Axle 🧡
1/2 time check-in with the cheeky boy!
Great to hear that Axle is improving when visitors arrive at the home.
Even better to see for myself how well he’s doing! We are almost besties 🤭
Kudos to Axles owner who’s been working hard on greeting people to the home (and all the other stuff).
Our new strategies have helped Axle to be calmer & practise better impulse control when visitors arrive. Post Christmas, the report card for Axle was a B+ so I’m pretty happy at this point. Considering there was lots of activity at home with visitors/strangers coming & going, it’s a win/win.
There will be more in the pipeline on Axle but this 1/2 time check-in is just to share some progress.
More work to do & we started on his leash work off the property which went well for the most part (but there’s a couple of tricky spots to iron out when we resume).
In the meantime, keep up the good work Team Axle.
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Velcro & Zipper ❤️💙
Lots of work done with this pair of gorgeous faces. They are definitely twice the fun and double trouble all rolled into one 🤣.
Far less of the trouble these days with newbie Zipper getting some 1:1 to learn the basics & leash work then his owner learning to double up to safely manage taking both for walks.
Zipper has learnt to follow Velcro’s lead on some naughty stuff like running the fenceline & barking as well as reacting to outside noise when inside.
The front yard fenceline has been a place of stimulation eg greeting visitors, saying hello to doggy friends, greeting children exiting the bus so we put some strategies in place to curb the reactions & get the calm.
Inside the home both have been quite tuned into outside noise like the bus stopping or certain cars/motorbikes so similar strategies were discussed & applied to curb the random barking and frantic movements.
Some great results on both the inside work & outside work (even the postie gave us the thumbs up 😊) & with ongoing maintenance for the owner, there’s a brighter future ahead.
Well done team Velcro & Zipper 👏
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Wow! 😲
Not done yet but Cashew is doing amazingly well with his training.
Gone are the days of pulling and getting out of control on walks when passing homes with dogs barking/fence running. 0:04 -0:16 he passes those fences………..no problemo amigo 👏
Strategies in place for home where we practise more calm. No more ball and lots of chilling. Consistency is the key.
Not a lot of walking done in public spaces with Cashew getting out of control and very vocal but he just landed himself in the “Good Boy Hall of Fame” with his superstar effort on the esplanade.
Despite all the activity & distractions he nailed the brief and didn’t even notice the dogs, birds, people, kids around him!
He’s such a cool dog & really wants to please.
I’m super stoked he’s proving to be on the right track to getting out more & exploring the bay & beyond.
Top job team Cashew & keep up the good work 👌
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Tommy 💙
Love this little ball of energy and his fancy face!
Great to see the transformation of Tommy over a few short weeks.
Walks are much better & calmer now without the pulling.
Less tipping over the threshold to dogs on fencelines and seeing other dogs out on walks.
More check-ins with his handler. More calm on greetings.
Easily amped up for fun stuff but always teaching something & working that lil brain while we are at it.
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Ben 💙
Lots of work already done here, but proofing what’s been done with basics and putting a bit more emphasis on impulse control.
Ben has some great form but he was getting into pulling with excitement to meet people & other dogs, sniff & mark and perhaps the odd leaf or butterfly.
He likes to be on the go, and keep moving so stopping for any length of time would see Ben going into a whingy, whiny mode & sometimes a little yap to say, “hey, let’s go”.
With a bit of work on timing, both issues have been resolved and now the gorgeous Ben just needs the consistency in approach to maintain the work achieved.
Top job team Ben 👏
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Kelly 💜
She’s 5 years young and sadly she’s led quite the sheltered life up till recently.
Kept as a breeder, Kelly was kept kennelled & had never been inside a house, never been on a leash and never left her property except perhaps to see a vet 🤷♀️
Her new family have welcomed her into their home & their bed (I’ve heard she likes to nibble ears 🤣).
Everything to this beautiful girl is new & overwhelming given she’s had no socialisation to a normal world & all the things that move around her, sounds and smells.
Kelly was initially biting the leash & putting the brakes on.
We’ve been taking it pretty slow & she’s doing really well (especially around her hood where she’s familiar) strutting her stuff with tail up high but now we need to be super patient with expanding so we don’t flood her & set her back.
While theres still some work to do, she’s no longer biting the lead or freezing and she’s starting to see and do new things.
Looking to further improve her confidence in the coming weeks with more adventures on the cards with some doggy friends.
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Rusty 🩵
Just a boy & his loyal companion connecting on a new level.
Rusty has learnt some new tricks (including a bow), and some of his old tricks have been reshaped to add a bit more value to the relationship between him & his family members.
Constantly on alert for ball play, Rusty could easily be mistaken for a high energy dog, and yet….he’s not.
Within a week of taking the balls out of the equation, Rusty was calmer, more engaged & more responsive. Those basics were looking pretty good!
His walking without pulling improved, he looked forward to learning new things, new pathways and connecting with his humans rather than being frantic about the round, yellow furry “thing” that he longed for.
He got to do more stuff with his little mate, and was rewarded in kind in various ways.
Sometimes reward leant into play with different toys…some of which looked similar to his favourite toy of the past, but wasn’t that “thing”.
Wishing these two beautiful creatures happy adventures for many years to come!
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Odie 💙
And 💥BOOM💥 here we are, with Odie doing a superb job practising better impulse control and not being so frustrated with being held back from all the things that get him excited (people & dogs).
This gig has been super fun week in week out. Odie is always up for the fun stuff, but he has also been keen to just flip straight back into the serious stuff and stay on track despite the distractions.
Thanks to the team in welcoming Odie & making this a smooth transition. No more leash frustration after this perfect trial & we look forward to seeing more of you.
Awesome work team Odie 👌
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Wilson 💚
Another one who’s thriving on structure & boundaries.
Wilson was definitely not very welcoming at all on my first visit.
This pint sized poppet put on quite the show actually 🤣. The usual lunging, barking and growling to keep me at bay but I never take this kind of intro personally….however, I’m not keen to lose a finger or toe.
It was typical of Wilson to be the gatekeeper and treat visitors with a healthy dose of disdain (so I knew it wasn’t me). Yet, sometimes people don’t understand this very well & just barrel in….& wonder why they cop a bite!
With some homework set for Wilson & his owner the results were nothing short of outstanding the following week.
I arrived. He was calm, no lunging, no barking, ready to roll and we are now besties.
He’s still a little wary of strangers and while this can be managed at home it’s out and about that poses more of a threat. Wilson is learning to cope in this gigantic world he lives in. All the sights, sounds and smells are at times overwhelming & he needs time & patience to ease him in. While he’s shown greater resilience moving past/sitting & watching people, he’s still got a bit of work to do with people moving into his space…especially fast moving little people.
With time he will trust the process & know that his handler is advocating for him.
His owner is well versed in strategies to move this forward. Consistency is key. 🔑
It’s been awesome to see the confidence grow in this little fella 👏. Look forward to helping him reach higher goals.
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JR 💙
He wasn’t all that happy to see me on our first session. Quite wary of strangers.
Lots of lunging with air snapping, barking & growling. Trying to make himself look big and tell me what for!
Well a few sessions later, no barking or trying to eat my ankles when I arrived at the home. We put him to a couple of tests with passing people, dogs, seeing the ducks, bush turkeys or other birds on our travels (previously got his knickers twisted over all of these things), yet he was no longer the crazy nutter on the end of the lead. He even allowed me to pat & pick him up. 👏
Joined a few other doggo’s on a walk and while the first session he started off strong with all that fussy noise, he quickly learned to settled in, & is now just cruising with the pack like a good boy should be.
A bit more to work on but now we have more calm, there’s a brain engaged & willing to participate.
Good job JR. 👏
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Betty 💜
Gotta say this is looking mighty fine for Betty & Co!
Betty is the very first dog for this owner and all I can say is thank goodness we have a nice heel going on or we’d need a pair of shin pads to mitigate injury from that happy tail 🤣
She’s a bit OTT at times (typical lab. Loves everyone, everything, life, food, air, you name it, she loves it)…but we’ve worked on regulating her impulse control to get shorter settling times. 👏
She’s just turned 1 (Happy Birthday Betty) and with some ongoing maintenance on staying focussed, you can expect to see more of that gorgeous wiggly butt struttin’ her stuff around town.
Well done team Betty 👌
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What’s got 62 legs and enjoyed the spoils of Hervey Bay this fine Sunday?
This lot do!
Now that’s what a call a walk with style 👏
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