My client’s amazing dog Warren attempting to practice “touch” but instead opting to act like a circus clown instead lol #dogtraining #dogtrainer #GreenvilleSC #dogfunny
Long day of training in #downtowngreenville #greenvillesc #dogtrainer #dogtraining
A little late, or a little early depending on how you look at it but here is some advice on helping your dog that has issues with Fireworks!
Desensitization is a critical process in dog training to help any dog start to accept something that triggers them. Please watch this video and feel free to reply with any questions
Have you mastered the Implied stay downs with your dog yet? Will your dog recall to you in a public location?
Please reach out with any questions on how to teach this!
Three dogs all in "place" / "under" command with implied stays at #unityparkgvl in #greenvillesc
All 3 trained to not interact with each other or anyone else and just remain in their implied stays until released. This is extremely important to ensure success at pet friendly venues in public.
Instead of worrying about your dog lunging at another dog or person or trying to eat random food on the ground instead trust they will remain in a down safely under the table until released!
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This is when you know Downs with implied stays work properly! On the other side of a pound and completely offleash and my Husky still goes into his down and stays until released!
This should be your goal before taking your dog on any type of offleash ventures #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dog #greenvillesc #upstatesc
Do you need help training your #dog to become a swimmer? Here is a quick clip on showing the difference between a confident swimmer and a dog that still needs more training to help with swimming
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The "under" or "place" command and teaching implied stays and implied leave it ... is the number 1 factor why my clients see success while in public locations and especially pet friendly restaurants.
No insult to the other dog owner in this video but can you see the difference between my clients dog and the other dog? A dog eating random food on the ground, which could be days old, cooked bones that could splinter in the dogs stomach, or even worse
poisoned... and/or lead to resource guarding issues by allowing your dog to come to the realization that all food on the ground is theirs!?!!
Instead teach your dog that they only can get food that is presented from your hand or in a bowl for them. Exactly what my client's dog is demonstrating here.
Also, the other issue here is this other dog pacing around in an anxious state which could lead towards frustration (a bite) taken out on another dog or person that walks by. Instead the goal should be teaching your dog to patiently wait under the table until released.
Dogs don't naturally understand calmness and patience, we have to teach it to them through downs and implied stay work! #dogtrainer #dogtrainer #greenvillegather #greenvillesc #upstatesc
Unlike Most #dogtrainers when I teach the recall process I teach 3 different words, which is eventually broken into 3 different types of recalls;
1. A relaxed recall
2. A speed recall
3. A speed recall with a treat
The main point of this is to prevent owners from saying "come" (or whatever recall word they choose) 6 plus times and the dog learning they don't have to come until they hear it the sixth time.
My clients always work linearly through the dog's recall words.
Also without a relax recall word then there is no control group to increase the speed of the two speed recalls..
Stay tuned for more explanation on this process. #dogtraining #dogtrainer #greenvillesc #upstatesc
Owning a dog is a PRIVELAGE! NOT A RIGHT! That statement needs to be heard and preached more to people like the example from this video I stitched. I see so many examples on Social Media and while training in public with my dogs, and/ or client's dogs of terrible dog owners that have no right owning a dog as they either don't understand boundaries and don't respect other people's space allowing their dog to approach whomever and whatever they like.
However out of all the terrible dog owners I have witnessed by far the worst is dog owners that turn their dog into aggressive weapons that become a loaded gun ready to fire at anything that moves. This is where animal control needs to step in ASAP!!!
I would argue that it is past time that pet stores, dog breeders, shelters, and just anywhere that sells dogs require a potential owner to take a test before ownership of that animal... thoughts?!?!
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Would your dog pass this test? If not please reach out to me and I would love to help anyone in the #greenvillesc or #upstatesc area #dogtraining #dogtrainer
Practicing Offleash commands with a clients dog at Constee park #dogtrainer #dogtraining #greenvillesc