Joni and I are checking out for a few days to celebrate my son’s 9th birthday with a little family camping trip.
See you all on Monday 😁
Well I am knackered both mentally and physically! Today we have been learning how to switch from handling on one side to another and trusting Joni to follow my direction when looking at her isn’t possible. She did so well and I am so proud of her 🥰
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Joni had a bit of a bad experience with another dog at Agility last night and after that her nerves got the better of her and she couldn’t work. Notice how I say “couldn’t” not “wouldn’t” This can be frustrating as a handler but our dogs aren’t robots, they have emotions and there are times when it just isn’t within their capacity to listen.
We spent much of the session just watching, playing and doing super easy tasks so that she could decompress and get her confidence back.
At the end of the session we had 5 minutes to work alone, Joni relaxed and we ended on a high, as you can see!
I find it so surreal when the instructor sends these videos and I analyse myself like I would a client! Usually I see myself doing something wrong but I am actually really happy with this and I love that I can see how Joni is following my lead and checking in! 😊
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So proud! 🤩
From being so unsure of herself in the first few sessions that I almost wrote her off, to loving our weekly training and having the confidence to do this!
I love the fact that we have to work as a team and our bond has strengthened so much. Joni’s confidence in general has grown, not without a few drawbacks (caught her on the dining room table a couple of times 🤦♀️) but we can work on that later! 😂
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Getting good! She is definitely a better agility dog than I am a handler 😂 both loving learning new skills together
Last walk done and signing off for Christmas 🎄
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported my new venture this year. Whether you have trusted me with your wonderful pets, recommend or reviewed my services or simply liked and shared my posts. You have made my dream a reality and it is very much appreciated!
Hope you and your fur babies have a lovely Christmas.
Jen & Family ❤️
🎄Merry Christmas to all our followers! We hope you have a blast and we will be back in the new year! 🎄
So this evening Joni and I began our new hobby…dog agility. I have wanted to do this for years and I am so excited! Joni is too tired to be excited!
I spend a lot of time training other people’s dogs and helping them form a good bond with each other. It’s about time I did the same for myself and Joni, hopefully we will both learn something new 😊
🐶BOREDOM ANTICS🐶
🐶BOREDOM ANTICS🐶
Last week Joni was spayed so she hasn't been able to have her usual off lead exercise. Coupled with the heat, a busy me with half term kids, work and being off her food so not much interest in training has made for a mischievous mutt!
My garden has suffered as she has taken up a new landscaping job and this was her at 10.30pm last night, amusing herself with a shoe 🙄
Boredom often results in "bad" behaviour in an attempt to occupy themselves. If your dog is acting up ask yourself if their physical and mental needs are being met.
Roll on Saturday when we can get out for a good off lead walk!!
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🐶 TEACHING FOCUS 🐶
One of the most valuable things you can teach your dog is to focus their attention on you.
🐾 Use a command such as "WATCH ME" and reward with high value treats when they are focused on you
🐾 Practise in quiet areas with minimum distraction and build up to scenarios where you need your dog to pay attention (when a bus goes past and your Border Collie pup likes to herd it like a sheep for example!)
You can use this in so many different situations to replace behaviour you don't want.
