Waggy Tails Dog Training

18/09/2022

Please accept my apologies, although I maintain my IMDT Membership, I am not currently taking bookings.

25/11/2021

Unfortunately I am not taking on any clients at this time. When I decide to re-open for new clients, I will update this post. Apologies I can't help with training / behaviour at this time.
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17/06/2019

Very interesting discussion, the use of meds in training.

23/03/2019

This is Milo, before we started training he had very little focus on his owner, would pull and bark at everything. A few sessions later, the barking has reduced, is responding to his name, but pulling as much and walking with a looser lead. Look at that smile.

09/03/2019

I am now going live, so to speak, with this additional service. It is aimed at being an introduction to the rehab environment so if worse case scenario happens and rehab is needed then hopefully it will be significantly less stressful for pet and owner. I am happy to offer one off sessions or a block of 2 or 3 depending on need. Give me a call if you are interested

23/01/2019

28/08/2018

Management

One of the most important, but often least/last implemented,strategies in preventing unwanted behaviours. Often the question is how to stop a behaviour that is already established. Unlearning a behaviour is not possible. The pathways to reinforcement and building that behaviour are already there and that makes the behaviour likely to happen in situations that have reinforcer available for that behaviour.

Preventing the behaviour through management is going to be key to changing a behaviour into a more suitable (for us!) behaviour. Management can be done easily by setting up gates or closing certain doors. And management and prevention can take more thinking and changing of the environment for example clearing the kitchen counters, dining table, the floor, new areas for walking. These take more effort from the human part of the combination.

A gate in the house or an extra gate in the garden may not be as esthetic as you want but it will get the job done. It removes the need to be constantly watching for mistakes which benefits your relationship and let's face it, your patience.
The same goes for keeping valuable things out of the way of your dog by simply placing them out of harms way. Prevention of practicing the behaviour is a major step in the right direction.

Management can seem like a hassle but you are setting the environment up in such a way that makes certain (wanted) behaviour more probable and other (unwanted) behaviour less so. However management alone does not change the behaviour itself, if the opportunity arises your dog will probably still choose the behaviour you are preventing unless you have put training and practice in place as well.

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Have a great day!
Sam

24/06/2018

Loving the information at the annual IMDT trainers conference

27/01/2018

Something we see often and a very common questions is how to stop it...

24/01/2018

19/01/2018

17/01/2018

Well worth watching if you near a TV at this time of day, or can record it

On tomorrow's show... Angus is back! 🐶 Dog trainer Steve will be here to give Lorraine some extra tips on how to train her pup.

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06/01/2018

31/12/2017

31/12/2017

This is a useful read, something we can all be guilty of.
https://dogmantics.com/toneofvoice/

Tone of Voice Matters Not Just for Your Dog, but Also for Your Own Mood You are ordering food at a drive-through. The person behind the window shoves the bag of food through your window and barks, “HAVE A NICE DAY” in an irritated tone. Even though you drive away with your favorite food, your mo...

23/12/2017

I would like to wish all our customers a very happy Christmas and a prosperous new year. Thank you for your custom over the last 12 months.

17/12/2017

Today Puppy 1-2-1. Meet Archie, he’s been learning to sit, lay in his bed when owners are eating, being ok with being handled and having his lead on, to name a few things.

08/12/2017

Weʼre raising money to Replace the money that was in the stolen charity boxes from the post office.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.