The Hound Way

31/12/2024

Last pack photo post for 2024. From about 26 November to about 31 December.

Thanks to everyone that's been a part of the pack this year, we've had a few retire before the summer break, so we will be looking forward to a few new faces joining us in the new year too. 👀

Happy holidays everyone 🐺

25/12/2024

Boxing Day Beach Trip for the homestay pack

19/12/2024

A few of you have met Tony while he was with me, and others have followed a bit of our shenanigans on social media.

He will probably be "the one that got away" for me, but damn he is going to love sniffing out stuff for a job. Corrections taking on this epic lad has been the best Christmas present i could have asked for.

Shout outs to the team at Animal Services who trusted me with his care and training stuff. They really understand dogs and their temperament testing is what's keeping the right dogs in the right homes.

Go kick some arse, Tony 😎🤙

Lots of our adoptions have been wrapped up lately (pun intended!), one in particular has stood out.

Our mate Tony, who wasn't suited for normal pet life due to being a bit of a boof-head with a lot of drive, has headed off to work for the Corrections NZ this week. They were blown away by his temperament and play drive. Fingers crossed he'll be a great addition to their team!

This would not have been at all possible without the help of Luke from The Hound Way who has taught Tony some life skills and how to harness his drive for his new found working life over the past few months.

Tony is still to be renamed with something a little bit more... sturdy... for his new life. Go well Tony!

03/12/2024

Quite a few folks have met Tony on our travels while he's been in my care. He needs his proper forever family now, and I'm happy to help out whoever that might be.
If you've met Tony and want him to be yours, fill out the form on this shared post. If you've met Tony and just wanna tell people how cool he is, you should jump on the AS post and leave a comment 😉 ps please excuse the terrible audio and editing on my video.... I have nfi what I'm doing 🙃

27/11/2024

In case you didn't see it on my story, I've opened ONE space for a homestay for a small (sub 15kg) dog over the coming holiday period.

Priority given to current or previous pack walking or training clients. (Other dogs accepted on case by case basis)

Any time between 20 December 2024 and 19 January 2025.

If you've left your holiday plans to the last minute, get in touch.

*Dog must be crate trained.
*Longer stay preferred

Send me a DM to discuss your needs.

27/11/2024

The week in review
19-22 November 2024

21/11/2024

5 - 15 November 2024 🐺

16/11/2024

Boofheads first "street walk".

I've been posting a bit of stuff in my "stories" over the last few days about this boy that's on trial with me at the moment. If you've been following along, I mentioned that despite him being in my care for nearly 4 weeks, I still haven't taken him on a walk around my suburb on a short lead.
Why?
Because he sucks at it.... and I don't want him to continue to rehearse that general suckiness.

So tonight, we went out on the flexi leash.... (The local dog lovers Facebook group experts are wincing already 😂).
We spent 90% of the walk being a (controlled and legal) lunatic. And 10% practicing basic obedience skills, and 100% building a good association with the leash that involves 0% dragging me around. 200% GOOD BOY

How did we get here?
Building a communication system (markers for yes and no)
Teaching the fundamentals of what he *should* be doing when he feels leash pressure.
Using these skills to teach: a snappy af recall (not a shake treat bag bribe leveraged on hopes and dreams). Sit & down cues. A "chill" mode. And a heel cue that is coming along pretty nice in new environments for 2 days training.

It's a pretty cool feeling to have a another fresh dog to implement the whole training system I teach to people and have it create a dog that is fun to be around, and doesn't just stomp down all his spicy genetics. It's my goal for every person I work with to get this feeling that I get from taking this dog out for a mission tonight.

Really really hyped to run my Reset Your Relationship boot camp next weekend 🤙🐺👌

06/11/2024

Nailing clipping tip 🐺

04/11/2024

A couple of weeks in review.
22 Oct to 1 November 2024

21/10/2024

The fortnight in review 🐺
8-18th October 2024
Feels like summer is close 😊

07/10/2024

A couple of weeks in review
24 Sept to 4 October 2024

A few changes to the packs lately.
We welcomed Teddy the little white cavoodle to the Friday pack.
We welcomed Banjo the fawn hound to the Wednesday pack.
And we said goodbye to Digby who has retired from the Thursday pack.

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27/09/2024

What happens when you let a "reactive" dog sit in a street facing window to wait for things to bark at?

They practice the behavior.

What happens when we practice things?

We get better at them.

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26/09/2024

Kora says: "Good evening to everyone except those who let their dogs off lead in prohibited wildlife reserve areas."

22/09/2024

The fortnight in review
10 to 20 Sept 2024
Lots of in home consults this fortnight, including one with Hank the Griffon pictured - such a rad little dog. It's been a busy couple of weeks!

I'm still out here doing in home training consults, I just suck at social media at the moment. I've also moved to the Kapiti Coast - I'm still servicing wellington and the Hutt valley, but it also means I can provide training services for people further north - just ask 🐺

09/09/2024

The fortnight in review
27/08 to 6/09/2024
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08/09/2024

Good morning. Here's a little video I made a while ago to show a client how to use a clicker for "counter conditioning".
It's pretty informal, but I've sent it to a few people now, and thought others might find my way of explaining and showing it helpful.

How to charge a positive reinforcement marker so it has power and meaning to the dog. A brief intro on how to use it to begin counter conditioning for basic ...

27/08/2024

The fortnight in review 13-23 August 2024
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