Today's weather was more suitable for dog walking, I really appreciated that breeze, as did Loki โค๏ธ
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I just recieved this today, Archie is the Fox red Lab, I am missing work so much, and this reminded me of how much I love my job and how important it is to me, and to those, like Archies owners, who put time, love and commitment into helping their dogs that have a few issues with their behaviour.
To begin with it might seem like you will never get here, but you will, the right approach, positive reward based training, patience and Love, and all the support from me that you need, anything is possible ๐โค๏ธ๐
"We've just been on holiday to the Yorkshire Moors with Archie. He's been in the local pub with us, been great on walks and walked around Whitby with lots of dogs about. The best thing is he made a friend and ran about like a normal dog having fun (see video). Thank you for your help in his journey ๐ xx"
My previous post shows just what an issue it is for so many of you dealing with your dog, and un controlled off lead dogs on walks, something I will keep trying to educate dog owners about, so on a lighter note, here's Sacha, 10 weeks old, learning the hand touch game, he was having his new crazy time about 6.30pm, so to engage his brain for a few minutes, never more than 5mins or more than 1 chipolata cut up tiny for treats, I am able to calm the crazies.....for now anyway ๐
Another wonderful Monday training walk ๐คฉโญ๏ธ๐๐โ๐ฆบ๐ฉ
Monday Training walks ๐
Here's Nancy, little superstar, and her mum Gina, at the back we have Leo and Helen and Jack and Laura.
Nancy isn't always this perfect, but she's working hard, life is very exciting and there are so many distractions, so many friends to make.
Each week we work on those key elements, Focus and Distraction, we also get to practice lovely loose lead walking, as you see here, using different methods, which can often depend on what suits your dog best, here Nancy is being lured.
If you are interested in these training walks, get in touch, there's usually a couple of spaces available ๐๐๐โ๐ฆบ๐ฉ
Fabulous Focus with Doggy Distraction ๐ โญ๏ธ ๐๐โ๐ฆบ๐ฉ
This is Bruce, he's almost two years old, he's a Rottweiler cross Labrador, he has been returned to his breeder because of a child in the family developing an allergy to him!
I am sharing for the breeder as she cannot keep him permanently, he has settled happily back home, is a kind natured boy and could do with a loving committed new family, who will give him the time and training he needs.
If you are interested I can pass your details on and you can arrange to meet him.
I will be helping to vett any applicants, so only serious enquiries please.
Half way through my recovery and wrist is feeling pretty good ๐ here's stage two of the freework, hand lure game with Jimbo, how are you all getting on? Have you given this a try?
We move on to stage three where we place the ball in different places away from us and then we give it its name, in this case 'Ball' obviously, the idea is to be able to eventually ask Jimbo to fetch his ball wherever I have put it ๐ ๐โ๐ฆบ๐๐ฉ ๐
Popping a shortened video of Jimbo learning free work last year, the hand touch is the first stage for our dogs to learn how to work for a food reward, I use the cue "yes" when he gets it right, I wait for him to sniff my open hand by accident the first few times, while he tries to work out how to get the treats from my closed hand, each time he sniffs my open hand I say "yes" and then give him a treat from my closed hand, he was quick to work this out, they are not always quick, you need patience and you must wait for them to work it out on their own, its a tiring exercise, they are using up lots of mental energy, but once they work it out they are keen to play this new game, then we move on to more difficult games, all using the same principal where we wait for our dogs to work out what they need to do to release a treat.
Il post another video of the next stage in a few days, but give it a go and post your videos here, I'd love to see how you all get on ๐๐๐โ๐ฆบ
Wrist and work Update ๐๐โ๐ฆบ๐ฉ ๐
An early quiet walk with Jango today, we spent most of our time just sitting and listening to the sounds in the woodland, obviously he can hear much more than me, look at his superb ears ๐ฅฐ
We walked slowly, taking it all in, check out https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce519JDDm4w/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= @doggydilemmasnorfolk on Instagram for more videos and photos, he walks beautifully on lead, I allow him to go ahead at times but he does not pull and is easily brought back into heel. He is still looking for that special person to give him a home, as is Leelu, both these gorgeous dogs are at the Long and Short of it rescue, https://www.facebook.com/thelongandshortofitdogrescue/ currently fostered in North Norfolk ๐
Beautiful morning for a training walk and Felbrigg's sheep were getting very feisty with the cars, I had to film whoever this poor person was getting surrounded, they had already pursued a couple of other cars on their way out, but I have to say how well Monty and Bruno managed to walk by these crazy sheep, both such good boys, also well done to Alison and Pi who joined us up until the sheep appeared and Wendy and Joe who walked around the field with us. Spring is definitely in the air today ๐๐๐๐๐
Todays lunch is in a Kong wobble ๐
#kongdogtoys
#kong
Another enrichment box for Jimbo, it took him 10 minutes to eat his lunch which I had hidden inside, a little extra chicken as a motivator and when he'd finished he happily played with the tubes and bottles, still not too difficult but enough to keep him busy, slow down his meal time and get his little brain working ๐๐
P.s the panting is Leo ๐
A little video to show Jimbo and his first experience with an enrichment box, one cocktail sausage chopped up and popped inside with the packing paper or newspaper scrunched up so its nice and easy to begin with, to make sure Jimbo manages fear of the unknown I can use this simple tool where he is rewarded for being brave and interacting with something that's strange and new to him, I will keep this up as he gets older adding more noisy items and things he has to get the treats out of ๐๐
Jimbo's first walk out with the girls today โค๐๐๐
Short video to show we are lead training, out in the garden I throw a toy for Jimbo to chase after and of course me also at the other end of the lead, I have the advantage of Daisy who he chases, so as he follows her I follow him just getting used to the sensation of the harness and lead as he moves forward for now ๐
Gorgeous morning today, Loki fancied a paddle so I thought I'd join him lol ๐ ๐๐ out early to avoid the heat as I'm sure all you sensible dog owners are ๐
As you know I am on a break this week but I just had to share this video sent to me today from Daisy's owners, if you remember I posted about Daisy a few weeks back and how her owners were working patiently at her pace to get her out on a lead, I visited last week and was thrilled to see her trotting along happily on the common where they live, and now here she is swimming at Doggy Paddle in Norwich, she has certainly landed on her paws ๐พ with wonderful dedicated humans who undoubtedly love her very much โค๐
Sometimes when your dog is having the best time you have to keep calling until you find their reason to recall, with Leo yesterday it seems that here y'are was the only thing to get him out of that field lol, got to love 'em ๐ฅฐ๐โค
