Complex behaviour issues in dogs don’t get fixed with tips and tricks. They get fixed by professionals who know how to fix them and have a track record of doing so. Taking shortcuts here is dangerous, and could end in your dog being hurt, or put down.
Food drive is a massively useful asset when trying to train dogs, without it it can be so hard to reinforce behaviours you like, as they don’t want anything we have to offer as a reward. Follow this guide and your dog will be enjoying their food more in no time.
There is a full video of this guide on our YouTube!
https://youtu.be/msIm8hajfHc
Some dogs don’t like other dogs, that’s absolutely ok, don’t force it, you’ll make things so much worse!
Quit trying to get your dog to love other dogs. Teach them to exist calmly around them instead!
Bribery is using the thing your dog wants to get them to do the thing you want, BEFORE they do the thing. Reward is when the thing your dog wants comes AFTER they do the thing, ideally with a verbal marker to precede the reward so they don’t need to see it to know it’s coming. Tiny detail, HUGE difference. #puppytraining #dogtrainersofig #dogtrainerlife #ukdogstagram #dogtrainer #ukdoglovers #goodgirl #dogsofinstagram #staffypuppysofinstagram #staffysofinstagram #staffypuppiesofinstagram #staffypuppy #staffordshirebullterrier #dogtrainingtips #staffypuppys #staffypup #puppytrainingtips #bordercolliepuppy #positivereinforcement #staffordshirebullterriersofinstagram #k9 #goodboy #ukdogsofig #staffypuppies #dogtreats #dogtraineruk #dogtraining #dogtrainerproblems #k9training #ukdoggroomers
Is medication a good way to fix behaviour issues?
Medication can be seen as a dirty word to a lot of dog trainers. Here’s my take on using meds in dog training.
A dog trainers take on medication in dog training
Medication can be seen as a dirty word to a lot of dog trainers. Here’s my take on using meds in dog training.
Zoom behaviourists are damaging dogs.
Medication can be seen as a dirty word to a lot of dog trainers. Here’s my take on using meds in dog training.
Medication can be seen as a dirty word to a lot of dog trainers. Here’s my take on using meds in dog training.
Talk to your dog less, you say so much more that way.
Cut the fluff, it’s confusing your dog!
Instead of just saying your pups name over and over, try this hack! It is an absolute gamechanger
Puppies aren’t born knowing their name, so this simple hack teaches them that it’s a very positive and important sound that they should always be listening out for and desperate to respond to!
If you want to help someone’s dog, stay out of the way while they train them! 👌🏼
“Oh dogs love me it’s fine” - said no true dog lover ever.
You probably aren’t helping by getting involved when someone’s training their dog. Just leave them to it, it’s hard enough without the interruption/distraction
If you need to tire your dog out but don’t have lots of time, this is a game changer
Free, takes almost no time on your part and dogs LOVE it. Do this more often with your dog and get them sniffing/searching.
How to teach your puppy to LOVE paying attention to you! Us dog trainers always bang on about not repeating yourself, not saying things to your dog over and over while they’re distracted, and not getting filtered out by your dogs brainPuppies naturally check in with their owners all the time, and it’s so much more effective to capture those moments and reward your puppy for them, than it is to keep asking your puppy to check in and pay attention.Freeshaping is useful for obedience but we can also create insanely powerful habits by rewarding when things happen naturally instead of forcing our puppy to listen to us! PS this works with adult dogs too, it just takes longer and is a bit more difficult as they already have tons of learned habits.
