If we as dog owners, only practice recall when it’s time to put the lead on and go home, our dogs will associate “recall” with “the fun ends.”
Let’s change things around. Let’s oscillate between recall and good times. Let me know how you go.
Just realised that I haven’t updated you very much on my fur kids. We have been busy. Good busy!! Here is my girl, Taffy, recalling to me, off lead, with distractions. There has been so much “training” to get to this point. By “training” I mean; PLAY & recall games, taking baby steps & assessing dog body language, addressing medical issues & physical check up, assessing fears & seeing VB, creating rituals & routines, watching the world (dogs, people) go by at a distance, crate training & mat training, help from other trainers, having no walk days, having parallel walks with friends, building trust & having FUN through POSITIVE reinforcement.
Spent time with my boy, Ted, watching the world go by. We watched; people, bikes, puppies and birds go by and we DID NOTHING! A big mistake we make, as dog owners, is wanting our dogs to be calm in different environments but not practicing this. Fortunately, my boy Ted reminds me. He was exhausted afterwards too!
Want your dog to recall back to you? It won’t happen after one training session but it will happen. Let’s focus on the wins.
When babies learn to crawl we give them space and time. We let them make mistakes and we reward the wins. We don’t ask for too much, too soon.
Let’s set our pups up for success ⭐️ Let’s start our training at home, in the lounge room, in the carport, at the entrance to the park. Let me know how you go.
Showing off rocket recall. Excellent work team Bentley!
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Great work team Alfred!! A fantastic effort from Alfred’s owner to create positive associations with being on the mat. So much so that Alfred is happy to choose to be on his mat when a visitor arrives.
Why does positive reinforcement work?
** Because we are using science (physical response from the body via neurotransmitters) and learning theories (classical, operant and counter conditioning.
** Because our dogs are given agency; choice.
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Guess what dog trainers do on their days off? First aid dog training for dogs that’s what. Your dog’s safety is our top priority. It was a well thought out, informative and practical (hands-on) course @imdt_australia . Knowing what to do in the unlikely event of an emergency is invaluable. I will always be learning and evolving, at Wagging Tails, to offer your dog more.
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Somewhere between 6 months and 2 years of age, our puppies may start changing their behaviour. Why? Because they enter their teenager stage and a hormonal shift occurs. Should we keep persisting with training? Yes. Should we make some changes to how we train? Yes. Why? Because each dog is different; their learning style, their motivation, their reinforcers, their communication, their natural predatory motor pattern, etc. To set our dog’s up for success, we need to be their advocate. #perthdogs #dogsofperth #walkandtrain #gooddogs #goodchoices #dogtraining #positivereinforcement #forcefree #dogs #smallbusinessperth #supportlocal #supportsmallbusiness #dogbusiness #bosslady #traininggames #dogsofperth🐾 #dogtrain #letthemsniff #looseleadwalking #dogsofaustralia #lab #labs #labrador #labradorretrievers #adventure #dogventures #dogsofperthaustralia
Always a pleasure seeing these two! Max shares sparkle wherever he goes.
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Excellent progression on loose lead walking. Fantastic work Winston!! 🙌
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“Courage is risking the known for the unknown, the familiar for the unfamiliar,” - Osho.
Wishing everyone the very best for 2022. Thank you for supporting my local business, being flexible with changes and booking in early. Woohoo!! Term 1 is very booked up. 2022- let’s do this 🐾
A big thank you to Rebecca, Thor’s owner. Through a joint effort, Thor can now demonstrate loose lead walking (with and without distractions), calm hello’s, increased eye contact with owner (with regular check ins) and great recalls both on and off lead.
Happy Wednesday! From Max & Milli 🐾 🐾
** sound on ** “Dis was harder than it looks. There were new smells, da lake, da birds and I was da very good boy,” says Thor 🐾.
** sound on ** Happy Friday!! We are spinning into the weekend :)