Cosmic Dog Training

06/11/2024

A picture is worth a thousand words...image credit International Canine Behaviorists

06/08/2024

This!!! 🥰🥰🥰

What socialising your dog 🐶 is NOT 👇👇👇

06/08/2024

🐾❤️ Happy National Best Friends Day! ❤️🐾

When it comes to best friends, there are none more loyal, lovely and endlessly entertaining than our dogs! 🐶 Whether they’re wagging their tails in excitement, cuddling up with us on the sofa or simply being there with their unconditional love, dogs truly are our greatest companions. 🌟

Celebrate National Best Friends Day by sharing a photo of you and your dog and tell us what makes them so special to you! 📸🐕

Want to make your bond even stronger? Join Games Club and discover fun, engaging games that build your dog’s confidence, enhance their training, and bring you closer together. Perfect for deepening that best friend bond!

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06/03/2024

06/02/2024

All Hail the Traveler 💙💜💛❤💚🧡💖🌈 Sending so much love to Lauren Langman and her sweet family as Tokyo begins his Spirit Journey.
Shine Bright Dearest Tokyo. Visit us on the breeze. Smile to us in the sunsets. Kiss us when it rains. Run with us in our dreams. We will be here, looking for you, waiting to return the love you brought to SO many lives.
You will be missed dear one. We will love you for all time and look forward to the day we will meet again 💖💚💛💙💜❤🧡🌈🔥 All Hail the Traveler!!!

05/26/2024

Want to train your own Service Dog, but unsure how? Join me as I train my first ever Service Dog! Mention FABI to get $50 off One-to-One training packages to start training your Service Dog today! ❤️🩷🧡💛💚💙🩵💜💖

05/19/2024

https://bmmagazine.co.uk/business/inspiring-women-in-business-how-lauren-langman-built-devon-dogs-and-bowerland-holiday-cottages-to-success/
Love this woman so much!!!! Lauren Langman ❤️💗🌼🌸

Women only own 17.3% of the companies in the UK. However, although few have taken the helm of self-employed ventures so far, more women are opening businesses.

05/11/2024

"Dogs usually react because they’re scared, not because they’re aggressive. While some dogs withdraw when frightened, others react outwardly. A dog may react in ways they haven’t before if they feel startled, overstimulated, unwell, in pain, or threatened."
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Absolute Dogs supports people worldwide on their dog training journeys. The training experts emphasise that all dogs are reactive, not just the dogs who overreact. Every dog responds to situations around them. Therefore, it’s how they react, rather than whether they react, that’s important. Alth...

05/02/2024

Did you know?

05/01/2024

04/05/2024

This!

ADOLESCENCE:
As dogs go through adolescence, it’s safe to say things turn a little topsy-turvy! 🙃

If you’re currently at this stage and feeling like you’ve taken one step forward and two steps back, don’t panic! During this stage of life, there’s a lot going on in their busy little brains.

Here are three facts about the adolescent brain 🧠👇

1. The inhibitory neurons of the amygdala that help to dampen down emotional responses don’t fully mature until the END of adolescence.

2. Communication between the frontal cortex and amygdala, which is essential for skills training, decreases during adolescence.

3. Extinction memory is impaired during adolescence, so if your dog has a bad experience it’s much more likely to lead to a ‘hard wired’ fear memory.

Have patience and compassion as you support and guide your dog through this vulnerable period of brain development.

04/01/2024

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03/20/2024

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* Bringing this post out of the vault, because it’s so important * 👇🏻

I think it’s common to think that when our dog is unruly, there is something wrong with them. 

Especially when we look around us and see perfectly behaved pups strolling happily down the street with their owners. 

But the truth is…

Everything your dog does is NORMAL. 

Chewing…

Digging…

Barking…

Pulling on the lead…

Lunging at other dogs or joggers…

Growling…

It’s all NORMAL. 

This is  a normal response for a predator (because that’s what dogs once were) that got plucked out of their natural environment and dropped onto your sofa. 

What’s not normal? 

Walking on a leash at a mind numbingly slow pace as you stare at your phone…

NOT chewing things, or mouthing you…

Holding a sit stay or a down stay as you chat to a friend…

NOT losing their mind around another dog. 

Sure selective breeding has curbed some of the more natural responses our dogs have…

But the truth is…

Your dog’s behavior is a NORMAL response to them trying to adapt to an environment that truthfully is NOT normal for them. 

So tell me…

What does that shift for you? 

Because your dog isn’t “Bad”. There’s nothing wrong with them. Everything they are doing is completely normal.

02/14/2024

Such a good tip!!

02/14/2024

🙏 absoluteDOGS 💖❤️‍🔥✨🙌

🐾 As a dedicated trainer, you strive for the best for your dog, but we get it - sometimes it feels like an uphill battle. 🏔️ Despite your best intentions, behaviour struggles can persist, and progress can feel elusive.

Pause and consider: Could your very best efforts be part of the puzzle? 🤔 If your current strategy isn't yielding results, maybe it's time to try something different.

Let's talk common examples.

🗣️ Tiring your dog out with endless walks might not be the solution - it could build stamina, not calmness. Exposing them to fears may intensify reactions, not ease them. More dog encounters can increase reactivity, not improve it. That’s why we train FOR the situation, not in it.

Feeling overwhelmed? Time to re-evaluate! 🔄 Skill up for challenges with concepts that bring calm, relaxation, and optimism. 🌟 Ready to flip the script on traditional training?
Discover how concept training transforms the game and unlocks amazing results! 🚀🐶 💡✨

Check out our blog post:
https://absolute-dogs.com/3-concepts-lacking-in-90-of-reactive-dogs/

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01/22/2024

So this is super cool!!

Animals live in an entirely different reality FYI 💗 Support this channel and join an amazing community: http://www.patreon.com/bennjordanSome citations and ...

01/20/2024

Such an amazing community and brilliant learning 💖💖💖

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01/11/2024

This.

The pet professionals in your life should always be advocating for your animals. ❤️