PRODOG FAM
🙌 So many of our clients doing amazing work with their dogs.
🐕 Our training programs have a strong focus on the development of each dog (not just fixing problems). Balanced, content and happy dogs, are far less likely to display undesirable behaviour.
🐕🦺 This approach also hugely benefits the dog/handler relationship. Creating a high level of trust and understanding, resulting in more freedom and opportunity to explore the world.
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LOOSE LEAD WALK: SMALL DOGS
Can we drop/throw food?
This is the early development phase of the LLW.
✅ Short answer is yes providing we have very strong conditioned markers.
✅ The LLW training process should only be started once your dog has basic, but good foundation skills (sit/drop/conditioned markers/highly valued reward/basic leash skills).
✅ We break the walk down into two phases. Either a LLW on the handlers left or free time (dog can explore and sniff). We switch between the exercises pending on where we are walking at the time.
EXAMPLES:
Busy street = loose lead on left
Quiet area = free time
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HOW TO TRAIN
A FOCUSED HEEL
(Condensed)
Buddy & Huck
A focused heel is made up of many many small independent skills and components that we ultimately tie together. All of the pieces are essential to build a coordinated and clear picture for the dog.
A focused heel can take 1-2 years to develop and should be developed under the guidance of a skilled trainer. Take your time and make sure the dog has a clear understanding of the criteria before moving to the next step. Enjoy the process.
NOTE: There are many ways to develop a focused heel, this is just one heavily condensed variation. Feel free to share some of your tips or video examples on the comments.
ALSO NOTE: A focused heel is used for dog sport/competition purposes. This is not a loose lead walk. A LLW is a completely different skill. We don't expect our dogs to walk on the street like this.
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‼️GIVE ME SPACE ‼️
Strategies to make sure people/dogs give us space when on the walk.
A dog rushing or approaching a dog that's in training can be highly problematic. Selecting appropriate places to develop the dog is part of the process, but ensuring people know to give us space is also essential. No matter where we go, it's likely someone else will be there with their dog.
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RECALL: FRONT FINISHES
Are you struggling to get a tight front sit finish on the recall? Try adding in a step back.
Practice it as an isolated exercise first, then layer it in to the recall.
Make it a set pattern for 4 weeks, then start to reduce the size of the step, before eliminating it all together.
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CHECKOUT CHAIN
How to maintain attention
Does your dog pay attention until they are fed something or do they run off as soon as they are released from a position?
Check out this strategy.
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WE ARE FAILING OUR PUPS
(please SHARE far & wide)
It's a more confusing place than ever to be a consumer in the pet market. What do our pups need in terms of training and their behavioural development.
How do we select an appropriate puppy school and what questions should we ask?
Where are we going so wrong?
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LOOSE LEAD WALK: Some basics to get you started 🐕
✅ The luring phase should take no longer than 2-3 days before switching to marking/rewarding. Small dog people this means you're only bending for a few short sessions. We have posted small dog examples previously.
✅ The LLW training process should only be started once your dog has basic, but good foundation skills (sit/drop/conditioned markers/highly valued reward/basic leash skills).
✅ We break the walk down into two phases. Either a LLW on the handlers left or free time (dog can explore and sniff). We switch between the exercises pending on where we are walking at the time.
EXAMPLES:
Busy street = loose lead on left
Quiet area = free time
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FOCUS ON ME
Not The Hand
There are key stages of training when we want the dog to start switching focus from a lure, to the handler. There's a few key strategies we use for this process, including this one.
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AGGRESSIVE DOG
What was the trigger?
Please watch this a few times and share your thoughts. There's a lot happening in a few short moments.
Who's at fault and what were the triggers?
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TRAINING WHEN LIFE GETS BUSY
Life gets busy, and sometimes we have to work with our dogs in tight windows of time. If that’s the case, what’s the best option?
Buddy showing here how he likes to use fast and fun sessions in 10 minutes or less.
Play/engagement can greatly outweigh a walk in these short timetables.
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PRODOG: Level 4 Assessment
✅Pass = Free training for the life of the dog
We often get asked by people outside of the business to disclose the criteria for our level 4 assessment. Here it is. There have been some minor adjustments since we first produced this video, but this still is a very close representation.
A total of 6 dogs have now passed since opening the doors 8 years ago.
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