What a GIFT you've all been to US here at GDR!
The tricks class closed out the year with a variety of Christmas cheer and are sharing it with you here.
Have the most wonderful Christmas and New Year celebration. See you in 2024!
Happy Halloween from our Tricks class!
School is in session all year at GDR, but we wanted to participate in all the back to school photos and activities being shared on FB.
Hey all! Our current tricks class has been working their tail off on a training concept that requires the dog to pay attention to the handler’s action and then copy that action - mimicry. Marisol and Thea make it look easy in a short few seconds but much practice has gone into this really neat and complicated set of behaviors. You can see they’ve practiced both with and without props and these are just two examples of six behaviors. 🥳🔥❤️👏🏻
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to our GDR Family!
Cora and Todd rocking it on this Advanced container search with distractions. What a great team! 🇺🇸👏🏻
Diamond finding the Novice level interior hide in a bunk cabin. Nice work here are Diamond isolates the odor and communicates it to Cindy. 🥳😍
For this Excellent level Interior hide, Tae must find odor in two separate rooms, this is one of her search areas.
Cameo found his novice buried hide in 11 seconds. 🔥
Tae and Todd worked nicely in this agility course earning third place in their class, completing her AKC novice agility title advancing her to the next level tomorrow. Pigs can fly? Nah, beagles are way better pilots. 🤗
Cora earned first place in her class for this agility run! Congratulations!
Congratulations to Todd and Tae at the Jumpers with Weaves (and tunnels) agility run at Beagle Nationals in VA. Stay tuned for more updates as the week long even continues.
Have you ever caught yourself seeing things in slow motion with real-time movement? I've found this skill to be incredibly useful when observing dog behavior but also in these moments of fun. Featured here are a few of our rally obedience and trick dogs keeping close watch over their beloved people and showing off some great head maneuvers.
It's Friday ya'll! This sweet floppy fella is a 6-month-old chocolate lab named Norman!
His favorite activities are playing in the water, fetch, tug and enjoys leisurely walks with his friend Tina. He’s also a fine arts collector of things he finds in nature such as asphalt chunks, sticks larger than life and pinecones – How great is it to have a retriever help clean up the streets!
Norman has come so far in his training and can enjoy all of these activities without getting overly excited which used to result injuries on his favorite people. We’re so lucky to have him in our GDR family!
Happy Valentine's Day Weekend!
😉 to those who forgot, there's still time to buy a few dog bones or flowers. 😍🐾💐
Great settling practice ring side!
This is just one example - Extreme? Maybe, but still achievable even from this 7 month old dog.
Consider starting small- in short time bursts and with minimal distractions and of course delicious snacks. Grow your dog into larger time bursts and with gradual distractions. Your dog does want to please you, so think about the situation if your dog (or you) are struggling.
Puppy, Basic Manners, Advanced Manners and any sport classes at GDR require some sort of settle. But certainly applying this training method in a way that makes sense to you and your family is important - this could be working towards a settle when you have guests over, while eating dinner or while waiting at a soccer game.
Enjoy Your Dog more!
The Tricks Class recently accepted a "Scavenger Hunt" challenge which allows the dogs to earn a title if they complete 15 of the 20 categories. Our participant's talents and creativity are too cute not to share!
Jump into weekend like.....