DW Dog Training and Pet Care

Absolutely nothing to do with Dogs or training 😂, but with the big Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight on in the early hours I thought I’d share a video from many many years ago when I had a arm wrestle with iron Mike himself, something in my brain thought I could beat him too, there is also a photo of me with him in the comments 👇 😂🤦🏻

Back to see beautiful pup Sandy again this week where we have now started to work on getting her to have some more impulse control but in real like scenarios. Usually Sandy would want to rush over to see another person or a dog or a combination of both so using some Engage/Disengage techniques we are teaching her that staying put and checking back in with her owners pays dividends (well a tasty treat anyway). To start this process we always create some distance and work on low level stimulations initially before reducing distance and then upping the level of stimulation. Lovely to see Sandy do so well once again ❤️🐶

A great session with amazing young Finn and one of his owners this morning where we took stock on how he is getting on with his loose lead work. As you can see he is absolutely smashing it and this is all down to the hard work that has been put in by both his human parents. Well done guys fantastic work 👍❤️🐶

Lovely afternoon session with the amazing Sandy and her owner in a safe enclosed dog field. By being inside the safety of this environment we were able to let Sandy explore new things that she’s not really encountered before like the pond and things like the tunnel and also work on her recall which she did so well at. All that and a muddy nose to take home 😂🐶❤️

When it’s raining and Mo Mo has the whole park to himself ❤️🐶

Final session with the amazing Nala who has done brilliantly. Just look at her loose lead walking 🌟❤️🐶

Back to see handsome Charlie and his owner this week, who, despite the rain did really well during our session. When I get called to see a client who’s dog is pulling on the lead I often ask them to take a few steps back and start to work on getting their dog to firstly leave the house calmly. I also work with them on some impulse control. Being consistent with things like getting your dog to wait at a kerbside while you take a step or two forward is so so important, especially when you may need to check if there are any dangers lurking before you carry on your walk. Here you will see Charlie doing so well and being rewarded for firstly waiting when asked while his human mum steps forward then once he’s given his release cue he walks across the road nicely before sitting for his reward …. So so proud of them both 👍🐶

Another great session this week with the amazing Nala and her owner where we worked on more engagement and disengagement from both other dogs and also people (namely the postman 😂). Nala and her owner did so well. When you have any dog that may react to other dogs or people it’s always best to start things at a good distance away with the aim of moving closer over time. In this scenario we let Nala see the other dog at a distance that she is comfortable with but where she is also not reacting, we then disengage her with a “Yes” or another word that makes her look back at her owner, once she does we reward that with a nice tasty treat … I call that the manual disengage. We keep doing this until we have Nala looking at the other dog and then making the choice to look back at her owner automatically and being rewarded. Eventually we start to gradually work at a closer distance. This takes time and practice and ensuring that the dog starts off at a distance they are comfortable with and where they are not reacting. There is absolutely no rush with this and we work at a pace that the dog is happy with. I’m looking forward to seeing Nala again at our next session 🐶

Back to see 2 year old Charlie and his owner this week for another training session. This time we continued to work on Charlie’s “loose lead” walking skills. As you can see he did really really well. Well done to both Charlie and his human mum 👍🐶

Back for another visit to handsome little Eddie this week who continues to amaze me with how well he’s doing. At my last visit I showed Eddie’s owner how to teach him a “settle”. By using a towel or small blanket you can then begin to move that item around the house and eventually also use it when visiting a friends house or a pub for example. Once we have taught Eddie what “settle” means and where he needs to go we then work on duration (How long Eddie has to stay in position before his reward is delivered) and then some distance (How far away we can be from Eddie before returning with the reward). At the very end we add in some low level distractions (so can he stay in position with things happening around him). As you can see from this video he’s done remarkable and when he sees his settle blanket appear he’s straight on it ❤️🐶

If we cannot walk it’s indoor visits and this time it was with Bertie and his favourite ball, so we worked on some “Drop” training ❤️🐶

When it’s too hot to walk Bertie and I did some training instead ❤️😂🐶