SO many of you responded to me asking why you train your dogs. And we had a ton of different answers. Most of you said: to keep them safe, to enhance our bond or to make your own life easier.
I think most of you though would agree it’s some sort of combination of all three of the above.
It’s easy for people to assume we train our dogs to have control, to dominate them, to bend them to our will but that’s 100% not the reality I see everyday. So, on behalf of your dogs, I want to thank all of you for taking the time each day to push on with their training. They are SO worth it ♥️
Note: if your dog can’t cope with the situation in this video then ‘facing them head on’ will look different for you! Neutrality work is the first step 💙
Shaping Olive’s ‘climb’ cue!
To me this is a pretty boring video but if you’re new to shaping this will hopefully really help you get a feeler for how it works.
I used to be all about luring but with Olive we shape the vast majority of her behaviours and I’m a covert!
Confidence Building Exercise!
Vet edition.
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* shape not free shape
Thought I should hop on the trend!
Anything booked today falls under this offer. Limited to a total of 10 bookings of each so act fast! 1 booking per person allowed.
Limited availability this year now but I’m taking bookings for Jan & Feb too ❤️
No space for more Separation anxiety cases until January now ⭐️
The Number 1 Non-Training Related Question Clients Ask…
Emily the Vet also asked me to add that un-spayed bitches can also develop Pyometra (cysts in the uterine tissue).
Always speak with your vet before making any decisions on the above.
How I want your loose lead walking to look! 🤍
Are you trying to train LLW at the moment? What are you finding most tricky?
Baxter was walked once a week at most when I first met him. His owners were completely unable to go outdoors with him due to his huge size & strength coupled with his reactivity and prey drive. He was rescued at a year old.
After working with another trainer for a few months he still refused to take food outdoors. He was to be an ‘untrainable dog’ and his owners were loosing hope.
Baxter was given absolutely no hard corrections during this session. He was taught how to turn off prong pressure by moving towards the owner. He did fantastically and is learning how to loose lead walk for the first time. His owners are finally able to walk him and in this session said they’d ‘never seen him so calm outdoors’.
I tend to avoid writing too much on the tools I do or don’t use through social media as there are a lot of assumptions that are made as soon as you advocate for or against use of a tool.
Yes I occasionally will train with an e collar.
Yes I occasionally will train owners how to appropriately use a prong.
I completely understand that both tools evoke strong emotions in lots of people. I used to be dead against them both too and swear there was never a place for them in a proper training plan!
These are both tools that I believe shouldn’t be legal without some sort of licensing (ideally a short course you need to take to educate you on ‘ethical’ use, or working closely with a trainer).
I do however believe that in some cases they are the kindest choice for both owner and dog, and when used appropriately can be a invaluable tool along side training.
One session, ~10 repetitions...
Very excited to have started working with this little man ✨
First session teaching Toby the emergency ‘Stop’
A life saving command!
The next stage will be adding in more distractions and proofing the cue in all contexts. He did great learning the foundations of this cue in just 40 minutes today! What a superstar 🌟
A little clip of Otis doing what Otis does best (not barking) ⭐️
Advent Challenge Day 2: Train ‘UP’
I am a Dog Behaviourist and Trainer working in the Essex/ London area. I specialise in restoring harmony to the dog-human relationship.
