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Here's something for my intermediate or advanced classes to try this week:
1. Put your dog in a stay in a different position than you normally practice (on a different place, in a down vs. sit, etc).
2. Practice stay from a couple feet away- reward
3. Add distance (going further or around the dog) -reward
4. Add distractions ( toys being tossed, family members/kids running around)- reward big!
Happy training
Tell me this isn't the happiest dog on a treadmill you've ever seen? 🥰
🛑REMINDER: NO group classes today!! Sunday 8/18. No class.🛑
We still have openings for BASIC obedience group class this Thursday, the 11th at 6:30 pm!
Message me to reserve your spot !
Happy Independence Day!
Wishing you all a wonderful and safe holiday.
My 4th of July routine looks like- exercise all the dogs so they are good and tired before dark. Fill kongs or give long lasting high value bones when the booms start-
Turn on the TV nice and loud. Snuggle on the couch. Training tricks/fun things for rhe dogs during booms is another great way to help them be non-chalant about the noise.
One of my 6 dog gets a trazodone. The Rest get a calming chew with melatonin, hemp, and camomile.
Griz on his 2nd bike ride. Volume up, he sounds like a horse galloping when he starts running. 😄
I got to meet the cutest little nugget today.🥹 9 week old Petunia has the best puppy breath and was so brave trying out the puppy wobble board, going through the tunnel, and made a new best friend in my 6 year old son.
Come out to a Puppy socialization on Saturdays at 9:30am- your puppy will thank you later.
*more adorable pics in the comments.
‼️NEW Basic obedience class starting Thursday, JULY 11th at 6:30pm‼️
I misplaced my wait list, so if you want in, message me or comment below!
When you go to a clients house for your next session and they understood the assignments !! 👌💪 I cannot tell you how proud I am of this family. Working hard and it paid off. But also dogs will be dogs, they had a "bad day" where they opened the door to an unknown guest this week, and the dogs were not on their best behavior. And that's okay too, because life with dogs isn't all sunshine and rainbows, and training has good days and bad days. But in just 7 weeks- we have gone from majorly reactive to this.. and to say I'm proud of them is an understatement.
Way to go. KEEP UP the amazing work and before ya know it- this will be the behavior all the time. MY DOGS are not this good at the door, so...... 👏👏👏
Be very jealous I got to spend the morning with these cuties!
Nice small group of 3 for our first puppy social. Thank you all for coming ❤️🐾
Today we experienced:
Men and women
Boy child
Snuffle pool
Stuffed dog (lifesize)
Mirrors
Other puppies of different sizes, colors, and personalities
Agility tunnel and small jumps
And built our confidence up with the use of yummy treats even when we were unsure ❤️🐾
Day 2 of dumbell training... I'd say it's going well 🫠🤷♀️🤦♀️
Here's your reminder that when teaching something brand new, it never looks pretty in the beginning, and to hang in there. 😅
Grizzly being Grizzly.
Impulse control training!
Distraction is the ball- Ball is also the reward. No treats involved.
Make the environment rewarding: if the dog listens to you, they get something good from the environment (a reward not on you: food, toys, pets from someone else) -which helps SIGNIFICANTLY in real world obedience.
Heel towards the ball, focus on me, ignore distractions, get what you want (play). 👏👏👏
But also, WHY is he soooo loud!?! Oh, because so is his daddy, Jack. 😝 Domus Invictus German Shepherds
HAPPY TRAINING
Got my dog pacer in!!! (they are in backorder so it rook forever). But just guess who is good at it? My insecure, a**hole chihuahua, Bennie. Here's him on his 3rd session 😝
#littledogsneedtrainingtoo
Oh, and.Mr. Macho Griz is terrified of it. 🤦♀️
Gets on it fine, but once it's moving, game over. Lol
Planning on adding treadmill walks to services offered once I have a facility. Which may be never- but I'm trying y'all!
Let's talk Genetics....
While most people think that German Shepherds are just police dogs, Shepherds were originally sheep herding dogs.
This is why breed matters and why your dog's temperament will likely be a combination of the breed/s they are , and the training you put in. Right before this, Grizzly was sitting quietly in the back of my car in a stay (with hatch wide open) For thirty minutes. Why? Because he has training and we've practiced it. Any of my group class students will tell you how calm and focused he is in class.
That doesn't mean the dog isn't going to fall back on their genetic traits when they aren't in focused obedience. *video volume on*
I say your dogs adult temperment will be a 50/50 split between nature (Genetics) and nurture (socialization/ training).
You can train your Shih-tzu all day, but it won't perform/work like a Border Collie. And you can train your Belgian mal all day and it won't be a lazy lap dog who doesn't need lots of exercise and mental stimulation.
It's easy for trainers to post videos of dogs being perfect in "training sessions" no distractions and video editing. I'm here to talk about life and realistic expectations living with your pet dog. 🐾
Training at our local sonic last Saturday. My kid wanted ice cream and insisted on eating it outside... I didn't want to get out of the car with a kid and a dog. But alas, my child has me trained well. 🤣 so we ordered ice cream and Griz got a quick training session in. I love training, but its but it's not ALWAYS fun or convenient. But I PROMISE, it's worth it. ❤️
Build your bond with your dog and reliability 5 minutes at a time.
#trainyourdog #limatrainer #positivetrainer
#germanshepherd #obedience #realworldtraining
Dont mind my messy house🫠 but look at this smart foster puppy of ours! We started place training about 8 days ago. One 10 minute session a day.
You can accomplish this without the use of aversive tools like electronic collars. 100% positive training methods to teach this. In 8 days. Let me help you!
Easy peasy recall game you can go play right now!
No prior training needed.
This is the first time playing this outside with Oakley- she doesn't respond well to her name or come, so we played this game for the first time INSIDE by herself yesterday.
Took them outside to potty, let them play for 5 minutes, then our Lunch break training session today looks like this.
💥5 minutes today for a dog who listens better tomorrow. 💪
*sorry I'm a bad videographer - maybe I should hire someone to take videos for me- I would post a lot more often. 😝
#trainyourdog #noteverydogneedsanecollar #positivetraining #buildyourbondwithyourdog
My dog, Riyka, training a clients dog for me.
#lazydogtrainer. See, yall think I'm a good trainer, but Its time to admit that it's actually my DOGS doing ALL the work. 🤓🐾
If you have multiple dogs, 10/10 recommended at least training 1 of them how to train the others. Follow me for more mind- blowing training tips.
#trainyourdog #tiffanyshoh #germanshepherd #longcoatgermanshepherd
Let me tell you that playing with/caring for my dogs with my left hand has been one of the harder things to do.
All the more reason to train your dog, even if it's for the simple stuff🐾
#trainyourdog #germanshepherd
There's playing fetch with a dog , and then there's REALLY playing fetch with a dog who is super serious about his ball. *cough, cough, Grizzly, cough*
Unless your energetic dog sounds like this at the end of a high intensity play session, Keep playing/training. Lol
Grizzly coming in like a fur Missile in 3...2...1. Check out his take off dust. 😂
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When people tell me Grizzly is "so calm/so good" out and about. No- he's a pysco with energy for days. But he's learned my expectations while out with him, when on leash. Off leash, with a toy- he's an 80 lb land shark. And still likes to jump and kiss strangers right in the face🤦♀️
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So how long does it take to train a dog. The short answer- 20 minutes.
20 minutes, 5 days a week of one on one training when it counts (the dog first comes to you). Then you can work on more specific things later and maintain throughout the day. We are working on heel right now. 5 minute sessions 1-2 times a day. That's it. BUT YOU have to be consistent and focus on the behaviors you need, not sit and down, in your living room with no distractions.
