Mallorca Force Free Dog Training

19/10/2024

Quality over quantity when it comes to socialisation ❤️
Snoopy is so lucky to have been able to meet all the best boys and girls these past two weeks, her social bucket list is far from complete but it's been a good start! Thanks everyone for helping with my new addition!

16/10/2024

Helping hurricane Milo the 3 month Golden Retreiver become as sweet as he looks 🩷 Milo has been a very disregulated bitey handful of a pup and is now learning some puppy fundamentals alongside his lovely humans who are also learning how best to care for him and train him. This sweet nugget needed appropriate daily chewing outlets like he needs air to breathe, chewing is a pilar of raising a good pup, it helps him release a lot of energy and reinforces calm behavior aswell as being a self soothing behavior, we'll move away from the royalcanin food asap too as it's basically just an expensive bag of puppy M&Ms with very little nutritional value (we don't want to make too many changes at once, so he'll switch next week) and with his new found attention span we were able to get started with teaching him some new behavior, he is a very quick learner!

13/09/2024

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05/09/2024

Warm welcome to Matcha and Mochi who have recently relocated, working on some puppy basics for Mochi and advanced skills for Marcha, dog interaction and sociability, both sisters are really motivated learners ❤️
Small doggies, dm me for future social walkies with this sweet duo

21/08/2024

Some puppy basics with Ona, she's a Spanish waterdog x Golden Retreiver mix, incredibly quick and smart little pup! I feel she really got the best of both gene groups, She's just as fast paced and active as a spanish waterdog pup but has all the social behavior and courage of the Golden...with just the right amount of goofyness😍 Swipe for bonus Disney eyes!

10/07/2024

Brushing up some leash walking and general training with mini bull terrier Harvey so that his walks can be even more enjoyable for both him and his humans, small changes go a long way :) He's such a happy and sweet boy!

05/07/2024

Great session this morning, celebrating recall progress with the handsome Ulysses as well as him stopping barking along the fence when someone passes as we've been implementing some tactics to change his internal response! What a change in just a week's practice, great little dedicated team, can't wait to see them next session.
Fun fact, Ulysses is a littermate of Romeo, they also live freakishly close to each other (nowhere near the breeder) but they had no idea and they actually met by chance at another location, how cool is that? They're now rekindling!

(That's a tractive GPS collar in case you're wondering)

17/06/2024

Bestest girls Coco and Donna in their natural habitat 🦦
They have created a cool little pool game using teamwork, Coco dives in and retrieves the floaty toy from the pool but Donna takes it the rest of the way to the mat and trades it in for a treato and the cycle continues, they have so much fun 😁 It's so interesting to see their different motivations, Coco is 100% invested in diving for the toy, that's her priority over anything and Donna absolutely lives for the snack ♥️ Love these two!

07/06/2024

How handsome is little Romeo? Not a tiny puppy anymore. Rome is a dapple Daschund, did you know that in breeding this type of coat pattern cannot be bred with another Dapple/harlequin/Merle? (Dapple and the rule applies in other breeds that carry Harlequin or Merle genes) It ALWAYS has to be bred to a solid and some breeds solids even have to be tested as they can still have the dapple gene. Two dapple parents produce double dapple pups, this comes with a genetic mutation causing possible combinations of blindness/partial sight, micro eyes, a missing eye, or future sight impairment, deafness and higher risk of skin cancer. They typically will have pale blue eyes and a lot of white on the coat (a colour that shouldn't be present in dapples). As this is an increasingly popular breed choice I thought I'd take the opportunity to show you exactly how they should look as I've seen various double dapple puppies over the past few years 🤕 Good breeders are completely aware of this and will not breed two dapple dogs. Ever. so if you're looking for a "breeder" and you spot a pale double dapple Daschund... Instant massive red flag.

I'd always recommend either adopt a dog or make an informed decision to buy one of a breed that you've researched from a good breeder who health tests all of their dogs, raises them in a home environment and commits to the early socialisation and training.

09/05/2024

Tobi is a recently adopted Bretón, he's a lovely sweet boy but has some big challenges, so over the next few months we'll be working on his ability to manage the environment, building trust with new humans, dog interaction, leash walking and recall, he has a huge desire to flush out small birds and is constantly on edge looking for them, we'll try to work with his instincts and not against them. Very excited to see this young boy progress and live his best life.

30/04/2024

Starting on the right paw with puppy pom Peki. His humans are first time dog owners and want to start correctly from the get go. Today we covered toilet training, did some practical work on recall/name recognition and swapping objects and spoke through many questions that arise when being first time pup parents and left them with some homework until next week. Such a sweet little pup!

03/04/2024

Toilet training and basics with little Daisy the Daschund 🌭

03/04/2024

Puppy training with working Lab Amos, beautiful new little brother of Callie. Starting with some leash walking, recall and dropping objects and a couple of little protocols to make sure play interaction stays fun for both dogs, Amos is a very playful pup and Callie although she is also very playful doesn't quite have the skill for setting boundries so play can get a bit intense sometimes, we want to defuse that before it get's too much for Callie.
Side note, do we let them just "work it out"?, I'd say no, in that situation i would impose breaks in the play for both to de-escalate and offer alternative activities if it was restarting with the same intensity, i might also take it as a sign that puppy needs a nap or some quiet time. If we let one dog consistently push the boundaries of the other it can eventually cause conflicts. I would however let them work it out in very very minor situations where teeth are not already in play, for example one dog has a chew or toy and is enjoying it and the other shows some interest which is met with stiffness or growling from the dog possessing the item (again, if the other dog doesn't understand this clear communication I'd intervene, move the dog away back to his own item). It can be hard to know when to let things flow naturally and when to intervene and to be honest there's no one size fits all advice other than really know your dog and learn how to interpret their body language, that will tell you if and when they need you to manage the situation.
Can we appreciate Amos' Disney eyes?! ❤️

19/03/2024

First session with Luna the White Swiss Shepherd, working on dog encounters and leash handling, she's a lovely gentle and friendly girl but being on leash and unable to move freely can cause her to lunge at dogs and she is a big strong dog. Was super happy we bumped into graduated puppy student Alaska, now a very handsome grown up boy 🤍
May have pulled my heart strings a little, missing my big polarbear.

07/03/2024

Finished the day with Mr Marco Polo, also an Italian waterdog, with Marco we're working on some leash reactivity and some intense barking, trying to open up his behavioural repertoire so he has other ways to solicite things

07/03/2024

Then we had little Lucy teenage Spanish Waterdog, we've been working together for a few weeks on her confidence with other dogs, managing frustration bursts and some recall, still work to do but we have a nice progress today, she was able to walk quite close to Cheetos and even went in for a couple of sniffs remain under threshold and take food which seems like not a lot but the first time she wanted to be as far as physically possible from her and was in full flight mode. She's a little sensitive sweetie at heart ♥️

07/03/2024

Today was a water dog day, starting with Coco and Donna (Italian water dogs), very proud of these two and their truly lovely parents who always put in 110% with the pups 🥹

24/02/2024

UPDATE, FOUND!!!! :)
Lost in Genova, any info please contact Esmé 662629125 or dm