Fairy Tail Dog Training

Fairy Tail Dog Training Fun, focused, relationship building activities for you and your dog specializing in Agility Training and Canine Fitness for the athlete or household pet.

Privates semi-privates and small-group classes by appointment. Fun, focused, relationship building activities for you and your dog specializing in agility and canine fitness. Offering privates, semi-privates, and small group classes by appointment. Ruth got hooked on the sport of agility when she took a few classes in the basement of a local pet shop with a husky mix named Beaker. Soon after, she

rescued her first Border Collie and started competing in 2002. She has taught agility classes and privates for over 15 years. Ruth continues her own education in the sport by taking classes from some of the top trainers in her area as well as attending multiple seminars and workshops each year. Ruth is obtaining her certification as a Canine Fitness Trainer through the University of Tennessee and FitPAWS. (Certification expected early 2018.) She offers privates and group classes to improve fitness and conditioning for any dog from family pet, performance athlete, to aging senior.

09/19/2024
I have a young dog and many days I feel like I’m so far behind where I wanted you to be be with him. Nope. We are where ...
09/06/2024

I have a young dog and many days I feel like I’m so far behind where I wanted you to be be with him. Nope. We are where we are living the best life together!

No one is the same as you. No dog is the same as your dog. No one is walking the same path as you, never has and never will.
You can’t be behind and you can’t be in front, because you are exactly where you’re supposed to be.

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09/04/2024
Yes!
08/28/2024

Yes!

03/25/2024

Dogs behave the way they do for many reasons. They do NOT do things deliberately to be stubborn or ‘naughty’, nor do they aim to assert control. Outdated mythologies and training methods have detrimental effects on well-being and strain the relationship between a dog and their caregiver.

🧬A dog's breed and genetic makeup can play a significant role in determining certain behavioural traits. Dogs have genetic predispositions and breed-specific tendencies that contribute to their behaviour.
Some breeds are predisposed to specific behaviours, such as herding, hunting, or guarding.

The environment in which a dog is raised and lives can profoundly impact their behaviour. Early socialisation, which involves exposing a puppy to a wide range of people, animals, and environments during their critical developmental period, is crucial for building confidence and shaping a dog's social behaviour to reduce fear or aggression.

Overstimulation can cause all kinds of unwanted behaviours as it overwhelms their senses and can lead to hyperactivity or erratic responses. For example, if a dog is exposed to loud noises, multiple people, and various stimuli all at once, or on a daily basis, they might exhibit excessive excitable behaviour, poor impulse control, become agitated and exhibit behaviours like jumping, barking, or pulling on the leash, as their senses are overwhelmed by the excessive input.

Previous experiences and learning consequences can influence a dog's behaviour. Traumatic experiences, in particular, can lead to fear, anxiety, or aggression.

How a dog is trained and educated by their caregiver or handler can significantly affect their behaviour. Consistent, positive reinforcement-based training can lead to desired behaviours, while harsh or inconsistent methods can result in confusion or fear.

A dog's health, including their physical and mental well-being, can influence their behaviour. Illness, pain, or discomfort can lead to changes in behaviour.

A dog's emotional state, including fear, anxiety, and excitement, can affect their behaviour. For example, a fearful dog may display unpredictable defensive reactive behaviours or might avoid any encounters and run away trying to hide. While a confident dog may exhibit playfulness and a relaxed demeanour.

A dog can become frustrated and destructive if their mental and physical needs are not met. This dog, full of pent-up energy and boredom, may become frustrated and exhibit poor impulse control. In their frustration, they might resort to destructive behaviours, such as chewing furniture, digging up the garden, or incessant barking. This destructive behaviour is often an expression of their frustration and an attempt to alleviate their built-up energy and mental stress.

The type of diet a dog receives can significantly influence their behaviour, with high-quality nutrition promoting better energy levels, mood, and overall well-being, while poor diet choices can lead to issues like irritability, hyperactivity, or digestive problems.

As dogs age, they may experience canine cognitive decline, which can manifest as changes in memory, learning, and behaviour. This condition can lead to increased confusion, disorientation, and altered social interactions in older dogs.

It is really important to understand that each dog is unique, and their behaviour can vary widely, even within the same breed. Dogs use body language, vocalizations, and other forms of communication to express their needs, emotions, and intentions. Understanding a dog's communication cues is essential for interpreting their behaviour.

03/23/2024

My social media outreach is tiny. I like it that way. I’m not really looking to grow a business as much as enjoy the clientele I have and share tidbits along the way. If other s jump on board and follow my few and sporadic posts, thank you. I hope they give you insight, a laugh, or just another nugget to think about. Most of my readers are likely thinking about their grandchildren when they read this but maybe not…. But it is worth the glance into a trainers life, one with children and multiple dogs. Good luck to anyone trying to juggle these things.

Maybe you ‘ve had that dog or maybe two and if you have and can relate you will reach for the Kleenex sooner than others...
02/27/2024

Maybe you ‘ve had that dog or maybe two and if you have and can relate you will reach for the Kleenex sooner than others.

Jon Stewart bids a tearful goodbye to Dipper, his best boy and Daily Show OG. to The Daily Show:https://www.youtube.co...

More exercise is not the answer
02/20/2024

More exercise is not the answer

There are many things we put in place for dogs that seem to have no off switch.
You cannot exercise these dogs enough.
You "need" to walk them huge distances as their physical exhaustion is the only sign they have had enough....It will be exactly the same day after day.
These dogs are also incredibly hard to walk, pulling hard and you are often dragged behind.
They jump, spin, bark, react and won't stop....so they are walked harder and faster.
All that does is build more stamina.
Physically exhausting a dog does not mean you have a calm dog that is now able to show emotional self control.....they are just physically exhausted.
There is a very big difference between the two.

You probably throw that ball again and again for them and they are truly ball obsessed.
That ball just cannot be thrown enough for them....they will only stop when physically they just cannot continue.
One thing is very clear with many of these dogs...they don't have opportunities to use their brain or their nose to scent.
They have often forgotten how to use their nose as their world is all about movement and pace.

Why do we talk about enrichment so much ?
Because it works...if you give this a few weeks, it works.
Start limiting their exercise and ball play and add in ways to challenge them.

Stop thinking about time as a measure of a good walk and start thinking quality.
Let them sniff and smell...take them to places where that incredible nose will find interesting scents and watch the changes over time.
You have to start smaller when encouraging nose work and feel free to start encouraging with some tasty treats.
Many will just stare back at you when you start scent work and they need encouraged. Scatter their meals on the lawn to eat....over a few days scatter it everywhere on the lawn.
They will find it.

If you add enrichment and nose work in a few times a day (and vary it)....Watch what happens over a few short weeks...you will have a calmer dog, a dog that doesn't need enormous amounts of exercise to "tire" them out.
Start thinking about the time you walk them and start using a large portion of that time to use that incredible brain and nose.
Smelling and using their brain tires them out and more importantly enriches their lives.

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