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Recall training with Freya
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Baby Freya is 13 weeks today! 🎉🥳 She is doing so well. This was her first time at a café and all dogs were brilliant.
Freya is motivated by food and all those smells were a huge challenge for her! Of course both dogs were rewarded with some of my sandwich 🥪 😉
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She’s loves the camera already 🥰
It’s always good to practise feeding dogs together and teaching them they don’t have to compete for their food.
Here in this video, I’m feeding Loki first because he was the calmest one. You always feed the one that’s behaving the calmest and least dominant. If you feed a dog that’s exhibiting dominant behaviour, you’re rewarding this and this can lead to behaviour issues in the future and can cause fights.
Loki (naturally) is the most dominant dog out of the 4, but at that time he was the calmest one so I rewarded that good behaviour first.
Naturally, dogs have no concept of sharing.
In the wild or on the streets they would compete for their food to survive.
When dogs are in packs it’ll depend on the hierarchy and who gets to eat first.
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Practising a bit of impulse control with the ball with Hugo.
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What a huge change from Bogle! 😃
In a short space of time, Bogle’s gone from complete food aggression to a much calmer dog around food. She’s not 100% yet but definitely getting there.
Her owners have done a brilliant job with her and are on the right track 👏👍
I ❤️ it when owners are 100% onboard and committed to their dog.
This is why I love what I do! 🥰
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Loki’s SO glad to be back walking with the boys in the pack! He also met the lovely Bogle (collie) 🥰
Conditioning.
In this video, we managed to get Jessie conditioned to the slip lead in one session. It was uncomfortable for her at the start (which is natural) but towards the end of the walk she got used to it.
Her owner was praising her every time she was calm with the figure of eight on.
Jessie was walked on a harness before and she was constantly out in front and pulling.
It’s natural for dogs wanting to get something off them whether it’s a lead, collar, muzzle or halti. It’s not because they “hate” it, it’s just because they’re not used to it.
Remember, when a dog is being conditioned to an item the experience always needs to be a positive one.
Remember, success with a dog takes time, patience, consistency, repetition and perseverance.
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Rules, Boundaries and Limits.
Putting limits on play time helps prevent unhealthy habits such as, obsessions, fixations and resource guarding.
Play time is always fun for both you and the dog. It’s a brilliant bonding exercise. But from start to finish, play time is ALWAYS on your terms.
Play time is a perfect opportunity to practise your leadership.
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A lot of patience and waiting pays off.
Briony and Iggy are making progress 🥰
You can’t get enough of calmness when it comes to dogs.
Calmness is so important for a dog’s psychological and physical well-being.
Dog’s naturally listen to you better when they’re in a calm state.
Iggy gets REALLY excited around and in the water.
Briony’s been working with Iggy on creating a new, positive and calm association with water, and he’s not allowed to go in until she says.
When Iggy is calm in the water this will, in time, make it easier for Briony to call him back and limit his time in the water.
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Buddy’s having the time of his life! 💦🐕
Establishing each dog’s pack status.
You have to see a dog in a number of environments to see what their true personality is.
A dog has to find it’s place in the pack in order for everyone to live in peace, harmony and to work together as a team.
Front - Natural leader. very forward. Very confident. Very sure of themselves. Persistent.
Middle - Happy-go-lucky. Keeps the front and back positions balanced and in order. This dog’s energy is PERFECT for a family and first time dog owners.
Back - Sensitive. Very submissive. Very alert. Not as confident as the other two pack positions.
Luckily here in the video… we’ve got the three pack positions.
Loki (Malamute) - Front of the pack dog.
Hugo (German Shep X Mastiff) - Middle of the pack dog.
Max (Jack Russell) - Back of the pack dog.
Every position in the pack matters 💯!👍
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