Tasu School Dogs Training & Welfare

18/08/2024

Dogs and their owners socialising and having fun at Tasu School’s Social event 🐶😍🥰🐶

Socialisation with other dogs, children and unknown adults is great for your dog’s development, health and wellbeing.

A great afternoon was had by all the dogs, getting to know each other and having fun playing together. Thanks to everyone who came,and we look forward to seeing you, and all those who were unable to make it, next time!

12/08/2024

**Spaces still available** please contact us with any questions or to book!

Think that you can’t train an older dog?? Think again! Older dogs can still learn new skills, good behaviour and become more socialised. They might take a little more time and patience, but it’s never too late!

What are you waiting for?! Sign up for our older dog training course at Tasu School on Wednesdays, 5:30-6.15pm, starts next week - 14th August.
RM240 for 4 weeks.

Dogs aged 2 years+ are welcome. Please DM us for more information or to book your spot!

06/08/2024

Think that you can’t train an older dog?? Think again! Older dogs can still learn new skills, good behaviour and become more socialised. They might take a little more time and patience, but it’s never too late!

What are you waiting for?! Sign up for our older dog training course at Tasu School on Wednesdays, 5:30-6.15pm, starts next week - 14th August.
RM240 for 4 weeks.

Dogs aged 2 years+ are welcome. Please DM us for more information or to book your spot!

31/07/2024

Come to our Dog Social Event at Tasu School!!

A place where you and your furry pal can socialise with other dogs and their humans, in a safe and welcoming environment 🐕🦮🐩🐕‍🦺

Sunday 18th August 2024, 4-6pm - only RM5 per dog (owners free!!)

Limited places so please book in advance. Any questions, or to register your interest please scan the QR codes or DM us.

17/07/2024

Puppy Class at Tasu School starts next week! Book your place now!

Learn all the basics for a happy and healthy relationship between you and your dog. Training includes skills such as sit, down, stay, lead walking, self-control and many others. You will learn about dog body language, positive reinforcement and force-free handling techniques.

Your pup will get the opportunity to socialise with other pups and people, which is essential for their learning and healthy development and you will strengthen the bond between you.

Every Monday for 6 weeks, 5:30-6:30pm, starting 22nd July 2024 - RM480

Direct message to book your place, or for more details.

Puppy training next level and training classes for older dogs coming soon!! Watch this space, or contact us for more information.

08/07/2024

Last day of the Pet Expo, so come and join us for all your training and behavioural needs. And lots of fun and games too of course!

We have a dog show at 4:30pm where clever dogs will be showing us their skills, and basic obedience classes:
6pm -puppies
6:30pm - dogs 1 year plus

Registration for the classes in advance is necessary.

**No admittance once the class has started**

04/07/2024

Pet Kingdom Expo is here!!

Come and see us for all your dog training and behavioural needs!!

Please note: we are encouraging dog owners to only bring their dogs in the late afternoon and evening to protect them from the extreme midday heat. Therefore Tasu School will only be available from 3pm on each day of the Expo.

04/07/2024

Is your dog taking you for a walk whenever you go out???

Does your dog pull on the lead, twist around trying to get it off or keep biting it?

Then come and join our Lead Walking training session at the KK Pet Kingdom Expo, where we teach you some basics to help your dog learn the correct way to walk on the lead.

6th & 7th July:
5-5.30pm - Puppies/young dogs under 1 yr old
5.30-6pm Older dogs 1 yr +

Pre-booking and registration required. Pre-booking and registration required. DM us for more information and to book your place, or come and see us at the Dog Playground at Pet Kingdom Expo!

03/07/2024

Join us, to develop the bond between you and your dog whilst learning some basic obedience skills such as sit, down, stay and self control.

No dog is too old to learn the basics, it may just take a little more time and patience as they age!!

There will be different sessions for puppies and older dogs. RM20 per dog, pre-registration required:

Puppies (below 1 yr old) 5th July @ 5pm, 8th July @ 6pm
Older dogs (1 yr ++ old) 5th & 8th July @ 6:30pm.

DM us for further details and a registration form.

01/07/2024

Does your dog have a problem being separated from you? Does she bark at visitors to your home, or dislike other dogs when you go out for walks?

Tasu School can help with these and many other dog behavioural issues!!

Book a 30 minute private behaviour consultation with our dog behaviourists for RM20 only! Special Pet Kingdom Expo price!

Limited slots available and pre-registration is necessary. Leave a comment here or DM us directly to book your slot or find out more.

28/06/2024

One week to go….!!!!

Come and visit Tasu School at the Pet Kingdom Expo in Kota Kinabalu 5th-8th July 2024 @ SICC KK

Join us for training sessions, behaviour consultations, dog playground, educational talks and lots more, for you and your furry friends!! 🐶🩷🐕🩷🦮🩷🐩🩷🐕‍🦺

22/06/2024

Come and visit Tasu School at the Pet Kingdom Expo KK!!

5-8th July 2024

**Dog playground, training sessions, behaviour consultations, dog shows, games and more!!**

Tasu School activities will start from 4pm each day so it’s not too hot for your furry friends!

Activity schedule to come soon…

…see you there 🐶🩷🐶🩷

25/05/2024

**EVENT CANCELLED**

Regrettably, due to unforeseen circumstances, this event will no longer be going ahead tomorrow -26th May.

We are sorry to have to cancel this event, especially to those that booked their place.

But it will go ahead in the future - date to be confirmed. Please keep checking our page for announcements and contact us directly for any further information.

20/05/2024

**Reminder about our event on Sunday at 1pm! Book your spot by Friday 24th May - RM50 per person, dogs free!**

‘Busy Dog, Happy Dog’ = Happy life and strengthened bond between you and your beloved furry friend 🩷🐕 🐶😊🩷

Come and join us for an informative talk about the importance of enrichment to keep your dog happy and healthy. After the talk there will be a workshop to make a snuffle ball for your dog, to help enrich his/her life!

All snuffle ball materials included in the price! Well-behaved, socialised dogs are very welcome to join you at the venue - Warehouse 32 @ Sadong, KK.

Places are limited so scan the QR code or DM to book your spot now! Advanced booking essential!

Talk and workshop 1pm-3pm, but feel free to come early to get some lunch and have some social time!

16/05/2024

‘Busy Dog, Happy Dog’ = Happy life and strengthened bond between you and your beloved furry friend 🩷🐕 🐶😊🩷

Come and join us for an informative talk about the importance of enrichment to keep your dog happy and healthy. After the talk there will be a workshop to make a snuffle ball for your dog, to help enrich his/her life!

All snuffle ball materials included in the price! Well-behaved, socialised dogs are very welcome to join you at the venue - Warehouse 32 @ Sadong, KK.

Places are limited so scan the QR code or DM to book your spot now! Advanced booking essential!

Talk and workshop 1pm-3pm, but feel free to come early to get some lunch and have some social time!

11/05/2024

Come and join us at Tasu School for an afternoon picnic, and bring along your furry friend…
…all socialised, well-behaved dogs and their owners welcome!

This is a free event but spaces are limited, so register your interest via the QR code or number in the poster.

**Please bring your own picnic, for you and your dog!

When: Sunday 19th May 2024 - 3:30-5:30pm
Where: Tasu School, Lorong Semangkuk 1, Taman Century, KK

05/05/2024

Tasu School Open Day 28/04/2024

Doggo’s and their owners having all the fun in the sun!!

Thanks to everyone for coming and all those who made it such a great morning…more to come…🩷🐶🩷🐶

02/05/2024

Thank you to all dogs and their owners for coming to our open day 🩷🩷 everyone had a great time getting to socialise with each other!

Keep checking back for more events, training classes and social sessions to come!! Or send us a DM with any queries.

Here is the beautiful Robin looking very happy to be there 😍
📷 credit to his wonderful owner Irene 🩷

17/04/2024

Come to our Dog Training School Open Day and bring your furry friend!!!

Meet the trainers and find out more about Tasu School services, while your dog has fun with their new doggy friends 🐶🩷🐶🩷

**FREE ENTRY, but spaces are limited so DM us now to book your spot!!

When: Sunday 28th April 2024 - 9:30am - 11:30am
Where: Tasu School, Taman Century, Lorong Semangkuk 1, 88300 KK

Only vaccinated, well-behaved and socialised dogs allowed, so everyone can enjoy the fun 😊

Tasu School now on Instagram so please follow us there too!
https://www.instagram.com/tasu_school?igsh=MTQ3OXI5NTJpeXpxdA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

07/12/2023

Nose is everything!

I NOSE WHAT TIME IT IS!

Dogs just seem to know when it’s time for food, time for a walk or even what time we’re expected to come home, sometimes down to the exact minute!

Yes, they may simply know this from daily routines that create predictable patterns or certain cues that predict certain events, but there is far more to this ability to tell time than the obvious reasons.

One theory is that time has a particular smell. Different times of the day smell differently. Morning smells differently to afternoon or evening.

As air heats up over the course of the day, air currents change and move around, carrying molecules of different odours with it.

These changes become predictable and a dog’s incredible sense of smell enables these odours to become their “clock”.

One example is when you leave the house to go to work, leaving a strong scent behind you. As time passes, your scent becomes weaker.

Dogs predict that when your scent becomes weakened to a certain level, it’s time for you to come home.

The level of your scent predicts the time. As dogs can detect both strong and weak scents and all of the levels in between, it means that they are actually interpreting events across an interval of time.

Another way dogs may tell time is through circadian rhythms. Just like us, dogs have fluctuations in systems like hormone levels, neural activity or body temperature and these rhythms may help them to understand the approximate time of day - just like when our stomach starts growling when it’s nearly time for dinner or we feel tired when it's time for bed.

Dogs are not the only species that can interpret time. Animals that migrate or hibernate follow seasonal cues from nature in the form of daylight and temperature to know when the time is right.

Having hundreds of millions more scent receptors than us, a dog’s amazing ability to smell is likely the reason that dogs just "nose" what time it is.

07/12/2023

Binko is around 8 months old.
I was called to help him with his obedience training. However, Binko has a very sad and traumatic history.
As you see on the video lower body posture, tail between legs, excessive panting, ears slightly towards back and hypervigliance.
Those signs clearly indicate a stress, being uncomfortable in this situation.
The session wasn't successful in terms of obedience training. We just focus to build his confidence very slowly, and work on his trauma...

Crossed fingers for Binko!

28/08/2023

Soon with us, you will make paw print of your fur baby :)

26/08/2023

Happy International Dog Day!

To All Pure Dogs!

YES!!!! 🥰🐾

23/08/2023

This is most definitely one of the most important parts of training your dog.
I know many of you just want your dog to listen when they are at the beach and you call them.....but if they barely listen to you in your own home, there is no way they will listen to you elsewhere.
It doesn't just magically happen.
If your dog doesn't listen to you elsewhere, go back a few steps with training...really solidify exactly what you want in your own home, then your yard, then on your local walk.....gradually increasing those distractions helps everyone....including yourself.

You start to see momentum, and momentum is so important with training for both yourself and your dog.
Momentum builds confidence.

23/08/2023

Not all dogs must play with the other dogs.

We must know, and teach them an effective recall

07/08/2023

Other people and dog lovers!

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02/08/2023

I wrote this because it is something I see with many newly adopted dogs. What rescued/adopted dogs need more than anything is calm. You will never regret taking it slow.
You have a chance to completely change a dogs life, you also have a chance to make a positive difference in many of the behaviours some dogs are rehomed for in the first place.

You will get to the cafe's
You will be able to go to the beach

However....the MOST important thing you can give your newly adopted dog is calm and predictability in their new home and immediate local environment.

You know the noise on the street at 3.25 is a school bus.
Your dog may have never heard the noises a bus can make.
You know that dinner is prepared for the family at 5.30 and that is a time of gathering together, talking and clanging of pots and pans....even that can be overwhelming for a newly adopted dog.

They will be extremely aware of all the little things we take for granted in our own environment.

Take it slow.....build the trust.

Build a lifetime of happiness together.....slowly.

02/08/2023

27/07/2023

22/07/2023

These dogs really are everywhere.
They are often mislabeled as friendly by the guardian/owner as that is how they are seen by them.....They barge right in to "play" with other dogs the second the lead is taken off, before then they are straining, bursting out of their skin to get to whatever they are desiring at the time....and allowing dogs to do this is half the issue.

This behaviour has been rewarded by the "play" and fun of interacting.....Why would they behave any other way around other dogs?
They are not friendly.
Dogs do not consider these dogs friendly either.
Why?
These dogs take no time to assess the situation, their energy is off the charts and they immediately assert themselves into play, and demand interaction from other dogs.

They cannot read cues, or they completely ignore them when given by other dogs.
Reading other dogs play styles is non existent.
Focusing on you or redirecting is impossible.
There is absolutely no impulse control or emotional self regulation.

These dogs are often seen at a dog park running from dog to dog in a hyper aroused state and they often have an almost manic appearance, all of this causes fights, injury, stress and is a direct causation of reactivity occurring in either dog.

I have used the term "socialisation" but socialisation is NOT play....it never was....it is about calmly accepting other dogs exist through controlled exposure.
That calmness allows self regulation, allows reading cues from others and impulse control is practiced.
As a society we have a twisted view that socialisation means dogs play with all other dogs....and they should get on.
The reality of TRUE socialisation is the opposite.

If you do have a dog that has these issues...you can help (but if you reach out to a good behaviour modification trainer, you will save yourself years and years of issues).

Teach engagement with you in ever increasing distractions.
Practice and learn calmness....it is a skill.
Manage the environment for calm and limited exposure at a distance....and reward calm.
Praise and reward when they look away from the other dogs....that IS praise worthy.
Mental enrichment with these dogs helps everything.
Learn the body language of your dog (and others).

You are not alone in struggling with this behaviour, it is very common.
Take a chance that your dog CAN behave in a different way, they just need to be shown how by you or a great trainer.

Limit where and when they can practice this behaviour......and most important dog parks and meeting endless other dogs will do nothing but fuel all of this behaviour.