Final day of our tracking course. Here’s a small snippet of what we did this morning. As always Mac was epic & I was a hindrance 🫣🤣
Putting it all together
An exercise we did a couple of weeks back to help connect the dots with stop & cast 🐶🥰
Some Delphi training from today 😂🐶
Hunting & retrieving
If you’ve ever wondered what your dog trainer does in between clients 🫣😂
Movement puzzles
I’ve been doing a course with Delphi & she’s done brilliantly. It’s fascinating to watch her thinking & moving.
She’s definitely hit adolescence though. Her attention span is microscopic at the moment & anything slightly challenging can put her off in a dramatic way.
We’ve slowed everything down & are ensuring she has fun whilst doing these activities. My aim is for her to feel comfortable & confident whilst learning that the world is a nice place 💗
Simple but fun place board drill to build a sequence of behaviours. Great for reinforcing the stop. I’m using both food & a toy at different points here #positivereinforcementdogtrainer #positivegundogtraining #dogtrainingsurrey #IMDT #APDT
New Beginner Gundog course starting 11th November 10:30-12pm fortnightly for 6 Saturdays.
Limited to 6 dogs we cass
Playing with front and rear positioning. Using reverse luring to aid communication. This is her 3 or 4th session. She loves targeting. Great for body awareness & using her brain when she’s wide awake & I’m not 😂 #workingcockerspaniel #workingcockerspanielpuppy #dogtrainersofsurrey #puppylife #puppytraining #IMDT #APDT
Recall from distraction (no squirrels were harmed in the making of this reel). A fun game to build a recall from a controlled distraction. Helping to build a reflexive response #positivedogtraining #positivepuppytraining #surreydogtraining #APDT #imdtdogtrainer #positivegundogtraining #workingcockerspaniel
Generalising retrieve objects this morning. This session was about 3 minutes altogether & was our second session using the kong. What a little star 🌟 #positivegundogtraining #positivepuppytraining #surreydogtrainer #imdt #apdt #thegundogclub #workingcockerspaniel
Generalising retrieve objects this morning.
This session was about 3 minutes altogether & was our second session using the kong.
What a little star 🌟
#positivegundogtraining #positivepuppytraining #surreydogtrainer #imdt #apdt #thegundogclub #workingcockerspaniel
When the puppy works out that I will drop treats because I’m cack handed. Demonstration of how important reward placement is & that training is ALWAYS happening 😂#puppytraining #positivedogtraining #positivedogtrainer #surreydogtraining #IMDT #apdtuk
My dogs LOVE ❤️ training
How often do you train your dogs?
A couple of 10 minutes sessions a day & their tanks are full. It really helps to keep the relationship between you and your dogs strong.
I do sessions whilst I’m cooking, cleaning or making a cup of tea.
Tonight I did some heeling hand target reps whilst I was cooking dinner.
Shorter sessions are easier for you & your dogs to process as well as being less likely to go wrong.
Hoopers course
I have 2 spaces on the hoopers course starting this Saturday.
email or message for further information or to book your place 😊
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When my amazing clients send me messages like this my heart bursts with pride. Everything is about equal balance. Relationship is the foundation of everything we do with our dogs 💗💗💗 #positivedogtraining #playwithyourdog #surreydogtraining #IMDT #APDT
Just spinning around in a field whilst I have time between clients 😂 I don’t know what my neighbours think I’m doing.
Big dog training this morning
We worked on one of Laura Hills lining out drills. Mac is very good at his job & loves it. However, this means that when aroused he struggles to follow my guidance.
I like using drills in a low arousal environment to work on his muscle memory of a particular training picture.
In my previous career I worked with a lot of military nurses helping to teach doctors and nurses how to run a cardiac arrest or a trauma. One of my favourite phrases which sticks with me and is transferable to dog training is “Train hard, Fight easy”.
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I hope your weekend has been this much fun with your family & dogs 💗🐶🥰
Fetch loop. Lots of lovely moments for reward & momentum. This was Delphi’s 1st try. She loved the movement element. We enjoy doing things like this with our coffee in the mornings before anyone else is awake #positivegundogtraining #thegundogclub #Reinforcementlearning #imdt #apdtuk
