Do you dread walking your dog on icy Days? 🥶
⬇️Read Below for Tips⬇️
1. Start before even leaving the house!! You set the tone for your walks. If you have any relationship with your dog(s) they will match and read your energy! If you are over the top excited, they will be over the top excited. If you are anxious/nervous, they can sense and feel that and in turn be on edge and anxious, which is already starting your walk off on a difficult start for everyone! Be as neutral as possible when leashing up your dog, you do not even have to say anything just casually clip them up, you can even do it 5-10 minutes before you even plan on leaving. You can also go as far and place/down decompression 5-10 minutes before you plan on leaving if you have a super excitable pupper! DO NOT LET YOUR DOG FLY OUT THE FROMT DOOR! Threshold respect is a wonderful way to help with engagement on walks! (Ask us more about it!)
2. Get Dizzy/Unpredictable/Dynamic! Your walks should be more about quality than quantity until you are confident your dog is ready for it! Make your dog have to pay attention to YOU, rather than you having the pay attention to them! Get moving, change direction, REWARD ENGAGEMENT!!
3. Designated sniff/potty spots! When your dogs nose is constantly on the ground, its almost like wearing headphones in public, they are out there with you, but they are not paying attention to anything you are doing! Giving them the opportunity to do their business and give them time to enjoy a sniff is super important, however dogs are opportunistic and if you give them freedom the entire time, they are more likely to take advantage! Structure is a GOOD THING! It will not shut your dog down, if anything it will encourage confidence in not only their handler but themselves!
4. START/END ON GOOD NOTES! You need to be in the right mindset to work with your dog! If you had a tough day at work, do something you know your dog will succeed at right from the start,reward and see how
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🎾Incorporate playtime!🎾
Dogs are not robots and nor should they be trained to be so! They are our companions who have feelings and emotions! Take time to learn your dog through play!
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I cannot believe how much has changed this year, with learning, and growth! I want to say thank you to all my owners for trusting me with your babies as I adore them like they are my own!
Through all the amazing days and not so amazing days I have never loved something more than working with all these dogs!
This is only a short clip of this year and it doesn’t even begin to cover everything Tails and Trails has accomplished in 2024! I am so excited to see what 2025 brings!
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Come do luna’s first ball tug only session with us!
Luna is EXTREMELY ball driven! So I wanted to work impulse control and obedience with her while pushing her (fairly)!
For our first day I would say Luna crushed it! We will be ready to walk down the isle at her parents wedding in no time! 🤍🙊
Ps. We love our @venturenines ball tug for training!!
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Why does stimulating/challenging your dog my physically and mentally matter?
Similar to jungle gyms as kids, we learn to support our bodies, play safely and challenge our selves! Remember when you used to get from one side of the monkey bars to the others wtihout falling off, how proud and excited you would be! Building confidence is a huge foundation for so many things!
The more we offer our dogs the more they learn, adapt, and are forced to use their brains and strengthen their mind and body! The more you give your dog the more your relationship and trust with grow and trust me it will!
Think about breed genetics, a husky/shepherd/collie mix is going to need a lot more physical and mental stimulation then a saint bernard, but that does not mean you do not challenge them, you just do it in different ways!
Decrease in boredom, the more you meet your dogs needs, the more you will notice a difference in your own home. Owning a dog is a lifestyle not an option of here and there when you want to! You get what you put in!
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All I can honestly say is THANK GOODNESS for my @venturenines gear!
I genuinely have no other words to describe the horror that occurred this morning….
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Want your dog to be good on leash? 🐕🦺🦴Let’s talk about it…
Leash manners is probably one of the more common things I see owners bring their dogs in for! But the question is how do we help our dogs at home when a trainer is not around to guide you step
‘Consistency is Key’! Let’s put it this way, if you had a job and every week your boss changed your roll on you without any explanation and help a) How frustrating b) How confusing and c) It may even make you act out! Think of your dog as being the worker, you will get so much more success and productivity if you have consistency and routine! The more consistent your communication and actions are the more successful and HAPPY your dog will be!! The more you change the rules the more likely they will be to repeat undesired behaviour and they may even get frustrated with the lack of direction and try to take control of the situation they never wanted to take control of in the first place! You are the pack leader, you need to help your dog be successful! Your routine matters, walking at a consistent time frame, feeding around the same time, bedtime etc all matter and will give you a better well rounded pupper! 🐶🤗
Walking your dog should not be about how far you can get as quickly as you can. It should be about the quality time spent between you and your companion. I have a much more relaxed and refreshing time if I walk for 15 minutes of loose relaxed leash, then 1 hour of my shoulder and mental health being torn to shreds and so does my dog! I hear so many people talk about how frustrating it is walking their dog and how honestly they avoid doing it because it is “embarrassing and exhausting.” No matter how old your dog is you can always do a ‘reset’! Start at the basics, GET DIZZY with your dog! If you are going to pull because you reaaaallly need to get to the end of the corner then I am simply going to turn around and go the opposite direction until you understand that concept an
For the ball/tug/toy lovers out there!
Take advantage of the pre-conditioned tool you have in your arsenal!!! A ball can be just as valuable or more valuable to a dog than a treat is!!! Play to your dogs strengths and not only will you see your training become more successful but your relationship with them will grow exponentially! We want sessions to be fun and rewarding!!! 💙
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Come on Luna’s first walkie!!
• When walking/working with dogs I always have to take their breed and biology into consideration! Luna is a hunting dog through and through, her prey drive out weighs any treats I can possibly have in my pocket! Though yes she is definitely food motivated I have to remember that where I will do best with her and all dogs we work with is consistency and setting clear expectations and boundaries, while also working with them to help them succeed the beat way they can and that may look different from one dog to the next! The rules and expectations for leash manners and respect do not change but how we get the result may be different depending on the dog you are working with!
I know she is a smart girl which makes training her both more easy and more difficult because she will look for the possible loop holes, while also picking up on what you are asking of her quickly!
Luna is a sweet and happy go lucky girl who I would love to eventually integrate into our pack walks, but before putting just any dog into a group of other dogs and expecting them to just walk respectfully I need to make sure she understands that all guidelines I set on our personal adventures are to be translated to any group she joins in the future whether that is with myself or any fellow walker I may ask to help me out! As I would with any other dog I bring into the pack, not only does it help me but it helps the other dogs do their best as well!
So excited for what the future has in store for Miss Luna! 💝🌙
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Morning Stroll With @courtsk9services ☀️💜
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