Kangal Dog Trainer UK

15/12/2024

If you were able to send a Christmas gift from our Amazon WISH LIST we would really appreciate it 🌲🎅

Two weeks ago we shared the *Christmas* Amazon WISH LIST with Christmassy treats & dinners.
So far, not one single gift has arrived 😢
Hunter doesn't mind.
He knows that money is tight at this time of the year and that everyone is busy but, he did ask if we'd mind sharing the Christmas WISH LIST just one more time in case anyone would like to buy something 🎄🎅🎄🎅

When you buy a gift through the WISH LIST it gets sent straight here and there is no need for you to send it on.

Thank you.

Christmas Amazon WISH LIST here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3NZJPDZ6N0QOK?ref_=wl_share

05/12/2024

Your dog ISN'T being stubborn.
He really, really, isn't.

What even *is* the definition of stubborn??

To refuse to do something when asked - is that stubborn?
So, if you ask your dog to "sit" and he doesn't do it, will you automatically say, "Oh, you're so stubborn!!"??
Isn't it possible that your dog just hasn't been taught HOW to "sit" in a way that he fully understands?? Or, that the wooden flooring is slippery and it makes it difficult for him to "sit" because he slides around? Or, isn't it possible that the side of the road is cold / wet / smells dirty and that he just doesn't want to "sit" on a cold, wet, dirty patch of pavement??
Or perhaps his legs are aching today or he's feeling a bit under the weather and it's just too uncomfortable to "sit"
Or - how about if you take some of the blame yourself? Have you actually TAUGHT your dog to "sit"? Have you actually shown him how to achieve this word you keep saying?? And have you practiced it in many, many different locations? And have you positively reinforced it, many, many times?

The BIGGEST reason your dog stops doing as you ask is because YOU stop paying them when they do it.... You believe, "he should just do it because I say so and not because I give him a reward" ... And then, when he doesn't do as you say, you'll label him as "stubborn" .... Putting all of the blame on to the dog. For the lack of behaviour & the lack of willingness to follow your instructions - it's all the dogs fault .... "He's so stubborn!!" whilst you claim to remain blameless ....

*Enter any other behaviour here instead of SIT*

YOU haven't taught it well enough in a way that your dog understands.
YOU haven't reinforced it enough.
YOU haven't practiced it in enough different locations.
YOU haven't paid well enough for it.

Your dog is not stubborn.

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01/12/2024

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25/11/2024

Allowed to watch.
Given the time he needs to assess.
Make his own choices.
History of being rewarded for watching.
Predictability.
No tension.
Trust in his human.
Feeling safe.

Can only be successfully achieved in the early days when you give your dog enough distance from his triggers.

So, when your Dog Trainer asks you to "cross the road" or "turn around" or "walk away from other dogs" it *is not* because they are telling you to "just avoid difficult situations" it is because it is exactly what your dog needs to begin the learning process.
Don't feel disheartened or say, "but how will my dog ever learn if I continuously avoid his triggers" .... No one is asking you to CONTINUOUSLY avoid the triggers .... We are asking you to avoid them for now because your dog needs this amount of distance to feel safe. Build on that. Every day. Every walk. And then gradually, over time, the distance needed can begin to be reduced.

Or .... You just chuck a prong collar on your dog and claim to have "fixed" him when actually he is just too scared now to show you how he's really feeling.

There is NEVER any need to use prong collars in Dog Training.

Kind, ethical, reward based training with the dogs emotional well being considered at all times 💕💕

Hunter 💕

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18/11/2024

What does "Kangaling" look like ....?

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10/11/2024

Specialist help for your aggressive Kangals & Anatolian Shepherds. Covering all of the UK.
Zoom calls & video chats available or in-person sessions.

Aggression towards humans or other dogs. Resource Guarding. Stranger Suspicion. Family members ..... Anything at all to do with aggression.

I've developed a love for the biters.

I live with the biters. I've been rescuing & rehabilitating the biters for the past 15 years. My own personal dogs all have a bite history prior to me adopting them and I've developed my own unique skill set, an understanding, and an absolute love for these misunderstood dogs .... They're good dogs ..... They're just misunderstood and I can help you to understand your dog on a whole different level and give you the skills you need to help your dog

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25/10/2024

Allow your LGD to be a LGD 💩

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13/10/2024

When dogs bark at other dogs / people / cars / cyclists / joggers / children / *enter any other random thing here* it is often because of their emotional state – They may be fearful or anxious or possibly over aroused & excited. There’s almost ALWAYS a reason for any behaviour. There will be something causing it. It will be an emotional response to something ….

I don’t suffer with panic-attacks but I know people who do.

They have no control over those feelings. It’s an emotional response to the environment they are in and, for whatever reason they start to struggle. Maybe there’s too many people, too noisy, a memory suddenly smashes into your stomach and knocks you for six or a hundred & one other reasons but one thing is for sure and that is that these people do not start panicking / screaming / crying / shouting for no reason. There’s always a reason.

Imagine shouting at your friend “NO! THAT’S ENOUGH!! JUST STOP FEELING ANXIOUS!!”

How crazy is that??

You can’t just STOP feeling anxious.

And neither can your dog.

Punishing your dog for showing you emotions which he has absolutely no control over is just the saddest thing.

Work on fixing the emotions and the behaviour won’t happen.

Your reactive dog IS NOT giving you a hard time.

Your reactive dog IS HAVING a hard time.

Read our Blogs on various different topics here:
https://www.kangaldogtraineruk.co.uk/blog/stop-feeling-anxious

08/10/2024

IMAGINE THAT ....!!!























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04/10/2024

Reactive Dog VIDEO 3

**SET YOUR DOG UP FOR SUCCESS**























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02/10/2024

Lap Dog 🤣🤣

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28/09/2024

Specialist help for your aggressive dogs. Covering all of the UK.

Aggression towards humans or other dogs.
Resource Guarding.
Stranger Suspicion.
Family members .....

Anything at all to do with aggression.
These are mostly the cases I work with now and I will be concentrating on these cases more & more into the future.
I've developed a love for the biters.
I live with the biters. I've been rescuing & rehabilitating the biters for the past 15 years. My own personal dogs all have a bite history prior to me adopting them and I've developed my own unique skill set, an understanding, and an absolute love for these misunderstood dogs .... They're good dogs ..... They're just misunderstood and I can help you to understand your dog on a whole different level and give you the skills you need to help your dog.

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24/09/2024

I want him to relax in the home.
I want him to settle down. To snooze. To be calm indoors. To feel happy. To be content.

I *DO NOT* want him pacing around the house from room to room. I don't want him scratching at the doors to get back outside. I don't want him alert. I don't want him unsettled.

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10/09/2024

Reactive Dog *video two*

TRIGGER STACKING .... Is when a series of events happen over a short space of time.
We've all been there. We've all had really bad days & really bad weeks which make us snap at things which we wouldn't usually snap at. The difference is, when it happens to a human we're really good at recognising it and giving ourselves a break and giving ourselves time to recover but, with our dogs, they often live in a world where the triggers just keep on coming .... And coming ....

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