Join me for yesterday’s “a day in the life of”! It was a quiet one with no classes, so spend time behind the scenes!
Today little Willow learnt an emergency stop. It’s great that the whole family get involved and recognise the need for skills like this going forward. How cute is she please? #pawsitiveskills #dogtrainingnorthumberland #borderterrier #puppytraining #pegswood #dogtraining
So we talked about using nicknames for recall, in class we mostly focus on the ability to use the touch command for recall. Look at amazing 5 month old Willow, a border terrier, recalling from a distance for her family! I remember having the conversation as to whether you could get a Border to recall - I think this right here is the answer! One proud trainer!
In Puppy Skills we check that our pup knows its name……what happens when your dog has about 20 nicknames though?? Luckily after 7 years Boson knows most of them. Sometimes nicknames are useful for recall, for example if there’s ten Teddys on the park but only one Tedilicious - you know you’re getting the right dog back!
When you reflect back on how far one of your pup’s has come. Him and his mum have smashed it out the park getting show ready and they’re gonna go far!
