Adaptive K9

Adaptive K9 Training options to help committed dog owners overcome behavioural issues through training. GympieQld
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๐Ÿถ ๐™‹๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ฎ ๐˜พ๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ - ๐™‚๐™ฎ๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™š๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑSmall groups to assist in your learning. If you want to get off to the b...
13/08/2024

๐Ÿถ ๐™‹๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ฎ ๐˜พ๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ - ๐™‚๐™ฎ๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™š
๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ

Small groups to assist in your learning.

If you want to get off to the best start possible with your new puppy, this class is for you.
Suitable for puppies who have had their 2nd vaccination, this class focusses on:

๐Ÿ‘‰ Building confidence through controlled exposure
๐Ÿ‘‰ Increasing handler engagement
๐Ÿ‘‰ Foundation obedience
๐Ÿ‘‰ Discussing common puppy issues

Qualified & experienced instructor.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐™‚๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™– ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™—๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š: www.adaptivek9.com.au/contact

๐Ÿถ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐บy๐‘šp๐‘–e - ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ตSmall groups to assist in your learning. If you and your dog are ...
08/08/2024

๐Ÿถ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€
๐บy๐‘šp๐‘–e - ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต

Small groups to assist in your learning.

If you and your dog are new to training, or if youโ€™ve got the basics down but are struggling with reliability, ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™€๐™จ๐™จ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™–๐™ก๐™จ is designed to strengthen the foundations which will pay dividends as your training progresses.

Qualified & experienced instructor.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐™‚๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™– ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™—๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š: www.adaptivek9.com.au/contact

๐Ÿถ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜.Ted is officially foster failed and will be staying with us. I fell in love with this dog the...
07/08/2024

๐Ÿถ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜.

Ted is officially foster failed and will be staying with us. I fell in love with this dog the first day I met him, heโ€™s got a LOT to give and Iโ€™ve got some big plans for him.

Howie is happy to have an apprentice, Ted has big shoes to fill.

Today we worked at the park. We worked on food play, his heel, some handling and plenty of exposure to dogs while keeping his head firmly strapped to his shoulders.

Ted was fostered through Labrador Rescue
This organisation does great work rehoming Labradors across Australia. If you would like to support them with a donation or by applying to foster, I would encourage you to reach out them.

Before I start work in the morning, I train Ted.Today we worked on something new. It went pretty medium.This happens som...
05/08/2024

Before I start work in the morning, I train Ted.

Today we worked on something new. It went pretty medium.
This happens some times. Itโ€™s error, not failure.
Itโ€™s information, not a reflection on you and your dog.

Todayโ€™s session exposed some gaps in his understanding. It told me the errors I made in session design. Things I can fix next time.

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€, ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฌ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ.

๐Ÿถ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐บy๐‘šp๐‘–e - ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ตOptions for dogs of all ages. Small groups to assist in your lear...
05/08/2024

๐Ÿถ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€
๐บy๐‘šp๐‘–e - ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต

Options for dogs of all ages.
Small groups to assist in your learning.

Qualified & experienced instructor.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐™‚๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™– ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™—๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š:

Private dog training options. Servicing Gympie - Noosa - Nambour. Puppy training, obedience, behavioural issues.

Thanks for organising a great weekend Kirsty! Iโ€™ve seen Pat Stuart present a handful of times now and he never fails to ...
29/07/2024

Thanks for organising a great weekend Kirsty!

Iโ€™ve seen Pat Stuart present a handful of times now and he never fails to leave me with more pieces to fit into the puzzle.

I spent a long time trying to find the โ€œbest wayโ€ to train dogs. This weekend confirmed what I keep running into in my work. There are indeed proโ€™s and conโ€™s to everything, you canโ€™t have it all.

Itโ€™s exciting to have a young dog at home now. Knowledge is one thing, application is another entirely. Time to get training again.

Operant Canine
Leading K9

We are stoked to be hosting Pat Stuart this weekend for his โ€œWeighing the Pros & Consโ€ seminar.

Day one is underway!

Freddieโ€™s got his party hat on ๐ŸŽ‰
23/07/2024

Freddieโ€™s got his party hat on ๐ŸŽ‰

Dimetri is a professional dog distractor at this point
18/07/2024

Dimetri is a professional dog distractor at this point

Your working dog needs you to work them. They were not made for companionship alone, you need to be prepared to meet the...
16/07/2024

Your working dog needs you to work them. They were not made for companionship alone, you need to be prepared to meet them halfway.

๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ

The pet owning landscape has changed in many ways in the last few decades. However, there is a combination of a few things we see commonly which contribute to so many of the problem behaviours we see as dog trainers.

๐Ÿญ. ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ
Often people are taking powerful or driven working breeds into their home without considering how they will accommodate the needs their dog has. Too often people are equating โ€œworkโ€ to โ€œwalksโ€ and they are not the same thing.

๐Ÿฎ. ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ
For sure dogs arenโ€™t cheap. As people that prioritise their dogโ€™s health, we are happy to increase our budget to accommodate quality food, good veterinary care, supplements and the occasional gimmicky item. But spending money on fancy gadgets and expensive food doesnโ€™t equate directly to your dog leading a โ€œhappyโ€ life.

๐Ÿฏ. ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€. ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€.
We ourselves offer services where we take dogs out to provide fulfilment, we always want this to be supplementary to what the owner is doing, not a long-term replacement for work with their owner.
Many working breeds (especially herding breeds, gundogs and guarding breeds) have been selectively bred for a long time to derive their purpose and satisfaction from developing a close working relationship with their person.

๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ, ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ. ๐™‚๐™ค ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™  ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น = ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ โ˜๏ธ Itโ€™s not uncommon for me to meet people struggling with a behaviour their dog is displaying that is...
27/06/2024

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น = ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ

โ˜๏ธ Itโ€™s not uncommon for me to meet people struggling with a behaviour their dog is displaying that is occurring in a context where they have no way to reliably intervene

๐Ÿ‘‰ It is also not uncommon for those same people resist consistently putting limitations on their dog so as to prevent the occurrence of the above behaviour

So often, people put their dogs in situations they are not ready for by following a misguided sense of โ€œ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎโ€. While I do agree that more freedom is a fantastic goal to have, ๐™ž๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ข๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ค๐™™ ๐™™๐™š๐™˜๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ง๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™ค๐™ข, ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ช๐™ฅ ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ข ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ก๐™ก.

๐Ÿ’ญ If you feel your 12 year old needs more freedom, so you give them the keys to the family car, donโ€™t be surprised when there are bad consequences. This is a situation they were not matured enough for, or prepared for.

โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”

๐Ÿ• Your young dog will blow off recalls, donโ€™t be in a rush to put them in scenarios with only โ€œhopeโ€ as your back up plan. Use a long line.

๐Ÿ• Train obedience till itโ€™s reliable, this means first teaching, then applying consistent, meaningful outcomes

๐Ÿ• Crate train your dog. Itโ€™s worth it.

๐Ÿถ Those dogs, who never have solid recall practices developed through maturity, live a smaller life going off leash less in adulthood.

๐Ÿถ The dogs which never get told that pulling on the leash or barking at other dogs isnโ€™t appropriate get to go less places.

๐Ÿถ The dogs who are not crate trained are harder to take with you when you travel.

๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ, ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—œ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ.

๐Ÿ“ธ
๐™Œ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฃ - 30m away and off leash. As she has practiced regularly for over a decade now

If you take dogs out together and donโ€™t get a group photo, did it even happen?
26/06/2024

If you take dogs out together and donโ€™t get a group photo, did it even happen?

๐Ÿถ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ - ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด A full day of training, exercise & socialisation Numbers limitedOffered to dogs in the Gymp...
18/06/2024

๐Ÿถ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ - ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด
A full day of training, exercise & socialisation

Numbers limited
Offered to dogs in the Gympie region
Thursdays weekly - starts Thursday 4th July

๐™‚๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ: www.adaptivek9.com.au

๐Ÿ•๐™€๐™ฃ๐™ง๐™ž๐™˜๐™๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™Ž๐™š๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ - ๐˜Ž๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ˆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ โ“ Are you time poor but have a high energy dog? โ“ Do you want ...
12/06/2024

๐Ÿ•๐™€๐™ฃ๐™ง๐™ž๐™˜๐™๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™Ž๐™š๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ - ๐˜Ž๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ
๐˜ˆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ

โ“ Are you time poor but have a high energy dog?

โ“ Do you want a dog walker but donโ€™t trust your dog with just anyone?

โ“ Do you want some assistance reaching your training goals faster?

โ“ Do you have a dog not appropriate for day care and would like another option?

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ offer flexible support, conducted by a qualified trainer with over 10 years experience
Offered Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays For dogs based within 10 minutes of the Gympie CBD

๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป: www.adaptivek9.com.au/contact

Consistent management underpins all long term behaviour change, at least in the beginning. I often say that one of the b...
11/06/2024

Consistent management underpins all long term behaviour change, at least in the beginning.

I often say that one of the biggest differences between your average dog trainer and your average pet owner is that trainers use a lot more management a lot more often. The long term result of this is usually less management for trainers dogs, because bad habits never formed.

If your dog does something you donโ€™t want them to and you want to change it. Your first point of approach should be โ€œhow can I prevent them from practicing this behaviour?โ€

๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿพ "Hi my name is Dora & i'm a rabbit addict"๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‡

"If i get the chance to be unsupervised i'd love to guard the yard, alert everyone to my presence, roll in some well dead things (the stinkier, the better), chase rabbits, hares & probably the neighbours cats around the farm, & find some mice to bring home. But alas, these only happen in my dreams because i'm not allowed to free roam on my own". Now Dora is a very well trained, great dog. But....she's still a dog who would love to just do dog things.

๐Ÿ™ƒ 2 of the most common things we get asked & pushed back on are -
โญ "How do i stop my dog doing X when i'm busy or not around?
โญ "Oh but i don't want to tie my dog up, crate, kennel, contain".

๐Ÿ™Œ Management is an essential part of having a well behaved dog, along with training. You cannot be there all the time & sometimes you just need to get things done without tripping over the dog. Introducing some simple management options into your home environment, will make your relationship with your dog better. Limiting the ability to practice bad behavior can help strengthen your training. Limiting the ability to have access to things that are dangerous will help your dog live longer. Limiting the amount you yell at your dog will make you both happier.

โญ Crate training.
โญ Tethering for short periods when guests enter your property.
โญ Tethering for short periods when practicing duration behaviors.
โญ Kennel in a decent sized run during the day while you're out.
โญ Contain when unsupervised in general.

๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ˜Instead of "not wanting to do X" maybe just try it.

๐Ÿค” ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป? ๐—ข๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ?Most people are making an attempt to make sure their puppy is well socialised. However ofte...
07/06/2024

๐Ÿค” ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป? ๐—ข๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ?

Most people are making an attempt to make sure their puppy is well socialised. However often this word can be misinterpreted and lead to a puppy being over socialised in some areas, and under socialised in others.

๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™‰๐™Š๐™
Meeting a lot of people and dogs in order to create a "social" dog.

๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™„๐™Ž
Careful exposure to the big wide world with a focus on creating positive experiences that make your dog feel confident in the environment or in you as their guide.

๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ Sociability (meaning a tolerance of and interest in other individuals in a social context) has a huge genetic component. For sure, experiences will shape your dogs sociability, but this is a complex topic, and by providing lots of social interactions with little to not control of the outcome at an early age will in no way guarantee the outcome that you want.

๐˜š๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ?
You should be seeking out new experiences for your dog to have all the way through their puppy phase. Exactly what these experiences are will be dog dependent.

Uncertainty in the initial stages is fine. But you want to avoid allowing your puppy to feel over whelmed or fearful.

Interest in the environment is not a bad thing. But part of your outings should be about your puppy focussing their attention on you and finding value in what you can provide.

๐Ÿšซ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ. This has limited benefits from an exposure point of view after the first couple of times and is likley teaching your puppy to pull on the leash.

โœ…๏ธ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด.

๐—š๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ. Start at a distance from the things your puppy might find distracting or scary. Play with your puppy. Move closer and repeat. Leave when your puppy is feeling good about themselves and where they are.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† for dinner, take your puppy and arrive 10 minutes early. Spend some time exploring the dark street and feed your puppy their dinner while they are there.

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ and let your puppy sit and watch the world go by as you have your coffee. Ask people not to approach so your puppy can practice just letting people pass them by.

๐Ÿถ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ต. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ.

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๐Ÿพ If you have a new puppy and want to learn more about proper puppy socialisation and exposure, we offer a 5 session private program aimed to guide you through the early stage of raising your dog.

๐Ÿ’ป๏ธ Get in contact via our website www.adaptivek9.com.au for more information

๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜These dogs are worth their weight in gold. We couldnโ€™t do the work we do without them. They ...
03/06/2024

๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜

These dogs are worth their weight in gold. We couldnโ€™t do the work we do without them. They need to have the capability to absorb a certain amount of pressure, be measured in their responses and above all else, reliable.

Itโ€™s not a job for all dogs.
Howie has done a lot of this work, he continually steps up to the plate with patience and gentleness. He has helped countless dogs change their opinion of other dogs by being captain neutrality.

๐˜‹๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต?

๐——๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™œ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก, ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž๐™œ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ, ๐™จ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š๐™จ...
31/05/2024

๐——๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.

๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™œ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก, ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž๐™œ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ, ๐™จ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š๐™จ. Training is not like programming a computer, where so long as you press the right buttons in the right order you will get the right output.

๐™”๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™จ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™จ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง. Some dogs are very forgiving, some will exploit your errors. Some dogs are highly motivated and require less reps of certain skills. Some dogs will struggle with their emotional regulation. Some dogs can tolerate confusion, some dogs require absolute clarity to be successful. My job as your trainer is to help you know who your dog is within context of other dogs, and to guide you on the skills you need to develop.

๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ: ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ต, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ.

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ - ๐บ๐˜š๐ทThis lovely lady is a sweetheart. Lola has just started an Adventure Package. Over the next 5 weeks we are goi...
30/05/2024

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ - ๐บ๐˜š๐ท

This lovely lady is a sweetheart. Lola has just started an Adventure Package. Over the next 5 weeks we are going to visit new places, play, train & build confidence.

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๐Ÿ• If you want are looking for an option to get your dog out and about while your at work, Adaptive K9 offers a variety of Enrichment Services to support your dogs training & behaviour.

๐Ÿ“ Servicing: Gympie & surrounds

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต to discuss how I could help you live a bigger life with your dog. www.adaptivek9.com.au

๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†. You know youโ€™ve made it as a dog when your face is the logo of your Mums business. This dog truely...
25/05/2024

๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†.
You know youโ€™ve made it as a dog when your face is the logo of your Mums business.

This dog truely made me a dog trainer. She didnโ€™t make much easy for me when she was young.

In the last year she has really grown into her โ€œold ladyโ€ persona. She is joyous and social and loves meeting new people. She is still playful and highly motivated but doesnโ€™t take life as seriously as she used to.

She still trains regularly, but she really loves neighbourhood walks and sleeping on the porch more then ever before. Itโ€™s indeed a very nice retirement for her.

Taking advantage of some workmen where we were training today with Bean. Lots of dogs that find people hard, find this p...
24/05/2024

Taking advantage of some workmen where we were training today with Bean.

Lots of dogs that find people hard, find this picture hard.
Developed obedience provides some structure to Beans behaviour so she can get some easy wins. She relaxed quickly.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.Ted is my foster, heโ€™s staying with me while he rehabs post TPLO surgery and until he finds his new home. A ...
23/05/2024

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.

Ted is my foster, heโ€™s staying with me while he rehabs post TPLO surgery and until he finds his new home.

A TPLO is a surgery performed on dogs who have had a cruciate ligament tear, (Howie has had this performed on both knees about 3 years ago.)
The recovery for the surgery is long and slow, there are a lot of limits placed on the dogs behaviour as they come back into a normal range of activity post op.

Iโ€™ll be sharing some of the stuff we are doing to help Ted use his brain as he steadily improves. So far heโ€™s been very patient but there is a ways to go yet.

Ted is being fostered through .rescue.australia
If you would like to donate to his care (his medical bills were obviously pretty significant), thatโ€™s where to do it.

Itโ€™s fun having a fresh dog to train, weโ€™re enjoying the low impact work weโ€™re doing together. Stay tuned for more ideas of what you can do with a dog who is physically limited.

๐Ÿ•๏ธ๐‘†๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐‘œ๐˜ถ'๐˜ณ๐‘’ ๐‘๐˜ฐ๐‘›๐˜ท๐‘–๐˜ฏ๐‘๐˜ฆ๐‘‘ ๐‘ฆ๐˜ฐ๐‘ข ๐‘ ๐˜ฉ๐‘œ๐˜ถ๐‘™๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘๐˜ญ๐‘Ž๐˜บ๐‘–๐˜ฏ๐‘” ๐‘ก๐˜ถ๐‘” ๐‘ค๐˜ช๐‘ก๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐‘œ๐˜ถ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘‘๐˜ฐ๐‘”, ๐˜ฃ๐‘ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘›๐˜ฐ๐‘ก ๐‘”๐˜ฐ๐‘–๐˜ฏ๐‘” ๐‘ก๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐‘™๐˜ข๐‘›. ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธYour dog won't give back th...
21/05/2024

๐Ÿ•๏ธ๐‘†๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐‘œ๐˜ถ'๐˜ณ๐‘’ ๐‘๐˜ฐ๐‘›๐˜ท๐‘–๐˜ฏ๐‘๐˜ฆ๐‘‘ ๐‘ฆ๐˜ฐ๐‘ข ๐‘ ๐˜ฉ๐‘œ๐˜ถ๐‘™๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘๐˜ญ๐‘Ž๐˜บ๐‘–๐˜ฏ๐‘” ๐‘ก๐˜ถ๐‘” ๐‘ค๐˜ช๐‘ก๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐‘œ๐˜ถ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘‘๐˜ฐ๐‘”, ๐˜ฃ๐‘ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘›๐˜ฐ๐‘ก ๐‘”๐˜ฐ๐‘–๐˜ฏ๐‘” ๐‘ก๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐‘™๐˜ข๐‘›.
๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธYour dog won't give back the toy on cue, they run off with it when they win it, they snap up the toy till they tag your hands, you have tried but they don't even show any interest in it

While playing with toys comes more easily to some dogs then others, all dogs need to be taught how to play a productive, cooperative game with their person. Here are some considerations.

๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฎ๐™›๐™ช๐™ก: First, play at home so you can let go of your own inhibitions and be playful with your dog. They know it when your faking.

๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™˜๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ/๐™›๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ ๐™˜๐™ช๐™š๐™จ: You should decide when play starts and stops. This is for several reasons including preventing pestering/obsessive behaviours and maintaining control of the resource of the game.

๐™€๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™–๐™œ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ข ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™˜๐™๐™–๐™จ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฎ: Play is social but it taps into prey drive, that means they want to chase the toy, not have it flicked around in their face to grab at. Pull the toy away from your dog and you're more likely to entice them to chase. You can even attach it to a length of rope and make a flirt pole to get their interest.

๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™– ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™จ๐™, ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ก๐™ฎ: You must let your dog win sometimes if you want them to enjoy the game. But you don't want to chase after them because this creates bad habits. Play exclusively on a leash or long line in the early stages while your teach your dog to bring the toy back and give on cue reliably.

๐™‡๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ข ๐™›๐™š๐™š๐™ก ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™ช๐™ก: When your dog pulls back, let them drag you around a bit to. This often creates enthusiasm quickly. Remember your are playing a game of tug, not a game of thrash. Your can put a lot of movement into the toy without putting a lot of movement in your dogs neck.

๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ข๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™—๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™๐™ค๐™ข๐™š: Once you have it on track at home, begin in a quiet location, take a couple of steps back and show your dog play can happen anywhere

๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ? ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ?

Reminder: No class this weekendSaturday 18th May Have a great weekend at the show!
16/05/2024

Reminder: No class this weekend
Saturday 18th May

Have a great weekend at the show!

๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ For some reason, playing tug with dogs still seems to be a controversial subject in so...
15/05/2024

๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€

For some reason, playing tug with dogs still seems to be a controversial subject in some circles

I'm a big believer that you should probably be playing tug with your dog more, not less. Here are some of the reasons why:

๐™„๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ซ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™๐™ฎ๐™จ๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ก ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ช๐™ก๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ
For most dogs, leash walking alone doesn't cut it as far as exercise goes. Tug allows for more physical (and mental) exertion in a smaller amount of time, it is a great way to exercise your dog (and yourself) either instead of or prior to a walk.

๐™„๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ซ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™จ ๐™›๐™ช๐™ก๐™›๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™– ๐™—๐™ž๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ก ๐™ก๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก
Dogs are predators, giving them enriching activities that fulfill them as a dog, for their breed and as an individual is important. We are often asking our dogs not to act on their instincts because it isn't appropriate in their role as our pet. Giving them an outlet for their natural desires to chase, pounce, bite and tug is important for creating a balanced dog.

๐™”๐™ค๐™ช'๐™ง๐™š ๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™– ๐™ข๐™š๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™›๐™ช๐™ก, ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐™ง๐™š๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™˜๐™š๐™ง
The dog gets to chose what they are motivated by. For many dogs, what we think is reinforcing isn't really enough when working around distractions. Anyone can throw a ball, anyone can hand over a treat, but a well developed game with your dog is highly personal and difficult to out compete.

๐™„๐™ฉ'๐™จ ๐™—๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™—๐™ช๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ
Play is for relationship as much as anything else. And having a dog who is more into doing stuff with you then with other dogs or people is much easier to create dependable obedience with.

๐™„๐™ฉ ๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™– ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐™›๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™—๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ค๐™ฅ
If your dog has a tendency to be nervous or unsure, plating tug should be a priority. A dog who is playing cannot be frightened, and by developing play in easy environments first before gradually adding difficulty, you can turn places which were once scary into places of fun.

๐™๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ข๐™—๐™š๐™ง, ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™– ๐™จ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก. ๐˜‘๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ. ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ต'๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ, ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜บ.

This is TJ This little guy is about to embark on a great adventure, caravanning interstate His owners have completed a c...
09/05/2024

This is TJ
This little guy is about to embark on a great adventure, caravanning interstate

His owners have completed a couple of sessions prior to leaving town to better prepare him for the trip.

I love this post.I often tell people one of the main differences between dog trainers and the everyday dog owners is our...
09/05/2024

I love this post.
I often tell people one of the main differences between dog trainers and the everyday dog owners is our willingness to apply management consistently while we retrain.

Young dogs do young dog things, be prepared to manage them as well as your expectations.

When Raf was a young dog, he ripped apart his bed.

When Ari was a puppy, he nipped at our sonโ€™s feet when we quickly lifted him up for a cuddle.

When Dash was a pup, she stalked our chickens.

When Piper was a pup, she barked and fence chased the neighbour's dogs.

Dog trainers arenโ€™t immune to puppies being puppies! But what we are pretty good at is managing situations to prevent undesirable behaviour from being rehearsed and ultimately becoming long term habits.

Typically puppies wonโ€™t grow out of the behaviours mentioned above, but instead they will become more fun and more entrenched, the more they are practised.

SO HEREโ€™S WHAT WE DID.

As soon as we noticed these things happen just one timeโ€ฆ

โœ… We were conscious not to swing kids around in Ariโ€™s presence while he matured.
โœ… We removed padded beds from Rafa for a period of time during adolescence. (And also discovered and introduced the TuffMat! ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ‘Œ)
โœ… Dash was never offlead when the chickens were free roaming while we focused more energy on desensitising her to them.
โœ… We built a smaller pen in the backyard to remove Piperโ€™s direct access to fence chasing the neighbours dogs while we werenโ€™t supervising her in the yard.

GREAT MANAGEMENT in the early days can go a long way towards stopping a problem behaviour that was explored due to boredom/frustration/experimentation/instincts/fun - from sticking for life!

๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฉบ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ Quinn spent the day at the vets having a few old lady lumps removed before they started causing her issues...
01/05/2024

๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฉบ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ

Quinn spent the day at the vets having a few old lady lumps removed before they started causing her issues. She is in remarkable health for her age but she turns 14 next month so anything health related stresses me.

Canโ€™t thank the team at enough for taking such good care of her. Itโ€™s such a relief knowing your pet is in good hands.

Sheโ€™s a little sad and sorry for herself and sheโ€™ll be living her best cone dog life for a little bit but sheโ€™ll be back to her normal crazy self soon.

Recently I met Poppy the Border Collie during an in home consult. Poppy is 4 months old and starting to grow into hersel...
29/04/2024

Recently I met Poppy the Border Collie during an in home consult. Poppy is 4 months old and starting to grow into herself, this is the age where puppies start to experiment with new behaviours and naughtiness can start to raise its head.

During the session we covered:
- Stoping jumping, nipping & puppy biting
- Preventing separation distress & fostering independence
- How to socialise away from home
- Play and building handler value
- Basics in handling using the collar grab game

Every session looks a little different but puppy fundamentals all look similar.

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๐Ÿ• Adaptive K9 offers personalised, dog training services to help you live a bigger life with your dog. Specialising in working with behavioural issues and herding breeds.

๐Ÿ“ Servicing: Gympie & surrounds

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต to discuss how I could help you live a bigger life with your dog. www.adaptivek9.com.au

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