🎓 PUP GRADUATES 🎓Brightening up your Sunday with the rural fun of our most recent Early Learning Graduates! Long damp grass made for great sniffy adventures, practicing focus around the chickens and the cows (and each other!) Always such a pleasure to see the puppy teams grow and thrive through our programmes. There’s limited spaces already in our next Early Learning Pups, so sign up ASAP! https://www.journeydogtraining.co.nz/early-learning-pups
🐾 JUNE SOCIAL DOG WALK 🐾A great outing and catch up for our Prime Pups Alumni yesterday (and perfect weather avoiding!) It can be a little more difficult to have your dogs settled in bigger groups, but making the right choices like hanging back if needed, or moving with purpose together - really set the group up for a wonderful time. Can’t wait for next month - I wonder who else will be able to join!! Will it be you and your dog? Sign up for Prime Pups School today for exclusive access to these monthly social walks! New branding, but same great training and experiences! https://www.journeydogtraining.co.nz/prime-pups-school
⭐️ MENTOR DOGS ⭐️ Sometimes it’s better to have your puppy socialise with calm, older dogs, rather than other rambunctious puppies. Mentor dogs are mature, polite, and teach your puppy more appropriate ways to interact. While it is great fun to watch puppies run rampant together, it can teach them that all dogs mean play time, and that’s not always the case! So if you have a young pup, consider what behaviours they are practicing when spending time with other dogs - and if it’s appropriate. Choosing mentor dogs can really make a difference!
🎾 BALL MANIA 🎾It’s always a lot of fun when your dog has a passion for playing, but when they get a little bit over the top, it can be frustrating if they steal the ball, demand bark for it to be thrown, or jump and snatch to try and get it. Just like with Norman, you can practice rewarding your dog for calm behaviour when the ball is present, and make sure your play sessions with the ball don’t go on for too long, or are too exciting (like with a ball thrower!) Your dogs brain will benefit more from learning obedience and focus with the ball as the reward, and you start teaching much nicer manners this way!
🗺️ CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE 🗺️There’s something to be said about being able to let your dog pick what kind of walk they have. We’re often bossing them about, or taking them to places that don’t really suit their needs. Jono is a spaniel - and he LOVES to sniff, run, explore, and roll around. So to build his trust and relationship, we let him just be Jono - all the good things follow along after, like recall (he doesn’t want to be left behind), focus (where will the adventure lead next?) and fun (the excitement has to go somewhere!).Let your dog pick the direction next time you’re out and about. You may find yourself somewhere new and exciting!
📣ANNOUNCEMENT📣 BIG CHANGES HAPPENING TO ALLSORTS
👉Estelle on Sabbatical
👉Prime Pups gifted to employee Sarah
👉Prime Pups now run by Journey Dog Training
👉Allsorts moving to the South Island
👉Residential training and mentorship’s
👉Online behaviour and training courses and learning
🐾 NEW EARLY LEARNERS 🐾 We had a new round of puppies start their Prime Pups adventures yesterday and boy was it amazing to see their confidence grow in the very first hour! Humans and puppies worked together to navigate the obstacles, and it’s going to be amazing to watch them in their journeys going forward 😍 🐾 Reggie 🐾 Rocco 🐾 Benji 🐾 Zorro 🐾 Sunny 🐾 Buddy 🐾 Mishka 🐾 Luna 🐾 Want to join in and set your puppy up for life? Enquire with us today! https://www.allsortsdogtraining.co.nz/contactus.html#/#rottweiler #rottweilerpuppy #puppyschool #primepups #puppytraining #cavachon #cavachonpuppy #cavoodle #cavoodlepuppy #puppyoftheday #puppiesofinstagram #rescue #rescuepuppy #pomchi #pomchisofinstagram
Calling all sniffy dogs looking for a hobby. Come join our 4 week beginners scent detection (Nosework) course and learn how use your dogs natural skills. No experience necessary. Next course starts Thurs 6th June. Book online www.allsortsdogtraining.co.nzCONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RECENT SUCCESSFUL TEAMS ⭐️Ray⭐️Mica⭐️Rusty⭐️Spotty⭐️Jono⭐️Shanti⭐️Oisin⭐️#dogtraining #dogsport #dogsports #scentdetection #scentdetectiondog #nosework #noseworkdog #noseworktraining #doghobby #giveadogajob #dogs #dogtrainingismypassion
🔺 REAL LIFE TRAINING 🔺Our top teens today practiced being calm around each other, and the humans learned about how to manage the dogs to help set other dogs up for success! After some warm up, the skills got taken right into real life around a shopping centre, and by the end of class, we had a group of teenagers acting cool, calm and collected around each other 😎 if you find your dog meets people or other dogs inappropriately, it’s often because the set up is done incorrectly - todays class proved that even impulsive adolescents can get it right.Whether you have a puppy or an adult dog, it’s never too late to learn the right skills - Register your interest for Prime Pups School today! https://www.allsortsdogtraining.co.nz/contactus.html#/
☀️ MAY SOCIAL DOG WALK ☀️What a great turn out for a lovely autumn day! We started with a bit of space from each other since we were such a big group - to give some of our more cautious pups time to warm up to the new adventure. By the end, the whole range of dogs were showing the right choices around each other, and the gorgeous weather walk was just a perfect way to spend our Sunday morning. Thank you everyone for joining us! Want to join us? Sign up for our Prime Pups School today! https://www.allsortsdogtraining.co.nz/primepupsschool.html
OVER AROUSAL is a leading cause of aggression. Dog parks can be very stimulating and many dogs may display inappropriate social behaviours. This can lead to miscommunication between dogs and conflict.Many who use such parks are often owners with limited control of their dogs, especially when it’s a free for all. The misconception that this is socialising is damaging our dogs.This dog park was on our way back from the South Island and it confirmed why I hate them so much (there are a few exceptions - bookable ones are great).If you think this is a great way to wear out your dogs by letting them fence run, bark and go nuts at everything (for over 45 minutes 😱) then don’t complain when they get chewed up by a bigger dog one day. And the sad part is bigger dog will be to blame. Well it’s not. It’s YOU sitting on the bench. Too lazy to exercise or train your dogs properly. Too desensitised to their barking. Too disrespectful of those around you. You are letting your dogs down, you are letting all dog owners down.Dog parks are risky places to be to socialise your dog. With unfamiliar dogs and people in a more confined space who could do anything at any moment. We stayed outside the area and used it as an opportunity to educate our dogs not to feed in to the frenzy, to ignore the barking from the safety of the other side of the fence.My priority is to protect my dogs. For me it is not worth the risk. And that’s coming from someone who can really read dog body language. Dog fights happen and I do not want to be part of that. There are better and safer ways to educate and exercise my dogs.But I do want to thank this person for supplying me with the evidence I needed to educate others. Be careful my fellow dog guardians #dogsocialization #dogoftheday #dogs #dogsofinstagram #dogpark #dogparks #dogtraining #dogbehavior #dogbehaviour
Great work for our beginners Nosework teams last night who built on their search pattern skills and confidence. With more conditioning on the scent happening too - these guys are blowing it away and are ready to take it up a notch next week! 👏They really are learning about this job and taking it seriously 🙌 Do you think your dog would enjoy it too? Sign up for our upcoming course starting soon! https://www.allsortsdogtraining.co.nz/noseworkcourses.html#/
🍃 APRIL SOCIAL DOG WALK 🍃
Waiting until good weather turned out to be the best choice for our Social Dog Walk Crew this month! We did the easy loop around Tamawhariua Reserve, enjoyed the sunshine and it was very cute to see the little staffy club and oodle club with their friendships developing 🥰
Some of Estelle’s dogs got to join us, and Rusty was a great help for some of the dogs practicing their calm parallel walking 🙌 can’t wait for next month
Don’t forget that these walks are free for ALL Prime Pups Alumni, so if you want to join in, make sure you register! We cater to the learning of all ages 😊
https://www.allsortsdogtraining.co.nz/primepupsschool.html
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DOOR MANNERS - Why train it? And NO, it’s not because you’ve got to show them you’re the alpha (that’s not true).
It’s quite simple, if you want calmer on lead walking, if you want calmer greetings at the door, it starts with this essential behaviour. Perhaps you want to prevent your dog running out in to your drive or the street?
Building an auto sit cue with the opening of the door and reinforcing it every time will ensure it will become a good habit.
Tye is an 8 month old Rottie who is exuberant at times and is going to get a lot bigger. It’s important we teach calmness behaviours asap because his strength and size could become an issue in future.
#dogtraining #dogtrainingtips #dogmanners #dogoftheday #rottie #rottiepup #rottweiler #dogskills #lifeskillsfordogs
⭐️ TRICK TRAINING FOR COOPERATIVE CARE ⭐️
With the weather packing in a bit today, use this video as your sign to do some trick training with your dog! It can have many applications…
@thelifeofbasilbrush can have some big feelings about stuff, but his humans have worked so hard on their skills, repertoire of tricks, and understanding of one another. Basil’s tricks of showing off his teeth mean his humans can actually brush them if they need! 🪥 tricks with Basil keep him focused, keep his brain busy, and has him really engaged and connected with his owners 💕
Do you want to learn some skills on how to cooperatively handle and work with your dog? Join our Less Stress at the Vets course starting this May! https://www.allsortsdogtraining.co.nz/lessstressatthevets.html#/
Brumus’ fourth training walk which focused on range and recall training. He’s progressed well over the last few weeks so the level of distraction was increased a bit more with cyclists, others dogs and a roller skater (which was the most worrying for him) in part of the car park.
He tuned in well and had more freedom on the long line with return check ins rehearsed throughout the walk and on any blind corners, so it starts to become a habit.
Such a great dog to work with and shows a great ability to learn and a willingness to please when guided and reinforced consistently. Love him 💙
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🌊 HAVE FUN WITH YOUR DOG 🌊
When days are as perfect as today, the idea of missing out on splashing in the waves with Dom for the sake of dry feet didn’t seem like the right choice. It’s why we have dogs right? To bring joy, have adventures together and make memories ❣️ so don’t skip out on the fun when getting wet feet with your dog will make you smile a whole lot more 🥰
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Seph’s nervousness is becoming a distant memory as she is now embracing exploring new places, objects and dogs/people.
With the support of Rusty and Hope she discovered the wonderful world of Te Puna Quarry Park which is our pick for educating dogs around novel things.
We always aim to encourage the dogs going under, over, through or on some of the features. Steph the Dalmatian did brilliantly.
Her confidence is growing daily which is super important now that she’s an adolescent.
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