When we want our dog to change what they do, we need to change what we do first :)
If you need help with your dog's reactivity or if you simply want to learn loose leash walking for your non reactive dog. I will teach the with understanding and kindness.
Morning Coffee
Good Morning! Welcome to this morning's Morning Coffee Musings
I feel like Forest Gump .... that's all I have to say about that!
Let's talk about N.A.T.O.
When it's too icy to go for a decent walk safely what do you do? Your core exercises of course! Here we did 4 of the five core exercises suggested by Shauna Slobodian, Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner, during our recent chat on how to keep our senior dogs moving without pain. If you miss that I will be popping the link to the video and the podcast in the comments below. Be sure to check it out and you will find links for Shauna's exercises, both PDF instructions and a video demo, included there :)
Does your dog hate getting his nails done?
Grab some treats, a board and some sandpaper. Lets teach him to file his front nails at least!
When your dad works Thursday to Wednesday and Mom just told you it's Sunday which means it's Hump Day!
Nothing like taking advantage of neighbors snowmobiling on the lake for a little bit of Engage, Disengage!
Love it when the neighbors go out to play on the lake - nothing like an impromptu training session to proof a behaviour or skill :)
Playing a well known (to Lucky) game out and about helps build more focus and engagement in more distracting environments - Orientation Game
More impulse control games - Goal Keeper!
Playing simple games (Funder) out and about helps build focus and engagement - YOU are more interesting than the environment :) Happy Training!
Using a hand target to ask this boy to get off the couch in a fun way without confrontation.
A little bit of impulse control