I hate seeing people shame people for how there dog walks on lead. Loose lead can be a nightmare for some folk!
I have been there with my German shepherd she was a nightmare as a teenage, pulled like a train it seemed nothing would work. I was so so close to putting a prong collar on her and I’m never afraid to admit that as I knew it would fix all the problems. But I stood by what I believed in.
Loose lead doesn’t have to be by your side all the time. They are dogs let them sniff explore the world. All my dogs give me different levels of loose lead Ava likes to be by my side and the terriers up front. None of these ways are wrong… we aren’t being pulled down the road
As 2023 draws to a close I just want to thank all of you who I have worked with this year!! So many faces and some who keep coming back for more to keep continuing their dogs growth 🩷
I have met some great people through my job and laughed so much this year.
I am so so excited for what’s to come in 2024, I have so many highlights from this year with so many dogs I’ve worked with, watching their growth has been amazing and seeing how dedicated people are to investing in their dogs.
I only picked a small amount of photos there has been a lot taken this year 🙈
So enjoy your Hogmanay, may your dog be your first kiss of 2024.
Lang may yer lum reek!🥳
Charleigh x
Some well deserved time off means some fun training my own gang 🐾
Rhea has been learning commands without hand signals, do our dogs know the command or is it the signals that they understand?
What I love is her lil tippy tappy dance at the start, she does this depending on things we are working on “I get it mum but I’m just so enthusiastic!”
How is she nearly 6 months 🥰🥹
Working on Rhea’s sending to crate, she’s been doing sooooo good with this!
Building some self control, and boundaries 🙌🏼 she is such an enthusiastic wee soul
Note to self start to record first not talk 🤣
WHO HAS SWAPPED MY SPANIEL 😳😱😱
I was warned… spaniels are such glutinous wee toads! I laughed it can’t be that bad!
Ohhhhhh within the first few weeks of Rhea being home she nearly stole a full baked tattie 🤣 we have been working hard on her self control with food, dinner time is all too tempting for her!
But she gave me some lovely self control whilst I filled up their snuffle mats for some fun! I actually thought I would need to shut her out when I was filling it but she sat so patiently and waited 🥹
Progress no matter how small is progress 🩷⭐️
Nearly 6 months old and just minding her own business, not space invading or being a rude puppy 🥹
Im so proud of this lil dog, we don’t tend to walk in public places but I’m being mindful I need to more with her so we went to a busy and very windy dechmont!
She was great just ignoring dogs and did say hello to one which instigated play 🥰
As our classes wrap up I’m so pleased to see the progress from our trick dogs the past few weeks!
Murren wasn’t with us as she’s having her season but Nova stepped in to help her mama learn some of the handling 🥰
No tools, no lead pops just consistency… some regression and a lot of patience 🤞🏼
Rhea is approaching 6 months old, my biggest goal with her was to have a nicely walking spaniel on lead 🫣 does she have her moments where she pulls? YES! Are we getting more nice loose lead from her YES!
A lot of time and effort has went in to her training and I love when you see progress!
We have spaces on our next loose lead class starting in January ⬇️⬇️
https://www.cosmic-dog-training.com/
Our 4th week of puppy class and was about building confidence this week!
I’m so pleased with their progress the past few weeks especially little Ziggy!
Our next puppy class has limited spaces and is available to book via our website ⬇️⬇️
https://www.cosmic-dog-training.com/
Another great session with our trick class! I’m honestly loving seeing the progress with these guys and just watching their little brains tick!!
All of them are progressing in their own way and showing that each dog has a different approach to learning tricks! Some are more confident with their body than others 🥰
What a pants day ☔️
The girls had a long day out yesterday so today we take today as a rest day!
I’ve chucked out the big snuffle mats to keep them entertained for a bit!
What’s your go to on a miserable day?
Do you ever just enjoy your dog/s?
I see so much online train train train train
Don’t give them a cuddles
Don’t give them treats unless they earn it
Don’t let them on the couch
Don’t let them be a dog
They are here for such a short short time. Let them be a dog,give them that extra cuddle give them that extra treat why not!!
One thing I don’t like seeing whilst waiting at the vet is people forcing their dogs on the scales and the dog freaking out as it’s forced into position 😣
I have done a lot of work for my girls to feel comfortable going on the scales, the vet actually commented on this a few weeks back when I needed them to go on.
At the moment Luna is being weighed weekly due to some unexplained weight loss. We have this on cue as a “on” and they know to sit for a few seconds. Something so simple but makes visits just that little but less stressful for my dogs.
Especially when it comes to Luna who doesn’t like to be over handled if I can let her make the choice it makes her much happier
The boys smashed it today 💪🏼💪🏼
One thing that makes Luna very happy is destroying boxes 🥰
Allowing her to practice being a terrier without killing something in the process! What I love about watching her is how she pins the box and uses her front teeth to “dissect” it. She does this aswell with fluffy treats and toys 😂
Short and simple.
A dog pulls they get to where they are going therefore that is a reward, so the behaviour is likely to happen more.
I would walk faster too if it meant I got home quicker to eat a slice of cake.
Reward for the behaviour you want, train for what you want.
A harness is a safer way to stop a severe puller from doing damage to their neck and spine.
Wear the harness,teach the dog
Nova got spayed on Thursday, she’s spent most of her time inside resting but tonight we did a little walk round our estate.
She still managed to give me some great loose lead tonight given it’s only her second proper walk in 4 days.
What I LOVE about Nova is she is just sooooo good! Even after I give her a sweetie she still continues to walk nicely, she even feels a bit of tension and moves herself back 🥹
Loose lead is one hell of a ride, I do enjoy teaching it as when you see the results it makes it all worth it…
Incoming loose lead class ➡️➡️➡️
In classes we teach a wait, this can be used for a number of situations and getting safely out the vehicle is one of those.
I also have this paired with a release cue, so they know they can get out. Every now and then I like to test this and make sure they know to keep their lil bootys in place til they hear “ok”
We have done a lot of crate came over the years to stop any flying out soon as the door opens, it’s always exciting getting to a walk & coming home for them. Nova struggles with threshold training she just wants to go!! So the past few months this has been something we have been working on 🐾
