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
Last few weeks we have taken time away from daily media posting, but here we are.. we have been doing lots of lead training and hīkoi have been lovely and long then topped off with a swim and play. The kids have been asking if they can be responsible for a dog so me and Keanu have been practising together so he is better prepared. Today all 3 got to choose which dogs they can lead as it was teachers only day today. So looks like school holidays we will be prepared...keep following as my next post will include the kids new business plan 😍
A little snip of success...
Always set your dog up for success, never set them up to fail... as a mother we know all to well how challenging our tamariki can be... similar concept to raise your K9 companion.
Or if your like me and have rasied K9s before having children, we learn very quickly about the do's & don't. Remember your K9 mate is an individual that has a character and personality. Tapping into what works and what doesnt work.
For example, you do not see me giving treats to "Shaggy" in any of my mahi with him! Why?? Because this doesnt work for him. Treats are a no go zone!
From that point I knew exactly what I need to do, and that was to become his point of focus. His trusted leader, his mate he looks for, for reassurance and praise.
You see Shaggy has fears, which can be mistaken for aggression, but its NOT! It is a miss understanding due to his lack of knowledge.
When you see me saying here in the 1st snippet, is because 2 dogs where closing in and walking towards us, so changing his direction to ensure his constant focus was to pay attention on me!
Key words: leave, no, here or come.
Being able to read your dogs body is so important. See his ears as he looks on to the other dogs, straight aways i ask him to leave. Leave means no, leave means leave it alone. And that is setting him up for success to grow to be brave and not be bothered by other people or dogs. Your inner engery, posture, movement, nerves, the way you react, your K9 will feed off you...
Nga mihi whanau
"I am in the process of postive change"
Louise L. Hay
Well today was a great day for Shaggy... always a first for everything. Theres been lots of first for Shaggy this week..
"May everyday you build confidence, one step in front of the other"
Friday 9th of Feb 2024 Hīkoi to the river mouth!
The first week back we had some nice summer weather. We made the most of nice day!
2 sleeps to go! 🎄
We would like to say thank you for being with us this year 2023, we have had a rough year this year, with cyclone Gabrielle hitting the region hard. And with that in mine, we wish you all a Merry Christmas & have a happy New Year!
See you all in the new year!
Such a cool cool day today! Short video. 🥰
Monday was a bit of a low depressing sort of a day, the sky is unsettled and cant decide what mood its going to be. By the afternoon, drenched to the skin, but at least we got out there to muscle the play date with the bunch..
Its another great day out with this group, play date with Bentley, then again out to the horse paddock for more sniffs, play and swim.. lots of smells, ducks, birds we have the wetlands in plantation, its gonna look awesome next year. Keanu and Tank rescued Keanus cap that blew off his head and drifted across to the island. Completely missed a great video.. 😪 Great retrieving tho... 🙏
