How to: Collar Give 🐕🦺
There may be many situations where we might need to hold our dog's collar. However, for a lot of our dogs, this can create conflict as we are taking away their flight option - an important survival instinct.
You may have previously heard of this training exercise as a collar "grab" not a collar "give". What's the difference? By training a collar give, we are asking our dogs to opt in to giving us their collar rather than taking it. We are asking for consent, which is so important for maintaining a healthy relationship with our dogs.
HOW:
🐾 Stand facing your dog with a treat in your right hand.
🐾 Extend your left hand across your dog's body to their collar on their left side with the back of your hand facing their neck.
🐾 Slot your fingers into their collar and gently hold for 1 second, say "collar," and mark (say "yes").
🐾 Release your hand from their collar and reward with the treat in your right hand.
[Alt text: a video demonstrating how to train a collar give, featuring a beautiful white and grey Border Collie].
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Reminder: dogs in yellow are good dogs 💛
(A day late for #dogsinyellowday but a good reminder for every day!)
[Alt text: a French Bulldog wearing a yellow coat that reads "reactive dog in training" runs to his person, sits at her side, gets rewarded with a tasty treat and then is encouraged to run again.]
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🫶 Puppy Love 🫶
Happy Valentine's Day to all the dog lovers ❤️ celebrate your perfect pooch by teaching them a new adorable trick!
💕 Make a heart shape with your hands
💕 Pop a tasty treat between your thumbs
💕 Present your heart to your pup
💕 When they reach for the treat and their nose is between your hands, mark (say "yes" or "good") and release the treat from your thumbs
Try it with your furry Valentine, and be sure to tag us in your videos!
Thanks to @thedogtrainerschool for the idea!
P.s. how cute is @ozzyfromromania 's little boop at the beginning of the video 🥹
[Alt text: video showing a scruffy golden-coloured dog putting his nose between his dog dad's hands, which are shaped into a heart].
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From group classes to 121 training, you can now view our services, book, and pay directly through our website - see you there 🐾
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✨️ CLIENT PROGRESS ✨️
So proud of Leo and his humans for all of their hard work! Leo's family got in touch with me a couple of months ago to help with his barky/lungey behaviour towards dogs when on lead. Over a number of sessions, we worked with Leo on building engagement with his humans, management tools to use in the moment, and desensitisation to other dogs while on lead.
Last weekend, Leo and his family went to Dog Fest, where Leo had to be on lead in a busy environment full of other dogs. As you can see, he did brilliantly! 👏
[Alt text: a video showing a Border Collie and his human going into a ball pit that is bordered by hay bales. There are lots of other people and dogs in the background.]
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✨️THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN TEACH YOUR DOG✨️
👀👀👀 Eye contact! 👀👀👀
WHY?
🐾 Eye contact is a key foundation behaviour to lots of other behaviours that we teach our dogs, including loose-lead walking and recall.
🐾 It promotes engagement, reassurance, and bonding between you and your dog.
🐾 Clear communication between you and your dog. E.g. your dog wants to go out into the garden. He stands by the door and looks at you, you mark (say "good/yes/nice/clever"), and open the back door (his reward).
HOW?
🐾 Hold a treat in your closed fist with your arm outstretched to your side.
🐾 Wait for your dog to look at you (be patient, it will come!).
🐾 Mark (say "good/yes/nice/clever").
🐾 Reward with the treat from your hand.
🐾 Rinse & repeat!
I absolutely love this eye contact game because it's so simple and easy to teach your dog! Give it a try, and let me know how you get on 😻
[Alt text: a video of a woman and her dog in nature. The woman is standing in front of the dog, who is lying down on the grass. The woman raises her fist out to the side, and when the dog looks at her, she presents a treat to the dog].
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but play with your dog!
Engaging in play with our canine companions is such a vital exercise in bonding, but I think we often forget to plan it into our busy lives. So this is me giving you permission to stop whatever you're doing, and go and play with your best friend!
What's your favourite game to play with your dog? Let us know in the comments 🥰
[Alt text: a video showing a scruffy golden-haired dog playing with his humans].
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