162 Malinois puppy nails cut - a short story ๐
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐?
Gerda wanted a sleep in, and I should have listened to her! She did the absolute bare minimum in everything that was asked of her ๐
However her recalls off every bite were amazing this time, Iโll take the win!
However I got to spend it with good people and good dogs, including a litter of 6 week old Malinois puppies
Go on, I give you permission!
An absolutely massive day for Guido who turns 8 weeks old tomorrow. He started with a morning at Mondio getting him used to surfaces, sounds, accessories etc that he may come across in training and trials. We practised recalls and games. He backed it up in the afternoon with a late lunch practising his backtie with HUGE distractions and some cuddles from Lisa at โDonโt Dread The Dogโ
Iโm extremely happy with him today ๐
An absolutely massive day for Guido who turns 8 weeks old tomorrow. He started with a morning at Mondio getting him used to surfaces, sounds, accessories etc that he may come across in training and trials. We practised recalls and games. He backed it up in the afternoon with a late lunch practising his backtie with HUGE distractions and some cuddles from Lisa at Donโt Dread The Dog Canine Education Iโm extremely happy with him today ๐
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐โ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ โ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒโ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ
Meet Loki the 2yo Dachshund.
When I first approached the house, not yet even at the door, the barking was so loud his owners and I couldnโt even hear each other speak. Loki was being held back as when left to his own devices he had a history of making bad choices.
He has a history of aggression with people and dogs. Thus making his and his owners life smaller than theyโd like it to be. He has been in a state of sensory overload for some time. Movement, noise, touch, all would send him past threshold and he had previously been diagnosed with anxiety.
He hasnโt been able to walked for some time. The outside world was too much.
To help โbring him down a few gearsโ we had to stop him being able to practise the behaviours that cause him high levels of stress while understanding that learning new more desirable behaviours will still cause a degree of controlled stress initially before confidence is built.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฅณ
With some guidance, rules, boundaries and new forms of reward for desired behaviours, in his initial consult he was able able to not just tolerate, but enjoyed his pats, he place trained around triggers that would normally send him crazy (doors opening and closing, heavy foot steps, knocking etc).
His loose leash walking out the front of the house was *chefs kiss* beautiful.
And so the challenges, or rather, opportunities to earn continued. We introduced dogs to the picture.
From a distance to sniffing butts to relaxed sits around two new dogs of differing energy levels.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐โฆ
๐ฃ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ, ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ป
(Full vid)
Thereโs a few firsts happening in this vid for Puppy.
- the clicker, the first time hearing it
- shredded bbq chicken breast, a new taste and texture
- the most hand feeding heโs had to date
Itโs a lot for a young developing brain to process.
In this vid weโre charging the clicker for the first time, there is no training expectation or on puppy, however youโll notice I donโt click and reward when he starts to whinge or when heโs chewing at my shoe. I donโt want to add more reward for something that I donโt like but that he is self rewarding for.
When he moves around me and I canโt pay him in a timely and a precise manner I donโt click.
Itโs click first then food second but in a rather quick manner.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด
Be it a pup with the breeder, freshly brought home as an 8 week old or and older dog -
๐ Make sure the dog is hungry and due for their next meal
๐ Do some taste testing first. Have a couple of treats/foods on hands and before loading the clicker see what is easy for you to handle and what the dog prefers
๐ Load the clicker in a minimally distracting environment, somewhere the dog is used to (common surfaces, low noise etc)
๐ If you find your dog is scared/nervous around the sound of the new clicker, muffle the noise by placing it under a towel, behind your back etc
๐ Remember youโre not yet training a behaviour, just loading value for the reinforcer.
Happy Training ๐
๐ฃ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ, ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ป
Thereโs a few firsts happening in this vid for Puppy.
- the clicker, the first time hearing it
- shredded bbq chicken breast, a new taste and texture
- the most hand feeding heโs had to date
Itโs a lot for a young developing brain to process.
In this vid weโre charging the clicker for the first time, there is no training expectation or on puppy, however youโll notice I donโt click and reward when he starts to whinge or when heโs chewing at my shoe. I donโt want to add more reward for something that I donโt like but that he is self rewarding for.
When he moves around me and I canโt pay him in a timely and a precise manner I donโt click.
Itโs click first then food second but in a rather quick manner.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด
Be it a pup with the breeder, freshly brought home as an 8 week old or and older dog -
๐ Make sure the dog is hungry and due for their next meal
๐ Do some taste testing first. Have a couple of treats/foods on hands and before loading the clicker see what is easy for you to handle and what the dog prefers
๐ Load the clicker in a minimally distracting environment, somewhere the dog is used to (common surfaces, low noise etc)
๐ If you find your dog is scared/nervous around the sound of the new clicker, muffle the noise by placing it under a towel, behind your back etc
๐ Remember youโre not yet training a behaviour, just loading value for the reinforcer.
Happy Training ๐
Iโm catching up on the Puppy Culture program, Gerda is dreaming about sneaking out and going for a swim in the dam. No movement at the station yet!
Happy โGotcha Dayโ to this legend. 8 years ago he came in as a naughty 20 month old entire Malinois. And now heโs a nearly 10 year old entire male Malinois that has achieved some pretty cool stuff in film, trial fields, show ring, work, and life! ๐ถ Love you Asshat
