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Libertas K9

Mobile Dog Trainer for any breed in the North East with the aim to make training fun and enjoyable
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31/10/2024

🐕👅MEET THEO👅🐕

We had this handsome boy come and see us for help with dog reactivity.

His owner got in touch with us as Theo had become reactive to the odd dog.

We started off by having a good look at exactly what was going on, and the majority of it was due to frustration.

Next, we implemented more engagement, lead manners, reward markers, and reward.

When we look at any behaviour, it is important to have these foundations in so we can communicate to the dog what is and isn't acceptable.

We got him working around our boy, and by the end of the session, there were huge improvements.

They've signed up to our Liberty Package so we can continue working on everything.

28/10/2024

🐺🐶MEET HEXI🐶🐺

We had this sweet girl come and see us. Her owner got in touch as she was struggling with Hexi's reactivity.

Hexi is still a young German Shepherd, but she unfortunately got attacked by another dog on her very first walk, which has led to intense fear based reactivity.

We got to work teaching her leash manners, engagement, and a reward system.

She absolutely smashed this and was working really nicely with her owner.

We then got our boy out to work around. We had to start off by first calming her head down, using focus and leash pressure to allow us to then start counterconditioning her response.

She picked this up really quickly and did fantastically. This will, of course, need to be practiced numerous times and around various dogs.

When dealing with fear, it is best to take it slow, use space, and work with counterconditioning.

24/10/2024

🐒🐕MEET MONKEY🐕🐒

Monkey's owner got in touch with us for help with loose leash walking, obedience, and engagement.

Her owner has done a fantastic job with her already and got some really nice foundations in place, so this allowed us to advance quite quickly.

We covered ways to increase her focus whilst working with leash pressure to teach her the correct walking position.

Monkey got so easily distracted, but once we started teaching her how to ignore distractions, she was able to focus on her owner.

These guys have signed up to our puppy package so we can continue advancing once her owner has worked on what was covered in the session.

Great work with a lovely dog and proactive owner.

23/10/2024

🐕🐶MEET TEDDY🐶🐕

We made a home visit to meet this cute guy. His owners got in touch as they needed help with reactivity and obedience.

Teddy would bark at anything he could see outside the house, bark at loud noises outside, and generally not listen to one of his owners.

We started the session off looking at the whole picture. He would react to everything out of nerve and was very codependant with one of his owners.

We introduced a reward marker system so we could countercondition the stimulus he was scared of and also went through ways to get him engaging more with one of his owners and not rely solely on the other.

Whilst a lot of people feel it cute when a dog just wants to be with you all the time, it can be unhealthy for the dog as it puts them in an anxious state when they are not around.

Next, we took Teddy outside and started counterconditioning his responses to noises, and by the end of the session, he was smashing it.

This will all take time as doing one session on this simply wouldn't be enough, but his owners are going to work hard and have signed up to our Liberty Package so we can continue working with them.

Awesome work guys!

22/10/2024

🐾👅MEET PEPPER👅🐾

We made a home visit to see this gorgeous girl. Her owners signed up to our puppy course.

Her owners got in touch to get help with puppy training and over excitement around people and dogs.

We started the session off by covering what expectations we have of a pup at this age and how to correctly socialise her.

Next, we introduced reward markers and leash pressure so we could start working on loose leash walking.

Pepper picked this up super quickly, and she started to find her owners more rewarding than people/dogs passing.

We then got our boy out so we could do some correct socialisation. When pups meet other dogs, it isn't about them playing or bouncing around it's about teaching them calmness.

This should ideally be done with calm, well trained dogs to start with.

As our boy wasn't being an idiot with her, she was nice and calm.

Pepper and her owners can now work on these bits, and we can then start working on more in the next session.

18/10/2024

👅🐶MEET FLYNN🐶👅

We made a home visit to meet this sweet boy. His owners got in touch with us for help with reactivity.

Flynn is reactive to noises, dogs, people coming to the door, etc.

Border Terriers have bags of drive and energy and, if not channelled correctly, leads to reactivity.

We had an initial session to work out exactly what was needed for him and to see exactly what was going on.

These guys have signed up to our Pinnacle Package as they want the very best for their dog and would eventually like to give him off lead freedom.

We covered bits during the session to get them started, such as leash pressure, how to initially break fixation from another dog, and engagement and focus.

In a short space of time, Flynn showed some awesome progress, and his owners can chip away at getting the foundations in place for us starting the package.

Awesome work guys! Looking forward to getting stuck in with the little guy.

17/10/2024

🐾🐶MEET PIPPA 🐶🐾

We had this gorgeous girl sign up to our puppy package. Her owner was having trouble with general obedience, loose leash walking, and recall.

Pippa is a very typical Doberman puppy, full of energy, attention span of a goldfish, and very bouncy.

Her owner had been walking her on a harness, so we switched this out to teach her leash pressure on a collar as the harness was just allowing her to pull more comfortably.

We taught her that when she hit the end of the lead, she was to come back and check in with her owner. After doing a few reps, she rarely left her owners side as it was much more rewarding to stay close to them.

We also covered ways to work on engagement, focus, and general obedience. Taking into consideration her age.

Like all pups, we also need to ensure the correct level of socialisation is achieved, which we will continue to cover as we progress through the package.

Awesome owners with a great pup! Looking forward to the next one!

26/09/2024

👅🐕MEET BILLY🐕👅

We made a home visit to see this handsome boy. His owner needed help with over excitement around guests, loose leash walking, and dog reactivity.

Billy is a big, friendly guy and would just get too excited by people and dogs.

We started the session off by teaching him to be calm when guests entered the home. When we looked into it, Billy wasn't actually too bad. It was the guests who were creating too much excitement. When first entering a house, it works better if you don't make a huge fuss of the dog and only pet it once calm.

Next, we worked on introducing reward markers, rewards, and engagement. He picked this all up really quickly.

We then took him outside and taught him to respect the lead and listen to lead pressure. It didn't take much for him to understand, and he was walking lovely next to his owner.

Finally, we got our boy out and taught Billy to remain in the heel position and not try and lunge towards dogs. This was all due to being over excited and him being over socialised.

It took a few attempts, but by the end of the session, we had him walking past our dogs. Disengaging from them and engaging with his owner.

Great season with a fun boy.

19/09/2024

🐶🐾MEET BLAZE🐾🐶

Blaze's owners got in touch for help with dog reactivity. He would launch, spin, and go crazy when he saw a dog.

He didn't get the best start in life, and his current owners have only had him for a short time. They have previously seen a trainer, but they didn't make any progress with the reactivity as he just loses his head when there is a dog and won't be distracted or take treats.

When Blaze first got out of the car, he was all over the place, pulling and totally disengaged from his owner so we got to work straight away by introducing reward markers, teaching leash pressure and how to focus and remain engaged with his owner.

Once he was walking nicely, we got our boys out 1 at a time. He reacted as expected, but because his owner was equipt with the knowledge of how to correct the behaviour, he quickly stopped.

We then got our other boy out, and Blaze looked but then checked in with his owner without kicking off.

Finally, we worked around various distractions and the odd random dog, and he smashed it.

Blaze is a typical Collie but just needs that high energy channelled into something better.

18/09/2024

🐾🐕MEET JAKE🐕🐾

We had this lovely boy come and see us for help with dog reactivity and confidence building.

Jake had a rough start in life, and his new owners have been working hard getting some nice foundations in with him, but we're struggling with the final hurdle of dog reactivity.

When Jake reacts, the emotion behind it does differ depending on the dog. If he sees a playful/ very obvious friendly dog, he reacts out of frustration. He will whine and lunge towards the dog. If he sees a dog that has more intensity, he will react out of nerve by barking, lunging, and fixating.

We got to work by tightening up his loose leash walking. It was already pretty good, but we made a couple of tweaks to make it excellent.

Next, we worked on his reactivity, teaching him that he could check the dog out, but he must disengage, and any reactivity was unacceptable.

He picked this up really quickly and was walking nicely by his owner, disengaging from our dogs.

We will continue to work with these guys to bring Jake on and build his confidence so he can continue to enjoy his new life.

17/09/2024

🐶👅OBI THE GSD👅🐶

We had this adorable boy come and see us for some puppy training. Obi is just 4 months old, but his owner wants to get him the best he can be.

We started the session off by going through ways to increase focus and engagement by using body movement, gentle leash pressure, and a high reward history.

At this age, the expectations are low, but we still want to get some solid foundations in to build on.

Next, we covered how to get him walking nicely on his lead. It's a lot easier to teach when they're this size, compared to correcting unwanted behaviours when they're fully grown.

Obi had developed a bad behaviour of barking at other dogs, so we covered ways to stop this from happening and what to do to prevent this from turning into engrained dog reactivity.

During the session, we also covered how to correctly socialise him, how to start recall training, and how to continue on with his training.

10/09/2024

🐕🐶MEET SKYLA🐶🐕

We had this lovely girl come and see us for some help with loose leash walking and dog reactivity.

Skyla has some really nice foundations in, but her owner was still struggling with pulling on the lead, and when a dog was near, she would kick off.

As she already knew markers and the basics, we worked on utilising movement to improve engagement and focus whilst keeping the session fun for her.

We combined reward, leash pressure, and dynamic movement to break fixations and keep her nice and focused.

By the end of the session, she was working hard on a nice loose leash and disengaging from our boy.

03/09/2024

🐕🐶MEET CHARLIE🐶🐕

We had this sweet boy come and see us. His owner got in touch for help with reactivity towards dogs, occasionally people, and loose leash walking.

When walking up to Charlie, he wasn't bothered in the slightest. He didn't rush over like a lot of dogs do. He just kept to himself. His owner mentioned that he can bark occasionally when people walk up, but as I didn't rush the dog, he was quite happy me being around.

We will of course work on getting him more comfortable with a stranger approaching, it was very apparent that his issue isn't with people, it's with rude people who think they can just walk over to him to pet him. Can't blame him really!

Next, we took a look at the reactivity towards dogs by bringing our boy out. He barked and lunged as we got closer, but this was purely out of frustration. He just desperately wanted to come and meet our boy.

We got to work, getting some solid foundations in by teaching him how to focus, engage, and listen to his owner. He really took to this and was really tuned in and looking to his owner for direction.

Whilst doing this, we introduced a little leash pressure, as he was paying attention and tuned in the pulling pretty much disappeared.

His owner will need to work him in various locations under different distractions to really proof this. This does need to be done gradually as we want to set him up for success.

We finished the session off by working him around our boy. Once his owner understood how to break his fixation and reward good choice he was ignoring our boy.

These guys have signed up to our Pinnacle Package, so we will be working towards more advanced behaviour and obedience.

28/08/2024

🐶🐕MEET EVA🐕🐶

Today, we had this beautiful girl come and see us. Her owner got in touch for help with loose leash walking, dog, and human reactivity.

When Eva got out of the car and came over, you could see that she was nervous. She would bark and lunge at anyone walking towards her. This was purely down to being under socialised as a pup and her being nervous.

Once Eva understood that her behaviour wouldn't make the person disappear, she started making better choices.

Next, we worked on her loose leash walking. This was generally quite good but just needed tightening up.

We finished the session off by having her work around our boy. It was a similar picture to her reactivity towards people.

We taught her that kicking off and fixating on a dog wasn't acceptable. By the end of the session, she was ignoring people and not kicking off at every dog she saw.

All of this will, of course, need to be practised numerous times in different locations.

27/08/2024

🐕👅HANDSOME HOMER👅🐕

We had this gorgeous boy come and see us for some help with loose leash walking and dog reactivity.

Homer is a very typical young male Vizsla, he is energetic and driven by scent.

He would pull his owner to sniff everything, and when he did see a dog, he would react due to barrier frustration.

Homer had been going to doggy day care, which is such a bad environment for a lot of dogs to be in as there is very little control over the dogs and it ends up being a free for all. This does then lead to the dogs getting so over aroused, and dogs either get nervous or get frustrated when they can't run over to every dog they see.

During the session, we worked on reward markers, leash pressure, engagement, and the correct walking position.

Homer picked this all up really quickly. He was walking nicely next to his owner, so we finished the session off by working him around our boy, we taught him how to disengage and how to behave. He smashed this and did so well.

His owner has lots to work on until the next session, but there was fantastic progress made in such a short space of time.

22/08/2024

🖤🤎KEITH THE ROTTWEILER🖤🤎

Today, we had this handsome lad come and see us. His owner got in touch with us for help with loose leash walking, general obedience, and over excitement around dogs.

Keith is a super friendly boy with a lovely temperament. His owners just wanted to really tighten everything up and make him the best possible.

We started the session off by introducing reward markers, working on building engagement, and incorporating rewards for behaviours and obedience that we liked.

Next, we worked on teaching him leash pressure and where we wanted him to walk. He picked this up really quickly and was walking nicely by his owners side.

We finished the session off by working him around dogs. He would just get too excited and try and pull towards them, but by breaking his fixation, this reduced his over arousal and allowed him to focus.

These guys have signed up to our Liberty Package so we can continue working on everything to get him the best he can be.

21/08/2024

👅🐶NEYO THE CANE CORSO🐶👅

We had this stunning boy come and see us for help with general obedience, dog reactivity, and tightening up his loose leash walking.

Neyo's owner has done a fantastic job with him. He has really nice foundations, is generally obedient, and is nicely engaged with his owner.

The problem he was having was reactivity due to nerve, lack of consistency in obedience, his suspicion around strangers, and having to lure him with rewards to maintain a heel position.

We started off straightaway by making sure his timings between marking a behaviour and rewarding were better, keeping the reward more out of sight to ensure consistency and the reward placement was exactly where it needed to be to reduce crabbing when walking.

Next, we went through ways to ensure he didn't react to people, Corso's are naturally suspicious, but we need him to understand he can't just bark at someone walking up to his owner.

When Neyo was greeting someone, he was nice and friendly, but it just takes an idiot to do something wrong, and Neyo would most likely make a poor decision.

We finished the session off by working him around our boy, and we taught his owner how to break the fixation before he started barking.

Great session with a beautiful boy and a great owner.

20/08/2024

🐕🐶JESS & BEN🐶🐕

We had double trouble with these guys. Their owner got in touch as they would pull on their lead and react at every dog in sight.

When dealing with a reactive dog, it's super difficult, let alone two dogs. Ben was the instigator, and Jess had learnt to join in.

We started the session off getting them both to walk nicely on a lead and pay more attention to their owner. As they are both small, we were able to work with them both and have their owner walk them at the same time. Usually we would split them up but on this occasion it wasn't necessary.

Once they were walking nicely on a lead, we worked on breaking their fixation towards dogs and not kicking off at the sight of them.

They picked this all up super quickly, but there is more work to be done to change their emotional response towards dogs and fully proof the behaviours. We can continue work with this as these guys have signed up to our Liberty Package.

20/08/2024

🐾🐶MEET PEPPER🐶🐾

We had this sweet girl come and see us for help with dog reactivity. When she first saw a dog, she would fixate from the moment they were in eye sight, lunge as they got closer, and then snarl.

Pepper reacts aggressively towards dogs out of fear. Whilst we can understand this isn't nice for her, we had to teach her this isn't acceptable.

Her owner had got to the point where taking her out was almost impossible.

We got to work straight away by tightening up her loose leash walking, working on focus, and introducing a reward marker system.

Once we had done this, we looked at breaking her fixation to prevent her from reacting. This then allows us to reward her when she makes better choices.

By the end of the session, she was walking past dogs nicely. This is, of course, not fixed as there are many reps to be done and various scenarios to proof the behaviour, but these guys have signed up to our Liberty Package so we can continue the work.

13/08/2024

🖤🤎MEET OXO🖤🤎

We had this handsome lad come and see us for help with loose leash walking and reactivity towards dogs and some humans.

When first meeting Oxo you could see he wasn't 100% sure about being approached, if he was always in a controlled environment this wouldn't be a problem but as you can't control the general public having a dog that may launch towards someone that gets too close, especially a large breed, can be very dangerous.

As he wasn't comfortable being in such close proximity to someone he didn't know, we worked on his loose leash walking, focus, and how to break his fixation on dogs he wasn't sure about.

He did brilliantly with all of this, and once he has a muzzle, to keep everyone safe, we can work in closer proximity and get him nice and neutral towards people and dogs.

Oxo is a lovely boy. He just needs some guidance on what is acceptable behaviour. These guys are on our Liberty Package so we can continue working on the issues.

10/08/2024

🐕🐶MEET OBI🐶🐕

We had this handsome boy come and see us for help with loose leash walking and dog reactivity.

When he first spotted a dog, he would be at the end of the lead, snarling and barking. Obi's reactivity is a bit mixed. He is frustrated being on the lead and has a little nerve, but his hormones are telling him to be an idiot.

We started the session off by working on engagement, reward markers, and his loose leash walking, which he picked up super quickly.

We then had him walking around dogs, and by the end, he was disengaging and not kicking off.

These guys were in for a short session, so we couldn't get onto doing too much, but they've now booked for the Liberty Package so we can focus more on changing his response to dogs.

08/08/2024

👅🐾MEET LEMMY🐾👅

We made a home visit to see this sweet boy. His owner got in touch with us as Lemmy isn't behaving correctly around their daughter.

When Lemmy's owner first brought their daughter home, he really wasn't sure about her, but as time went on, he got used to her. Since she has started crawling, Lemmy has become more uncomfortable, and his owners were worried in case he reacted towards her.

Any form of unwanted behaviour around children can be super risky, so his owner got in touch with us straight away so we can get on top of it.

We dug a little deeper, and Lemmy is also reactive when he is outside. He can, on occasions, randomly bark at people, almost always at dogs, and doesn't have great lead manners.

Whilst the main issue is his behaviour around their daughter, his overall behaviour also needs to be addressed to teach him how to behave when he is unsure and how to control his impulses.

We covered how to work with him in the house around their daughter, how to recognise when he is uncomfortable, and also making sure their daughter leaves him alone.

We worked on his lead manners, his basic obedience, introduced reward markers, and started teaching him a leave command and how to disengage from something he is about to react to.

These guys are on our Liberty Package, so we can continue working with him to make sure they can trust him in all situations.

02/08/2024

🐶🐺MEET LUNA🐺🐶

We had this lovely girl come and see us for help with loose leash walking, dog reactivity, recall, and general obedience.

Luna would pull her owner all over to the point that she was choking herself, and as soon as she saw a dog, she would start barking and lunging.

We had a look at Luna's daily routine and went through ways to give her more mental enrichment and ways she can entertain herself.

Next, we introduced reward markers, worked on focus and engagement, and taught her leash pressure.

She picked this up quickly, but of course, her owner will need to continue to practice this in different locations and build up the distractions gradually.

Many people think they need to take their dogs out for a walk, but in reality, the destination and an A to B walk isn't important. What is important is the training that goes into the walk.

Next we looked at her reactivity, which was purely barrier frustration. Once we taught her barking and launching wasn't an option, she broke her own fixation and continued to walk nicely.

All of this will, of course, need to be practiced and training adjusted along the way.

31/07/2024

👅🐶MEET COLIN🐶👅

Colin's owner got in touch with us for help with loose leash walking, confidence building, and general obedience.

Colin is still a pup but is very strong-willed, and no matter what his owner tried, he would still pull like a train.

We started the session off by teaching him a reward marker system, leash pressure, how to engage with his owner, and what was expected of him whilst he was outside.

He picked this all up in no time at all and was walking nicely by his owner.

We then had a look at his obedience, he's generally pretty good but just needed a little more guidance.

Once his owner has worked on these bits, we will then look to work Colin on a longline to help build confidence, work on his recall, and teach him how to make good choices on his own.

27/07/2024

🐾🐶MEET HENRY🐶🐾

We had this sweet guy come and see us for help with dog reactivity.

Henry is a lovely boy, but when he saw another dog he would bark, lunge, and generally lose it.

We started the session off by working on focus, engagement, reward markers, and tidying up his walking.

He is generally a well-behaved boy but needed direction when dogs were around.

We then got to work on teaching him how to disengage from another dog and corrected the initial barking and lunging so we would get him to use his brain.

Once he was calm, he was able to focus on walking nicely with his owner.

With reactivity, one session never fixes the issue, so his owner will now work on what has been covered so we can work him around other dogs and get the neutrality across the board.

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💥CHARLIE'S PROGRESS💥 Charlie first came to us as a puppy, and his owners have been working hard with him. Like all Labrador's Charlie is full of that crazy energy and gets very excited. We have been doing further work with him to tighten up his loose leash walking, neutrality around dogs, and general obedience. He did brilliantly with his training recently, nice loose lead, and was allowed freedom around our 2 Rottweiler boys. Just being free to make his own choices around 2 male intact dogs is a lot for a dog as young as Charlie. He is just 8 months old but made really nice decisions on his walk. We then tested him on the group walk with multiple dogs around, and he smashed it. I'm super proud of this boy. He's going to grow into such a well-rounded, well socialised dog. #dogs #dogtraining #labrador #labradorretriever #labradorsofinstagram #northeastdogtraining #looseleashwalking #dogreactivity #dogsofınstagram #doglovers #libertask9

🐾👅MONTY'S PROGRESS👅🐾 When Monty first came to see us, he was scared of everything. He was scared of certain areas of the house, and when trying to take him for a walk, he would plant and refuse to move. Once his owners could get him out, he regularly stopped and refused to go any further unless it was home. The video doesn't look like much, and his lead walking isn't perfect, but we have focused on building his confidence and allowing him to explore if he wanted to. It now isn't a battle to get him to go out, and his owners can take him for walks without issue. There is still work to be done but brilliant progress 👏 #dogs #dogtraining #bulldog #bulldogsofinstagram #northeastdogtraining #looseleashwalking #dogreactivity #dogsofınstagram #doglovers #libertask9

💥LOTTO'S PROGRESS💥 Lotto first came to us for help with loose leash walking, over excitement around dogs, and general obedience training. On her latest session, she had the freedom of being on a longline to make the right choices around our boy Drogo, and she smashed it. We've worked with her to get her more neutral around other dogs, worked on her loose leash walking, and general obedience, so it was time to push her. Fantastic work! Now we can work towards getting her completely off lead. #dogs #dogtraining #salukicross #northeastdogtraining #looseleashwalking #dogreactivity #dogsofınstagram #doglovers #libertask9

💥GROUP WALK💥 Another successful group walk, a really nice mix of dogs at different stages and some new people to this one. Group walks are fantastic to further teach neutrality around other dogs. All dogs in the video were at some point reactive, from nervous, to excitement to fear and aggression. They all took different paths to get to where they are now, but the outcome has been the same 💪 #dogs #dogtraining #northeastdogtraining #looseleashwalking #dogreactivity #dogsofınstagram #doglovers #libertask9

🐕🐼PANDA'S PROGRESS🐼🐕 We first went to meet Panda to help with confidence. He wouldn't leave the house to go for a walk, would plant and refuse to move if you did manage to get out and refused to walk near a road. We've slowly been working with this boy to help build better emotional responses to things outside, and teaching him going out can be fun. He was so nervous he didn't want to play or take food. He will now go out for walks with his owner and looks excited to get out, and his owner was finally able to have a bit of fun with him and some play. Whilst it doesn't seem a lot to those who's dog will play anywhere, this is a massive achievement for this boy. Amazing job guys! #oldeenglishbulldogge #dogs #dogtraining #northeastdogtraining #looseleashwalking #dogreactivity #dogsofınstagram #doglovers #libertask9

🧨💣DOGS WITH REACTIVITY💣🧨 When we look at dogs with reactivity, we need to look at what is causing them to become reactive so we can help dogs through this. There are many things that can cause a dog to become reactive. Under socialised, over socialised, fear, nerve, genetics etc etc. As dog trainers, it is our job to work out what is causing them to react so we can change the dogs mindset and help make outings enjoyable again for the owner and the dog. If your dog is barking at other dogs, lunging on the lead, or unable to walk past another dog without some form of behavioural issue, then help is needed. Many people seem to think there is a quick fix for reactivity and 1 session will solve the problem. This, unfortunately, is not the case. During the first session there is only so much you can go through, and yet so much more that needs to be done. Regular sessions are always recommended alongside training at home to get the best possible outcome. Let us help you to help your dog overcome their reactivity. Drop us a message and start enjoying your outings with your dog again #dogs #dogtraining #dogbehavior #northeastdogtraining #dogreactivity #dogsofınstagram #doglovers #libertask9

🐾🐶PURDY'S PROGRESS🐶🐾 Purdy first came to us to improve her obedience, loose lead walking, and reactivity around dogs. Her latest session, we tested her ability to make good choices around dogs, and she smashed it. She walked on her longline with our boy Shadow off lead, she acknowledged he was there, but other than that, she didn't really pay him any attention. Being around other dogs isn't about running around and playing like an idiot. It's about being neutral and remaining obedient. Fantastic session 👏 #dogs #dogtraining #northeastdogtraining #looseleashwalking #dogreactivity #dogsofınstagram #doglovers #libertask9

👅GROUP WALK👅 Another successful group walk, all dogs did absolutely fantastically! All of the dogs in this video were once reactive, but through hard work and regular training, they're now all coming out the other side. Group walks are a fantastic way to work on neutrality around other dogs. Many think dogs having play dates with other dogs is the way to socialise your dog, but this is how you teach over arousal, frustration, bad manners, and poor recall. Dogs should be able to be around other dogs and remain neutral. The guys in this video are great examples of dogs making good choices. #dogs #dogtraining #northeastdogtraining #looseleashwalking #dogreactivity #dogsofınstagram #doglovers #libertask9

⭐️✨️OBI'S PROGRESS✨️⭐️ We first saw Obi for help with loose leash walking, dog reactivity, and building his confidence. His loose leash walking has been great, so lately, we have been working on recall and teaching him to make the right decisions for himself around dogs. We always use a longline for this as it means we can ensure the dog doesn't make a bad decision. We put him to the test today for his dog reactivity and had him on his longline around our boy Shadow, and he did absolutely brilliantly. He was polite around our boy and displayed some really nice behaviours whilst making great choices. During the walk, we also past multiple other dogs and no reactions what so ever. Amazing work guys! #dogs #dogtraining #northeastdogtraining #looseleashwalking #dogreactivity #labrador #labradorsofinstagram #dogsofınstagram #doglovers #libertask9

✨️⭐️MURPHY'S PROGRESS⭐️✨️ Murphy's owner first got in touch for help with loose lead walking and dog reactivity. On his last session, we had him walking on a longline with our boy Shadow so he could make the correct choices. He did absolutely fantastically and made really good choices throughout the session. Great work! #dogs #dogtraining #germanshepherd #germanshepherdsofinstagram #northeastdogtraining #looseleashwalking #dogreactivity #dogsofınstagram #doglovers #libertask9

✨️GROUP DAY✨️ Another successful group day. All dogs did absolutely fantastic!! All of the dogs in the video were, at one point, reactive towards other dogs, but they've all come a long way since they began their training journey with us. Group days are a fantastic way to work on many things. We cover play, engagement, drive building, dog neutrality, and any issues the individual dog is having. All dogs have to have had a 1-1 with us before being able to attend to ensure all dogs are kept safe and are under control. Absolutely smashing it guys! Well done! #dogs #dogtraining #northeastdogtraining #looseleashwalking #dogreactivity #dogsofınstagram #doglovers #libertask9

🐾🐕MILLY AND LILLY🐕🐾 Today, we made a home visit to see these two girls for the first time. Their owner got in touch with us for help with loose leash walking, recall, and dog reactivity with Milly. We started the session like we do with most and introduced reward markers, how to work and build on engagement and basic obedience. Next, we got them out, and as you can see from the first video, they pulled their owner constantly. When working on anything with multiple dogs, it's important to separate the dogs for training so we can get them to understand what's expected before adding in the distraction of the other dog. Plus, they often feed off each other and make the behaviour worse. We worked on teaching them leash pressure and how we wanted them to walk. As you can see in the video, by the end of the session, they were walking nicely by their owner. Once their owner has continued to work on everything covered in the session, we will be going back to work on the dog reactivity, getting them walking together again, and then recall. It's important to work in stages so we can get all the relevant foundations in place first before we advance. Great session with a dedicated owner! Looking forward to the next one. #dogs #dogtraining #northeastdogtraining #labradorsofinstagram #labrador #germanshepherdsofinstagram #germanshepherd #looseleashwalking #dogreactivity #dogsofınstagram #doglovers #libertask9

⭐️✨️FRANK'S PROGRESS✨️⭐️ Franks owner first got in touch with us for help with recall training and general obedience. We have worked on lead manners, engagement, obedience, and, of course, recall. This was the first session of having him completely off lead and off his long line, and he absolutely smashed it. He stayed in the heel position when required, he recalled back quickly and was paying nice attention to his owner. Amazing work guys, well done! #dogs #dogtraining #northeastdogtraining #recalltraining #looseleashwalking #dogreactivity #dogsofınstagram #doglovers #libertask9

❌️IT'S OK THEY'RE FRIENDLY!❌️ This is a phrase that every dog owner will have heard at some point, and it has to be the most annoying phrase made. What follows this being shouted is usually an out of control dog running up to you and the owner having absolutely no control over the dog. Not only is this extremely dangerous for the off lead dog that is running over, but you have absolutely no idea what the other dog has gone through. The dog may be friendly, but the dogs it is running over to might not be. They may be extremely nervous. It may be recovering from surgery, or it may just want to be left alone. We have worked with many people who have been working through reactivity with their dogs, and an off lead dog has run over to it. This sets them back significantly in their training. Not only is this unfair on the dog, but the owner has already spent money on training and will most likely have to spend more because an owner can't be bothered to train their own dog. The usual excuses you get are, it's OK, they're friendly, he's just nervous (as the dog runs up to yours barking), or he's just a puppy. There are many more, and those who just simply don't even bother to pay attention or say anything. If a dog is off lead, it should be under control at all times. This doesn't mean it can't enjoy freedom. Quite the opposite, but you should be able to call your dog, and it return instantly, regardless of what it is being recalled away from. If this is not the case and you want freedom for your dog, put it on a longline and work on recall training. This keeps your dog safe and everyone else's. Dogs do not need to run and play with every dog. As you can see from the video, dogs can be with each other and remain neutral. This is correct socialisation. #dogs #dogtraining #northeastdogtraining #recalltraining #looseleashwalking #dogreactivity #dogsofınstagram #doglovers #libertask9

⭐️✨️MURPHY'S PROGRESS✨️⭐️ We first had Murphy come to us for help with loose leash walking and reactivity towards people and dogs. This was his latest session with us, and he smashed it! Nice loose leash, walked past numerous dogs and people. We had our boy walk next to him during the walk to help create prolonged neutrality. We finished the session off by doing some cafe training with him. He did so well, was nice and calm, and had numerous people with dogs walk around. Great work guys! #dogs #dogtraining #northeastdogtraining #germanshepherd #germanshepherdsofinstagram #looseleashwalking #dogreactivity #dogsofınstagram #doglovers #libertask9