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"Set your dog up for success with Happi Dog Training. We work with dogs and puppies on manners, obedience, reactivity and more.
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Not only do we train dogs but we walk them to....even the reactive ones!"

04/25/2024

These are probably the most common mistakes I see when training dogs.

When using treats for training it is suggested to reduce the meal portion by approximately 10%. Treats are high in calories and crude fat. A quick tip to reduce the calorie intake for your dog is to sprinkle a treat onto kibble. Tastes like a treat but a lot less fattening.

Consistency and patience. We all want to see results asap but in reality learning just isn’t like that. It takes time and practice. Just like us our dogs need to make mistakes, figure things out and practice to succeed.

Playing with our dogs is not only stimulating for them, it provides outlets for releasing tension, it increases bond and communication but most importantly in training supports your dogs retention of what you have been teaching them.

Try out these tips and see what you notice.

04/23/2024

Understanding what our dogs are trying to say is one of the quickest ways to increase trust, bond and relationship.

When your dog feels heard and you listen many of their unwanted reactions lessen.

For example your dog sees a trigger, closes its mouth and licks its lips- “hey, this is getting a lot for my and tension is building I hope they listen to my calming signals before I have to take this further”

Most people will not notice this and keeping doing whatever they are doing. However if you listened to your dog and said “hey, don’t worry about it I got your back, let’s go this way instead.” Teaching them to move away when uncomfortable instead of building more tension.

Dog “Finally Karen I’ve been trying to tell you months this makes me uncomfortable”

Have your dogs back, learn their language and support them through life in our world.

04/18/2024

How about instead of waiting for something to happen you engaged with your dog and gave them something positive to focus on instead?

What I mean is that a lot of us wait till we see something we don’t want until we take action. At this point it is too late for your dog to learn and you missed the teaching window. Try to be proactive, if you know you are on the way to a situation that will make you dog uncomfortable then don’t go, if you have a reactive dog and see a dog in the distance then instantly give them something else to focus on.

If this was a human what would you do? Distraction and keeping the mind busy on something helps us to deal with more uncomfortable things instead of becoming overwhelmed or hyper focused on the thing that makes us uncomfortable.

What are your thoughts?

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