Freya sure makes this trick look easy! 🤩
Rain’s first wrapping session and more proprioception work on the balance pad, it seems so simple but it’s so important for our baby performance dogs 😌
We have a new addition to Riverbend! This is my 9 week old sport mix puppy, Rain. Let the games begin! 🥰
Katty’s first session learning to pivot to my side, good girl! 🤩
Here’s Freya enjoying a treat scatter! This natural enrichment activity is calming and very stimulating, the dogs love this game! It’s the perfect activity for young, busy puppies!
Puppy Paw Touch
Fate’s first outdoor shaping session at Riverbend, she makes it look easy! 🤩
Wrap vs Go
One of my favorite verbal discrimination exercises with a tunnel trap! Good girl, Katty!
Running Contacts w/ Cinder
Cinder is running a full height dogwalk now! I’m very proud of all the work Donna and Cinder have done to get this far! 👏🏼
Running Contacts with Cinder
Beautiful day for a Running Contacts lesson with Donna and Cinder. This was Cinder’s first session on the full dogwalk, she rocked it! 😁
“Place”
Fergus and Freya worked so hard to stay focused, outdoor shaping and training can be very challenging at first, good pups! 😎
4 Feet in a Box
Fergus is mastering smaller and smaller boxes 😅 he was quite creative (and helpful) when he smashed the box 😂
Dogwalk Intro
Fergus did great with his very first session on a dogwalk plank! 😁🐾
Aframe Introduction
Fergus loves the Aframe! 😁
Sit to Stand
Morning workout! 😅 ‘Sit to Stand’ with Freya and Fergus…
Paw Touch with Eli
It was Eli’s first day at Day Training today! We always start with Paw Touch, it’s the foundation for all the other tricks to come! Eli has taken to shaping so quickly! 🤩
Abbey is really starting to enjoy shaping and she’s getting really brave about these silly games! I love her circular tail wag ☺️
Abbey is starting to have fun with the tunnel! 😁
Katty’s first session with side legs! She kept sitting on the cushion 😂 which is what we’ve done with rear feet targeting, so stinkin’ cute! ☺️
Fergus added some commentary 😆
When you plan to practice multi-wraps around the cone but Rowan is sure you want ‘side legs’ instead 😳🤣
Pivoting with Rowan!
Rowan prefers clockwise pivoting and has mastered full circles in that direction, I’m using a SensiMat target to help him offer counterclockwise pivoting. Nice job, Ro! ☺️