Why going over basics can help with your dog sports.
This is Jack and his owner revisiting his startline weight. Exercises like the way can sometimes be a little bit boring to teach so we skip them. As you saw in my reel last week of juniper's startline wait, they can really help with things like agility. So revisit them now and then just proofs. The behaviour is a little bit more and continues your dog's learning.
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Love watching her problem solved there was a bone she wanted at the bottom.
Excuse the loud TV it was drowning out fireworks 😂😂 gotta love Strictly!
I return to work tomorrow so if you want to get in touch now's the time 😁
Realistic expectations from reactivity.
If you watched this and seem to think that this hasn't taken a lot of hard work from myself and Jon thank you. It has.
Training a dog is continuous, I never really stop, and always at these opportunities I use them to further strengthen it.
We need to remember that our dogs are independent animals in their own right, and will never be a robot. So most likely won't ever be able to let Izzy off around cats and that's fine. But this level of training I have with her is perfect for us!
#Catsanddogs #reactivitytraining #staffysofinstagram #equafleece
Miracles do happen.
Both ears up, empty field, looking cute.
This is the main reason I teach my waits 😂😁 so I can take cute photos of my babies.
It's a long one, but this reel shows how we can understand why our dogs sometimes won't do a cue, due to over arousal. Also get my dog voice to "the pig" aka Izzy at the end 😂
It's important we understand our little furry animals we have in our home. And why sometimes a cue can go missing or "ignored"
Here I am training with Izzy doing high energy stuff and then asking for something that she finds tricky to do when she is in the zone :) understanding why this happens and how to help them through high arousal in training, helps our dog learn in different emotional states.
If you want your own @tugenuff which will look a lot nicer than my old one now you can head over and use code RAMBLES at the checkout for a 10% discount 😁
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Agility classes this week at @the_adventure_bark
I'll be making a reel on how our agility classes work and how you can sign up this week.
But for now enjoy:
Jack, Rolo, Enzo, Freddie, Maggie, Lottie, Lexi, Monty, Friday, Bella and Juniper!
Baxter's Hoopers journey 💛
If anyone has ever owned a scent hound you will know when they get a sniff they clock off 😂
But Baxter does so well in class! The odd one or two times to check no one has left a spare biscuit on the ground, but you can see in his videos here forward focus and the drive to run through hoops just got better and better!
The distance between his mum and hoops has massively improved and doesn't look at mum after every hoop!
Well done Baxter! Can't wait to see you back in Hooper's next week!
Not what you would expect from a reactive dog class right?
That's because this is week 5 we have built up to this with both dogs. Rewarding choices and understanding their.body language when they are stressed or excited.
As soon as we can teach our dogs a better way to deal with stress, and teach the owners on how to understand when their dog is stressed, walks can become a lot more enjoyable!
Our next class starts this Wednesday as we have two spaces left :)
Link below, or book on our website.
https://rachsrambles.as.me/?appointmentType=59137927
The sunshine has been out today which means a higher UV so the goggles are back out!
He did a whole 2 hours in them today 😍😍
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Having a reactive dog is hard. I get it.
And sometimes when you are the one on the side of the path with the dog barking and lunging can be embarrassing.
Our dogs have a tricky enough time as it is navigating this world. And then we add in their reactivity and constant triggers it's no wonder they sometimes shout about it.
But next time your dog reacts, don't correct them, don't shout at them. Try and move away if you can, if not just wait for their trigger to pass and then help them.
Dog trainers are here to help 👋🏻 I run a problematic pooches reactive class helping you understand your dog's body language pre reaction to help. I also offer 1-2-1 training to help with more specifics or to help you as an owner in a home environment.
We also go through how to manage situations and what to do if they do have a reaction as we all know they are dogs and not robots and have up and down days like us.
#reavtivedogtraining #harlowdogtraining #reavtivedogs #positivedogtraining #problematicpooches #reavtivedogclasses
When working with our dogs we are teaching new behaviours to start with. When they understand the cue, we can start to proof this even further and expand it.
You need to think of the 3 D's in dog training.
Distance
Duration
And Distraction.
Don't add all 3 at once, try build each one up over time to create a solid learnt behaviour.
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Rain rain go away......
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