Aunty Sues Dog Walking

19/11/2024

19/11/2024

TUESDAY catchup with Bentley!

03/10/2024

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01/10/2024

Yes, dogs can help train each other! Did you know that you can use a calm, confident and well-behaved dog to help train your own dog? It’s called social facilitation and is brilliant for training puppies as well as treating older dogs with behavioural challenges!

01/10/2024

I will be CLOSED Monday 28th of October, Monday packs out on Friday 1st November instead. Have an awesome long weekend!

Monday 2nd December CLOSED 6th December reschedule date.

CLOSED 25TH December to 14th January 2025

29/09/2024

You’re at the beach or the dog park, and your dog is meeting and playing happily off lead with other dogs…but when you’re walking them on lead, suddenly they have a tendency to get fierce. Frustrating, but surprisingly common!

So why is your dog only reactive on lead?! 🦮😫

It can stem from a variety of factors, here are a few possible contributors:

1️⃣ Hinders a natural greeting: The “doggy handshake” is when each dog sniff’s the others groin and behind, this the natural way for dogs to greet in a sociable manner, and there are appeasing pheromones in this area which help the interaction go smoothly. When dogs meet on lead, they tend to be brought into the interaction face to face rather than bottom to face, which can increase reactive responses. This forces them into a more dominant gesture.

2️⃣ Impacts Communication: Dogs primarily use body language and subtle cues to communicate with each other. When they're on a leash, their ability to engage in natural communication is limited, which can lead to frustration and reactive responses.

3️⃣ Creates vulnerability: Being on a lead can make a dog feel vulnerable, as they understand they are contained and unable to escape or properly defend themselves should the need arise. They respond to this perceived potential threat by using “offence as the best defence”.

4️⃣Protective instincts: Some dogs have a strong protective instinct towards their owners or territory. When they're on a leash, they might feel the need to defend their space or their humans, leading to reactive behaviours.

5️⃣Traumatic incident: If your dog was attacked by another dog while on lead, this can heavily contribute to future reactivity in this context.

However, your dog can be taught to relax when meeting other dogs on lead! And if they’re otherwise sociable, that certainly makes the job easier. It is a matter of coordinating positive meet and greets with other dogs while on lead, in a controlled way, using positive reinforcement to shape the responses you want to see.

We cover this training in our Virtual Training Schools. In particular look at the dog meet and greet videos, you will be watching me work with a similar dog with this issue as I transform it - and you can follow along and do that too.

Check out our website if you’re keen to help your dog feel more relaxed in this scenario!

🔗https://www.dogzen.com/virtual-courses

12/09/2024

Wow, 2mths has gone so fast, what a mission but glad to say Monday I will be back and able to orgnaise our dog walks again... 🩷🙏🏻 subject to availability and limited spots only..

09/08/2024

Wow! What can I say? Breaking 2 ribs and then 10days later rushed back to hospital to be diagnosed with a gallbladder full of gall stones!!
Recovery has been super slow, and its really forced me into taking this time to heal. Thank you to all my clients for being super awesome! One more doctors appointment this week... 👌

The gallstones they removed. Unfortunately the bladder wasnt in the best condition and had to be removed. So my body is still adjusting... 😱🩷

22/07/2024

IMPOUNDED – DOGS – GISBORNE

These dogs are currently impounded by Gisborne District Council. They will be listed for seven days.

# 10122 14.7.24 'CHARLIE' Shar Pei / Cross TAN MALE Microchipped 1 year 10 months old not desexed

# 10123 15.7.24 'PUMP' Retriever, Labrador / Cross BROWN MALE Microchipped 3 years 4 months old not desexed

# 10125 16.7.24 'SCOTTY' Terrier, Jack Russell TRI COLOUR MALE Microchipped 12 years 1 month old not desexed

# 10126 15.7.24 'SKY' Mastiff, Bull / Cross TAN FEMALE Microchipped 3 years 7 months old desexed

# 10127 15.7.24 HUSKY X Brown / Tan MALE

# 10128 16.7.24 'HARMONY' Mastiff / Cross BROWN FEMALE Microchipped 1 year 6 months old desexed

If you believe the impounded dog is yours, please contact Gisborne District Council on 06 8672049 or 0800 653800

Pound is situated at the end of Dunstan Road, Matawhero. Open every day 8 am – 8.30 am. If you wish to visit outside those hours, please contact us to organise that

21.7.24 - Original post - https://onlineservices.gdc.govt.nz/general-content/service?serviceName=ImpoundedDogsList&viewer=c9f35116-4b38-4d0a-960c-a9d99724ed70 Gisborne District Council (Donna)

22/07/2024

Wishing Aunty Sue a speedy recovery and hope she'll be back out with her dog whanau soon....
This will teach her to make me admin on her page lol...
Cheers Graeme