2 Dog Trail Positive Dog Training

03/22/2025

03/22/2025

"Yeah....why would you bother"🙄
Quite simply, it is transformative✅

Resource guarders
Reactive dogs
Recall
Confidence
Play
Anxious dogs
Optimism
Enrichment
Greetings
Engagement
Bonding
Fun
I could go on and on !!!!!!
There is a brand new video in the comments 👀about how to start this and expand it, also some ways it is used to help with unwanted behaviour.
You will NEVER regret teaching this.

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03/16/2025

Pull out your green clothes and shamrocks, St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner! While typically filled with fun and exciting festivities, St Patrick’s Day can unfortunately pose some unlucky hazards to our furry friends.

03/16/2025

DOUBLE TROUBLE
The challenges of raising two puppies together.

The problem behaviours that are commonly seen in dogs that are raised together is often mistakenly called “litter mate syndrome”, but these behaviours are not specific to dogs from the same litter and can occur with any 2 dogs that are raised together.

The problems that may develop have nothing to do with sharing similar DNA or coming from the same litter, but depends on how the pups are raised and how their environment is managed.

Problem behaviour is usually a combination of relational dynamics, poor socialisation, habituation, a lack of separate experiences and no individual resilience or self-confidence building.

Many people believe it’s a great idea to get two pups at the same time. They’ll be able to keep each other company when left alone, they won’t be bored; they’ll have each other to play with; they will always have a friend; both children in the family can have one; the breeder said it’s a good idea, you just couldn’t bear to leave the other one behind….and more, but this can lead to long term problems if there is no awareness of how to prevent potential problems.

Relying on the relationship between the dogs to fill the missing pieces of responsible pet parenting is setting the stage for the development of problem behaviours.

Although sibling pairs or 2 pups together may come with unique challenges, pups raised together can absolutely form healthy human bonds and develop into well-adjusted, confident dogs as long as their care givers are aware of what could go wrong and are prepared to put in the work to raise them.

03/16/2025

While the “one year for Rufus equals seven years for you” rule was widely accepted as truth for many years, it’s more of a generalization rather than completely accurate. 🐶

How old is your dog? 👀🧡

03/04/2025

Teach your dog to stop in their tracks until told what to do next by training this cue. This is a great cue for off leash walks and emergencies where you su...

03/04/2025

03/04/2025

03/04/2025

Fair warning....this isn't a long term strategy to help BUT many people feel stuck in this situation.
✅This helps when caught by surprise
✅This can help stop escalations
✅This can limit reactions.
If you have a reactive dog, there is a lot to learn.
We all need those easy things to do in certain situations we find ourselves in.
There is a very wise saying (and credit to whoever said it first)...
"Training a reactive dog shouldn't look like you are training a reactive dog".
Surprises happen, no matter how well prepared we are.
There will be a bunch of videos in the comments about how to help reactivity.
Well worth a looksie. 👀

(This isn't available in the shop yet but will be in a few days).

01/22/2025

Perfect snack pairing