exercise and training to get them
tired and with other dogs that might
mean 90 minutes
do what your dog requires because this
is a super important step that will set
you and your dog up for success
in all areas of your training okay so
you've exercised your dog you've spent
time training them
now they're perfectly primed to spend
some time alone
in their area have a nice bedroom set up
for them for some dogs that might mean
their comfy crate for other dogs that
might mean a spare bedroom in your house
either way furbo is a fantastic and
helpful addition to this setup
notice how i have the door open too so
again she can still retreat if she wants
to
and my goal here is just to get her
comfortable while the furbo shoots
treats in there you'll want to make sure
that your dog isn't nervous of the
treats being shot at them while they're
in the crate she was confident to just
stay right there that time so that tells
me i can probably close the door and
she'll probably be fine
let's see
yes the fact that she's behaving calmly
there
and lying down is a rewardable moment to
me
you could literally be on the other side
of the world and training your dog right
now this is insane and here's another
amazing training hack to get your dog
comfortable with being alone
whether or not you ultimately intend to
have your dog sleep in your room with
you i think it's still a good idea to
first get them comfortable with sleeping
in another part of your home
without you this is an incredibly easy
way to get traction on your training
think about it if they spend eight hours
overnight falling asleep and waking up
they're likely very calm
during those moments of their life and
this will get them used to being without
you
and in a calm state of mind in other
words the more experience that your dog
has
being content and alone at the same time
the better let's leave the room and see
how inertia does and how the furbo helps
our training
i'm around the corner right now and she
can't see me
she's getting a little anxious though
she's looking at the furbo there
watch let's see it's odd how
entertaining this actually is
this is like better than netflix and the
real beauty here
is that you can use furbo to toss them
some treats while they're in that nice
chilled out state remember especially in
the early stages of having a dog when
they're alone
some whining or barking is normal now
assuming they've had their potty breaks
and their training for the day
give them a few minutes to calm down
naturally now if they're still pretty
wound up after about 10 minutes
it's probably a good idea to take them
outside for an additional potty break
you know just to make sure
but try to at least get a few seconds of
quiet before you let them out of their
area
and that's going to really let them know
that calm behavior is what we
as their people respond to most so for
example when inertia was a puppy i would
wait for her to just
naturally be quiet for maybe a second
and then let her out
first i'm gonna wait for her to relax on
her own and then i'll let her out when
she's in a relaxed state of mind yeah
she's looking a bit more relaxed so i'll
go ahead and let her out right now
keep in mind that all dogs are not cut
out for crates but most will do just
fine assuming you introduce it slowly
and gently to them so in addition to a
crate you can use a bedroom
a bathroom a laundry room or some other
area that's going to keep them safe when
you're not there but of course if you
feel like your dog is past that point
and they're behaving pretty well in the
house then you can let them be wherever
they like
if you have a young puppy they'll need
to take several naps throughout the day
so it's a really good idea to have your
puppy take their naps in their bedroom
in this
case a crate i mean they've got to sleep
sometime so put them in there when
they're really tired
even if you're home to really get them
comfortable with being in their special
area
doing exercises like this is great
because you're simulating leaving them
alone but you can still keep an eye on
them and see how they're coping during
these early lessons
so while you are at home you're in a
much better position to tend to your dog
and get them comfortable with being
alone for short periods of time at first
preparing in this methodical manner is
going to give you much
faster success good job girl there are a
few things that you can do
to keep your dog content when you
actually have to leave them
at home alone stay quiet and calm when
you leave and when you come home and
just don't make a big deal about it at
all it doesn't hurt to leave your dog
with something that makes them happy
when you go away like a great chew
the furbo is something they can learn to
look forward to when you're away as well
so we're going to take a quick walk and
we'll see how inertia does when we leave
her alone so i'm going to walk out of
the door but before i do that
i'm going to go ahead and toss some
treats from the verbo
see what happens here okay go on
i think she thought she had to stay so
i'm just bree and i are going to
nonchalantly exits
we've got a camera over here as well so
we can see what happens
i'm going to try to ignore her but it's
so adorable she's peeking out of the
window
right now this camera gives you a full
hd view of your dog
it has a four time zoom and 160 degree
wide angle so you can see virtually
everything that's in front of the camera
and night vision works really well on
this too
we actually have audio so i can hear if
she's barking i'm getting bark alerts on
my watch every time she barks
usually she doesn't bark that much when
we leave her alone but occasionally she
does
so we're continuing to work on it and
this is i think something that's
definitely going to help us
good girl i could tell she was about to
get into a barking fit so i wanted to
pre-empt it right there by getting her
attention on me
albeit virtually and then giving her a
treat
so you have that two-way audio not only
can i see her but i can talk to her as
well
inertia hey so what we're doing here is
we're conditioning her that being alone
still means that fun things happen it
doesn't get completely boring you know
i think i just turned my dog into a
video game you can really see
how calm and relaxed her body language
is right now she's really shifting into
that more chill
mindset rather than barking like she
first was when we left let me see if i
can get her to lie down
inertia lie down
my goodness did you see that she totally
lied down when i said lie down
i'm gonna definitely reward that
this is pretty incredible i mean i can
see my dog i can hear my dog i can talk
to my dog i can give my dog treats
regardless of where i am anywhere in the
world
how far is technology gonna go the furbo
really just becomes your second set of
eyes when your dog is ready to be left
alone
outside of their dog-proofed area you
know once you've worked up to that of
course
let's say that your dog had a really bad
case of excessive barking you can always
consider things like
putting them in another part of the
house for example if inertia was barking
way too much right now out of the window
that would be your cue that your dog
probably needs to be put in a more
refined area that isn't so stimulating
or maybe you need to exercise your dog
or do some training to kind of tire them
out mentally and physically
honestly the level of science that
verbal allows you to conduct is
pretty remarkable it allows you to
really fine-tune your training so that
you can see what's going on when you're
not there
and until now you've never been able to
do that in a way that is this powerful
which is really cool
if your smoke alarm or your carbon
monoxide alarm is going off you'll
actually get notified we tested it it
worked the first time
the ai on furbo knows the difference
between a person and a dog so you'll
actually get a person alert i've set
this off by walking in front of the
furbo a few times
it's nice to know you have that extra
layer of security with this too when
your dog first starts to learn to be
alone it is so
incredibly empowering for you both if
you decide you're interested in the
furbo dog camera i'm going to have a
link and promo code in the description
below
i really hope this helps you guys we'll
see you in the next video
bye
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