Happy Dog Javea

Happy Dog Javea Helping your pup learn the life skills needed become a confident, sociable dog using only kind, positive re-inforcement methods.

(No force)
🐶Puppy Group classes
🐕Adolescent Grouo classes
🐶1-1 puppy training
🐕🐕‍🦺 1-1 dog training ( any age) Happy Dog Javea run puppy training and socialisation classes. Classes are for puppies aged from 10 weeks up to adulthood .....helping you through the adolescent phase! Classes are held in a fully enclosed field in Cami Frechinal, Jávea

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New puppy course starting soon using positive reinforcement methods . 🐶🐕This class will be for medium/ larger size puppi...
05/10/2025

New puppy course starting soon using positive reinforcement methods . 🐶🐕
This class will be for medium/ larger size puppies aged from 10 weeks.
Please DM on Facebook/ Instagram or send a WhatsApp to +34 696 52 55 11.
Look forward to hearing from you . Gael 😊

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧…

• who will use tools which cause discomfort or pain to your dog
• who will offer you a quick fix
• who focuses only on the ‘what’ and not the ‘why’
• who will set your dog up to fail in order to correct them
• who will prioritise your convenience over your dog's experience
• who has a control mindset

…𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪.

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧…

• who will treat your dog kindly
• who will help you build long term, sustainable change
• who will help you understand your dog's behaviour
• who will set your dog up to succeed in order to reward them
• who will be honest with you and help you set realistic expectations
• who has a co-operation mindset

…𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪.

Not every trainer and client are a good fit for each other. Training is an unregulated industry and there are no minimum levels of education or experience. No agreed ethical standards. No requirement for trainers to keep their knowledge up to date.

So, as a consumer, it is hugely important that you do your research to ensure that your trainer's ethics align with your own. Not every trainer and client are a good fit for each other; make sure you find the right one for you. 🐶🐕😊

Great post about teaching a reliable recall . It is one of the most important life skills that your dogs needs to learn ...
03/10/2025

Great post about teaching a reliable recall . It is one of the most important life skills that your dogs needs to learn 🐶🐕😊

Wish your dog came back?
Watching those dogs at the park immediately stop and run back to their family ?
That's recall in action, but it doesn't come naturally to many.
These 4 steps are the basics, but there are a few areas that need a closer look.

High value doesn't always mean food, or it can mean just the best most tastiest morsel when they come to you.
One time it's a small piece of chicken
Another time maybe a piece of cooked or raw meat.
The next time you practice this, grab that favourite squeaky toy you had in your back pocket and play!
Does your dog like tug?
Get stuck into a game of tug when they return.

Make this the best and most exciting game ever!
That's how you help a dog recall.
They just don't know what fantastic reward they will get next.
That is the point!

You have to be exciting.
You just do.
It adds more fun to recall and they need that history of reinforcement and excitement from you, and when they get there.

Don't go too far too soon.
This needs proofed.
You need to build up a solid history starting in your house (one room) a few times a day.
Run backwards, make your self exciting and then the unpredictable thrill of the reward appears, then you can slowly expand.
Slowly.

There's a big ole world out there and you need to be seen as "the bee's knees" every single time you say your recall word (which shouldn't be their name).

There’s a post on that topic further back on the page

Names cause problems for recall.

Another great post about the problems that using certain equipment tools ( aversives) can cause 😔
30/09/2025

Another great post about the problems that using certain equipment tools ( aversives) can cause 😔

HUMAN DIRECTED AGGRESSION AND THE USE OF AVERSIVES

I’ve had several dogs come to me in the last year who have aggression issues around people that either started or became much worse after they’d had aversive training. By aversives we mean the use of slip lead corrections, body jabs, rattle cans, prong and Ecollars etc. Some dogs went for general loose lead/recall/obedience training but became so scared after the use of aversives that they are now lunging at or even biting people who approach them or try to handle them. Some were already worried about people (growling or barking etc) and are now lunging or attempting to bite people. Some have bitten their owners since this training.

These dogs didn’t have these issues beforehand and they’ve become so scared of what people may do to them now that they are showing aggression. Some of them are now misinterpreting normal human interactions with them and see people as a threat to their safety and are using aggression to try and keep people away. By normal human interactions I mean people taking collars and leads off, reaching out to touch them, walking past then when they are resting etc. These dogs are traumatised by what’s happened to them, there is no other way of describing it.

I used to see dogs like this (who’ve shown aggression after aversive training) once or twice a year and now it’s something I see several times a month and it’s really concerning. There are some really unskilled trainers out there using aversives which is extremely worrying; if an unskilled trainer gets it wrong using reward the worse that happens is the dog gets fat, if you are an unskilled trainer using a shock collar there’s a huge risk of fallout.

Aversives are sold as a ‘quick fix’ they make dogs stop behaviours that people don’t like (running off/barking/stealing things) but there is always a huge risk of a fall out. It’s no surprise really that doing or using something that causes fear or pain may make an anxious dog worse.

None of this is the owners fault either, all have incredibly kind and loving families who weren’t aware these methods would be used or who didn’t realise the implications. They’ve done nothing wrong and are now left to try and repair the damage that’s been done. I feel so sad for the lovely families and their dogs as they’ve been really let down.

There’s no quick fixes to changing emotions, it takes time and patience and who often we are trying to rebuild confidence that’s been lost and help dogs recover from previous trauma (of all sorts). There’s a huge risk with quick fixes and it’s like playing roulette- you may have an incredibly robust dog and get ‘lucky’ and have no negative consequences from using aversives but it may break another dog and leave you with a terrible fall out. Just not worth the risk when we have alternatives

Laura McAuliffe, 2025, Dog Communication

Rubi, Estrella , Kika ( adolescents 😉) and Perla ( only 4months old) practicing basic life skills, having fun playing ni...
30/09/2025

Rubi, Estrella , Kika ( adolescents 😉) and Perla ( only 4months old) practicing basic life skills, having fun playing nicely and learning how to chillax too……
All these skills will help them to become well balanced dogs living in our human world 🐶🐕🥰

Met these 2 gorgeous girls (Isla - black and Gracie - golden) at the beginning of the summer. Their humans were having s...
17/09/2025

Met these 2 gorgeous girls (Isla - black and Gracie - golden) at the beginning of the summer. Their humans were having some problems when walking them ( obviously only walking early morning or late at night when it was cooler) due to on - lead reactivity.
In the area that they live lots of neighbours have dogs too who liked to bark at them when walking past the fence/ gate. This caused Isla to lunge at them ( pulling the humans ) and bark which Gracie liked to join in with!
We discussed some strategies including using their equipment in a slightly different way when walking ( had a practice session) used some basic agility equipment to help tire their bodies along with games to tire their brains and engagement activities.
We have kept in touch over the summer and the great news is that these strategies and activities have helped and now the walks in their neighbourhood are a lot calmer.
They’re going to do a few more weeks practicing and then we will gradually take it out into slightly busier areas.
Taking your time , using positive reinforcement (no need for aversive methods) and setting your dog up for success is always the best way.
Look forward to seeing you again soon Isla and Gracie 🥰

Honesty matters.After one session your dog isn’t likely to be “fixed” After a few classes your dog is unlikely to be “pe...
14/09/2025

Honesty matters.

After one session your dog isn’t likely to be “fixed”
After a few classes your dog is unlikely to be “perfect”

Even after multiple of the above you will only be part way to your dog being “trained”
This is why I never offer or say that after X amount of sessions you will get the perfect result.
But what will happen is you will understand your dog way more.
You will be armed with techniques to help YOU and your dog.
Learn about connection, environmental factors, enrichment, appropriate exercise and more to help you be more confident and comfortable living with your dog!!!!

One time fixes are not my style as they usually involve methods which I do not condone or use.

Force free, positive reinforcement training is the kindest way 🐶🐕

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