๐พ Training Tuesday ๐พ
Who needs straight lines? Add some dizzy to you day!
๐พ The Handling Game
Handling doesn't have to be a head war with your dog. By playing the handling game you can build up to your dog co-operating when things like ears and paws need attention.
Astra and Saffi currently have skin and ear infections that need weekly care and Saffi being a cavoodle, haircuts are always on the agenda!
If you have a particular issue (trimming, ears, teeth, sensitive body part) your dog has trouble with, give me DM buzz and I'll send you the starting steps to teaching this fun game to your dog!
๐พ Training Tuesday ๐พ
Don't have agility equipment? Use a brolly!
๐ Astra the cat fan girl. ๐
๐พ Training Tuesday ๐พ
โCop copโ is a trick I taught Astra years ago. Itโs a fun behaviour that requires the dog to balance on your feet as you walk.
Of course, it never looks this fancy in the beginning. To start with all Iโm doing with Saffi is encouraging her to touch my foot with her paw as I lure her forward with a treat. Baby steps!!
๐พ Training Tuesday ๐พ
Teaching Saffi, the Blonde Sheep, that thereโs a left and right โThroughโ jump depending on which leg I bend. Astra of course is a big sis pro at this!
There's still time to book in some end of year training and bodywork session with me. Let's work on your animal's problem behaviour, stress, trauma and health issues!
Energy drives everything including behaviour. If we want different behaviour from our animals, we need different energy.
When it comes to treats, size matters and maybe not in the way you think.
High reinforcement (meaning frequent treat delivery in quick succession) creates an eager learner and the size matters little to the learner - just keep it coming! Whereas a big treat is often gone in one quick gulp and the fun is over red rover. Boo!
There's nothing quite like dogs + nature. ๐
Curiosity is the turning point for change...
I regularly have days where I don't have to brain power or the energy for an active schedule with my dogs (this year has been so full on with life!). So I switch to Lazy Human mode with quick easy activities like food puzzles, short tug games or quick non-intensive walks.
Today, I played a spontaneous food toss dance game with Astra and Saffi. For anyone who hasn't tried yet, dancing, listening to music AND tossing kibble at your dogs is hilarious tricky. Most of the time my aim was off, the dogs' food catching wasn't super successful, but Astra has a big grin on her face, Saffi was having fun and dancing lifted my spirit. Mission accomplished!!
So my next question is, who's going to try the Food Toss Dance Challenge?? I dare you to have some fun!
Music Track: Sthlm Sunset by Ehrling. I love this artist. Best groovy dancing music!