Caring Canine Training

25/10/2024

My little puppy in my profile picture is now 6 years old, our Manx cat Wally is 5 years old. They are best mates, can you tell.
Yes you can train your cats and dogs to get on together.

17/09/2024

I have a lot of people ask me is my dog trainable, can you fix it.
The answer is yes but you have to be consistent in your reactions and don’t slack off.
Dogs are like kids, give them an inch and they will take a mile.
Boundaries for the dog and habits can be changed by you just doing a little change.
Let’s face it I train people, if you want a dog to do something this is what the human needs to do. Repeat and praise.
A lot of people forget to praise as they are in shock, he did it. A dog likes to please you.
Every dog is different. Some like a praise of a play, some like food, some like a pat and ones like it said to them good dog. Also watch the tones of your voice.
A recall can be trained on a long lead. Puppies come to a very high pitch call that’s exciting and you can run the other way so they will follow. Another mistake is every time you call them don’t put them on a lead or take them away from having fun. Call them, praise and release so they can still play. My release word is “ ok “.
You don’t make training command words long - sit, stay, wait, drop, leave, move away and stand. You can put hand signals with these so when you are out of ear shoot you can do hand signals to come or sit.
You have to help your best mate to understand what you want them to do.
🐾

03/07/2024

Sad day yesterday, had to make the hard decision to put my cat of 18 years asleep. As a dog trainer I also help introduce cats to the family. My Ginger Ninja, Puddy was like a dog, came when you called, sat with you and loved his food.
He was in kidney failure and I couldn’t watch him in pain. ❤️
My dogs are greiving and looking for him so it’s lots of cuddles today. I did show them he was gone but dogs like us suffer grief.
Photos in tribute.

18/03/2024

Made me cry as the owners made the pup/dog do the things he did. It was fun as a puppy but not as a dog. Games you play with your pup remember they grow and don’t know the difference between your go out clothes you wear to yard clothes if you teach them to jump on you. Also little kids will get knocked down. Owners sometimes , not knowing, create the problem.
I can help change the habits in a gentle way, as your dog understands the rules.

02/12/2023

Just a reminder.

30/11/2023

Hey there, Sharon here.
In just five seconds, a dog's energy level can leap from a ONE to a NINE!
This instant change can make you feel, "Oh no, they're becoming rowdier! What do I do now?!"
You've probably used different strategies in the past: talking calmly to your dog, shouting at your dog, or even bribing them with treats.
But sometimes, nothing can seem to snap your dog out of this frenzy of excitement... or aggression.
In my years as a dog trainer, I've developed the most magical technique that rapidly calms down overly excited dogs.
(And yes, it still blows my mind to this day!)
It's a technique that chills them out... without force, without treats, without a lead, AND EVEN WITHOUT WORDS.
I call this technique The Calm Freeze.

To Calm a Dog Down Immediately, You Need the Calm Freeze
For a calm freeze to really be effective, it requires three things:
A fast-thinking dog owner
A gentle hold
And a really calm energy.
Let me tell you why.

#1: A Fast-Acting Dog Owner
The calm freeze is ideal for the barky, overexcited, stressed dog—and even for the dog who’s ready to maul!
And though I swear by the power of the calm freeze, YOU, dear dog owner, have a role to play... Don't wait too long to intervene when you see a spike in your dog's energy levels.
It's better to correct your dog's behavior before they become uncontrollable.

#2: A Gentle Hold
100% no force involved. Everything should be done with gentleness.
All you need to do is turn your hand over, grab the collar under your dog's neck, and hold still.
You don't need to say anything; your silence will be enough.
If your dog attempts to bite you, put them in timeout

#3: A Really Calm Energy
The calm freeze is really true to its name: the process should be done with absolute calmness. No shouting. No panicking. No frustrating body language.
Your dog GETS your energy more than your words.
And even though you want them to be calm, they'll remain overexcited, jittery, and anxious if they can feel you are.
If you do this in a Zen monk style, your dog will catch on and be calm in no time!

It’s the time of the year we all get a little stressed, hope this helps with your dog/pup.
Your dog looks up to you for leadership so show them a calm relaxed mood.
It works for you and them.
🐾

14/07/2023

❤️

*Edit:
We did a double-whammy 🤩and had two wonderful guests book the two different timeslots that we offered - instead of raising $500 we can now send $1000 worth of much needed medical supplies and treats and cash to Iron Dog Rescue Inc
WOOF WOOF and Thank you 😍

𝟓 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 $𝟓𝟎𝟎 💰
Stay 5 nights at our 3-bedroom dog-friendly beachfront holiday house so we can raise much needed funds for some pooches who are being looked after at the Iron Dog Rescue Inc

All of the $500 will be donated to Iron Dog Rescue who specialise in rehabilitating and rehoming of beautiful Rottweilers (and we take on the $160 for cleaning fee) so you get a 5-day holiday that would normally cost you $1410 for $500.

Please support our call-out and share our post to dog and holiday loving people. Surprise someone!

𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨:
Saturday 22 - Thursday 27 July
Sunday 23 - Friday 28 July
Sunday 30 July - Friday 4 August

Contact us directly to book your 5 nights for $500 on [email protected]

Pacific Pearl is all about dogs having a happy time and enjoy the beach and we don't want to forget about the less fortunate doggies who sadly are at shelters, rescues and pounds.

We regularly donate to them, collect bottles for cash for them and have a cupboard full of handcrafted items for sale at the holiday house to make a bit of cash for animal rescues.

Iron Dog Rescue recently got hit really hard with what should have not burdened them financially or emotionally so we are hoping that we can help them out a little.

Please find all the information about our gorgeous beach abode on our website:
www.pacificpearltoogoom.com

13/07/2023

Love this ❤️

Quote Of The Week

"The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him, and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself, too."
- Samuel Butler

15/03/2023

Love it.

13/03/2023

I have moved over to Yeppoon.
Been walking early mornings.
When I was living in Emerald I did a lot of training with aggressive dogs and helped a lot of owners understand why their dog were aggressive.

This morning on my walk I seen a young couple with a beautiful German Shepherd.
They had a shocked looked when they seen me approaching and had a quick conversation.
I than seen the muzzle on the dog, they detoured around me and she tightened her lead on the dog.
Instantly the dog looked at me.
I couldn’t help myself and said by you tightening your grip and putting that dog on a very short led, you have made it in protect mode.
She said well the dog has had a go before.
I said don’t correct before the dog does anything.
Also how you feel (aniexty, fear, worry) it travels straight down that lead from you to the dog, who picks up on it.
You are actually training your dog that when someone approaches be fearful or protect the owners. Totally the opposite of what the owners want.

I explained this and apologised for me speaking out but as a dog trainer, I really train the humans.

She instantly released the tight hold on the lead and the dog relaxed and kept walking.
Sometimes we are unaware of what we feel and do that our dogs pick up on.

I was talking to a woman who had a fearful Australian Shepherd puppy, she said all the loud noises she flinch’s at.
I said when she’s home and relaxed play the noises on your phone or computer. Thunder storms, loud traffic, loud music, fireworks etc.
The dog hears them in her safe environment and gets desensitised.
Good dog breeders do this with their young puppies to make them bullet proof. Same with guide dogs so they are used to loud noises.
The woman was thankful for the information and will put it in place.

Your dog should be your best friend and trust in you to not put it in a position of fear or hurt. Set your dog or pup up to succeed and reward, much better training.

Love what I do. 🐾

05/02/2023

This is why I ask my clients to call me after the first session so we can reinforce what they need to do.
Dogs are like kids, you give them boundaries and they will push it to get you to cave in to their wants. You know those big puppy pleading eyes. 👀
I have lots of tips and tricks up my sleeve for those stubborn dogs.
All gentle and in a calm manner to get them to want to do what you say 😊

13/01/2023

So true

04/01/2023

This is very true so with what I teach you, your dog is your best friend for his life.

18/12/2022

10/12/2022

Just a helpful tool for your rescue dogs.
When adding a new pup/dog to the family.

09/11/2022

When I tell people I’m a dog trainer, it’s like great can you fix this. It’s not like the supermarket cleaning isle, if I do this this will be fixed.
There are a lot of things that lead to that behaviour you don’t like and most of the time you, not the dog, have to change.
People always say I didn’t know that or that makes sense.
Dogs, like kids give them a little bit of slack and they push for more.
A lot of people say can you take my dog and fix it and than give it back. I could do that but you as a owner wouldn’t learn what to do for training.
I actually train the owners and you will see the difference in your dog.
Your dog will want to do what you ask to please you. 🐕

12/06/2022

❤️