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Bane showing off his loose lead walking skills. This boy has come such a long way, couldn't be prouder. If you want your dog walking like this every day of the week, please don't hesitate to get in touch to find out how I can help you. Dog walking services with a difference and behaviour services also available. 🐶🐾

Milo showing how to use a snuffle mat with his food. Snuffle mats are brilliant for providing mental stimulation within the house. Of course there's nothing better than outside natural stimulation, however if you have a highly energetic dog that requires that little bit extra snuffle mats are a great way to provide. They are perfect for all kinds of dogs, ranging from puppies, adults dogs and dogs with lots of energy. They are also great for slowing down dogs that are usually quick eaters. Definitely a great form of stimulation along with hand feeding and outside stimulation.

All ready for today's dogs day out at sedgley rugby club in Whitefield. Tickets can be bought on the door. Come say hi and grab yourself some puppy bargains

A quick before and after video of a session I done with a pocket bully a couple of weeks back. The issues that needed addressing were lead pulling and reactive to other dogs. Teaching a dog to not pull on the lead or "loose lead walk" does not have to be a difficult task. It doesn't have to be complicated and it doesn't have to be a struggle. With the correct use of equipment and the correct motivation for the dog loose lead walking can be accomplished with a bit of time and a bit of patience. The time difference between these two videos was 30 minutes and each part is a snippet from two 2 minute long videos. Through fixing the loose lead walking and building some motivation and confidence we were able to help with the reactivity towards other dogs as we were able to channel the dogs mindset into working with the owner so the surroundings didn't matter anymore. We teach to ignore and exist. This makes life easier for the handler and for the dog. Is the dog below totally fixed? No. He does still require time from the owners, with repetitions. However, was I able to give the owners all the knowledge they need to keep up with the work, yes I was. And did I show them what their dog is capable of? I did. Any decent trainer should be able to provide you with results from session one in regards to small issues such as lead pulling.

Dexter the doberman. I worked with this big lad, just before Christmas. I was originally called in to help with his extreme pulling and his dog reactivity. Being the strong lad he was it was very easy for him to pull over his owners when he was in that negative mindset. Starting the sessions, the first thing we worked on was handler and dog engagement and control. The dog reactivity cannot be dealt with until the handler is able to control the dog on the other end of the lead 100%. We got working on his engagement through obedience, showing Dexter where he needed to be whilst walking, showing him what lead pressure meant so we could reduce the pulling and then we got working on positive reinforcement using food. He had very little food drive so I had set his owners homework to only hand feed him his meals when out on a walk working. This in turn gave Dexter a purpose to want to do good. From setting clear boundaries and clear foundations, this allowed Dexter to be more responsive towards his handler and ignore what was going on around him, which massively reduced his reactivity towards other dogs. Train your dog to be all about you. This is a dog that went from pulling his owners off their feet to now being able to walk through heaton park and have a comfortable, enjoyable walk with his owners. Video below is just a small snippet of what we achieved in just a one hour session. Huge credit to his owners, they have done incredibly well keeping on top of the work, and doing what's best by their dog.

A little training session I did with my dog Milo. I always preach to all of my behaviour clients "record your training sessions". Why do I say this to all my clients? So you can look back and watch what you did right and praise yourself on it and what you did wrong and what needs to change whether that be from you or your dog. It teaches self discipline. You watch yourself train your dog and you'll find little tweaks here and there that you will need to make which will create such a different response from your dog. So when it comes to your next training session you know what you need to work on and how to work on it. And in regards to recording your sessions if you have a trainer then use them. Get support, get advice, send them your videos so they can watch and advise you on what needs to be changed or what was great. In regards to these videos it's really important to praise yourself too on what you did well. The video below ain't the best, it was horrible weather and I had to use a drain pipe as a tri pod but it did the job. Now looking back at that video, Milo did well for the majority of the time in regards to listening to those commands, however there are a couple of commands that I haven't bomb proofed such as "down". Milo is also very giddy, very typical behaviour for a 8 month old working Labrador, however I need to figure a way to contain that energy and use it in the right way. His "side" and "heal" work is a little bit messy but these will come with time and with practice from both me and milo. What went well? Great energy, his full attention was on me, he knows many commands, we just need to neaten them up. Record yourself guys. Assess yourselves, assess your dog and make progress in the right way.

Solo dog walks. Any breed any behaviour. Prices start from £15 per hour. Behaviour services start from £40 for one hour sessions and from £70 for crash courses. Get in touch for more details.

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