Join us for a training session with our puppies. In these sessions we aim to grow our pups’ confidence and optimism in the face of unstable, elevated and wobbly surfaces. Initially the puppies startle when going over the seesaw, now they fly over it with confidence and seek out the wobble board. All of these obstacles once triggered their startle reflex but repeated positive exposures have resulted in desensitisation and habituation so much so that they now choose to incorporate the equipment in their play. The act of going on the equipment is now inherently reinforcing, hence why the puppies choose to repeat these learned behaviours. We’re also rewarding the puppies for calm behaviour when they offer four feet on the floor and we’re starting to see some lovely sits for attention and treats. #puppytraining #dogtrainingisfun #puppiesofaustralia
Meer Mr Blue from our mini doodle litter - our playful, super chilled little dude ❤️ #cuteness #puppylove
The first few weeks of our pups’ life in a few seconds ❤️ mostly cuddles but there’s a lot of cleaning, food prep, setting up and problem solving going on in the background. Even after being involved in dog breeding for 30 years, I’m still learning and each litter is different from the last and benefits from a customised approach to set them up for the best start in life.
I was having difficulty at the 4 week mark with the puppies not toileting on the grass loo, instead they were using the puppy pads (which I put on the floor on top of their reusable puppy pads to enable a fast clean up of any accidents quickly). It was chaos! I was puzzled that they were confused! I went back over my process and realised that I’d made their pen too big too soon and this meant that they had too many choices for where to toilet. So I made the pen smaller and made sure I had a well defined area for sleeping, eating and another for toileting. And that was all they needed, this set them up for success and now at 6 weeks they’re reliably getting all their 💩 on the grass loo and most of their wees. I never blame the puppies for slow progress in training, I always take responsibility and change the environment and my approach, to give them the best chance of succeeding.
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