Nina's Wolfpack

16/07/2024

ADVENTURE DOG WEBINAR - 4th August 2024 @ 6pm

We have a weekend date for the webinar, join us to chat about all things adventure with our dogs (even if you struggle with reactivity or fearful behaviours!)
Discussion includes:
- Car travel
- Impulse control & conditioning around livestock
- Obedience Training Specific to hiking
- Dogs impact on Nature & Environment
- Conditioning your dog for adventures such as paddle boarding, rock climbing, camping & canicross!

Book here: https://calendly.com/info-z6s/adventure-dog-webinar

19/04/2024

I see this term get thrown around a lot in many outdated methods of training or overly aversive methods… “respect”
It’s the idea that your dog is maliciously disrespecting their owner when they do behaviours that the owner considers to be “bad”
In both ways it over complicates and over simplifies dogs behaviour at the same time. The same people will say you should never baby your dog, you should withhold affection unless it is earned and that you should never compare dogs behaviour to humans behaviour…. But by saying a dog is “disrespecting” you when they ignore a recall cue to chase a squirrel is humanising a dog in an incredibly detrimental way.
It also over simplifies behaviours such as reactivity and aggression… if your only answer is that a dog is behaving aggressively because they do not have respect for their owner, you ignore ALL of the actual reasons such as frustration, fear, pain, previous learnt behaviours or trauma, etc.

Your dog performs behaviours that work for them either to achieve or avoid an outcome or perceived outcome… they do not have the concept or social dynamic of respect… and as I’ve mentioned before, good and bad behaviours are also a human concept as well… when you say your dog is disrespectful, you are projecting your own ideas of good and bad onto a dogs behaviours, rather than getting to the root of the problem.

03/03/2024

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1. As much as people try to brand their shock collars or e-collars as a “stim” that term still means electrical current. The term “stim” is used to change what people think about the device and often said “the same used in physical therapy”… I’ve had this kind of physical therapy and it is really unpleasant. The “stim” as well is ONLY meant to go into muscle, not around the neck and when used in dog training they are DESIGNED to cause discomfort to your dog for “communication” purposes.

2. I can’t believe this is still an idea that people hold onto with so much research out there that has CONFIRMED that this is not the way your dog views you (the owner/handler). If you work with a trainer that is still using these terms, it displays how uneducated they are and have not progressed their understanding of dog training in the last 20 YEARS!

3. Treat training is not “bribery”. When we use food it spikes dogs interest in problem solving (“what do I need to do to get that reward”) and makes dogs learn FASTER and more CONSISTENTLY. By tapping into your dogs reward system of their brain you create reliable behaviours and a positive response to you as the trainer/owner/handler. Not to mention the amazing results you can get through counter conditioning of fear or anxiety through reward based training.

4. Yes, some harnesses are designed for pulling for sledding or canicross… but day to day harnesses are just designed to make walking way more comfortable for your dog. Good lead walking comes through training and dogs on harnesses won’t automatically pull. Just as dogs don’t just magically stop pulling with a slip lead.

24/02/2024

Thank you to Piper’s human for leaving a review. I got to do training walks piper all summer and absolutely loved working with her on her frustration reactivity. We had a session the other day to progress in a few areas and hand over before I go and she is doing so well ❤️ I left her owners with a progression plan and how to structure training walks to continue with the training.

Online consultations and progression training plans will be available on my website (link in bio)

21/12/2023

Love this! Dog behaviours always have a reason behind them so if you are worried or frustrated by your dogs behaviours, ask why are they doing them, what is the reason and what does the dog achieve by doing these behaviours.
Are they reacting because of pain? To make space? Frustration?
Are they chewing because they’re stressed? Bored?
All behaviour has a reason ❤️

29/11/2023

Pippin is half way through her 4 week adolescent package working on her recall, lead walking and general obedience around other dogs. She’s doing so well ❤️

29/11/2023

Can’t get enough of this little guy! Hector just started his 4 week puppy package today and we talked through so much from stages of puppy development, hazard avoidance and the start of obedience.
From next week we will be out and about putting it into practice.

03/11/2023

https://www.ninaswolfpack.co.uk/more

Links added to my website to register for exception for XL bully owners & half price sessions for owners in muzzle training and lead walking.

If anyone has any questions you can contact me on [email protected]

To start the exemption process, follow the link to the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/prepare-for-the-ban-on-xl-bully-dogs

18/05/2023

Another foreign rescue from last week. BaBa was believed to be someone’s pet before being found on the streets of Romania and is now in his forever home in the U.K.

He is very nervous of new people and doesn’t like them being in the house. We worked on calm and directed interactions. This involves gaining focus on someone he trusts (his mum) and then given a cue of “go see” so that he goes sniffs and gets a treat from the new person and then moves away again and gets a kong in his crate where he feels safe. He responded very well to this and we were able to practice it with some of the family as well.
Love working with the foreign rescue dogs ❤️

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18/05/2023

Marley ❤️❤️
So lovely to meet her and her pawrents yesterday. She recently found her forever home in the UK after being in a shelter in Bulgaria.
She’s going to be big when fully grown and is still figuring out the world around her.
When rehoming a shelter puppy they come into their new environment and start putting positive or negative associations to things (People? Other dogs? Busy places?) so making sure all these experiences are positive can build confidence and help with calm behaviours & interactions. This is what we chatted about yesterday and setting in the groundwork for focus.
She was nervous of me at first but loads more confident at the end. Lovely puppy and foreign rescues are always my favourite to work with ❤️

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17/05/2023

Simba you are doing so well!
Week 3 of the 4 week package and Simba started out by lunging at the ducks, we challenged him with a lured heel past them and he did so good.
Able to maintain a focussed heel and disengagement. He looked at the ducks a lot and still chose to stay in the heel 😊
He was also able to recall away from other dogs today mid run which is amazing!
Well done Simba!

29/04/2023

Ecollars to be banned in the UK!
This is amazing, a huge step forward in dog training.

28/04/2023

Billy and Bessie are such a lovely pair with opposite behaviours.
Billy LOVES other dogs, but does not like new people.
Bessie LOVES new people but not unfamiliar dogs.

With Billy we’re working on his recall & obedience when around other dogs and with Bessie we are working on calmly moving away from other dogs without reacting.
They have both come a long way already and get on so well together. And Billy is starting to trust me more and more ❤️
Love working with these two and their humans!

11/04/2023

Are you struggling with your dogs "terrible teens?"

We offer individual sessions, Lead Walking/Recall sessions and a 4 Week Obedience Package for adolescent dogs to help with this difficult stage.

The 4 Week Obedience Package works on progression to get obedience even with the distraction of other dogs or people.
Week 1 we will establish the verbal commands you want to use and get your dog listening and focused on you.
Week 2, we take these to different environments and give extra focus on recall and lead walking.
Week 3, add in a few more distractions of other dogs at a distance and work on obedience in proximity.
Week 4, Recall away from other dogs, heel work past another dog, sit & release cue to interact.

For more information, head on over to www.ninaswolfpack.o.uk or email [email protected] to book.

11/04/2023

April Puppy Training:

Puppy Training options:
1-2-1 Puppy Session to focus on individual issues such as toilet training, mouthing/biting, focus training, basic obedience, how to socialise your puppy right.

4 Week Puppy Package:
This package is tailored to your needs and works on progression. If you're finding your pup is listening well in the house but struggles when around other dogs, people, livestock of different environments then this is a great way to build up that progress.
We teach all basic obedience, calm disengagement from other dogs and people and settling in new environments.

For enquiries or to book, email on [email protected] or drop me a message on WhatsApp.

05/04/2023

Monkee!! Fully swing into adolescent training 😅 he’s a Romanian rescue and today we did a few let’s go cue’s, recall and heel but mainly chatted about his reactivity when seeing other dogs. Next session we will be working more on his dog disengagement and calm behaviours. Such a lovely boy ❤️
Worked in Bluecaps secure field today, highly recommend!

31/03/2023

Woody you beautiful boy!! 😍
We’re working on his fear of traffic, over excitement of people coming to the house and getting him used to being in new environments. Absolutely fell in love with this character 😊

26/02/2023

Booking available for March
Puppy Package & Adolescent Package spaces available Mondays & Fridays starting week of 6th March.
Behaviour Packages available to work on Reactivity, Guarding or nervous dogs (includes initial assessment & training plan after 4 weeks)

Or you can book individual 1-2-1 sessions!
For more info head over to www.ninaswolfpack.co.uk or email on [email protected]

12/02/2023

All details on my website www.ninaswolfpack.co.uk or email [email protected]

07/02/2023

Puppy and Adolescent packages available. 4 weeks of 1-2-1 training and development to help you in those tricky first couple of years!
Check them out on my website www.ninaswolfpack.co.uk or email for more details at [email protected]

06/02/2023

✨NEW TRAINING✨
Nina’s Wolfpack is offering individual dog walks for nervous or reactive dogs!
Struggling to find the time to work on your dogs reactivity or fears? We can help!!

We will do a behavioural consultation first to better understand your dogs anxieties and reasons for reactivity (owner must be present for this session) and then organise a 1 or 2 days a week one on one local walk for your dog.

Trust your dog is in good hands with a qualified and accredited trainer to walk your dog and help in their behavioural progression.

More information on https://www.ninaswolfpack.co.uk/DogTrainingServices
For enquiries or to book, email on [email protected]

From puppy development and training programmes to behaviour modification, Nina's Wolfpack covers it all. Supported by the IMDT. We also offer UK Sniffer Dog Training to help with mental enrichment and reactivity in dogs. Improve your relationship and work on your dogs training with Nina's Wolfpack.

30/01/2023

Maggie is a super sweet 7 year old girl who we’ve been helping with people coming to the house and her interactions with other dogs. She is not super confident which sometimes means she reacts sometimes. After working with her today and chatting a lot about body language and allowing her to choose if or when she says hello to others.
She shows interest but doesn’t like large dogs getting in her face.
She is not aggressive or really reactive but with her arthritis she just doesn’t want to play. We allowed her to choose and she had some really calm and friendly hellos today 😊

27/01/2023

5 month old Buddy working on disengagement, calm greetings with other dogs and some heel work today.
Next session we’re going to go to a busier park to continue calm greetings with other dogs and lots of focus work. Such a lovely and confident boy!

12/01/2023

16 week old Martha! She is a Spinone and definitely going to be a big dog when she’s older. Today we taught a “place” cue to make sure she moves off the sofa and onto a bed/area she is allowed. And also started the basics of retrieving a gun dog dummy. She is super motivated but we want to build confidence to move away from her best friend (dad) 😅

09/01/2023

11 week old Pepper. She has started the 4 week puppy package today. Tomorrow is going to be her first day out on a walk! We spoke about first experiences out of the house, exploration and confidence building for when she can adventure outside!
Inside the house we worked on “place” cues for random beds to get her used to moving and settling in different areas, some progress to her sit, lie down and stay cues and how to manage puppy biting.
She is so motivated and loved the training!! Looking forward to working more outside next week ❤️

01/01/2023

HAPPY NEW YEAR from me and Arlo!!
Hope everyone had a great Christmas and NYE with your furry friends ❤️❤️❤️

29/12/2022

Little Indi. She is starting the 4 week puppy package in a couple of weeks once she’s had all her vaccinations. Yesterday we talked about puppy biting, toilet training, onto a mat/bed and most importantly leaving items to help prevent resource guarding behaviours from developing.
Excited to work with you again soon Indi, once you’re out in the big wide world 😇

02/12/2022

Little Dulcie the Aussie-Poo (Australian shepherd mixed with a miniature poodle). She’s doing the 4 week puppy package and learning all the basics. We are also making sure she gets the best response to people, other dogs and new environments so she is super confident and a happy pup.