Simone Tuten - Positive Pets - dog and horse behaviour consultant

And one of today's activities

Today's Healthier Dogs, Happier Lives class was held indoors under the aircon at the lovely Pet Fresh Maddington store. I thought I'd give you a quick tour of what they have in stock. A few surprises for me (and Arnie and Henry loved their bully sticks). Class is run in conjunction with Susan from Physio for Pets

Today I thought I'd share a snippet of training in currently doing with Jackson. Jackson's original response to a saddle approaching him from several meters away was to leave. This is where we ended this morning's session. This is the 4th session. All for sessions are probably less than 15 minutes training in total. Happy to chat about this approach and what I'm doing and Jackson's behaviour.

Find out why I use lickimats in puppy classes.

Super proud of this team. A few weeks ago, when T heard the clippers at a distance, he ran away. Look at where he's at now. We still have things to work on but this is a massive achievement. Well done to T's very dedicated human family.

Look at this great puppy and his lovely person go. What you don't see in this video is the other puppies in the room also moving around. This lovely lab in week 1 needed visual blockers as the sight of other puppies were really distracting. This video was taken yesterday in his week 4. I have space available in my puppy classes - send me a message if you would like to enrol your puppy friend.

One of the puppies having a great time in the tunnel last Thursday. She did this several times. I've seen puppies have a lot of fun inn this tunnel but this is the first time I've seen a puppy roll around on their back this way. Yes she's a very confident puppy. #dogbehaviourist #dogbehaviourist #dogbehaviouristperth #dogtrainingperth #perthdogtrainer #positivereinforcementdogtraining #positivereinforcementdogtrainer #puppytraining #puppyclass #forcefreedogtraining #dogbehaviourspecialist #perthdoglovers #puppiesofperth #perthpuppyclasses

Solving car issues

I've helped numerous dogs with issues relating to car travel including: 🐶 Dogs that panic around cars 🐶 Dogs that refuse to jump into the car 🐶 Dogs that get nauseous in cars 🐶 Dogs that squeal, bark, whine in car 🐶 Dogs that react to the environment while in the car 🐶 Dogs that are stressed in cars Where do I start when helping dogs with issues relating to car travel? ✅ I assess them for any contributing factors that may contribute to their behaviour in and around cars. ✅ I look for gaps in their learning history. ✅ I consider their emotional responses. ✅ I consider body and balance issues. In some cases I develop a training and/or behaviour modification plans that starts well away from the car. Addressing any skills deficits or proprioception related issues. In some cases I recommend the involvement of another specialist like a veterinarian, physiotherapist etc. In other cases I develop plans that work directly on the car travel related issue. There is a lot to consider when helping dogs with car travel related challenges. Pinpointing the exact issues means I can streamline training and behaviour modification plans for quicker results. This video features my two canine family members, Henry and Arnie. For those that have been following me for a while you might recall that Arnie was phobic of cars driving on a road and very scared of getting into and traveling in a car. Henry became distressed traveling in my cars and suffers from motion sickness (he would start drooling before I even got into the car). I managed to get video of Henry jumping into my car for the first time voluntarily and he felt well enough to eat treats while in the car. You can seen snippets of Arnie already in the car (it's now harder to keep Arnie out of my car). If you would like my help to resolve your canine friend's car related issues send me a message or schedule a phone call

When a shy puppy asks to play for the first time, I let them have an impromptu play session and look at them go ❤️ During planned play sessions, harnesses are removed. Why? For safety I worry about (and have seen) puppies get teeth or feet caught in harnesses. Harnesses were removed in later play sessions. I have 3 places available for puppies 12 weeks and under to join Thursday evening puppy class. Send me a message to enrol your puppy.

Yesterday, Kobi tried something new. His first experience with reverse round pen 'lunging'. He did super well. This is a technique used by quite a few positive reinforcement horse trainers as an alternative to traditional lunging or round penning/round yard training. With the reverse round pen set up the trainer is inside the round yard and the horse learner on the outside. The horse can leave the training area anytime they like. It can give them more confidence and control. Thought this would interest some of you. I'm happy to answer questions.