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Merry Christmas to all! 🎄🎅🏼
25/12/2024

Merry Christmas to all! 🎄🎅🏼

Does your dog start their walk by pulling on the lead, barking at stuff, or generally forgetting that you exist as soon ...
11/12/2024

Does your dog start their walk by pulling on the lead, barking at stuff, or generally forgetting that you exist as soon as you step out of the door? If so, you’re not alone! Many owners of young, high-energy dogs experience this. The good news is, there are a few simple steps we can take to improve things. Read more in my blog post:

https://www.dognerd.uk/stop-the-chaos-the-power-of-a-calm-start-to-your-dogs-walks/

If you own a Border Collie (or other intense breed!) you probably know that they can have big feelings about their “acti...
05/12/2024

If you own a Border Collie (or other intense breed!) you probably know that they can have big feelings about their “activities”. Anticipation of these activities can lead to unexpected and challenging behaviours! Read more in this blog!

https://www.dognerd.uk/on-border-collies-anticipation/

How many times have you been told that training your reactive dog with food will only reward the reactivity??Most reacti...
06/11/2024

How many times have you been told that training your reactive dog with food will only reward the reactivity??

Most reactivity stems from a place of intense emotion. Often, a dog may bark-lunge to make a trigger go away, or because they want to get to the trigger. They don’t tend to bark-lunge at stuff because they want to be fed!

If food was reinforcing their reactive behaviour, we’d expect to see *more* of this behaviour with time. But this doesn't tend to happen!

So, why use food at all?

🍪 To build & reward behaviours that don’t involve barking and lunging at triggers

🍪 To help a dog calm down, and lower arousal (we may do this through pattern feeding, or encouraging our dogs to snuffle for food)

🍪 Damage control - we might choose to interrupt a reaction using food - this is sometimes necessary!

Of course, in order to get the most out of reactivity training, our training setups need careful consideration: it’s not just about feeding the dog for looking at triggers.

If you’re struggling with your dog’s reactivity, let’s chat! I can help!

Walk & Train service available in Southampton, Wi******er, and surrounding areas!
02/11/2024

Walk & Train service available in Southampton, Wi******er, and surrounding areas!

Free, pre-recorded webinar to help you support your dog this firework season? Comment below, or email info@dognerd.uk an...
29/10/2024

Free, pre-recorded webinar to help you support your dog this firework season?

Comment below, or email [email protected] and I'll send you the link!

Reminder! đź‘€If your dog barks & lunges at people/dogs/cars/etc., know that this can get better! Get in touch to find out ...
23/10/2024

Reminder! đź‘€

If your dog barks & lunges at people/dogs/cars/etc., know that this can get better!

Get in touch to find out how I can help!

Environmentally sensitive dog? Here are some tips!
21/10/2024

Environmentally sensitive dog? Here are some tips!

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