Sebastian and Indie learning from each other and teaching each other. Both enjoying Indie’s Christmas present, a Kong Company dummy.
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This my mum's dog Rocco. The dear old boy is pretty deaf and pretty blind but his nose still works !
When I came to mum's place today he didn't seem to recognise me by sight or sound but his nosed me out?
I often get asked why I don't have any 'before' videos. Sometimes clients ask if I want to see their dog doing problem behaviour x.
I can see how, from an educational, entertainment and marketing point of view, seeing a dog pull their human's arm off as they are trying to get to another dog or human may be beneficial but I avoid these set ups as much as possible.
Here's why.
1) Every time an animal practices a behaviour they strengthen the neural pathway to that behaviour.
2) I'd hate for the set up to go horribly wrong and for someone to get hurt in a situation that was likely to result in someone getting hurt. Poor OHS.
3) Yes every dog is an individual but on the other hand there are very often similarities between cases that I can make a pretty good guess at what the behaviour looks like based on honest and thorough disclosures from the human.
4) My training philosophy is more focused on setting the learners (human and animal) up for success not setting them up for failure and punishment.
Yes, having good baseline data is useful and if a behaviour happens to be caught in video we will use it but your trainer should not need to set you and your pet up to fail in order to get this data.
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Mel and Amos clip two from today's session. Amos was an absolute gentleman meeting a lovely couple out on his walk today. 😎🐶
Mel and Amos are doing great work with their leash skills. 😍
I'm so proud of you guys!
Richard and Archie building their Walking Pyramids.
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I could not be prouder of these guys. Check out this long distance recall with dog park distractions!
A few weeks ago Murphy's folks got in touch because he wasn't listening outside of the house. We implemented a program based on Leslie Nelson's Really Reliable Recall and the results speak for themselves!
Great work team!
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A reliable recall is one of the most valuable behauiours you can teach your dog.
Mr Murphy's recall is coming along nicely.
My no. 1 recall advice, get it right before you get it far.
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A very important and useful tool to have in case of an emergency.
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Hopefully this helps it make sense.
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Getting kids involved is a great way to build a strong bond and trust.
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A bit of off road driving for my last pet coaching session before a little break with my family. Merry Christmas.
I had referred Beatrix to a Veterinary Behauiour Consultant for her leash reactivity and general anxiety. We are now rebuilding her association with the lead to mean Calm, Close and Focus. This is our second session working on Calm with the distraction of the door and some outside noises, that would usually result in an outburst if barking.
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Recycling Bin Food Enrichment: Butter/Margarine container (with toy)
Indie loves her balls and Kong. One way to make them even more entertaining and keep her busier for longer is to freeze them in a container.
Be sure to supervise your dog several times when introducing a new enrichment idea. Always remove or change the enrichment if is is becoming dangerous.
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There's a storm coming. How do I know? Indie brought me a tennis ball. Since she was a puppy we paired storms with tennis balls. ⛈ = 🎾
If your dog has a storm phobia please speak with a Veterinary Behauiour Consultant
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An update in Tyler's muzzle training. If you have any questions about muzzles check out The Muzzle Up Project or email me on [email protected]
