Matwork has many benefits, especially if you have a multi dog household! While I’m doing a ‘rocking’ exercise with Roo, I’m reinforcing Chippy for practicing calm on her bed 🐾 For Roo, I am rewarding him just out in front of his nose so he is rocking forward to get the treat, while his hind legs are on the bed and then has to rebalance again, this works on strengthening those stabilizers, so important for injury prevention 💪🏻Contact us if you want to learn more about Matwork for your dog!More videos to come of benefits of Matwork.. #humanetraining #traindoglover #forcefree #fearfree #painfree #sciencebasedtraining #dogtraining #dogtrainingeducation #dogtrainingadvise #dogtrainer #dogwalker #amandasdogtraining #positivereinforcement #positive #rewardbasedtraining #puppiesofinstagram #petcare #dogsofinstagram #centralwestdogtrainer #orangedogtrainer #bathurstdogtrainer #gamesbaseddogtraining #absolutedogs #caninefitnesscoach #canineconditioning #caninebodywork
Doesn’t look like a whole lot is going on here but we are helping Bert learn a little something called disengagement 🐕Bert is learning to disengage from other dogs and people when he sees them and engage with his handler, distance being key at the start 👌🏻He sees distraction 👉🏻 handler marks with ‘yes’ 👉🏻 Bert looks to handler for treat! We are also using trees as little sniff breaks and find it’s along his walk 🌲#humanetraining #training #doglover #forcefree #fearfree #painfree #sciencebasedtraining #dogtraining #dogtrainingeducation #dogtrainingadvise #dogtrainer #dogwalker #amandasdogtraining #positivereinforcement #positive #rewardbasedtraining #puppiesofinstagram #petcare #dogsofinstagram #centralwestdogtrainer #orangedogtrainer #bathurstdogtrainer #gamesbaseddogtraining #absolutedogs #caninefitnesscoach #canineconditioning #caninebodywork
Bert is enjoying his frozen Kong after his training session today! His family have all been consistent with his training which means today we increased criteria for Bert and added in progressions:🎾 Helping Bert make different choices which are highly reinforced resulting in gradual extinction of those undesirable behaviours 🎾 Desensitization to the harness🎾 Building on his loose lead skills. Last week we did this off lead in the house and worked on his engagement skills, this week we brought in the harness and lead, in the yard, continuing on strengthening his engagement and loose lead skills in a different environment. Whether you’re working with a puppy or older dog, gradual progressions are best! This ensures each step is successful before moving to the next 🐕“Train for the situation, not in the situation” (I believe I originally heard this from Suzanne Clothier) - this is something to always remember, whether it be a new behaviour or skill you are teaching or if you are working on changing an existing emotional response ☺️#humanetraining #training #doglover #forcefree #fearfree #painfree #sciencebasedtraining #dogtraining #dogtrainingeducation #dogtrainingadvise #dogtrainer #dogwalker #amandasdogtraining #positivereinforcement #positive #rewardbasedtraining #puppiesofinstagram #petcare #dogsofinstagram #centralwestdogtrainer #orangedogtrainer #bathurstdogtrainer #gamesbaseddogtraining #absolutedogs #caninefitnesscoach #canineconditioning #caninebodywork
🐑 Herdy balls 🐑I couldn’t recommend this enough for herding breeds. Amazing way for them to practice what they are bred for and tap into their natural herding instincts without sheep!We are practicing flanking and stalking, while they are natural instincts, we are working on putting them on cue, in particular flanking clockwise and anti-clockwise. We still have a lot to learn about herdy balls, but it’s been an incredible outlet for Max which we do almost daily 🐕#humanetraining #training #doglover #forcefree #fearfree #painfree #sciencebasedtraining #dogtraining #dogtrainingeducation #dogtrainingadvise #dogtrainer #dogwalker #amandasdogtraining #positivereinforcement #positive #rewardbasedtraining #puppiesofinstagram #petcare #dogsofinstagram #centralwestdogtrainer #orangedogtrainer #bathurstdogtrainer #gamesbaseddogtraining #absolutedogs #caninefitnesscoach #canineconditioning #caninebodywork
Boris has previously not enjoyed being brushed so we went back to the start. 🐾 We formed positive associations to the brush🐾 Boris will lay in a drop position when he’s ready for the brush🐾 Using the bristle side of the brush first to get use to it on his body, he gets marked and rewarded, then we start brushing again, always looking for signs that he is not comfortable🐾 They are now using the other side of the brush to give Boris a proper groom. Boris’s family are doing a fantastic job with going slowly with him. The whole family gets involved in Boris’s training which is amazing for consistency and progress. Well done Boris and family! ❤️#humanetraining
I’ve been having a lot of fun learning about body awareness and fitness with Max and we have been working on different platforms/surfaces/instability for a while now 💪🏻 I have seen big improvements with Max’s hind leg awareness and strength in particular. Looking forward to more learning! 🐕#humanetraining
Paw lifts are always something we normally cue in a sit, but why cue in a stand? Utilizing paw lifts in a stand means the dog is offloading to 3 legs and then has to rebalance when the paw is back on the floor. This means the stabilizers are working! These muscles are so important for aiding in injury prevention 💪🏻💪🏻 I am loving learning about dog fitness as I believe this can really help with behaviour issues and play a part in behaviour modification 🐾#humanetraining
Dynamic balance/Instability training 💪🏻This means that the dog maintains equilibrium while in motion. This involves using their eyes, ears, proprioception and brain to keep balance on an unstable object. This is also great for core strength and confidence 🌼Also, great activities to do on a rainy day like today 🌧️#humanetraining
Handsome boy Teddy has come leaps and bounds with his training 🐶 We have been working on his confidence outside of the home and then following that with his loose lead walking. We have been working together for a little while now and will be finishing up soon and I’m just so proud of him! Confidence building takes time and generally if a dog pulls strongly on lead and has had loose lead training, this can be from other underlying issues so it is important to address those first before the actual loose lead walking 🌼 Well done Teddy!#humanetraining
Maxi is sensitive and very aware to touch, this can mean he loves affection and massages but can struggle when touch may involve nail clipping and brushing. We’ve come a long way with grooming but something I always work on (when I’m not actually planning on grooming) is conditioning positive associations to leg touches and paw holds 🐶This conditioning goes a long way in helping dogs with grooming. He is in side position and I’m marking and rewarding him after each hold and gradually building on duration. He can get up and leave if he wants but I make each session short and give him release breaks throughout 🐾This also goes a long way in creating positive vet visits too! #humanetraining
Dogs love opening their presents too 😉 the cats.. not so much 🎄#christmas #christmaspresents #festiveseason #christmasmorning #christmasday #bordercollie #dogtrainer #ilovemydog #ilovemycats
