McGarva Dog training

16/02/2024

Dog grooming up and running today please let me no

12/02/2024

12/02/2024

Lucy and Quinn bf and gf

28/12/2023

Dog facts

Dogs noses are wet to help absorb scent chemicals
Newfoundlands are amazing lifeguards.
The Beatles song 'A Day in the Life' has a frequency only dogs can hear. ...
Three dogs survived the Titanic sinking. ...
A Bloodhound's sense of smell can be used as evidence in court.

25/12/2023

Why muzzle training

To prevent injury to humans
To prevent injury to other dogs
To prevent injury to wildlife and cats
To prevent scavenging
To build confidence

25/12/2023

Why are dogs scared for firework

Pain. If a dog was previously ok with a noise and now they no longer are this is a huge red flag for pain. Chronic pain is hugely under diagnosed in dogs with estimated over 30% of one year old dogs having arthritis. Pain makes us grumpy pessimists but additionally with noises if we startle with joint pain it can really hurt. Dogs can then associate this pain with the noise and begin to really fear the noise. A noise phobia that is worsening should definitely been seen by your vet to discuss a pain relief trial.

Bad experiences. Sometimes we don’t know the specific trigger but dogs who were fine with a noise that overnight have a negative reaction to are likely to have suffered a traumatic event. A common cause of this is the fire alarm going off when the dog is home alone, they would be really scared and probably sore from such a persistent loud noise and learn that noises are terrifying. Other traumatic events like a road traffic incident, a firework going off very close by to them or a noise associated with another trigger they already found difficult could be in this category too. These cases need a lot of work on specific triggers to help them learn that it is manageable.

Limited habituation.
If a dog hasn’t experienced noises in their life, especially dogs with very limited life experiences, or high genetic anxiety, such as ones held in puppy farms, then anything new is more likely to been interpreted as a threat. For these dogs lots of new things might be scary such as a plastic bag blowing in the wind or the bins being out for collection. Noises just go into the same category of “unknown and therefore likely to be dangerous”. These dogs need lots of general confidence building work to improve their optimism.
So a fear of fireworks, or other noises, can affect any dog. Even dogs who have previously been absolutely fine with them. But that doesn’t mean it is normal. And definitely shouldn’t be accepted. We can make things much better for you and your dog.

18/12/2023

01/04/2023

Common course your dog is reactive

Poor socialisation period between 8-16 weeks old

Learning history - it can be courses by trauma in the dog past the

Genetics- same breeds are selected to be hyper-sensitive or to guard.some puppies are bred from reactive line

Fear/phobia-when a dog is restricted on the lead their ”flight” mechanism is removed so they resort to flight

Frustration- over exited pup can quickly become frustrated when they aren’t able to greet people or other dogs

Health - the dogs isn’t given you a hard the dog is having a hard time

31/03/2023

Puppy classes starting tomorrow anyone want more information then please message me or email please there will be

doggy day care on Wednesday at 10am -3pm
£20 per dog please bring there food with them if u don’t have there food then I will provide this aswell just let me no what food they have and and I will feed them for u

30/03/2023

Doggy day care next Wednesday for 10-3

29/03/2023

Reactivity classes are now up and running

29/03/2023

All dogs classes are up and running now please can u all send me an email with your dogs names and what u want me to help u with all bookings are now available on email

19/03/2023

Hey guys and doggy friends

Training is now back on so don’t stress to much as I’m still with with a cast on the maximum amount of dogs I will be allowed to have is two

Until my cast is off on the 29th March so please feel free to call me or message me thanks 🐶

24/02/2023

Hi peps and doggy
Friends there will not be no training or walks for a long while as I’ve had an injury so if u need to call or email with a problem then please feel free to
Reach out and contact me thanks

03/02/2023

If anyone is interested in joining the sessions on Monday and Wednesday with another dogs please let me no and if u have a dog that is aggressive or reactive to other then I will run a private dog training program for them dogs if u have any questions about this then please message me on the number or email that is on my page thanks 🙏

31/01/2023

Dog breeds

Boxers
What are they known for
Shedding
Excitability
Health issues
Stubborn tendencies
Potential for aggressiveness towards other dogs if improperly socialized
They don’t do well left alone for long periods
Boxers are puppies forever (This is also a pro!)
High energy
Vocalization (Though not barkers, they can be noisy in their own way.)
Need for a lot of mental and physical stimulation to avoid boredom and behavior problems like destructive chewing, digging, escaping the yard
Up-close-and-personal, in-your-face style (Many owners love this.)a
Anxiety and phobias in some individuals

26/01/2023

Pack walks starting next week if anyone is interested please contact me on email and then I will get back to u

21/01/2023

Classes coming up 🐶🐾

If anyone is interested please email and I will book u In

Sent work
Puppy classes
Lead pulling
Threshold
Crate training
Toilet training
Recall

Aggressive behaviour towards children or people or dogs ( might wear a muzzle safety before I enter the house)

20/01/2023

Hey there

Just to say if everyone has not been yet about to found my account for dog training please email me at [email protected]
And I will try my hardest to help u out

19/01/2023

Puppy sessions coming soon