Happiest of pups ๐ฅฐโค๏ธ๐
How are legends made? By using kind, force free, reward based methods when training, along with consistency and perseverance! THAT is how legends are made ๐ฅฐโค๏ธ๐๐ผ
Its official! We will be at Crufts 2024 representing KAD Kids Around Dogsยฎ:
๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐๐ต ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐๐ต ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฐ, ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐, ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐บ!
Debby and other KAD Professionals will be there from Thursday 7th March. It will be a great opportunity for anyone to meet some of the approved professionals, including Ali, and some special guests will be joining too!โฆ
Why don't you come and say Hi ๐ We would love to meet you โค
๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐? ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐น๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ด๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐!
Mondays Best Girl ๐ฅฐโค๏ธ๐คฉ
We donโt get the Monday blues here ๐ฅฐโค๏ธ๐
Splash ๐ฆ Time
nothing better than hurtling through the water and continuing work on that beautiful recall.
Training Walks
Itโs still super wet so we tucked up the lead so it didnโt trail
in the mud.
What an amazing boy he is. Recall of champions, nose of champions and basically an all round SUPERSTAR โค๏ธ๐ฅฐ
๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐คโ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐. ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฅ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐ฆ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐
โMy dog loves cuddlesโ
Is this really true?
Here is a video of me working with Rosie. Rosie came in from Romania and she was an anxious little girl.
When i first met Rosie she would run around and jump up at new people coming in to the home. To some it would look like she wanted interaction. She would in fact โfool aroundโ, because she didnโt really know what to do with herself or how to be around new humans.
I have seen this so much in the past and then seen the awkward interaction between the dog and humans where they would try to cuddle and touch the dog thinking this is what they wanted. In fact the dog is unsure or worried. Seeing the dogs body language and how they react to this makes me feel sad for them.
Rosie was so lucky to find the human she did because she was given space and time to make the decision to approach, or not to approach. She was given choices and for anyone who wanted to interact, it was up to her if she wanted them to.
If a stranger came up to me and hugged me, i wouldnโt appreciate that. One thing i have learned through working with The DoGenius Institute is how giving our dogs a choice is a total game changer. We must give them as much time as they need for them to trust us, and building on that trust leads to a more relaxed dog who feels safe with us and the environment they live in. This is even before we introduce them to the world around us.
In the video I am sat on the floor, when Rosie approached I lightly tickle or stroke parts of her body. I then stop and see what she does. If she moves away, our time is done and we finish the interactions. You will see she moves around and nudges into me with a part of her body.
Rosie is very comfortable and likes the interaction. Itโs a great way to build on her confidence, knowing she can move away at any point, without me following her. I actually think Rosie could sit and be tickled and stroked all day ๐โค๏ธ
She has come so far and iโm very lucky to be one
Dogs have feelings too!
Sentience meaning the capacity to be aware of feelings and sensations.
Although it has now been formally recognised that animals are sentient beings, for many years they were not seen as this by many. Through ecological studies and social neuroscience, it shows that dogs do experience emotion.
Dogs can feel negative emotions such as pain, fear, boredom, and frustration as well as positive emotions such as contentment and joy. It makes me feel sad when I see posts on social media where a dog is looking โguiltyโ or โshamefulโ. These complex emotions are not something that dogs feel.
Stanley Coren a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia wrote: โThe complex social emotions, those which have elements that must be learned, donโt appear until late. Shame and pride take more than three years to appear, while guilt appears around six months after these. A child must be nearly 4 years old before it feels contempt. This developmental sequence is the golden key to understanding the emotions of dogs. Dogs go through their developmental stages much more quickly than humans do and have all of the emotional range that they will ever achieve by the time they are four to six months of age (depending on the rate of maturing in their breed). However, we know that the assortment of emotions available to the dog will not exceed that which is available to a human who is 2- to 2-and-a-half years oldโ.
Learning from experiences and being able to make choices, means that dogs are aware of what is happening around them and they can remember, process, and assess information to meet their needs and help them make positive choices. It is important for us to understand and recognise sentience as it helps us to identify the needs of the dog and asses their welfare in different circumstances.
Giving a dog the ability to make good decisions and express behaviour freely is important. Treating all dogs as individ
It is important that we are kind to our dogs and that we give them the training that will in turn help them make awesome choices.
I think itโs important for us as humans to be kind to ourselves too.
We received a video this morning of Eddie. He has had some great training sessions but sometimes taking it out into the world can be a bit scary for the humans. what if he doesnโt come back? What if it doesnโt work?
Eddieโs awesome guardians have been working on longline for a bit of added safety. Eddie has been doing gundog training with Nigel and a few training walks with Ali. In between the sessions his guardians have made all the effort to continue training and they have such a wonderful bond.
Over time what does being kind, using reward and choice based training do for you and your dog? See for yourselfโฆโฆ
GO TEAM EDDIE ๐๐๐
Training isnโt just for the humans and the dogsโฆโฆ.
Who else has been training with their cats ๐คญโค๏ธ๐
Scentwork for all dogs
Scentwork ~ What is it all about?
Scentwork is when a dog uses their sense of smell to identify and locate a scent which they have been trained to detect.
Dogs have a highly sensitive nose, vastly superior to our own.
As a training activity, scentwork is fun, very rewarding and at the same time mentally stimulating for your dog.
It will help your dog gain confidence in themselves and you, continually working on building that bond between you both.
Suitable for all breeds and ages of dog! small or large, anxious or sensitive, old or young.
Interested? Why not get in touch and arrange a discovery call so that we can discuss your requirements and options?
Star of the week has to be Annie ๐คฉ๐ฅฐโค๏ธ
Thatโs some beautiful walking and sniffing right there ๐๐ผ๐ฅฐโค๏ธ
We are so lucky to have such wonderful clients!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
We want to wish all our clients a Happy Christmas.
We hope you have the best time and we are really excited to catch up with you in the New Year.
Enjoy the time, stay safe, sending lots of love to you all โค
To all our wonderful clients
We have chosen this year, that instead of sending Christmas cards we will be donating to BeKind Rescue UK Reg. Charity 1184755 Page.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.
We are excited for new adventures in 2023 and progressing with your training.
We close for Christmas officially on 22nd December and will reopen on 5th January 2023.
The best boy playing the โ3 second gameโ.
He loves all the touches and cuddles,
However some dogs donโt.
It is important that we give them choices.
To stay or move away? That is the question ๐ฅฐโค๏ธ
Rules of the โ3 second gameโ is in the comments ๐ฅฐ
Vanessa and Harvey progressing the use of the place board this week by using 2 place boards and moving 'place to place'.
The use of 2 place boards like this, starts the process of re-direction and it helps strengthen the cue, it also helps to create steadiness.
Well done team Harvey ๐ฅฐ๐๐ผโค๏ธ
Indie is such a pleasure to work with. She had a private session with just her and Nigel today.
Her focus and drive are lovely to see. She loves a training session.
Today we did lots of work around clicker training and the place board. Working her brain is so important.
We can talk too much to our dogs. Once we have asked them to do something, wait them out. Youโll notice in the video Indie thinks about it, and offers different behaviours. She isnโt asked anything else once the cue is given. She is clicked and rewarded when she figures out what has been asked.
Superstar Indie โค๏ธ๐ฅฐ๐๐ผ
So proud of this absolute dude! ๐๐๐๐๐
Some people will understand and some wonโt. Rudi isnโt a fan of travelling, though he loves adventures and time outdoors.
This was in the first 5 minutes of our walk. He paid too much attention to the van so instead of trotting off I opened it up to see if he wanted to have a sniff inside.
A little apprehensive at first hence front paws only. With a little encouragement he jumped in, finished the treats, turned around and jumped out ๐๐๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
Those who know how hard it can be will understand how excited and happy this makes me, and for those who donโt, this is such a huge achievement.
Some amazing disengagement this morning from this boy.
Rather than avoiding everything, we worked at distance. We had a fabulous sniffari, worked on a little eye contact and even watched some passers by.
He smashed it ๐โค๏ธ๐
