Samson had been reactive with narrow boats for some time now, barking, lunging, and stressed. Have been working for about a year on eye contact, and redirecting his attention. We started with scattering at a distance, and have slowly, surely, gradually worked our way up to sitting, maintaining eye contact, and letting them pass. He, of his own volition, at the end of this clip, looks at the narrow boat, and looks back at me, without my prompting! Next step, continuing to walk as they pass. Wish I'd got some clips of how he was before, to really show how far he's come, but hopefully you'll take my word for it. So proud of my boy!!! ๐ฅฐ๐
A Lapwing! Love its crazy laser sounds. ๐ฅฐ
We love to take time on our walks to scatter treats. This is rewarding enrichment for the dogs, as sniffing is so mentally stimulating for them. It also creates a sense of calm, and increases their engagement with me (they look to me as the source of positive reward!) ๐ฅฐ I have seen a few posts about it recently, and wanted to express that we at The Dog Mob share the belief in this process. Sniffy dogs = happy dogs!
Clip from our morning exploration, spotted a beautiful Heron hunting for breakfast ๐
Morning group enjoying some biscuits ๐
(excuse my 'talking-to-the-doggies' voice๐
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Reinforcing Rollo's patience and recall on his solo walk ๐พ๐ถ Hannah Sadowska
A warm welcome to our new furriend, Ted. The cloud you can snuggle! ๐
A soggy evening at the Let Loose Dog Park, but that didn't stop us having fun! ๐ถ๐พ
5* from Samson and The Dog Mob!