Top Dog Pawformance

14/11/2024

🤬 You wouldnt believe it, but this sweet baby angel face has had a few choice words to say and big feelings recently.
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💙 Kipper and his owners have started our 5 session Behaviour Mod Package to address Kippers reactivity and aggression towards the neighbour at the fence, other dogs on walks and passing people + dogs at the property line.
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During our first Behaviour Mod session, we built upon the foundations laid in their Initial Lesson, helping Kipper to experience the presence of the neighbour as a thing that leads to good, while also instructing on how to deal with and guide Kipper through any reactions.
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We set the scene for dealing with Kippers excessive barking and gave his owners new techniques and tools to work with that will support them in achieving their goals of a calm, reliable and peaceful household with Kipper.
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A reactive dog training journey is hardly ever linear. In saying that, with the right approach, im confident this crew will be enjoying a much more peaceful life together in the near future.
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13/11/2024

🤔 Whats that new "Viral" song...
"Sees her baby girl... I know shes gonna scream?"
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💙 Romeo has words to say when you do not deliver the goods post haste.
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🤯 Romeo had a few mind blowing revelations this day.

1. Demand barking is no longer successful

2. Waiting calmly at boundaries is actually super neat

3. The harness is not the devil & having it put on leads to delicious results

4. Back legs exist and how to use them (kind of 🤣)

5. Specific words open different "windows" of opportunity (play / rest / training etc.)

And more!
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Massive props to Romeos owners for the level of discipline and commitmemt they have shown already! This team is already on track to achieve their (very realistic) lifestyle and training goals with

This team is signed up for 2 of our training packages. 1st off is our Puppy Training and Socialisation Package and 2nd is our Rock Solid Recall Package. This gives them special access to our 8wk Group Class Course FREE.

Through their Puppy Training & Socialisation Package, we will cover Romeos lifestyle skills and his exposure / socialisation training needs, as well as developing his owners handling skills.

Then, we'll get stuck into Romeos Rock Solid Recall, developing a strong and enthusiastic recall behaviour to prepare him for all of his future adventures.

Check out our website to learn more about the same packages this team will complete 💚🙌🏻
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08/11/2024

💗 You all know that I love myself a herding breed. Pikes might just be swaying me in the direction of the ACD 😅
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With good clarity & fair delivery / upholding of my expectations of her (and how they benefit her) she has shown that she is actually a stable, sweet and affectionate dog, with a good balance of drives.
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Im going to feel pretty sad when our time together comes to a close, yet at the same time, excited to see what impact this training and lifestyle adjustment will have with her owners once they return and begin implementing the same in their day to day.
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24/10/2024

This seems to be the topic of the month! A vast majority of the dogs I work with are "dog selective" with even my OWN dog being dog selective. (Though he has certainly become much more of a social butterfly these days.... a little TOO social with his flirty behaviours 🤣)

There is nothing natural about large numbers of unfamiliar dogs partaking in high-intensity activity in a dog park, and this shouldn’t be the benchmark for a social dog. If your dog is not their best in such an environment, you are not doing anything wrong. 👏👏 There is nothing wrong with your dog. 👏👏 Your dog is normal. 👏👏

23/10/2024

🙈 Ive been slack in sharing the recent progress of all the Top Dog Pack Teams...
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First session of the day had us working on progressing Padfoots skills and reliability in public spaces.
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Following that, we caught up with Pikelet to begin the ecollar conditioning process and layering of the ecollar onto known skills.
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Lastly, we met with Belle and her handler, who are close to completing our Reactive Dog Package, to refine a few pieces of the training puzzle and hash out the next steps in progressing her skills.
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Overall, a very productive and enjoyable day! Also just realising it was a day for the girls!
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22/10/2024

🐶 Group Classes Underwood 🐶
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A few of the happy faces from Primary Pups Group Training.
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This week, we announced the criteria for graduating into our next available class level, Highschool Hounds.
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We want our pups to not only have a great attitude towards training, but to also have their core basics totally covered.
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Our criteria for graduating include a 1minute sit-stay, a reliable loose lead walk, a sit / stand and down on first command, a return to heel from 1m and a recall from 1m.
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We're super excited to see such great interest in furthering their dogs skills from our students!
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06/10/2024

➡️ It's easy to make excuses for why we wont follow through on our commitments. Your dog NEEDS you to become a person of your word.
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29/09/2024

🐼💚🐺 - The Bromance is real.
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21/09/2024

👩🏻‍🏫 If someone gave you bad instructions, you followed them explicitly, then were punished or badly treated because of the outcome... do you think thats fair?
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Similarly, we see handlers give their dogs loads of mixed signals, sh*tty consistency of boundaries, expectations and communication, THEN turn to their dog and blame them for the bad outcomes!
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Dont be a tool. Set realistic expectations, develop healthy habits and routines, and impliment a good standard of management that will continually bring you and your dog closer to your goals each day.
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18/09/2024

👩🏻‍🏫 On Thursday last week, Val and her handler picked back up om training, with an 8 lesson custom package.
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🐕 Our focus here is to refine handling skills and address some new concerns which have arisen during the time since we last saw each other.
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🖤 Val needs some more support in reintroduction due to an unexpected scare with buses and automatic doors. This is a small speedbump in the scheme of things, yet still important to address now, before we progress to more difficult things.
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28/08/2024

💙 Behaviour Mod Training Package 💙
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🐕 Mr. Murphy and his handlers began their training journey about 4wks ago with our Behaviour Mod Package. Murphy has shown high levels of aggression / resource guarding towards his fur-sibling and a great deal of fear out on walks.
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🙌🏻 Already, Murphys owners have seen a marked improvement in his ability to relax in the presence of his "sister" and with the proper mangement + behaviour mod work, this family is enjoying much more peaceful daily lives together.
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🌟 Implementing strict boundaries in the household is key right now for these guys. Alongside making existing around oneanother a thing to look forward to. Murphy felt he needed to advocate for his own space and resources through the use of aggression. We are working to consistently show Murphy that his owners have things handled and that the presence of the other dog actually leads to good things for him (and her)
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🤩 Very much looking forward to the progresd this team will continue making over the upcoming sessions together.
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28/08/2024

👩🏻‍🏫 Our mini classes at Pawty in the Park with we're a blast!
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🤲🏻 We touched on the beginning steps for the "Leave it" and handler focus (eventually the "Look" or "Watch me")
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🌟 Class participants had a lot to compete with environmentally, even so, we saw some really kool outcomes for a good % of the dogs and handlers attending.
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🔥 Super thankful we had that shade to work in as well! Such a hot day for Spring!
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25/08/2024

💙 Belle and her handler have started their training journey with us through our Behaviour Mod dog training Package.
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👩🏻‍🏫 Over the course of the coming 5 sessions, we will be working towards a reliable loose leash walk, confidence and (ideally) neutrality towards her known triggers, plus clear and consistent use of the windows of opportunity, all for a much more enjoyable lifestyle together.
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🐑 Part of Belles transformation is ensuring she has ample satisfaction of natural drives. We have recommended Belles handlers take her to visit to allow her the opportunity for positive expression of drive to achieve that (along side other outlets at home)
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24/08/2024

🌯🐶
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Training with Charlie and Zambreros for lunch after a big day at Pawty in the Park with
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24/08/2024

"Pawty in the Park"

Come out and join us at Pawty In The Park today until 1pm
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21/08/2024

🖤💜💚
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20/08/2024

🎧 New album dropped...
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Scroll for a derp.

13/08/2024

😎 Who are these kool kids 😂
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