There's a lot of absolutely atrocious videos online with dogs and kids...and not surprisingly an increase in dog bites each year.
Since Ariana was tinier... we've been teaching her age appropriate ways to interact with the dogs.
Here is her first ever training lesson to her peers.
It's not funny watching children taunting dogs, pushing their buttons and making the dogs feel uncomfortable.
It's also irresponsible parenting to think this is ok, but also, to not have measures in place to keep your kids safe.
A child that accidentally gets knocked over by an excitable dog will scream/cry, making them super interesting and the dog getting into the kids face who is now on the floor and in a position where that can escalate in the blink of an eye. Or children hitting dogs with toys, or chasing them around scaring them.
Please remember, any dog can bite, and it's far more important to understand this, than to think all dogs will be tolerant of badly behaved children. But also equally important for children (and parents) to understand that dogs deserve to have their space and that it needs to be respected.
So while you focus on dog training, you also need to be teaching your children boundaries and rules around dogs .
It really doesn't matter the breed of dog you have...they all have teeth, they all have their individual tolerance levels and they can ALL bite if pushed too far.
One simple bite incident can mean your dog gets seized and your child needs extensive surgery to fix the wounds (not to mention the trauma following an attack)
Why risk it. Just why. It's not worth the trauma.
Our dogs are very unlikely to bite...but this is because we set boundaries with our kids and our guests when they are around our dogs .
That way, our dogs feel safe in our presence and we can enjoy time together.
They would give numerous warnings if they felt uncomfortable or threatened, and yes this may lead to a bite, but we don't put them in those sorts of situations.
Kids need
Muzzle training: does your dog need it?
Muzzles aren't just for aggressive dogs, muzzles can be used for so many different reasons.
Your dog may be super friendly but may get snappy at the vets.
Banned breeds HAVE to legally wear one in public at all times.
Some dogs have a tendency to scavenge for things they shouldn't eat.
Your dog may prefer to have their space respected...and there's no better way to non verbally communicate this to humans than with a dog wearing a muzzle (because of the stigma muzzles have we can use it to our advantage🤷🏻♀️) ...we did this for Rollo who very much used to prefer not to have hands reaching out to him and no one would go within 2m of Rollo if he wore a muzzle😅 this helped us get him through his fear of people .
So does friendly boy Freddy need to be muzzle trained?
His owners have said he has recently got a bit annoyed at the vet and they've had to forcefully muzzle him which makes the entire experience even more stressful for everyone.
So we are teaching Freddy that muzzles aren't that bad and he can ACTUALLY still walk, take treats and do tricks with it on.
It is really important to find a muzzle that doesn't restrict the dogs ability to drink, pant and take treats. This particular muzzle is a Tolly size from @the.muzzle.movement . We suspect he may fit a Taz better which we will soon be trying out on him but for now, this one is perfect.
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😊I thought I'd make this video because I'm tired of people saying prong collars don't harm or cause pain to our dogs.
🎈🎈🐶There are numerous so called trainers out there who's first port of call is a prong collar to fix all and any behaviour problem. That if "fitted correctly" it's fine. If the dog yelps during training it's just got to get over it.
And then you have a dog that is shut down and too afraid to offer new behaviour incase it gets jabbed in the neck.
☢️☢️😱You've probably seen popular videos of trainers putting a prong collar on a balloon and jerking it around violently and the balloon doesn't pop... As if a balloon (that weighs nothing and has no resistance when pulled) is even comparable to skin, or a dog who is hopefully still on the ground and not being swung around like the balloon is.
🐶In this video I use plasticine, around Oreo's neck to demonstrate the damage the prongs can do. Even when used lightly, those prongs are digging into your dogs neck... Regardless of how evenly they're digging in... They're still digging in...
🤕Imagine this with daily repetitive use, the damage, pain and irritation you're causing your dog every time it wears one.
🙄Oh and don't tell me your dog loves it... Your dog knows the only time it gets to leave the house is by wearing that... They're not excited about the collar, they're excited for a change of scenery.
Luckily for Oreo.... He's just a life size stuffed dog and thankfully can't feel pain...
✅Oh and yes, I've worked with "hard core" aggressive and dogs that are one chance away from euthanasia, and we turned these dogs around without the use of pain, fear, discomfort, punishment and they live to tell the Tail 🙌🙌🙌
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Please bare with me as I iron out these issues.
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How we line the dogs up for photos... Sit/down stays are essential for this 🙌😜😊
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Just Some cute tricks 😅❤️❤️@p8ulp
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When you take the dogs for a walk and their humans start creating some epic stories about mafia dogs and Rollo being the Dog Father... So you end up creating a film trailer for the future film😂😂😂😂🤣
Any producers out there... Here's your cast😂😂😂😝😝😝
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Have you been told that you need to correct your dog like a mother dog corrects her pups?
Mother dogs don't go round biting and snapping at their pups constantly. They will teach their pups through play, they'll teach their pups to read social cues like sneezes, moving away, avoidant behaviours before they even go to snap at their pup.
Most dogs who don't want anything to do with other dogs will avoid conflict. Unfortunately, sometimes the only way dogs can get rid of their perceived threat is to bark, snap and lunge at others. But generally, this is a last resort behaviour.
In free roaming dog you'll only really see conflict when resources are involved... Territory, food, mates... But they don't go round attacking random dogs for the sake of it. It wouldnt be conducive to survival if you're wounded all the time.
Your dog doesn't need to go round saying hello to every single dog. What they need to be doing is learning to remain neutral, give space and respect another dogs space and visual cues.
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You don't see Cassie reacting because we skilled her and her owners up to be able to succeed in situations like this.
Previously she would have began fixating, stalking, then lunging and barking at other dogs, after which she would then dig her paws in and refuse to move until the dog was out of sight. She can now walk past almost every dog without any problems and is barely getting triggered and trigger stacked which means walks are much more enjoyable for both parties. Today we took the skills to a different level where we aimed to keep moving as we pass other dogs rather than stand aside to let them pass. This meant she had to focus on her humans requests while moving past a moving dog!
She smashed it.... Didn't react at all to any of the dogs we saw!
What a difference it makes to a dogs confidence when they are given the right skills rather than have their emotions and behaviour suppressed.
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We found these silicone sphere ice moulds in Lidl and our first thoughts were what a great addition to make frozen treats for the dogs on the coming hot days... Obviously a little delayed in making them and they haven't got to eat them yet, but once they're fully frozen they'll get to chomp on it... Hopefully they'll enjoy their snack... It has some of their favourite ingredients plus a few additional new flavours to get those taste buds excited!
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When you enrol in our behaviour package or Board and Learn, you receive access to our online course material to help guide you through helping your dog be the best they can be.
These are short, bitesize videos and slides...
Some owners choose to binge watch these through the Euro 2024s...(thats how fun they are) ... Others pick and choose which topics they're interested in... In some households... The dog chooses what they want to watch... Even the dogs LOVE it.
Some videos have the original sound which can be great to help dogs desensitise to the sound of dogs barking or just seeing dogs through a "window" aka TV, we've also got firework sounds (including the visual) available to help you get them ready for fireworks season... Which is just round the corner!!
Check out what Dusty thinks of our video📺❤️😂
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