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Sassi Rocks

Sassi Rocks!! Out and about in the woods practicing distance control 💪

Seize the opportunity

Seize the opportunity always! We didn’t miss the chance to “train” at the busy service station we stopped at today on our trip. Never waste a training opportunity to work on “proofing” focus in many different environments. Take that moment to continue training the behaviour you want your dog to practice! And have fun!

Pay what you can afford to get access to our training

We are offering access to our Loose Lead Walking Masterclass, and our How to Raise the Perfect Puppy online training and educational Programmes for one month only at a price you can afford!! Email : [email protected] for access

The Concept of Self-Control

Calmness & Self control for Dobermanns. Is your Dobermann 100 miles per hour? It’s very normal for a Dobermann to be on high alert and also to want to run & chase a lot of the time - they are after all a high drive working & guarding breed. Dobes can also find it very hard to resist getting involved in anything involving movement whether invited or not! Our own girl, Sassi, has a hugely intelligent brain, but also one that is so busy at times that it literally flits from one thing to another in her head & she simply can’t resist anything involving movement. She’s one of those Dobes, because of her brain activity, who finds absolutely everything really really exciting and as a result her brain is in overloaded & she becomes very over stimulated very quickly & easily & chase is definitely her thing! It’s sometimes very hard when your Dobermann is unable to listen, settle or seems to be on the go the whole timeIntroducing Impulse control can help our dogs learn to be able to self regulate and start to listen too even in arousal. One of the first steps we work on here at Dobercademy is “place” and a well rehearsed “place” practiced & proofed through the appropriate stages isa huge asset which helps introduce the concept of “self-control” to our dogs too. Iv shared a video I made here of Sassi on her “place” able to watch and “control” her natural instinct & want to chase & eat, whilst I work through the stage of introducing more excitement & movement to her including food thrown on the floor. Imagine being able to ask your dog to wait to allow children to cycle past, walk past the “ball thrower” at your local park, stop your dog from picking up something out you don’t want him to eat, or not chase that jogger!! Impulse control is a powerful concept! Self control and being able to think in arousal or around distractions is fundamental to training for me. Even in play and training and especially out walking we all need to have contr

Loose Lead Walking

If you are struggling with your loose lead walking or you are about to get or have a Dobermann puppy watch out for our live later today : we have an exciting announcement which will contain an offer you will not want to miss!!

our free loose lead walking and recall training

Loose lead and Recall help We are looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow for our free training session at 12 midday BST and here is how it is going to work: You will all receive the Zoom link this evening ahead of the session so you can join us live on Zoom tomorrow and there will be a question & answer session after our training presentation for those of you registered. We will live stream into Dobercademy Dobermanns Training with their Friends Group. Everyone who has registered for our free event on the link below will be entered for our free prize draw to win a copy of our in depth loose lead walking E-book. Re-set & boost your training - all welcome Join us : https://portal.busypaws.app/customers/dobercademy?location_id=87&service_id=3858

Free Help

Join us on Friday at 12 as we announce & demonstrate, complete with with full instruction, two simple & free counting games to kick start your loose lead walking & recall skills Sign up here & you will also get the chance to win our 20 page Loose Lead walking E-book which is full of hints & tips to help you achieve this elusive life skill that is so important to train. https://portal.busypaws.app/customers/dobercademy?location_id=87&service_id=3858See you there Please feel free to share our free offer with family & friends

We are back with free help

Loose lead walking or recall problems? Join us for some great tips

Place

This little video demonstrates the power of teaching “place” an exercise that we start immediately working on in all our programmes, right from puppy upwards. Here you can see that Coco is nicely settled whilst I work my other dog, Kiedy. One cannot train two dogs at once and teaching “settle” has so many different uses & advantages in so many areas of our everyday life. Follow us on our free group for training hints & tips : https://www.facebook.com/share/osS4dLu8GcfptmSg/?mibextid=K35XfP

DOBERMANN TRAINING

Are you joining us? DOBERMANN TRAINING HELPLOOSE LEAD WALKING & RECALL Hi everyone I’m proud to share just a short clip from our day out today with our girl, Sassi who is 19 months old now. If you are struggling with pulling on the lead or you have recall issues you may be interested to know that next week we will be announcing some exciting news about some free tips & training we will be providing which once again will take place on our private members group which is free to join. If you are not already a member then join up on the link below so you don’t miss out : https://www.facebook.com/share/6PbX6JqtTBinD72g/?mibextid=K35XfPPlease do Answer the membership questions to gain access to our private group. This is necessary because Dobercademy trains through kindness knowledge & understanding and as such we operate a kind safe space inside our Membership Group. We look forward to welcoming you

DOBERMANN TRAINING

DOBERMANN TRAINING HELPLOOSE LEAD WALKING & RECALL Hi everyone I’m proud to share just a short clip from our day out today with our girl, Sassi who is 19 months old now. If you are struggling with pulling on the lead or you have recall issues you may be interested to know that next week we will be announcing some exciting news about some free tips & training we will be providing which once again will take place on our private members group which is free to join. If you are not already a member then join up on the link below so you don’t miss out : https://www.facebook.com/share/6PbX6JqtTBinD72g/?mibextid=K35XfPPlease do Answer the membership questions to gain access to our private group. This is necessary because Dobercademy trains through kindness knowledge & understanding and as such we operate a kind safe space inside our Membership Group. We look forward to welcoming you

Platform Training

Platform training has so many different advantages and just a few things to like about it are : You can shape distance control You can teach your dog nice tight heelwork positions and transitions between positions which is great for heel work, obedience skills & other dog sport skills Using a platform can really help provide clarity and understanding for your dog and can help with so many different aspects of training & confidence too Of course platform training is also fun & builds great focus Here is Sassi showing off just a little of what she’s learned on platforms ❤️

Dobermanns : Calmness & Self Control

Calmness & Self control for Dobermanns Sassi’s is now 18 months old and her brain is 100 mph which is more often than not the case for many young Dobes today - they are after all a high drive working & guarding breed and as a result can be very noise reactive which is totally normal. They can also find it very hard to settle or relax properly, particularly if you live in a busy urban environment with stuff happening outside your windows daily or even if you live a rural existence & Disneyland appears in your garden in the form of rabbits or squirrels every day. Such experiences can be such a challenge for our Dobes with a hard wired healthy guarding instinct and also of course a very healthy prey drive. Today many of us also lead such busy lives too out of necessity, so much so that our own rushing about & in and out behaviour also makes it increasingly difficult for our Dobes to really settle. Sassi has a hugely intelligent brain, but also one that is so busy at times that it literally flits from one thing to another in her head & she simply can’t rest. She’s one of those Dobes, because of her brain activity, who finds absolutely everything really really exciting and as a result her brain is in overloaded & she becomes very over stimulated very quickly & easily. It’s sometimes very hard when your Dobermann is unable to settle and seems to be on the go the whole time and really can’t “behave” either at home or out & about. Iv shared a video I made here of Sassi lying on her mat whilst I’m in the kitchen chopping up food and as you will see I’m also dropping food on the floor which she’s completely able to resist whilst staying on her mat. Because she has such a whizzy buzzy brain and one which is also very active I spend quite a lot of time working on exercises that relax her & also those that enable her to settle, learn to think & slow down. Self control is hard for her but is equally so important. This video shows how our mat and

KCGC

A short clip of our 2 min down stay practice for our KC Silver Good Cirizens Sassi actually managed just over - good girlie ❤️👍 Proofing all the training one does at home in lots of deferent environments is key.

Sassi

We are at a dog show this weekend with our own beautiful adolescent, Sassi. As always she’s a little star! A beautiful girl inside & out. We are so Proud of her

I so often see videos of Dobermanns being trained for obedience in Prong collars or E-collars. It never sits well with me seeing the use of these tools at all for my breed, never mind just for dog sports pure & simple. As well as trying my best to equip Sassi with the best life skills possible, I am also training her for future obedience & for UK Dog Sports & Working Trials. I love all Dog Sports. Now It may take me longer to get there, with my Dobermann, sticking to what I’m comfortable with and what I think is fair and happy for her but I’ll keep posting videos of Sassi and her achievements, wearing minimal equipment & being trained using kind reinforcement of mostly toys & food & play because I’m so passionate about promoting training through kindness, knowledge & understanding for our much maligned and misunderstood breed. I can’t do enough alone to change it!! If you share my ethics please share my posts to spread more knowledge, kindness & fairness to our Dobermanns!

Working Dobermanns

I always believe in taking care of our dogs’ needs first and then life with them is amazing. This morning Sassi and I practiced a few working trials exercises and played lots of games. For her it’s all about having fun and being able to channel her energy and use the amazing and natural abilities all Dobes are born with. Sassi is happily employed!

Real world focus

It’s important to me that my dogs are all able to happily experience the world and know exactly what is going on around them and be very comfortable with everything but at the same time be able to focus on me and realise that all the things going on In the real world, although it is all fine, is actually nothing to do with us!! Sassi who is now 16 months smashed that goal today 💪

Loose Lead Walking for Dobermanns

LOOSE LEAD IS FOR EVERYONE We are so proud to share this video of just a few of the beautiful dogs & owners we have helped!! Loose lead walking is always top of the list for the “wants” of most dog owners, but it seems impossible to achieve! Achieving Loose lead walking is even more important for you if you have a reactive dog. Loose Lead walking can : 1. reduce your dog’s reactive response if he’s calmer on the lead because it reduces panic and frustration (a result of restraint and pulling) 2. It’s more comfortable for you and your dog – less risk of pain and injury. You and he can remain in balance, walking nicely without pressure on your neck or his, shoulders etc 3. It can increase the overall calm of a walk once loose lead walking becomes the norm! 4. It’s far less stressful!!! So : What factors can help us turn a pulling dog into one who walks on a loose lead? * The training aspect – showing the dog what we want them to do and spending time practicing * Understanding why our dog may be pulling *having the skills & knowledge to be able to teach loose lead walking * The equipment we use - how comfortable your dog is wearing his equipment - some equipment will “light candles” & increase reactivity or pulling. * How you handle the lead. * Connection with your dog. The connection that we have with a dog is not about the lead - it’s about: * the relationship that we have with the dog. * the reinforcement history we have built. Why do dogs pull? NOT because: * they don't respect us. * they're the ‘pack leader’. * they're dominating us. MAYBE because: * they're not trained. * they're trying to get something they want. DEFINITELY because: * they walk faster than we do (which creates the pull). * We pull back (the opposition response causing the dog to pull more) *The environment we are in is too challenging for where our dog is with his training or the distractions are too overwhelming . Our brand new onlin

Are you looking for kind Training for your Dobermann from a Breed SpecialistTrainer? If so come & join our free Dobermann training group Dobercademy is all-in-one Dog Training and behavioural service which I established in 2008 which was named for my passion for The Dobermann. Now operating both on-line and practically in the field Dobercademy offers a unique happy & enjoyable training experience for both dog and owner. We can reach & help you wherever you are in the world I have 40 years of experience handing & training Dobermanns & i have competed in many dog sports & activities with my own Dobermanns and of course taught them to other Dobermann owners too. I focus on offering ethical, kind training which includes, progressive learning from puppy classes through our award scheme to Dobercademy Gold Standard Good Dog, as well as 121 behavioural packages & group programmes covering reactivity. ASBO adolescent behaviour & separation anxiety. I offer a first class system of training which includes a fully supported client support experience with the online platforms I have built to assist in person learning, My passion is Dobermanns and I love working them, doing the things they were bred to do. Iv competed with them in agility, obedience and Working Trials over the last 30 years and having also shown them at Crufts. In the past and before I knew better, I have been poorly served by “old school trainers” with my own reactive dobermann in the early days and I feel so bad that I didn’t know any better. I still feel guilt today. Sadly I still largely see Dobermanns being misunderstood & abused today, in the name of training, largely through ignorance & lack of knowledge which fills me with sadness. My absolute passion is to campaign for a better training experience for Dobermanns and their owners today and if you adore your Dobermann and wish to learn how much fun training him can & should be then I & my specialist Dobermann owning team of instruc