Management is a crucial part of dog training! Simple steps like placing a sign on your door asking for post to be left elsewhere can prevent your dog from grabbing the mail (and possibly eating it!). By managing your dog's environment, you can avoid unwanted behaviours and set them up for success. Small changes can make a big difference! 🐾
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🐾 Acclimating Dogs to Grooming , general handling and Vet Visits Using Licking and Squeezy Cheese. 🐾 **Positive Association** - Licking: Soothing and creates a positive connection with handling. - Squeezy Cheese: Turns stressful situations into rewarding ones. Great for fitting harness and towel drying. 🐾 **Distraction from Stress** - Licking: Helps divert focus from uncomfortable stimuli. - Squeezy Cheese: Keeps attention away from stressful procedures. 🐾 **Increases Cooperation** - Licking: Encourages stillness and cooperation during grooming. - Squeezy Cheese: Easy, mess-free rewarding during the process. 🐾 **Reduces Anxiety Over Time** - Licking: Builds a positive association with handling, reducing fear. - Squeezy Cheese: Lowers anxiety levels with consistent, high-value rewards. 🐾Licking: Usable at home or the vet, offering flexibility. - Squeezy Cheese: Portable and consistent across different settings. 🐾 **Enhances Bonding** - Licking: Strengthens trust and security. - Squeezy Cheese: Enhances the bond, fostering future trust.
Letting your dog sleep on your bed? Absolutely fine! 🐾 There's nothing wrong with giving your dog a comfy spot to rest, those snuggles can be the best part of the day! 💤❤️
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Active scent work is fantastic for nervous, anxious, or excitable dogs because it engages their natural instincts and helps them focus. By using their nose, dogs can channel their energy into a calming activity, reducing stress and anxiety. It also boosts their confidence as they succeed in finding scents, and provides both mental and physical stimulation. Plus, it's a great way to bond with your dog and give them a sense of purpose.
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🐾 **Training Your Dog for Loose Leash Walking: A Simple Guide** 🐾Tired of your dog pulling on the leash? With patience and positive reinforcement, you can train your dog to walk nicely on a loose leash. Here's how:1. **Start in a Quiet Area**: Choose a low-distraction environment like your garden. Fewer distractions help your dog focus on you.2. **Wait for Attention**: Stand still until your dog gives you their attention. Once focused, cue them with "let's go."3. **Walk with a Loose Leash**: Take a few steps forward with a slack leash. If your dog pulls, stop walking. They’ll learn pulling doesn’t work.4. **Reinforce Good Behavior**: When your dog returns to you, cue "let's go" again. After a few steps, mark the behavior with “YES” and give a treat. Only get treats out after marking the behavior.5. **Change Directions**: If your dog surges ahead, say "this way" and change direction before the leash tightens. Reward them for following you.6. **Increase Distractions Gradually**: Once your dog is comfortable in a quiet area, introduce more distractions like a busier park, and repeat the steps.7. **Be Consistent**: Practice regularly in short sessions (5-10 minutes). Celebrate small progress and make walking enjoyable.**Final Tips**: Always reward positive behavior and avoid pulling your dog back. Patience is key—consistent practice will help your dog learn to walk calmly on a loose leash, making walks more enjoyable for both of you! 🐶💖✨ #ulverstondogtraining #puppytraining #puppyclasses #apdtuk #kindfaireffective #cumbriadogtraining #dogtraining
Busy day yesterday 2 train for you clients and 2 packages all with great results. So whether you aren’t always able to do the required training or you want to teach your dog how you would like it to behave we can help.
Check out the website for more details & book a free chat https://puppypalscumbria.co.uk/
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The weather was against us this week so week one puppies is now starting Wednesday 28th @7.15pm. Don’t miss out book now https://puppypalscumbria.co.uk/like-skills-course/ #puppytraining #puppyclasses #apdtuk #kindfaireffective #cumbriadogtraining #dogtraining
New puppy class starting Wednesday 21st @7.15pm
Come along and learn the best most effective way to teach your puppy how to recall to you, settle, food manners. And loads of tips and tricks to help your through those first months classes are fun and supportive small groups #ulverstondogtraining #puppytraining #puppyclasses #apdtuk #kindfaireffective #cumbriadogtraining #dogtraining
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Thank goodness it was a tie and not knickers 🤣.
Nellie used to be a chronic resource guarder and would have probably tried to eat this had she found it as a youngster (her way of saying "it's mine and there's no way you're having it!").
Get in touch if you'd like to find out how to teach your dog to bring you treasure instead of eating it or guarding it ☺️.
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Mabel loves being around children but I would never leave her unsupervised. Her Dad has been fab teaching her how she should behave around dogs and so they had a great game of ball and Freya did a good job of getting her to drop lol 🥰
Superstar Mindy has made huge progress in just 4 weeks. So proud of this girl and her human for putting the hard work in between our sessions 🤩
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At the ripe old age of 14.5, Alfie has lost pretty much all of his hearing and sleeps soooooo deeply 💤. Like lots of older dogs, he also has arthritis (which is well managed by our fab vets). I really don't want to startle him awake by touching him......a fancy Lily's Kitchen dog biscuit didn't get his sniffer going to wake him up 🤦🏻♀️, sausage usually does the trick though 😂.
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If you struggle with keeping connected with your dog and have no recall. Our 4 week focus, connection and recall class could be just what you need. It could be you once had a great recall that’s dropped off over time or you just want to have some fun and develop a better bond with your dog. Don’t delay. Sign up today. We promise there will be fun and giggles along the way. Starts Wednesday 4th September @5.30pm https://puppypalscumbria.co.uk/book-now/
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This fabulous bunch of dogs finished their agility progression tonight. Managed to beat the rain too 😃
We have a Foundation agility starting next week with a couple of spaces still https://puppypalscumbria.co.uk/book-now/
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A lot of working type collies like to have a job to do. Nellie would have been too strong on stock and, as we don't have have own I didn't feel it was fair to perdue her herding career. Her "job" is to keep an eye on me on our walks and fetch stuff I accidentally drop 😊
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What random cues have you taught your dog?
Nellie is forever getting her lead tangled up under her front leg 🙈. She was really sensitive about having her legs and paws touched as a puppy. Instead of annoying her every time she got tangled taught her to sort herself out.
It's a lot easier to teach than it might seem.....she naturally lifted her paw as she was walking so I marked it with a "yes" and paid her with a tasty treat.. It wasn't long before she got the idea that lifting her paw was what paid. Just as she was about to offer the paw lifting behaviour I asked her to "fix your feet", said that magic marker word "yes" and paid her. She's practiced the behaviour so many times that I no longer need to pay her e erytine she does it 🤩.
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One of our train for you coaching packages. Today we were building relevance to the recall cue and some general manners 😍, including walking on a loose lead.
Packages tailored to your needs and we come to you, collect your puppy or dog and do the training. Of this is something you think might be useful get in touch.
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Among today’s one to ones was the gorgeous Molly 😍. Super bright little girl and should be shattered after her session.
During a session we basically cover whatever challenges you are having with your puppy.
Every puppy is unique and that is why we love providing bespoke packages for your needs as well as providing video and PDF reminders and ongoing support
We also run classes that provide you with the opportunity to put all those skills into practice and make sure you have fun along the way
Get in touch and we can get you on track with your journey https://puppypalscumbria.co.uk/
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A great exercise for those bouncy dogs or puppies that like to jump up lots.
All you need is a pot with some treats in and a bouncy dog or puppy.
Show them the pot out of reach. As soon as they look at it mark and pay.
If they jump up move the pot out of reach and wait for calm and then to focus back on the pot. Have fun
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