Beautiful Franklin has only just started his 2nd week of our transforming teenagers classes and he has already grasped an amazing chin rest.
The chin rest is used as part of our cooperative care training to help build trust and consent around husbandry tasks.
His guardians Abby and Harry are so proud of him and so are we, so we just had to share!
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A bit late to the party but lovely Dotty (owned by team member Rosie) loved her first ever experience of snow ❄️ 🥰
Fun times with team member Rosie! 🐾😊
Gorgeous Ivy cooling off after her walk with team member Nicky 😍
Nothing the best for the dogs in our care ☺️🐾
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We had a super busy mobile clinic at the weekend, full of nail clips and dematts.
Gorgeous Elvis is an absolute superstar when it comes to his nails - we have been visiting him regularly and this really helps to build trust and goes nicely with our cooperative care ethos 🥰
We will often use a Dremel after clipping to help shape the nails appropriately 🐾
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Beautiful day for a walk along the beach with some of our dog walking dogs 😍🐾
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Lovely Lupin turned 1 on Sunday! 🎉
He has just completed his 3rd week at our ‘Achieving Adulthood’ classes and has learnt how to start to use the scratch pad so he can file his own nails. His pawrents report that he is particularly sensitive with his feet being touched so they have been working hard on this exercise.
We love cooperative care - giving the dogs a choice helps build trust and bonds 🥰🐾
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Impromptu ‘leave it’ training with wildlife this morning when a brave bird decided he want to be part of the treat giving situation 😁
Volume up for some lovely sniffy sounds! 👃
Sniffing is so important to our dogs - it’s enriching, helps them learn / explore and gives their brain a good workout 🧠🏋🏼
On our wet windy walk this morning I took some of Farleys breakfast with me and hid it in the long grass… she had a lovely time searching for it all using her nose. Then slept for aaaages 🙌🏻🐾😍
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Our Eurasier puppy Farley has been struggling with some frustration issues, particularly when it comes to barriers (crates, leads, room dividers etc). So we’ve been working really hard on helping her deal with her frustration, here I am asking for complete calmness before she can have the cheese. Of course we started with much easier low value treats first. Notice the calm treat delivery and keeping my hand close so I can ‘make a cage’ over the treat if she tries to get it. 😊🐾 #eurasier #eurasierpuppy #dogtraining #dog #puppytraining #petprofessionalsuk
It’s Pawdicure day for office dog Minty 🐾
It’s important to take things slow and allow the dog to guide you when doing husbandry such as claw clipping, grooming, ear cleaning etc. Minty here is able to walk away whenever she’s likes, by staying where she is she is giving her consent which builds trust and confidence 🥰
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Loose lead walking training for Farley pup through the town after a wet and windy walk along the beach 😍🐾
Eurasier pup vs a piece of banana 🍌 😆
Farley pup is learning all about different surfaces and exploring novel objects this week. This is great for building confidence. Go puppa!
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Our little Farley pup has been with us a week and we have been spending lots of time out and about and learning about the big wide world.
When we come home from our adventures we have been ‘capturing calmness’ whenever she offers it naturally.
So often people ask me when their puppies will calm down… of course, it comes with time and age, but we can also reward and acknowledge the times they offer it themselves 🥰🐾
Farley is settling in really well, we have been spending some time watching traffic... By starting in a car park, it creates predictability and a slow pace so we can build up (ie no lorries or fast cars) 🚛 🚘 🐾👌🏻
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Morning walk at Brooklands with Reggie Ollie, Taffy, Bear and Toby.
One of the many lessons we teach in our ‘Achieving Adulthood’ classes. We are huge fans of cooperative care and giving our dogs choice.
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Here is an example of why we teach a chin rest in our one to one sessions when it involves husbandry (ear drops, nails, teeth, eye drops etc).
We also teach this as standard in our Transforming Teenagers class.
Unless started really young, dogs don’t often like being touched in sensitive areas. Most dogs in their lives will need some kind of treatment even if it’s just routine.
If we work with our dogs and help them get used to these BEFORE they have any problems it will be easier to help them.
Co operative care is such a bonding process and works around the dogs giving us consent. When your dog is ready, they will let us know by placing their heads on our laps. They can stop the treatment when they want by lifting their heads away. We must listen to them and stop when they need a break. You will see the trust bond begin to grow.
For context - this particular dog is a rescue and had previously been stabbed multiple times. For her to now be happy to be handled is testament to how well this type of training works (and what an amazing owner she has) 🥰
Trust and consent are a beautiful thing 🐾 🐕
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