More work with Teddy's dog reactivity.
In this session we escalated the levels of stimulus using Sonny, and ended on a nice short walk with both boys around the village where we saw 4 other dogs with no reaction at all๐๐
Really great progress today ๐๐
Sunday Neutrality - a lovely morning for some of our dogs who struggle with being in the presence of others ๐โฎ๏ธ๐โฎ๏ธ
Border Terrier Monty now enjoying off lead freedom ๐๐
Monty had some issues with selective recall around competing motivators and things to run after - he's now terrierising like he should be ๐๐๐
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This is how owners with chase driven dogs get caught out.
No management, no coercion, no commands needed.
Sonny & Sasha have both displayed chase traits previously prior to appropriate training.
I actually decided to put their ecollars on for this walk as it had been so long since I had walked this route. It's a safety switch, a seat belt, an emergency stop button.
Was it required?
No.
I can't even remember the last time they wore them on a familiar walk, let alone pressed a button.
It works, it's got longevity, it does not " make the desire to do it greater" as I read the other day, or " create higher levels of aggression towards the prey animals"
Lies
Lies
Lies
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GSD Luger has some issues with forward going aggression towards other dogs, usually upon sight, distance irrelevant.
This is from his latest session where it's clear his owners have been working hard on what they were shown previously- great work today and a huge step forward ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ฉ๐ช๐
Well, it's been a while since I've done a video like this, but what I keep seeing is not only unhelpful, it's also not true.
Ecollars are a valuable, but finesse tool.
If you don't know what you are doing then stop using them immediately.
Little Willow is a fairly timid, and anxious Border Collie- she also unfortunately has very prominent prey chase behaviours.
This is one of the exercises from her first session of ecollar conditioning- absolutely nailed it ๐๐
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Client update ๐๐
GSD Fang- prey chaser.
5 months after ecollar course.
No use required.
No management. Self regulation and decision making ๐๐
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Client update ๐
GSP Thistle, over a year after her ecollar course.
Still not tearing off after prey animals and birds.
No management. Self regulation and decision making. ๐๐
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Labrador Milo has been restricted to a long line for several months after forming a bad habit of tearing across open areas and parks to other dogs.
This is really not safe, and regardless of how friendly your dog is, the one it runs up to might not be.
Having seen it for myself, upon sight of another dog, he will cover great distance to get over to them, his intentions are harmless, but it's just not acceptable.
I want to make it clear just how much work his owners have done with him , in terms of general training and previously in relation to this issue & predation behaviours also.
He has a brilliant recall until there's competing motivators, he couldn't be drilled any more than he has been.
Treats, toys and rewards were all upped to prestige level as advised by another trainer, Milo simply did not care.
Milo had his first off lead adventure in a long time today during his final ecollar session. He's happy, he's fine, he's now safe.
Great hardworking owner that really cares, and Milo is now back on off lead privileges.
There has been a spike in posts recently from trainers who have never used this tool, or seen it taught correctly, propagating mistruth.
Until Milo's owner spoke to a colleague at work whose dog I also trained , she believed the narrative.
Her view has now totally reversed, and she's not the first.
Look at the dog. They don't lie.
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Silver adults working on place with distractions and owner not present.
Top , top stuff during this session ๐๐ฅ๐
Bronze course adults ramping up the distraction and showing off their loose lead / walking ๐๐
Our favourite Mali girl in the world Xola also lent me a hand this morning while her owner Love on Leads takes a well deserved holiday ๐๐๐๐
Trainer Emily took to the streets for advanced / real world neutrality for some of our group class veterans ๐โฎ๏ธ๐โฎ๏ธ๐
When we first began working with some of these dogs, even daily life was difficult- they have come on so much and are growing into calm confident examples of how they all should be ๐
They went on a train ride, went to a pub, and them had some fun in a town centre (Sounds like going down to watch the Chelsea in the 90s๐คฃ)
Top work and well done to Emily and her gang ๐๐
Adult Silvers working on down stays , settling with distraction and some loose lead ๐๐๐๐
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Lottie and Bear, a couple of our Puppy's, working on sequencing the things they have been learning ๐๐๐
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Bronze puppy course exposure and confidence building session ๐๐๐
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The lovely GR Pippin finished her ecollar course tonight, with exemplary recall and fantastic decision making for her owners to go away and build on๐๐
Pippins chase of choice is rabbits and hares, and I know just the place of an evening ( a very wet evening๐)
She's able to enjoy her life off lead, to be a dog and run free, but SAFELY.
The Dogs trust et al will continue to push the narrative of this being cruel and a welfare issue........LOOK AT HER.
Make up YOUR OWN mind by what YOU see.
You are being told LIES.
They are only interested in your money, and controlling dog training.
I've left some of the audio in this one, I had to remove very few profanitys so that's an achievement in itself๐
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Big day of progress for Dachshund Teddy! ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐
Teddy has some really unfortunate anxiety issues which made being around other dogs a recipe for guaranteed reactivity- today he made a huge step towards a less stressful life!
Stuka also did his first proper stooge dog session ๐๐ (with some help from Sasha ๐)
Onwards to neutrality classes now for Teddy ๐๐
GSD X Lucky was an absolute pleasure today working on her dog reactivity, a really lovely girl that can work herself up into some over exuberance when around other dogs.
Really great session today with some fantastic progress๐ฉ๐ช๐
Sasha put her stooge hat on properly for the first time in a while ( surgerys), Sonny took full advantage of the break!
We ended up working around our superstar Gold course puppy's during their lesson with Trainer Emily ๐๐๐