⭐️What’s Up Wednesday⭐️ Walk In The Woods - See what it’s like to walk 6 dogs at once
⭐️What’s Up Wednesday⭐️
Take a 7 minute walk in the woods with me 😅
For all of those people who have ever wondered what it’s like to walk and have control of 6 dogs.
These dogs are all at the maintenance phase of their dog training journey which means they have learned the following:
Eye Contact
Check Ins
Walk On
Recall
Take a reward when it’s their turn
What’s This
This way
Here (instead of heel)
Up (go up the hill)
Down (steady down the hill)
Wait
Add in a few games
Find It - use their noses to calm down
Ready Set Go (a game for steadiness)
The Counting Game (to get dogs to walk next to me as we walk past someone)
Catch (fun treat delivery)
Each new dog to the group learns these things individually (each cue is repeated a lot - I call this “naming it”) then they take what they’ve learned “on the road” as part of a group. So if it looks like they’ve learned it quickly they haven’t - it’s done gradually over the space of 4-8 weeks of about 15-30 minutes per walk anywhere from 1-5 days a weeks. Now you can see how many repetitions these dogs might get if they come five times week😅
- this is what a standard walk in the woods looks for me and 6 dogs ranging from two years to 10 years old.
Sure I can speed up training by using the older more reliable dogs for recall when a new dog starts who will likely stay on a walking belt for 3-4 weeks whilst they learn all of the above then I will drop the line (usually 2 Halti leads put together) reducing the length of the lead over time.
I use management ALL THE TIME, this looks simply like recalling BEFORE I really need it and practicing putting the lead on and off. I also make sure we stick to two or three woodland venues so that it’s predictable and usually quiet.
For the first two or three weeks it’s mayhem with a new dog because of the novelty of it all. The new dog gets excited about EVERYTHING and the current dogs try to work out the new guy so they get exc
🚨Bad Dog Mum Alert 🚨it was my cockerpoos birthday last week and I forgot to do a heartfelt post about my silly Billy, cuddle@monster who is an absolute Angel and my best friend. The ultimate lady’s man who love to wave at people in Seco Lounge 😍Happy Birthday Ollie - I will make up for@my transgression by taking you to the doggo soft play centre this weekend❤️🐕#dogmum #dogmomlife #cockerpoo #dogbirthday #7today #cockerpoosofinstagram #cockerpoopuppy #cockerpoolove #cockapoo #cockapoolovers #happybirthday #abouttownpets #abouttownpetcare
⭐️Thursday Thoughts⭐️
⭐️Thursday Thoughts⭐️
What’s one thing you wish you better understood about your dog’s behaviour? Drop your comment below and I will do my best to answer your questions🐕 #doglover #dogowners #devondogs About Town Pet Care
Moments after I recall 6 dogs away from 3 running deer 😅
Scratch board in action 😍 with our mate Marvin the poodle and demonstrated by his big sister Ketchup ……. Ps best name ever 👍
⭐️Simple Things you can do to increase your dogs engagement with you out on walks⭐️
- increasing your engagement activities when out and about with your dogs is especially important as it helps all sorts of dogs
- puppies with short attention spans
- adolescent dogs who need to work up to distractions
- lead reactive dogs who need to learn some confidence and to feel safe and that your actions are predictable
- very shy dogs need confidence building quick easy wins to build their relationship with you #engagementtraining #checkins #dogtraininghelp#howtotrainpuppies #howtottraindogs #dogsofplymouth
🐶Want to know how I get more engagement with your dog on a walk?
There are lots of ways really but one in particular is by using your dogs natural inclination for jumping and climbing (Ulla thinks she’s a mountain goat🐐😅)
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This dog was a pocket raider and is constantly mining for attention so I gave her own makeshift “tasks” that she alone has to do - it means she gets the 1-2-1 interaction from me but it’s something I can ask her to do when she is sometimes overstimulated in a group setting - it also gets her brain working because she has a short attention span and likes to be kept busy - that shrill barking is her being overexcited or telling me that I was too slow with my treat delivery - it is also a breed trait - shrill spitz breed but I still love her ❤️❤️ - side note this dog is 8 years old and has had two litters of puppies - still life in the old girl yet 😍😍🐐🐐
Message me if you fancy doing a summer session in the park and you live in Plymouth 👍
Stop Googling & Start Training 🐾 Learn from my@mistakes and get professional help as soon as you can. Having a robust 4 week plan in place alongside weekly support from an experience Separation Anxiety specialist can make the difference between spending 3 months training without any progress & getting out of the door with a settled dog at home in a the first four weeks of training. DM me now to find out how we can work together and get you & your dog on the right path from fu one of your training journey 👍❤️🐾
Happy Weekend Everyone - Here’s a little snapshot when I am out and about with the daily trip of spaniels 🐶❤️🐶 this is only Day 2 of asking Toby to “Search” he is naturally inclined to retrieve things so I thought I make it more productive for him & one day I might drop my gloves and can go get them for me 😍😍 #retrieve #abouttownpetcare #abouttownpets #search #findit #gradualtraining #positivereinforcement #positivereinforcementtraining #yes #bitoffun#trainyourdogs #timing #patience #repetition #dogtraining #dogtrainingplymouth #happydogs #cockerspaniels #workingcockerspaniel #giveyourdogajob #spaniels #dogsofplymouth #dogownersofplymouth
