Full steam ahead.. 💨#humanetraining #training #doglover #forcefree #fearfree #painfree #sciencebasedtraining #dogtraining #dogtrainingeducation #dogtrainingadvise #dogtrainer #dogwalker #caninebehaviourandfitness #positivereinforcement #positive #rewardbasedtraining #puppiesofinstagram #petcare #dogsofinstagram #centralwestdogtrainer #orangedogtrainer #bathurstdogtrainer #gamesbaseddogtraining #absolutedogs #caninefitnesscoach #canineconditioning #caninebodywork
🐑 Stalking 🐑 Any herding breed owners have most likely seen their dog stalking. It’s a completely normal behaviour for them as it’s instinctual. Sometimes however it can appear in inappropriate contexts. You can put it into context and harness these behaviours by giving them an appropriate outlet, putting it on cue and giving them ways to practice behaviour like stalking, appropriately! 👀#humanetraining #training #doglover #forcefree #fearfree #painfree #sciencebasedtraining #dogtraining #dogtrainingeducation #dogtrainingadvise #dogtrainer #dogwalker #caninebehaviourandfitness #positivereinforcement #positive #rewardbasedtraining #puppiesofinstagram #petcare #dogsofinstagram #centralwestdogtrainer #orangedogtrainer #bathurstdogtrainer #gamesbaseddogtraining #absolutedogs #caninefitnesscoach #canineconditioning #caninebodywork
This is your reminder to have FUN with your dog! Max was struggling through a storm so I thought we’d do something fun like a trick… selfie! It was purely to help Max focus on something else over the thunder, don’t really care about Max knowing this trick so didn’t care about the outcome, but we had fun! Learning a trick can be a great way to engage a dog and to meet them where they’re at while there is a trigger by giving them something healthy to engage in ⛈️#training #doglover #forcefree #fearfree #painfree #sciencebasedtraining #dogtraining #dogtrainingeducation #dogtrainingadvise #dogtrainer #dogwalker #caninebehaviourandfitness #positivereinforcement #positive #rewardbasedtraining #puppiesofinstagram #petcare #dogsofinstagram #centralwestdogtrainer #orangedogtrainer #bathurstdogtrainer #gamesbaseddogtraining #absolutedogs #caninefitnesscoach #canineconditioning #caninebodywork
‘Come by’ is a cue for flanking clockwise when herding.. we have been working on progressing distance with this one! 🐑🐑 #herding #sheepherding #bordercollie #urbanherding #sheepdog #comeby #caninebehaviourandfitness #caninefitness #dogtrainer #dogbehaviour #dogtraining #positivedogtraining #gamesbaseddogtraining #humanetraining #orangedogtrainer #bathurstdogtrainer #centralwestdogtrainer #dogtrainingeducation #dogsofinstagram #puppiesofinstagram
Reinforcement strategies to strengthen disengagement skills: 👉🏻 Bert is on lead while a treat is thrown out of reach👉🏻 As soon as he engages with me I mark and treat 👉🏻 He is then released to go eat the treat on the ground. When dogs want to access something (as long as it is safe for them), we can help them learn that they don’t have to pull to get to it but engage with us to gain access. This also helps with lead pressure, reaching the end of the lead = check in with handler 🐕 It’s important however that your dog is in an environment they are able to learn in and they also have had disengagement skills worked on as we don’t want a dog becoming frustrated and lunging at the lead for the treat 🐾#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 #amstaff
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
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