Sunnie 💗
Great to see the 🌞 out, and also great to see Sunnie out on nice calm, loose leash walks these days. 👏
She’s a Skye Terrier and quite a rare sight to see one these days. My favourite book as a child was Hairy Maclary from Donaldsons Dairy but unlike Hairy Maclary, Sunnie gets to go on adventures with her humans on the leash 😊.
While her face is usually covered in a mop of hair, I’ve convinced her humans to tie it up so Sunnie can see the world she’s living in & enjoy the view as she wanders about this lovely part of the world. It’s also super lovely to see her engaging from time to time!
No more pulling, and everyone gets to enjoy a walk these days. 👏
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Finn 🩵
Off the anxiety meds 👏
Not convinced he needed anxiety meds in the first place but we’ve now managed to wean him off and the future looks super bright for little Finn.
Initially highly reactive to people/strangers coming into his space (known to bite) and reactive to dogs, even when sighting them at a distance.
Over the course of training, everything changed when we dealt with the REAL issue behind Finns reactivity!
We made lots of changes in his day to day, created trust, built up his confidence, advocated for him & kept moving him forward instead of holding him back with medication, reinforcing his behaviour & excessive pandering.
We’ve taught him that people are ok & presented him with multiple scenarios where people including children have been able to engage, touch & pat Finn without incident.
And, over the past few weeks we’ve also worked Finn into several group scenarios with other dogs and he has been nothing short of a champion. Zero reactivity and looking more comfortable each walk.
An amazing journey for Finn. More to do but can’t be happier with how far he has come.
Well done to team Finn. Nothing changes until you change. Everything achieved is a direct result of your dedication & commitment to sticking to the plan.
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Kobbii 💙
He’s got the basics under his belt including some very nice loose leash with both of his humans. 👏
Now it’s just practise, practise, practise to maintain the good work done.
Fabulous work Team Kobbii. 👏
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Ally 💗
Well done Team Ally for working hard & setting your girl up for a life full of calm & relaxed walks 👏
Basics done including the loose leash & she’s doing an exceptional job on one of the groups.
We also covered off some place & duration to get her started on learning to relax at home more instead of annoying her sister and teaching a stay when play occurs so that she learns some impulse control on waiting her turn as opposed to barrel rolling her sister & taking over the game. 🤣
Always good to see a tired, sleeping puppy post sessions.
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☀️Sun is out!
Who knows how long it will last 🤷♀️
Get out & walk your dog 🐕
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Bella 💗
Newly adopted to her home, Bella’s family discovered she was underexposed to the real world.
Bella was a real mixed bag of nerves with people, movement, sounds & on leash we had rushing, pulling, growling, darting, barking.
At the start of training, she wanted nothing more than to create distance from me & stay right at the end of a long leash.
Giving her time to trust & feel comfortable meant we could tease her into coming closer & when she did……everything changed.
Just look at these special moments of connection with those teeny paws giving me shakes & high fives.
Adorable 🥰
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Archie 💙
He’s nailed his basics & we’ve been switching out handlers so Archie gets a consistent approach.
Both have worked super hard with this young fella and you can really tell with Archie barely even noticing any of the distractions around him. Cars, bikes, people passing no problem. 👏
Started on the group a few weeks back. Taking it all in his stride with leading a group of 12+ and rarely phased. Lovely to see him doing so well.
Top job Team Archie 🙌
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Trixie 💗
Gotta say, this cheeky monkey is well on her way to happier walks these days.
Sooo, Trixie here was initially a bit of a nightmare to walk on her street & around her hood.
Trixie thought anything that moved or even didn’t move for that matter, posed a significant threat to her so she’d start barking, lunging, spinning on the end of the leash. 😬
Even a garden statue on a neighbours front lawn resulted in a meltdown.
People moving about in the neighbourhood was met with lots of pulling and crazy antics & stopping to chat to someone was pretty much off the cards. Her street, littered with dogs barking behind fences or from within a household was pretty stressful for this little poppet, let alone sighting a dog on the street…
Sooooo, Trixie can now walk in her hood stress free. She doesn’t care anymore about the statue, and her handler can stop and talk to neighbours without a meltdown.
Icing on the cake is Trixie has worked so well with a group of other dogs and their handlers in the past few weeks & there’s been no nonsense from her at all. 🙌
I dare say she’s quite enjoying her little social outings. Yay!
Well done Team Trixie 👏
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Socialising is not all about interaction with other dogs.
It’s about experience, exposure, desensitisation to varied environments under varied conditions & much, much more.
You don’t create a friendly, social dog by saying hello or allowing them to approach every dog you meet.
In fact, you may create a dog who can’t read the body language of other dogs & just barrels in. An ill mannered, rude, obnoxious dog with a lack of impulse control.
Sometimes it will go well. Sometimes it won’t.
That’s on you!
YOU say “when”, and when you do…you better make damn sure: (a) the meeting is consensual between all parties (b) the meeting is calm (c) you are being an advocate for your dog, and making the right choice or the trust is broken.
Learn to say “no”. Or “not today”.
Group walk addicts at it again & doing a mighty fine job at “socialising” with quite a few newbies on board.
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Jax 💚
These two are a delight to watch.
Here they are creating a lovely relationship to be able to withstand the test of time & take them on some great adventures.
What a team. Love it! 👏
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Mack 💚
Got this boy walking loose leash and been doing some desensitisation work around town.
He’s just one big soft & gentle hunk.
Keep up the good work team Mack 👏
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Chance 💚
What a wonderful outcome we’ve achieved here.
Chance was recently adopted and while we know little of his background, he’s living his best life now & that is all that matters.
Chance has been fabulous to work with. A few minor issues to sort out but we are done & dusted with a lot of success and I’m gonna miss this fancy face.
Highly stimulated when visitors arrive and gettin’ a little “mouthy”. Sorted!
Fixated on passing cars & doin’ the fence running. Sorted!
Doing the bolt when the gate opens & springing toward to road. Sorted!
Waiting to cross the road and then launching himself forward (so dangerous). Sorted!
Pulling on the leash. Sorted!
Lack of recall…..sorted!
All of these things need maintenance but I know Chase is really wanting to please so he’ll follow that lead if you dare to give him direction.
Oh and just like the song, I think I do have a crush on you Chase. 💚
Fabulous work team Chase 👏
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Barney 💚
It really is the BEST THING when those furry little faces hang with you and swing you a big happy smile.
Nothing beats it.
The adorable face of Barney doing his best job at loose leash 👏
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Winning with Winnie!
This little superstar is on the home stretch to relaxed walks with family and lots of adventures beyond home.
Well done Winnie 👏
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Roxy 💗
Coming along nicely with her basics & looking SO much better with a loose leash walk around the hood. 👏
Well done team Roxy!
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Hunter 💚
Happy days for Hunter, now getting out for regular walks & doing it style.
Finally, walks are on loose leash and enjoyable with his humans.
Some local green space nearby gives us an opportunity to stretch things out a bit more, have some fun and work on recall.
All this coupled with some duration work & his humans have reported a quieter, more relaxed Hunter at home.
Winning 👏
Top job team Hunter!
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Coco 💗
And….thats a wrap from this lovely girl Coco.
Basics done and with continued work on recall & duration as well as ongoing maintenance Coco is set for a happy future in this lovely home.
She’s such a character & sure to bring lots of joy for years to come.
Keep on keepin’ on Coco 👏
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Ally 💜
Lots covered off here with this pretty young gal. Basics & loose leash (the staple to all things bigger & better).
We also worked on strategies to lower the stimulation when visitors arrive, jumping, duration to encourage rest (releasing on command) & better play patterns with keeping her on a stay until it’s her turn to stop her from harassing her sister Ruby.
Ally really stepped up to the plate & showed a genuine interest in wanting to please.
From here, a consistent approach on all of these things with clear & concise communication will bed down the work done.
Fabulous job team Ally 👏
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Alfie 💙
Loves his goat horn a little too much 😂.
Lots of fun was had on this little gig with Alfie full of character & always providing some belly laughs along the way.
Basics done including the loose leash and looking forward to catching up with him when he returns from his big adventure on the road to see how he went.
Lots of quirky little habits to sort at home but in time with some consistency with approach, he’s made great progress.
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Luna 💗
A whole family affair on this one with the kids super keen to get involved with training Luna.
And what a great job they did too!
Basics done and it was delightful to see this little cutie grow in confidence over these weeks with everyone providing the same, consistent communication.
Happy adventures & well done team Luna 👏
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