Bowie and I headed out this afternoon to work on recall and loose lead walking around distractions and we found distractions alright. He did so well even with the cows. Remember always keep your dogs on lead and under control around livestock
I’ve been working with Leo for a while now to address his reactivity towards other dogs, he’d bark at them in the distance and lunge and snap when they approached. However today we saw lots of dogs and didn’t get any unwanted behaviours at all, in fact he was so good I let him off lead to be around the other dogs and he was amazing. Very proud of him ❤️🐾
Today was my second time out with Blade, first time without his owner, to address his barking, lunging and snapping at other dogs from a big distance. But as you can see we were able to see lots of dogs without barking or lunging, in fact he was showing signs of play, bouncing and play bowing as dogs approached him. Very proud of him this morning. ❤️🐾
When I met Monkey about a month ago he wouldn’t leave the house and was terrified of everything. A month on we’re out watching traffic and people.
During Nala’s session today we did some work on engagement with me, this helps teach Nala that I’m something worth paying attention too and returning to me is fun and worthwhile. This is a great behaviour for a reactive dog like Nala as it means she becomes focused on the person with ber rather than any other dogs she may be afraid of.
I saw Charlie just 5 days ago as he was pulling so much one of his owners couldn’t walk him, when I saw him today he was a completely different dog walking nicely at my side.
Continuing Nala’s reactivity training today we worked on controlled approaches towards other dogs. You can see in the video we watched the other dog from a distance and slowly got closer, rewarding Nala every time she disengaged and focused on me. She did so well, we also had some nose to nose greetings with off lead dogs who approached us.
Somewhere new for Tess and me today so out comes the long line again. It’s always good to practice things like recall on a long line when first taking them to a new environment especially somewhere like a wood where there may be lots of distractions for your dog. ❤️🐾
Dexter and I have been out working on his recall and disengagement from other dogs today, he did so well and was able to be off lead for the whole walk. So proud of him
Nala has been continuing her reactivity training around other dogs today. We went to a new location for her and saw lots of dogs and she was very good around them all.
Took Dexter out to assess his behaviours around other dogs and traffic as he’s been causing a few issues. He was very well behaved and did some good recalls.
Nala and I have been out working on her reactive behaviours towards other dogs today. She’s responding really well to her training, you can hear another dog barking at her (and being told off by it’s owner 🤦🏻♂️) and she continues to remain relaxed and focused on me.