Rehabilitation
Another dog that was nearly put to sleep😞 last week Roccos vet made him an appointment to come in and be euthanised due to his aggressive behaviour. The owners have already spent thousands of pounds on behaviourists and trainers only to be told he is in a lot of pain and that he needs gabapentin & anti depressants or put to sleep. The vet cleared him of any health issues however, they were still happy to put a healthy dog down 🤬 They had tried just about every training method … except the E-COLLAR. After 30 mins I was able to calm him down, pet him & take his lead … something no one has done in 3 years, not even previous trainers. We literally used a low level vibration 🙄 yes … a f**king vibration. Not a shock. He still has a long way to go but to think he was nearly killed when all he needed was the correct method of training. If you think that a dog deserves the needle because you don’t believe in E collars then I can’t stress it enough … you are a f**king twat ! The ‘behaviourist’ that was used for rocco refused to visit the house and only offered zoom calls. The owners then asked for a refund and only then did she come out but didn’t come in the front door as she was “ too scared” … even though he was in a crate and muzzled. These are the f**king idiots that are charging thousands of pounds and want to have our pets to to sleep due to their own ideology that this method of training is bad for the dog 🙄 can you see the irony here 🤬No one has ever been able to prove that an E collar is worse than your dog being put to sleep … NO ONE !!! Thank god this owner went with her gut and gave him a second chance at life 👏🏻 massive respect to them for everything they have went through to give Rocco a life 👏🏻.....#fyp #foryourpage #foryoupage #germanshepherd #dogtrainer #dogtraining #euthanasia #pts #reactivedog #muzzletraining #rehabilitation
⚠️ NEW SERVICE AVAILABLE ⚠️
Wedding Chaperone Service now available 🎊💒
Last year I was asked by one of my clients to chaperone their dog to their wedding day. I was privileged to have been asked by Eilidh & Dougie as Bonnie is their baby and they are very particular about whole looks after her.
It can be a daunting time trying to organise care your your dogs when all of your family and friends will be attending so why not have your dog part of the special day aswell 🥳
I had an absolute ball with Bonnie, except when two drunken wedding guests came into the house for more beer and left the front door open 🙄😂 at this point Bonnie ran all the way back to the wedding venue to get her mum and dad 🤦🏻♂️ I should really have a disclaimer in place for everyone who is pissed and leaving doors open 😂
It was such a beautiful day for two beautiful people.
Thanks to Mr & Mrs Stewart for allowing me to be part of your special day 🤍
This service includes:
🔘Escorting your to & from the venue
🔘Long walks
🔘Assist with Photoshoots
🔘Meeting guests
🔘Feeding
🔘Companionship for the day
💷 Prices range from £450 - £850 💷
***depends on wedding venue & how long you require the service***
Hands up ? Who does it ? 😂
Right … things that really get on my nerves 😡 and 99% of ye are guilty 😂 treating your dog like your waine and wondering why your dog is an arsehole 🤪😂
Will I just start tagging yous all 🤷🏻♂️😂
E-Collar
After a long day in the house due to the heat we went out to do some light training.
Here is just a short example of how the E collar works. Working on vibration & sound settings I was able to communicate my recall command without actually saying anything atall.
Tell me, does she look like she’s in pain ? We walked past 6 other dogs in our street tonight and everyone of them were barking at my dog, all on leads with no freedom atall purely because they can’t behave. Now, none of them have E collars on 🤪 tell me, in this particular walk out of the 7 dogs ( mine including the ones we past all reacting ) which dogs were the most stressed 🤷🏻♂️ it certainly wasn’t mine 👏🏻 and I can assure you Cali is enjoying her off lead walks more than any of these dogs that surround us 💪🏻
But aye … tell me again how bad they are for your dog ✊🏻😂
🐾 Oscar - cocker spaniel pup 🐾
Our last session today and we got him in the water for the FIRST TIME 🥳 his first time swimming 🤍
He often struggles with his reactivity aswell as his recall. He also has a history of catching and killing prey which is in his instincts of course however it was causing him to be a nightmare on his walks 🤦🏻♂️
Today we had him walking past dogs, ignoring swans, ducks, birds and we even saw a few rats 🤢 all of which he learned to ignore 👏🏻
He is now e collar trained and today the only time we used it to correct his behaviour was when he tried to mount Cali 🤦🏻♂️😂 she corrected him three times however he didn’t take a telling which is when we stepped in with a correction. The rest of the time his E collar was for his recall and stopping him from chasing everything in sight.
The wee man has done amazing and we hope to see him again soon at the group sessions 💪🏻
Well done Oscar and happy swimming 🏊 💦
10 stone XL bully
Ghost - 10 stone reactive XL Bully. Hands down the most powerful dog I have ever trained 🤯
His owner was struggling to get him out as he would literally lose his sh*t every time he would see a dog, to the point where she was so scared to take him out incase anything happened and with the XL bully ban, this made her anxiety 100x worse.
There are 8 other dogs in this close family and Ghost was never allowed near any of them due to his reactive behaviour, meaning he was missing out.
We used two of the other family dogs, another XL bully called DD that was also reactive to humans and dogs. She held her own in this session and was absolutely amazing,not only not reacting to Ghost but not reacting to me either 👏🏻
The family were over the moon to see that with the correct training he can be walked next to other dogs and be as relaxed as this.
Like I said in the video, a flat collar or a harness for any dog can be detrimental to both health and training but to expect a 10 stone dog to be under control using these tools is madness. This is why we used a prong collar. This allowed us to teach Ghost that lunging, pulling and out of control behaviour isn’t happening. And no, this isn’t because he is in pain or discomfort 🤦🏻♂️ it teaches this through pressure. No amount of hotdogs or food could distract Ghost before the R+ community have a hissy fit 😂
The big man is absolutely smashing his training and I can wait to see how much he progresses with each session 👏🏻
REACTIVE DOG
🧨 REACTIVE REX 🧨 - 1 and a half year old whippet/lurcher cross.
He was one of the more reactive dogs I have worked with. As soon as he sees a dog, no matter how far away, he loses his absolute sh*t 🤯🤯🤯 like MENTAL !!!
This video here is the beauty of E collar training. We done a conditioning session with him and then on the second session we hit the local park. This is as close as he has been to a dog on the lead and not reacted. I think you can tell from the owners reaction taking the video that this is unheard of from Rex 😂👏🏻
It just goes to show that with the correct training you can have success.
Not so long ago Rex slipped his harness and was on the loose, his owner was 8 months pregnant at the time and it actually resulted in her falling and having to have a trip to the hospital ❌ their beautiful daughter is now only weeks old and the aim is for them to able to take Rex out with the pram and not worry he is going to be a danger to himself or anyone else.
Great progress and can’t wait for the next one 🥳
🤩 GROUP SESSION 🤩
Another very successful group session 💪🏻
All dogs in attendance are reactive dogs. As the weeks go on, we were now able to introduce all dogs to a long line and work on recall, stays & downs and impulse control. Every single one of them smashed it.
These are dogs that struggle to walk past dogs in the street, dogs that don’t ever get to the park due to how reactive they are 🤯 putting them in this environment can be overwhelming however conditioning them to other dogs will only help them overcome these struggles.
Absolutely loving the group work. If anyone would like to attend a 1-2-1 session MUST be carried out first. I need to know if your dog would be suitable for these sessions before allowing access.
REACTIVE PUG
⚠️ FRANKY - 1 YEAR OLD PUG THAT REACTS TO TRAFFIC, PEOPLE & DOGS ⚠️
I’ll keep this short, he reacts to EVERYTHING ! I seen it myself within 5 minutes, we had a person, dog and bike and every time he reacted by lunging barking and growling 🤯
Changed him from a harness to a slip *** vet has approved of the slip as he has no issues what so every with his breathing before all the Karen’s judge for controlling a pug from the neck***.
We also introduced the E collar and worked on vibrations only. This was franky after 1 hour of training. Not only is he not reacting to traffic but he stopped reacting to people, dogs and bikes aswell 👏🏻
No bullsh*t, after 1 hour ! His owner will back all this up incase anyone has any doubts 💯
The beauty of using the correct tools eh 😎
Frankys owner can now walk him safely next to the road without worrying that he’s going to kill himself 🥳
Engagement
25 degrees today which meant no walks all day so now we work off some of that energy 👏🏻
Everyone always asks me how to build engagement with your dog and I tell them the same story about how I do this with Cali. Many of you would have heard about it, well here it is.
You demand the dog maintains eye contact with you before any exercise. Whether that’s food, going for a walk, being let out the door or even getting a toy.
This is one of the best ways to build on your relationship and have an obedient dog that actually wants to listen to you.
Notice Cali doesn’t break eye contact once nor does she even look at the food as I throw it or as it fall on the floor !! She is rock solid when it comes to this little game because she knows it’s the only way I will release her to actually eat the food.
It helps with their patience and impulse control and gets them thinking. Call me bias but she is absolutely amazing 🤍
Big day in Glasgow today btw 🍀 hope everyone’s having a great weekend.
E - COLLAR
Joa is a highly dog-reactive frenchie. She gets very stressed and anxious just when she sees a dog which then leads to these outbursts that can be difficult to manage🤯
She lives with 6 other frenchies and it’s fair to say she instigates alot of the brawls 🤦🏻♂️😂 we have now introduced an E collar to some of them in order to get control as some of the fights can be really nasty and difficult to separate. Here is a short clip of the E collar working in an outdoor environment with 2 other dogs that live in the same street walking towards her ( dogs she hates btw ).
Notice how she begins fixating and ignoring my verbal commands ❌ when giving verbals I didn’t apply the E collar. However, when she ignored me, I issued a VIBRATION on a low setting to break the fixation which lead her to come back to me and get her reward ✅
This simple vibration broke her focus on the dogs and ultimately stopped her reacting to them 👏🏻
We then saw 7 other dogs in this field and she didn’t react after the use of this collar 🎉 she actually positioned herself between my legs and got her rewards instead.
We now have a dog that can switch off and relax on a walk, making it more enjoyable for both her and her owners.
Who said dads can’t multitask 😂 took the boys and the dog out a wee walk to the park tonight myself. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get some training done 💪🏻
Training should be enjoyable, get the kids involved, do it in real life environments with real life distractions and your results will be a lot better. Anyone can take their dog to a quiet field and practice DOWNS. Put them to the test when they are ready 💪🏻
To many of you make excuses that you don’t have time 🤦🏻♂️ I was out for 45 minutes with my boys and the dog and probably done more training in that 45 minutes than most people done the whole of last week 🙄 finger oot & get the work done.
Riley - Rescue dog that pulls on the leash.
Riley is a rescue pup that has always struggled with walking on the lead. Off lead - absolutely amazing, his recall is fantastic and he ignores people & dogs. However, as we all know, we can’t have our dogs off the lead all the time 🙄
What I noticed very quickly was that Riley would get very anxious walking on a short lead, he didn’t know what to do with himself and was all over the place. He would choke himself to the point where you could see he was actually in a bit of discomfort. I introduced the owners to a prong collar. Like most, they had heard lots of bad things about it and were very sceptical in the beginning however, once they actually knew what its purpose was they were up for giving it a go. It’s fair to say that the results were instant 👌🏻 not only did Riley walk 100x better, but he actually calmed down and started to relax on the short lead. Not once was he in pain, stress or discomfort 🙄😂 quite the contrary actually. He was relaxed and no longer choking himself 👏🏻
Don’t let all these so called trainers tell you that a prong collar is bad for your dog 🤦🏻♂️ not once have I EVER seen any evidence of a dog in pain or discomfort when a prong collar is used correctly … and if anyone wants to argue with me about it then show me hard evidence 💁🏻♂️ show me a dog in distress with a prong collar on … I’ll wait 😂
Shortly after the video, Riley was back off the lead running about with his bum wagging away, not a distressed dog in sight 🤩
Credit to the owners for the work they have done with him. Like I said in the video, the recall he has is sublime 🙌
🎊 🎈CALI IS 5 TODAY 🎊🎈
Happy birthday to our first baby of the family 🎉 she was lucky to make it to her first birthday with how much she was a f**king terrorist in our house but we got there 🤦🏻♂️😂
5 amazing years with so many amazing memories. Bringing her up with our boys is an absolute dream and we couldn’t wish for a better dog 🤍🤍🤍
Happy birthday my girl 🥰
🐾 6 Month old Rottweiler off leash 🐾
Last session with Rocky was an absolute belter. We carried out some environmental training in Queens park, one of glasgows busiest. Using the lure method we kept Rocky engaged and walking in a nice heel past people and even with dogs. This type of training keeps him engaged on his owner and means he can be off leash around people and dogs without approaching them.
I hear the phrase “ socialising your dog “ every single day and tbh it’s mostly by the most ignorant, old fashioned & clueless idiots 🙄 these people tend to think taking your dog to the dog park and letting them off leash with 5 other dogs is socialising 🤪 or stopping and letting your dog sniff every single dog it passes 🤦🏻♂️ or the worse one … if your dogs reactive then just let them come close to others dogs and find out the hard way 🤯😂
If your dog can’t remain neutral in social situations then it’s no where near ready to be off leash “ socialising “ with every dog is sees. This is how dogs become reactive and develop issues passed from other untrained dogs.
Luckily, Rockys owner doesn’t allow anyone to interfere with her training when she is out and advocates for him.
How many of you can say your dog can ignore people , dogs and distractions when out ?
If your dog is running to another dog it doesn’t know… can your voice stop them ?
Does your dog recall every single time its called ?
Well if the answers NO to any of the above then you probably haven’t put the work in and carried out the correct “ social “ training/ environmental training.
🐾 6 Month old Rottweiler off leash 🐾
Last session with Rocky was an absolute belter. We carried out some environmental training in Queens park, one of glasgows busiest. Using the lure method we kept Rocky engaged and walking in a nice heel past people and even with dogs. This type of training keeps him engaged on his owner and means he can be off leash around people and dogs without approaching them.
I hear the phrase “ socialising your dog “ every single day and tbh it’s mostly by the most ignorant, old fashioned & clueless idiots 🙄 these people tend to think taking your dog to the dog park and letting them off leash with 5 other dogs is socialising 🤪 or stopping and letting your dog sniff every single dog it passes 🤦🏻♂️ or the worse one … if your dogs reactive then just let them come close to others dogs and find out the hard way 🤯😂
If your dog can’t remain neutral in social situations then it’s no where near ready to be off leash “ socialising “ with every dog is sees. This is how dogs become reactive and develop issues passed from other untrained dogs.
Luckily, Rockys owner doesn’t allow anyone to interfere with her training when she is out and advocates for him.
How many of you can say your dog can ignore people , dogs and distractions when out ?
If your dog is running to another dog it doesn’t know… can your voice stop them ?
Does your dog recall every single time its called ?
Well if the answers NO to any of the above then you probably haven’t put the work in and carried out the correct “ social “ training/ environmental training.
Results of E-Collar training ✅
Client sent me this after a few months of not seeing her. She has been working hard with Scamp. He used to bolt to every distraction he would see which would always make her nervous when having him off. He would also allow that nose to take over and not listen to a word she said ⛔️
Now, after E collar training, they can now go to busy parks and enjoy the freedom of him@being off leash and ignoring distractions ✅
This may not seem like massive success to some people however, for anyone who has a dog that doesn’t listen, runs away or likes to “ say hello” to everybody and every dog it see’s then this is amazing progress 👏🏻
His owner started off in quiet areas in order to condition him with minimal distractions and gradually built up to places like roukenglen park 🥳
No one will ever convince me that the E collar is horrible, cruel, painful or torture for your dog 🤪 it’s one of the most effective tools you can use for your dog and it makes the sharp 💪🏻
Still unsure about them ? Book a session and see for yourself 👊🏻 DM for all bookings ✅
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*** trigger warning *** … a trainer thats done next to no training in 4 weeks. Our baby was born 4 weeks ago so i have been spending some quality time with the family. We have had relaxing walks with Cali and the training hat has well and truely been off 🤦🏻♂️ i know … its terrible. Someone better report me to the training police 🤪
moral of the story … things in life happen. Life happens. Nothing is ever going to be perfect. I have a highly trained dog and it just goes to show that if you end up slacking as an owner its only natural that your dog regresses. This is a very simple command that has been drilled into Cali but after a free-for-all for the last month shes now a cunt again.
BACK TO WORK TOMORROW 💪🏻😂
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One of the most reactive dogs I had trained at the time ✅
He had fought with just about every dog he got close enough to and after a few sessions we had him relaxed on the long line with a dog he had just met for the first time 🥳
Have you just accepted the fact your dogs reactive❓ or are you brushing your issues under the carpet in the hope that one day your dog will “ grow out of it”❓
Reactivity is common but that doesn’t mean you should just accept it 🤦🏻♂️ contact a trainer and get the work done. It doesn’t matter how old your dog is, you’d be surprised how quickly a dog can change their bad habits 💪🏻
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One of the most reactive dogs I had trained at the time ✅
He had fought with just about every dog he got close enough to and after a few sessions we had him relaxed on the long line with a dog he had just met for the first time 🥳
Have you just accepted the fact your dogs reactive ❓ or are you brushing your issues under the carpet in the hope that one day your dog will “ grow out of it” ❓
Reactivity is common but that doesn’t mean you should just accept it 🤦🏻♂️ contact a trainer and get the work done. It doesn’t matter how old your dog is, you’d be surprised how quickly a dog can change their bad habits 💪🏻
