12/08/2024
It's as simple as that really.
It applies to everything, not just reactivity.
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03/08/2024
So grateful !! Things like this mean the absolute world to me 🥰🥰
24/07/2024
Let’s talk about one of my most asked about topics…. RECALL!!
Not only is it nice to have a dog you can have off the lead but it is also a life saving skill!
There are so many factors that can hinder Recall, whether that be environmental (Birds, Other Dogs, People )Diet, Lack of training or inconsistent training, health issues that may affect their hearing or cognitive abilities, Reward, Variation and stress or anxiety level just to name a few!
At the beginning of the video, you can see Otto had no interest in being with me or near me… however once we got some focus and some new reward schedules we were able manage the experience even better and make us the best place to be!
18/07/2024
Let’s make Training Fun!
Here at Prestige Dog Training, We not only are interested in the Dog’s emotional response to Stimuli and what is underneath the “unwanted” behaviour we also want to make training fun! Because why would you not want to learn and have fun at the same time?
Dogs actually learn even faster when they are having fun during training!
13/07/2024
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02/07/2024
Middle!
Perfect proximity game!
Can help with Recall, Loose Lead Walking, Relationship, Happy Behaviours!
It also looks super cute which definitely helps!
22/06/2024
Two Paws Up
One of our favourite games !!
Why?
- Promotes Calmness
- Helps transition in New Environments!
- Body Awareness
- Great on walks!
- Helps with positioning ie heel position stay etc
21/06/2024
Multi- Dog Boundaries!
Why are they helpful?
- Bonding
- Sharing resources in a controlled way.
- Working with individuals at once
- Impulse control to stick to the boundaries
- Promotes Calmness
- Safe and Designated zone
- Focus
18/06/2024
Went to visit this tiny beautiful boy today! As part of my 5 week puppy package !
Today we spoke about
- Motivators
- Sleep
- Potty Training
- Some basic cues!
- Crate training !
- socialisation!
- bucket!
04/06/2024
Miss Zola has grown so much 💜🐶💜
02/06/2024
Dominance in Dogs is an OUTDATED theory!
More people need to be aware of this and stop using such harmful terminology.
When we use this terminology people start using very harmful methods to help “correct” their dog. In reality this is just going to damage your relationship and perhaps lead to a situation that could be prevented.
Some things that may be used to correct “Dominant” Behaviour
- Punishing a dog for Growling
- Rolling your dog on their back and standing above them
- Pinning a dog to the ground
- Staring into your dogs eyes
- Challenging or taking away food or resources
- Checking or Correcting with the lead
- Shouting at them
- E - Collars or Prong Collars
- Biting your dog back if they bite you (Especially in puppies)
These can result in very damaging consequences.
Instead we can:
- Desensitise Dog
- Set appropriate boundaries
- Counter-Conditioning
- Rewarding good behaviour
- Condition an incompatible behaviour ie Sit instead of Jumping up
- Understanding our dogs body language
- Work with our dogs
- Set dogs up for success!
- P+ Training for all!
10/05/2024
30/04/2024
Such a good pup 💜🐶
Working on more impulse control, jumping up, Different levels. She absolutely smashed it 🐾🐾
21/04/2024
What is DMT?
Distract Mark Treat!
When do we use it ?
EVERYWHERE all the time!!
14/04/2024
Brilliant start to our calmness course this morning !!
Everyone is absolutely smashing it💜🐾
09/04/2024
Working with beautiful Zola today 🐶💜🐾
19/03/2024
It’s important we understand our Dog’s. Here are some Anxious Body Language signs!
14/03/2024
Let’s talk about pain, in relation to training!
80% of cases are often linked to pain, especially increase in reactivity or new behaviours!
This is why I may ask you to have a vet check first.
STORY:
- We made a full Behaviour Modification Plan for a ”Reactive” Border Collie.
- We were seeing improvements and things started to get a little bit better.
- Behaviour started to worsen suddenly
- Vet Check - Vet said as he was ‘Reactive” it’s better off just putting him to sleep - GET A SECOND OPINION
- Vet Check no.2 - Turns out he has severe arthritis in his back and hips! Causing him immense pain!
- Border Collie put on Pain Meds
- Behaviour got better. Although there was now some pain relation to People and Dogs. (Every time he was seeing a Dog/ Person if he lunged the pain got worst! So he started to associate pain with other Dogs and People)
- Behaviour Modification Plan = SUCCESS
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Moral Of The Story: We can do as much Behaviour Modification as we can but without knowing if there is pain, we are going to struggle to help the problem properly!!
11/03/2024
My website is officially live!!
WWW.PrestigeDogTraining.co.uk
06/03/2024
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04/03/2024
FOOD PREFERENCE TESTS!
I absolutely love food preference tests!
Not only as its fun to do with your dog, but also it can really help in training.
By knowing what our dogs favourite rewards are we can use them in the areas they struggle with the most!
Sometimes it’s a big surprise when our dog prefers there own kibble to some “high value rewards”
Try it with your own dogs and see what happens!
You can either put all the foods in a baking tray and see what they pick first (Although this only works if your dog is a bit picky)
Or give them one of each and see which one they go for again!
03/03/2024
27/02/2024
I hear this all the time! But what we need to understand is the Emotional State of the dog in the moment! 🐾💜
Here are a few reasons why your dog may not take treats:
19/02/2024
Let’s dispel some myths!!
A waggy tail always means a happy dog?? FALSE
A windmill tail or a tail that goes all the way from one side to the other very quickly is usually a happy dog (paired with other body language of course) however dogs can wag their tails slowly if they feel unsure, anxious or ready to esculate behaviour !
A Growl should be punished?? FALSE!
One of my main rules is to never EVER punish a growl. This can often lead the dog to feel like they cannot growl in future which may = a bite seemingly “out of nowhere” Remember a GROWL is a dog COMMUNICATING that they aren’t happy in a situation
The direction of a dogs tail has meaning? TRUE!
Interestingly, after a few studies it has been shown a dog wagging their tail from centre to the right often has positive associations! And from centre to left usually has negative/anxious associations! There is huge science behind this based on a dogs brain! But i won’t go into that too much right now or I’ll be here all day 😂
You can asses a dog based on ears and tails alone? FALSE
Although we can get some relevant information from tails and ears, it is important we take other body language into consideration as that can tell a more accurate picture. Tails and Ears can also be docked which can hinder an accurate representation, as well as their being so much variation with different breeds 🙂
A dog who has raised hackles is always ready to esculate their behaviour ?
FALSE
When a dogs fur sticks up it is an involuntary reaction (Much like us humans getting goosebumps) and can happen for a number of reasons including
- Scent
- Arousal
- Anxiety
- Defensive
- Lack of Confidence
Although it can be an indication of a dog on the offence there are so many other factors!
18/02/2024
True or False!!
Dog Body Language is one of the most important factors to owning a dog!
Over the next few days we will be going a little bit more into detail about Dog Body Language and what it means! As well as how a dog may show signs before they esculate their behaviour !
This is just a bit of fun and answers will be up later today 🐾💜
Answers are welcome in the comments 💜🐾
17/02/2024
It’s a puppy kinda day 💜🐾💜
11/02/2024
Some lovely reviews 🙂 x
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Let’s talk about one of my most asked about topics…. RECALL!! Not only is it nice to have a dog you can have off the lead but it is also a life saving skill! There are so many factors that can hinder Recall, whether that be environmental (Birds, Other Dogs, People )Diet, Lack of training or inconsistent training, health issues that may affect their hearing or cognitive abilities, Reward, Variation and stress or anxiety level just to name a few! At the beginning of the video, you can see Otto had no interest in being with me or near me… however once we got some focus and some new reward schedules we were able manage the experience even better and make us the best place to be!
Let’s make Training Fun! Here at Prestige Dog Training, We not only are interested in the Dog’s emotional response to Stimuli and what is underneath the “unwanted” behaviour we also want to make training fun! Because why would you not want to learn and have fun at the same time? Dogs actually learn even faster when they are having fun during training!
Multi- Dog Boundaries! Why are they helpful? - Bonding - Sharing resources in a controlled way. - Working with individuals at once - Impulse control to stick to the boundaries - Promotes Calmness - Safe and Designated zone - Focus
This is the start of some heel work! It’s great to get it off lead in so many situations as well!
Boundary Heaven in puppy class today with my girl 💜
Intro To Boundary Training
Boundary Training in class :)
Calmness booklet for all our calmness enrichment course !
DMT Explanation
What is DMT? Distract Mark Treat! When do we use it ? EVERYWHERE all the time!!
💜🐾Middle 🐾💜 here is the start of some Middle with Theo! Middle is a great tool for : Recall and especially for dogs who are fearful!! It can give them a confident and calm place to be! Super proud of them
💜🐾 Disengagement 🐾💜 Can your dog disengage from things in the environment ? Here’s Violet constantly checking in with me and disengaging from the other puppies playing! 💜 This is such an important life skill which will help in so many ways !
Can your dog chill in exciting environments ? This is why I absolutely love Boundary Training ! It gives your dog a visual marker of how to be calm when on a mat or a bed! It has been a game changer for us that’s for sure ! 💜🐾
So proud of Violet. Practicing Calmness and Boundaries in very distracting situations!
Working with Violet with some placeboard training !
Talking about Enrichment and sleep !
Playing Recall games like this can really help build the relationship between owner and Dog. It also makes the dog look for the owner because it’s fun for them both ! Note: Before using a whistle it needs to be positively conditioned so you don’t accidentally poison the cue 🐾💜
RECALL GAMES! Games based training reshapes a dogs brain in a positive way! Not only is it fun both dog dog and owner (meaning both parties want to do it MORE) but it also really works!! We often can’t change an event that’s happening or the environment in which it is happening in! But what we can do is change the dog’s perception allowing them to deal with situations based on the games we have played !! We can help the dog feel differently so they act differently. Here is a fun video of a proximity game to help Recall, Loose Lead Walking, Relationship Building and Focus just by changing how the treats are delivered !
REACTIVITY Here is some real life footage of working with tools for disengagement with a Reactive Dog!! This is REAL LIFE Training but it is so important to train FOR the situation not IN it! Which is why when dealing with Reactivity it is so important to get a trainer to help you! The environment can throw so many things at you so being PREPARED is so important. Do you have any SOS Strategies? Ie A dog and owner appears out of no where and your dog reacts and you feel stuck and don’t know what to do?
Anxious dogs often struggle with the environment! By slowing the walk down and taking it at your dogs pace we can begin to change the dogs mindset about walks! Such a small change can make a HUGE difference! By rewarding we can really make a positive impact to our dogs reaction to environment or anything they find slightly scary !!
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