🤔LESS EXPECTATION, CALMER LIFE? 🤔😫ARE WE OVER STIMULATING OUR DOGS THROUGH HAVING A ROUTINE.😫😬WOULD THEY DO BETTER WITHOUT ONE😬.
Many people believe that dogs need routine. I agree.
For many dogs knowing what to expect at any one time during the day helps them to feel secure. Life is predictable and safe. They know when they will eat, they know they will get to go out for a walk and explore, they know when they can expect time with their human.
However, for some dogs I believe this isn’t so great. It’s something that an Industry Professional called Kim Brophy touched on in a webinar I watched and she’s right.
Think about the anticipation we feel in life for things we are excited about. That feeling of excitement about Christmas, or an upcoming much anticipated social event. We feel the excitement building and it is this anticipation that is often so much more powerful than the enjoyment we get from the actual activity or event.
This is due to Dopamine, part of the seeking system.
Now imagine this affect on a dog. A solid routine could mean that some dogs are living in a constant state of anticipation and Dopamine. This could make already excited and highly strung dogs even more so…and we could see this coming through in different behaviours that we may wish to modify.
Maybe life being less predictable could help these dogs to relax and go with the flow a little more, evening out their emotions rather than causing them to find life a little over stimulating
Food for thought?💭
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💥Scentwork part one💥
🐾learning to “find it” and to give a passive indication
❤️such a fabulous activity for our dogs
🐽 using their most developed sense their sense of smell
🧘♂️this is how you get a relaxed dog
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🙌🏻with massive thanks as always to my favourite pub landlord ❤️
🥶when it’s icy cold taking training to the pub 🥂🍻
🐈⬛Teaching calm behaviour around dogs, cats, & people
🚾Teaching a stay when you go to the bar or go to the loo
🐾Calm entrance, calm exit.
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🤗harnesses are best for many many reasons … want to know why? Drop me a line
🤷🏻♀️but how do we know if they fit properly? Well I hope this video helps.
🤔but what harnesses are best? Well drop me a line.
🤦🏻♀️how can I help my dog to be ok with the harness being put on? Drop me a line
😳my dog runs away from the harness! Drop me a line!
😱my dog freezes in the harness! Drop me a line
🐾I am here to help!!
Your dog's harness should ideally be Y fronted to prevent damaging pressure on the shoulder joints and to reduce the likelihood of pulling on the lead as they struggle to reach their full gait potential.
It should sit no higher than the sternum to prevent choking and damage to their neck and throat.
It should sit an inch behind their shoulder to give room for movement of the elbow without uncomfortable rubbing or chaffing.
It should sit before and not in the natural dip where the vertebrae change direction in the spine.
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👏Watching a recent webinar by Kim Brophey for Dynamic Dog, and she made a great point relation to gun dogs but applicable I think to all dogs.
🐶We should perhaps not be introducing them to other dogs on lead as part of their socialisation.... or as part of their daily routines.
🤓why?
🥰Because they are super sociable and if we introduce them to other dogs on lead, they will expect to be able to say hi or play with every dog when they are on the lead.
😬If we then don't allow it we will create frustration. Worse if sometimes we do and sometimes we don’t and we drag them away!
😢Frustration can then lead to other unwanted behaivours such as on lead reactivity, lunging, and sometimes high pitched screaming!!
😭This is then going to lead to the caregiver being even less inclined to allow them off lead opportunities, which then increases frustration and leads to ever more problems and issues.
😊Dogs should have loads of opportunities to socialise off lead in suitable locations and with suitable dogs.
🌸Being off lead means they are in a better place to communicate and make choices leading to fewer issues.
🍔At the same time they should be encouraged to focus on humans and be allowed to sniff as alternative enrichment opportunity when on lead.
💯They should also be able to recognise that other dogs on lead are not a socialisation opportunity therefore taking pressure of those dogs and caregivers too.
🎉Dogs communicate better off lead and can make better informed decisions, they have freedom of choice which reduces anxiety around social situations.
❤️So I am all for on lead means focus on me and sniffing opportunities and other dogs are accessible when you are off lead and given a release cue.
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😬Obesity is a massive problem for our dogs.
🦵Apart from anything else we compromise their joint health as well as promoting disease.
🐶Many older dogs are prone to weight gain just when they need it least particularly those that are naturally slowing down or those dogs that have osteo arthritis and this can occur at a surprisingly young age
🏥Many people are paying out vast sums of money for medication whilst at the same time compromising their dog’s heath through the type of food or amount of calories their dog is consuming.
🍗Make sure you are feeding food that is as high in terms of species appropriate nutritional value as possible. That way they will need less calories as they will be getting what they need rather than consuming lots of empty non beneficial calories.
🍕Try to make sure that the amount of calories you are feeding are appropriate to your dog’s age and calorific requirements in line with their lifestyles.
❤️🩹If your dog gains or looses weight quickly then please see your vet as soon as possible.
8️⃣Dogs should have a natural curve to their waistline when viewed from above.
🦜It’s goodbye from me and a goodbye from him.
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💥this little dog’s recall is brilliant
🥳in group training this week we set up a tunnel of doooom
🙏each teen dog ran through toys, balls, food, shoes, roller skates, alligators … yep you read that right 🐊 to get to their human
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🐶When we recall our dogs it’s usually for a good reason
🤗Therefore we really want them to be motivated to stay with us until we feel it’s safe to release them
🐾Build duration by varying the number and type of food treats or reinforcers on offer
💥Then give them release cue which ultimately will become the biggest reinforcement for coming back and hanging out with you.
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🤦🏻♀️is this what your walks look like
😢do you wish you understood what on earth was going on and why
🤗I can help you work this out
🐾let’s do a session looking at body language, handling skills, recall, and much more to unravel the puzzle
🥳sessions are followed up with a plan, videos, handouts and support
🤗don’t struggle alone. Let’s get some joy back into your walks
❤️after all that’s why you got a dog
🐶 and he’s very good at home.
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