Three important skills every dog should know!
ā¢Come when called. Pretty self explanatory, we literally use recall EVERYDAY. Whether itās as simple as me calling my dog from the back yard or as serious as calling my dog away from a main road with traffic, recall is so important. My dogs stay on leashes/long lines until they are coming to me 100% of the time.
ā¢Loose leash walk. This one is big! A lot of undesirable behaviors we see can be fixed with proper communication through our leash. This is the first thing I work on with all my board&trains and private lessons. By eliminating pulling on the leash I not only teach my dog to stay in tune with me (building trust in their handler), but also puts them in a better headspace. If my dog is at the end of the lead pulling/barking/lunging, I am allowing him to get worked up. By teaching proper leash manners, he will inevitably enter a calmer headspace. Even our dogs that mean no harm and just get super excited to see other dogs/people on walks will learn to calm themselves by teaching leash pulling isnāt allowed.
ā¢Stay in position. This is another skill to teach impulse control! Staying in a down (or any other position) is such a great learning experience for our dogs. I often use a down stay for my fearful dogs to show them the world isnāt so scary and to trust me as their handler. Place is another great tool I use for my practicing this. I will put a place bed on my front lawn during the busiest time of the day, put the dog on place, and just watch for 10 minutes. The criteria is low, all I want you to do is stay in position and observe whatās around you. I donāt let people or dogs approach during this time because I was the start re-wiring the dogās brain into actually thinking before jumping to a reactive behavior.
Ultimately, all skills we as trainers teach are important in the big picture. These are my big three in seeing a change in the dogās brain.
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Aspen and Remi during their beach trip a couple days ago! Before Aspenās board and train, walking like this wasnāt possible as he was leash reactive. Iāve loved seeing every bit of his progress! Remi just started his puppy program to establish better manners and communication at home. Stay tuned for his progressš¤ #explore #dogtrainer #jacksonville
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Taz is still looking for his forever home! In the meantime heās hanging out with me and my pack learning how to be the best version of himself. If you or anyone you know is interested in a certified snuggler, please reach out to Coastal Canine Rescue! He will get continued training with me after adoption as wellš¤
