Nail night
Nail night for the pups (actually it is every second night and teeth brushing too).
Great practice for consent based care and also multiple pup training and impulse control.
Tired pups
First multiple dog class for 2025…. Demo pups are demoed out. And not sure where Brian is… sleeping somewhere I’m sure
Henry and Audrey
On Sunday I had a session with Audrey and Henry. Audrey worked on confidence with Vito games, and Henry did some cooperative care.
Reflecting on 2024 and Welcoming 2025 🎉
Time to say goodbye to 2024 and welcome in 2025!
Before we dive into the new year, I want to give a big shoutout to everyone who made this year special.
To My Amazing Clients:
Thank you, both old and new! You've kept me busy with face-to-face consultations, Zoom calls, and zoom group classes. Your support means the world to me.
To My Friends and Family:
Thanks for being there for me and my critters through all our crazy adventures. They seem to get wilder every year!
To My Work Buddies: A huge thanks to my colleagues at TAFE and fellow trainers for always having my back. Extra thanks to Rob and Lou.
To My Pets' Vet Teams:
Your knowledge and care for my pets are invaluable. I truly appreciate everything you do.
Veterinary Specialist Services
Greencross Vets Woolloongabba
The House Call Vet
Animal Physiotherapy Solutions
To My TAFE Students:
You rock! Thanks for being so engaged and working hard to reach your goals. It was a fantastic year with two awesome groups.
Everyone!!
Stay safe tonight and keep your pets secure. We're planning to stay in, watch the fireworks from home, or maybe just turn in early.
Here's to a fabulous 2025!
#allpetsed #happynewyear #yappynewyear #nye #goodbye2024
Christmas morning cheese forage.
Merry Christmas!!Pups have started the day with a grated cheese sniffari and this should set them up to be a little more chill for the morning when family arrive.
Games based training
The next zoom reactive dog class will be starting early next year.
Today I took mum to a specialist appt, and brought the dogs out for a drive. We played short training sessions in this new novel and very stimulating environment. Keeping the sessions short and fun, with the use of games.
Just some of the games are bounce back boundaries, paws up, hind end awareness, side, middle and switch, DMT, disengagement pattern and box feeding. We finished with some scent work and then back in to the ac in the car.
Good thing about rain days…. Puddles!!! Plus we accidentally met up with our friend (and best vet ever) and her pup and did some parellel walking without expectation of play.
Tonight the pups had zoom classes as demo dogs for Separation Struggles and Cooperative Care. To get them focused before hand we did a little training session.lol Linc is still the wild child but he tried his best.
Delivery driver
When I know I have a delivery, if possible I will set up the environment for a training session. If not possible, the dogs just don’t have access to the front door. This was Lucy (had hoped Brian would show up too - but he was too busy playing outside). I used a paws up object - it gives her a place to be and a job to do. I also did a practice run before talking to Mr Nobody etc as if it was real.
Teaching a hold
Before class this morning the pups did a few mins of training. Today’s plan to teach a hold. Brian’s first day, Poco and Lucy have it mastered and Linc never quite grasped it.
Who do you think the wild child will be….?
