Lately our rescue, North Amity Dog Rescue Society, has been helping dogs out from the local pound. I’ve been assessing dogs with some of my dogs and yesterday I had the opportunity to take this big guy for a much needed outing. Leonard is the shelter’s longest resident, but North Amity is securing foster care, so he won’t stay cooped up for too much longer!
During our outing we started with some snifffs and I got a feel for his on leash behaviour, he seemed very polite, albeit he had some steam to burn off!! We had a great little run together and then he was wonderful to walk. I still didn’t ask for hardly anything from him, other than please don’t pull me over(😅), he’s likely 90-100lbs. I wanted to give him ample time to decompress and not be nagged at, just sniff, walk, run and watch - in no particular order! After 40 minutes I thought he was ready to show me if he could give some focus…and he did. What a gentleman.
He will be available for adoption soon with NADRS at: www.NADRS.org 🔜💗🐕🦺
Here is a quick video of some fair play between Fox and Wiggle. I thought I would use this video to show why it’s a good idea to separate, especially large and small dogs, while you’re not at home. Even though these guys are buds and they play well together, so much could go wrong so fast, vets even have an acronym for it - BDLD. We use our upstairs and downstairs to separate our 7 dogs when we’re not home and in our last single floor home we used baby gates.
#safetyfirst #multidoghousehold #gatedcommunity
Where does your dog find the value when you’re out and about? Wiggle has been playing training games since he was a wee baby, the results speak for themselves - he loves to be near us! When we go to the park I don’t have to spend my time calling him back because he’s never more than 20-30 ft away.
#relationshipgoals #parkbuddy #Recall #gamesbasedtraining
Let me preface this video by saying I am not a trick trainer 😂 but I am a concept trainer who trains by playing games. These games I play with my dogs translate into real life success when I ask them for a behaviour like coming back or staying off of something they shouldn’t be on!
In this video Harriett and I practice some wrapping a cone, then Harriett waits while Winter and I play some right and left spins. There are multiple concepts going on here: Confidence, flexibility, thinking in arousal, calmness, optimism …to name a few! When our dogs have these concepts shaping their brain the everyday behaviours we ask them are a breeze.
Training our dogs with games enhances the relationships we have with them and a good relationship will glue all the training pieces together that you’ve been working on for the whole package! A happy, trained dog who wants to listen to you.
Join us for some fun Wednesday, April 19th for our first Puppy Playgroup held at OodyOos Pet Store in their new indoor dog park! This social will be from 6pm-7pm every Wednesday and will be a safe place for your puppy to play and meet other pups in the neighbourhood. Learn from a force free dog trainer what is appropriate during play and how to give your puppy the feedback they need to continue to be great playmates as they grow. You'll also get to preview some fun game stations that are featured in our all ages classes, starting later this spring. Register online at www.gameondogs.ca
If you can't make this week you can register for upcoming weeks in the registration, you only need to register once and can reserve your next dates via email.
🐾 For ages 10-16wks
🐶 Spaces are limited to ten puppies
🐾 Only $10!
🐶 All pups must have their second set of age appropriate vaccines, including kennel cough.
Join us starting Wednesday, April 19th at OodyOos Pet Store from 6pm-7pm for our first Puppy Social. This is a fun and safe place for your puppy to meet other pups in the neighbourhood, with the guidance of a force free dog trainer - for only $10! Spaces are limited to ten puppies.
To register please visit www.gameondogs.ca
* all puppies must have their second set of age appropriate vaccines, including Kennel Cough.
So many puppies and their people are excited about our upcoming playgroup, being held every Wednesday from 6pm-7pm in the OodyOos Pet Store indoor dog park, starting April 19th! If you've sent in a registration request on our website, www.gameondogs.ca , then please be sure to check your spam or junk folder of your email, your full registration may be hiding there. For ages 10-16 weeks, the puppy playgroup is a safe place for your pup to play with other puppies in the neighbourhood, all with the guidance of a force free dog trainer - only $10!
*All puppies are required to have their second set of age appropriate vaccinations as well as be vaccinated for Kennel Cough (Bordetella)*
