releasing dates and bookings for our Howl-o-ween games workshop - be prepared for a little friendly competition! 🎃🎃🎃
training in a busier environments and accidentally ended up at @haighfoodiefriday - Dougie did awesome. Treated to a pup cup #spaniel #springerspaniel #springer #dogtrainer #wigan #chorley #leyland #dogtraining
fab emergency stop tonight #dogtraining #dogtrainer #recall #stop #wigan #leyland #chorley #dogsofinstagram
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I do love a springer - Fab work this morning #springerspaniel #springerspanielsofinstagram #dogtraining #highdrivedog #workingbreeds #looseleadwalkingtraining
i love getting homework updates! #dogtrainer #spaniel #springerspaniel #springerspaniels #dogtrainingtips #dogtraining #wigan #chorley #leyland #fyp #looselead #looseleadwalkingtraining #recallyourdog
Want to know what being a dog trainers really like? This was my Friday! #dogtrainerlife #adayinthelife #dogs4rescue #dogtraining #dogtraineruk #puppytraining #reactivedog #recall #positivetraining #rewardbased #fyp
PROGRESS not PERFECTIOn - Celebrating the wins whilst training in the rain.
Some dogs struggle more than others with LLW……..George is a teenager and from definite working lines with a real strong desire to hunt so walking in a straight line is not natural, working breeds are more impulsive and highly aroused-
Working in a park with bushes, ducks and in the rain that brings up more scents is so tricky for him.
gradually increasing the difficulty in the environment (indoors, garden, street walking ect)
we started tonight - 🤦♀️ Screeching with excitement unable to focus at all, unable to take food of any kind, eyes like saucepans, absolutely wired and zipping from side to side
Ended it on a high! proud! Properly proud.
#workingspaniel #workingspaniels #looselead #highdrivedogs #walk #dogtrainers #dogtraining101
How BORING is loose lead training…….but it doesn’t have to be! (Apols….- I wasn’t planning to film and had a fist full of chicken, a furry ball and a bunch of keys in my hand!)About Paddy - In his teens he was so distracted by the environment, nose down on the track at warp speed with me skying behind him. soooooo we worked hard to ⬆️Value i’m me ⬇️the value In the environment Traditional LLW exercises are important so keep them up consistently but so is ⭐️Lowering arousal ⭐️ building connection and this can be done as part of your routine walk. our first walk of the day Is only 30 min (he has 3-4) ✅10 min sniff and pee at his pace - his equivalent of reading the morning paper. ✅20 min seek backs with his rabbit ball ✅123 game with chase, catch, search ✅find it at different levelsI use a three tier check list to see if the environment is too much to train in - Want to know more? ⬇️Drop me a line! #looseleadwalking #dogtraining #dogtrainertips #highdrive #workingbreed #connection #proximity #keepingitfun
when i’m not training in a church hall i’m keeping it varied! Train in different environments, different times of day, Different weathers! “generalising” means helping dogs understand behaviours in all contexts #dogtraining #workingdog #workingbreed #dogtrainersofig #puppytraining
Today will be about rocket recalls! #recalltraining #rocketrecall #recallyourdog #dogtraining #dogsofinstagram #comeback #fyp #wigan #chorley #leyland
Adolescent akita loose lead and reactivity training and smashing it! #dogtraining #dogtrainer #akita
Proud of this Wednesday Win! ⬆️Value in being next to human ⬇️Value in environment - His humans have done an awesome job reducing arousal and increasing proximity - We haven’t actually started any “Loose lead” work, just working on the “thinking brain” Excellent! ⭐️ You don’t need fancy head collars to stop pulling, just understand your dog - time consistency and patience! #spaniel #spaniellife #spaniellove #leadwalking #forcefreedogtraining #positivedogtraining #dogtraining #dogtrainers #foryoupage #fyp #leyland #leylanddogtrainer #chorleydogtrainer #wigandogtraining
For those of you paying attention - I can’t actually count to three! #dogtrainer #dogtraining l#dogtrainerlife #chorleydogtrainer #wigandogtrainer
➡️Could you do a crossword puzzle after a truck load of red bull and tubes of blue smarties?➡️We can’t train until we get the butterflies in the brain to settle ➡️- Today was lesson one - all about lowering the excitement levels.Small steps but we’re on the journey #spaniel #looseleadtraining #tooexcited
Super proud today! Absolute progress
Reactivity training taken to Haigh Woodland Park on a busy saturday morning. Calm in the cafe, ignoring other dogs, relaxed happy body language to the point of becoming quite curious and confident.
Compared to our first session where he was so conflicted and uncomfortable!
✅Body language interpretation is key. ✅Listenting to the whispers before the screams” to build trust
✅Understanding that we act before he reacts. . We have worked up to this environment putting training i place gradually.
✅lots of longline work
✅PST games for being more spaniel
✅Engage disengage
✅Basically changing the association with the scary stuff so that it becomes a positive thing
#reactivitytraining #spaniel #cockerspaniel #dogtrainingtips #reactivedogsuk #reactivespaniel #caninebehaviour
Puppy socialisation and training @haighwoodlandpark #recall #puppy #puppytraining #puppysocialisation #realworldtraining #IMDT
Recall is all about connection to the human - Training doesn’t have to be complicated but it does have to be fun! ✅Increasing the reinforcer getting the dopamine hit from chase and search. ✅Adding touch to increase the value in staying close✅Adding “stop” as a back up.✅Longlines are insurance policy and we did get to the point of dropping it. ✅Work around other dogs gradually #recalltraining #rescuedog #rewardbasedtraining
Thank you to all my fun gundog gets this morning! Fab bunch @mawdesley_pooch_park #dogtraining #chorley #wigan
Noise sensitivity or phobia?
Which is which?
Phobia - Fear based from a traumatic experience
Sensitivity - Developed over a period of time based on stress & anxiety. The level of response depends on the level of stimulus.
Prevention - Habituation, Confidence building and vet check to prevent pain negatively associating with sounds.
Treatment in brief
✅Management (Ask me about safe space, preventing trigger stacking and more!)
✅Mental health (Sleep is key! Breed specific outlets and enrichment - Lets talk stress levels and dopamine release)
✅Behaviour Modification (I’m not giving away allllll my secrets but there are techniques whether it’s sounds inside the house or sounds causing fear leaving the house)…….
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