I know I haven't posted in a while! Apologies! I've been so focused on my training page Samantha Wayland Dog Training that my brain couldn't take much more 🤣
Anyway this gorgeous pair were back with us for holiday walks today! We've been walking together for every holiday for the last three years and I love how they remember me every time I turn up 😍
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Creating your own confidence course can be hugely beneficial to your dogs. When done without any pressure it introduces your dog to new sounds, textures and smells. Your dog will be getting lots of little dopamine hits with each confidence boost 💚 also did you know mental exercise is even more tiring than physical exercise?!
build your own course and add new things in slowly so you don't overwhelm your dog. They decide how much they want to do and what they want to touch 💚
I've used a roll of bubble wrap, an upturned basin, a puppy game , an old cardboard box with shredded paper inside, a muffin tin with balls on top and a rubbish bag. there are some treats sprinkled throughout to make it even more interesting and to get the dogs sniffing too ❤️#positivetrainingworks #dachshund #puppy #pets #dogtrainingcollege #dogsoftiktok #dog #treatsfordogs #dogslover #essexdogtrainer #romanianrescuedogs
Can you believe one of these dogs wasn't a fan of other dogs just a few weeks ago!!
Positive training does work!
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I absolutely don't expect gifts but I've had a few and honestly I'm a bit speechless 🥹 the fact that my customers have even thought about me let alone gone out and spent money on me is just really touching!
Thank you so so much!!
🎄Day 7 of our Christmas Tip Countdown to Christmas 🎄
So as we've mentioned before licking and sniffing is a great de stress tool, you can buy many types of licki mats and bowls so you can choose which one suits your dog best.
There are loads of different recipes out there , sometimes we use natural yoghurt , berries , treats , squeezy cheese , tuna etc and sometimes when I want to do something a bit more special we use make at home doggy ice cream like I have here. I bought mine from Ted's Tasties Events
We then pop it in the freezer so it lasts a little bit longer!
This kind of thing will be great to keep your dogs distracted while you are cooking or otherwise distracted over Christmas!
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🎄Day 6 of our Christmas Tip Countdown to Christmas 🎄
A great game to boost confidence and reduce stress with items we all have around the house at this time of year!
In a cardboard box put screwed up paper or old cloths that you don't mind being ripped , add treats etc and let him rip it up and get them. The packaging from Amazon are ideal for this.
Allowing your dogs to express natural behaviours is important as it helps release endorphins which helps alleviate pain, lower stress, improve mood, and enhance their sense of well-being!
It goes without saying please supervise this activity and it isn't recommended for dogs that are likely to swallow the ripped pieces 🥰
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🎄Day 6 of our Christmas Tip Countdown to Christmas 🎄
A great game to boost confidence and reduce stress with items we all have around the house at this time of year!
In a cardboard box put screwed up paper or old cloths that you don't mind being ripped , add treats etc and let him rip it up and get them. The packaging from Amazon are ideal for this.
Allowing your dogs to express natural behaviours is important as it helps release endorphins which helps alleviate pain, lower stress, improve mood, and enhance their sense of well-being!
It goes without saying please supervise this activity and it isn't recommended for dogs that are likely to swallow the ripped pieces 🥰
#dogtrainingcollege #essexdogwalks #dogwalking #essexdogtrainer #dogslover #dog #positivetrainingworks #christmasdogs
Have you heard about our training walks? Contact us to see if we can help you!
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Don't forget we do cat visits too , don't want that attention (or treatos) to run out!
Drop us a message if your car needs mid morning treats and scritches 💚#cat #catsoftiktok #cattok #cats #pets #petcare #essex
Huge welcome to this tiny toot! The marvelous Mylo has joined us today. Welcome to the Emerald Dreams Team Mylo 💚
I don't often post videos of my own dogs but when I watched this back I realised how far they have all come.
One of my rescues, Bodie was let down by many previous adopters and unfortunately despite his rescue's strict criteria and contract , his last adopter was taken in by an aversive trainer. This trainer threw things at him, kicked out at him and stared him out ...all apparently to 'help him learn his place' etc he then proceeded to say he was a dangerous dog and should be pts... absolutely heart breaking that a so called professional would label a very scared dog in such a way. He also said he couldn't live with other dogs or children 🙄, but here we are 10 months later still living in harmony. He very much still has his issues but we will keep on working on them and with him💚
My other rescue Zylvie, arrived a scared, shut down, dishevelled little thing. She wanted to hide and not be seen. I talk about her quite often as she is my perfect example of how patience , love and listening to a dog works! A video I shared 6 months ago shows how much more she listens and checks in with me , but we are still working on that 😂 she can get 'squirreled' easily 😂
We then have almost 11 year old Diefer, who likes to show people that old dogs can learn new tricks! Even if he does the absolute minimum to get his treats ...he isn't daft 😂
Charlie (12) was around but unfortunately his eye sight and hearing have deteriorated too much and he cant join in any more , although he does like to sniff treats out and if he smells a treat under his nose he will sit 🥺
Anyway I'm just really proud of my gang 💚
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I don't do videos of myself ever ,but no one is going to believe that my van is broken AGAIN!!!!
Does a wagging tail mean a happy dog?
Most people believe that a wagging tail means a happy dog, but that isn’t always true. Tails come in all shapes, sizes and lengths but are used as another communication tool for dogs.
Do you know the neutral position of your dogs tail? Some of my dogs have a neutral low tail and some have a high floof yh neutral position.
For example with Greyhounds they naturally look like their tail is held between their legs. Pugs and frenchies ( if they have more than just a nubbin) have tails that curl up against their back.
A wag to the right generally indicates that dogs are happy or excited, while a wag to the left is usually from uncertainty, fear anxiety or other negative feelings. This makes sense from a neurological point of view because each side of a dog's brain controls opposite sides of his body. The left side of the brain controls emotions like love and attachment while the right-side controls feelings like fear or anxiety. So, when a dog is happy the left side of the brain causes the tail to wag right and when a dog is not happy the right brain causes it to sway left.
Some dogs wag higher and faster when they get aroused or see excited and will have a softer lower wag when they are anxious and trying to appease you. They make their eyes bigger and wag softly to keep you happy in the hope you’ll leave them alone.
If you watch this video , you will see beautiful Zeke. His natural position is a higher , soft wag from side to side as he walks. Zeke is a rescue and although he is great with other dogs he can sometimes get nervous of bigger dogs he doesn’t know. You see the moment he spots a large dog in the distance , he stops, his wag changes, he licks his lips, has a sniff of the ground and then has a shake. These are all appeasement signs, he is sniffing to show the other dog he’s not a threat and not really interested, he licks his lips to signal he is nervous and then he shakes to get rid of the anxious feeling.
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I wanted to share something that I wasn't aware of myself until I started studying canine behaviour last year.
In this video you can see my beautiful foster girl Blanche (white) meeting my stunning girl Zylvie. Zylvie loves all dogs so we always let her meet dogs first.
Meetings are always done outside, usually somewhere neutral and with both on leads just to be safe. These two have been sniffing each other through a gate for a couple of days with no problems but zylvie is large ,which can be intimidating and black ,which other dogs find harder to read.
So in this video they've already had a few walks past each other and a good couple of minutes of sniffing. You can see zylvie in this one yawns and then looks away.
Zylvie isn't tired ,she hasn't been for a walk or a run. This is actually a subtle cue that she's a bit stressed now and she has probably had enough.
We called it quits at this point so that it has ended on a positive note.
People often complain that a dog has bitten or reacted 'out of nowhere ' but that dog will have given multiple signals that they aren't happy, they just haven't been heard.
🐾Ps Blanche is available for adoption through Perrera Dogs UK SCIO Linktr.ee/perreradogsuk🐾
There's dogs every where haha #dog #doggo #doglover #olddogsrule #rescuedog #adoptdontshop
