Meet Conan the Corso ( aka Mr I can’t control my excitability). Conan is a super friendly boy but has no self control when it comes to anything he loves. Expert jumper upper, and counter surfer extraordinaire, this was sent to us the day after his first training session. Great job kids and what a superstar!
Our Social walks are more than just a walk. This is a sweet little video of five severely reactive dogs we have been working with out on a walk in Cockington. Everyone enjoyed a lovely relaxing stress free walk, and had a great time. If you have a reactive dog, please don't struggle on in silence. get in touch, join the mad4mutts family and start enjoying your walks again!
You may remember reactive Doby Duke from a little while ago. I think it’s safe to say Duke has made some significant improvement to say the least! Well done Mum Emma. Great job!
A sweet little video of a pup we fell in love with. Freya the GSD learning to loose lead walk!
You may remember Koda from a few weeks ago. This is the pup that once he's in water the rest of the world (including his owner Dave) doesn't exist. In fact we spent a happy thirty minutes trying to coax a soggy Koda out of the stream at Cockington to no avail. Well we just received this video update and it seems Koda is fast improving and getting over his fixation with water. Dave's email said, "Still work to do, but I’d never had been able to let him off the lead at all near the sea just a couple of weeks ago, without him going in the water and not coming out. It’s been so nice having my dog back!" Well done Dave and well done Koda!
Many thanks to Marley's owners Dave, Laura & family for this lovely gift. He's been a pleasure to work with!
Belle
No more zooomies! Progress report on Belle the very very hyper excitable Cane Corso. Belle just couldn't control herself when seeing other dogs and because she's quite a large pup it was making life difficult and the risk of being pulled over meant potential injury. This is Belle on the beach being very calm and collected and we're super impressed with her progress. Well done to Belle and her owner Simon. Great job!
Exciting update! Tyson recently attended our reactivity workshop with his Mum & Dad, because he would lunge at dogs that came within 10 feet. We've just received this video of the "New Tyson" being very calm and attentive while out walking with his owner Dave. Still work in progress but what a fantastic result! This stunning change is the result of the partnership between the dog, the trainer and most importantly the hard work of the owner, and when we all work together anything is possible. Well done guys. Really impressive work!
Contrary to what many people say, overcoming reactivity isn't rocket science It's a very simple process, and it starts with YOU, the owner. Your confidence as a handler has a deeply profound effect on your dogs ability to listen, pay attention and comply with what you're asking of it. Your confidence increases the dogs trust in your ability to navigate this world so they don't have to. You have to be the confidence your dog lacks, until the dog acquires it's own. That's exactly what has happened with Julie and her two dogs Mickey & Sonny. A few short weeks ago this would have been impossible. They were both highly reactive and would also turn on each other which meant walks were late at night when the were no other dogs around. Fast forward a few weeks and here's Mickey & Sonny at Goodrington taking in the sea air and loving life. A huge congratulations to Julie who's handling skills and confidence are really on point! Well done really pleased to see you enjoying your walks in the sunshine!
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You may remember the gorgeous Mylo from a few months ago. We just received this little video from Mylo’s mum Jodie and we are absolutely thrilled at his progress. Mylo was a very impulsive excitable pup and Jodie was struggling with walking and to trust him off lead. Fast forward a few months from our initial sessions with Mylo and what an amazing transformation. A huge well done to Mylo and a huge well done to Jodie who has put in a lot of hard work. Fantastic effort. You make an amazing team!
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