Forest Bluff Training Group

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Forest Bluff Training Group

Our trainer focuses on the use of positive training to help enrich the lives of our furry friends by providing mental stimulation and building confidence
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03/19/2024

Congratulations to Daisy for passing Puppy Manners class! 🎉

03/08/2024

Crew does a happy dance for his new favorite ball!

02/02/2024

Congratulations to our newest Puppy Manners graduate Rawlings!

12/30/2023

I'm very proud of Rawlings for being able to hold a stay with all of my goofy distractions. Great job buddy!

12/23/2023

Wishing everyone a happy holiday!

10/20/2023

Phoebe decided to come and help during Puppy Manners class today with Rawlings and Rosie.

09/16/2023

Rosie and Rawlings first Puppy Manners class together!

09/09/2023

08/12/2023

Down stays are an extremely useful behavior for everyday life that can be used in any situation. Phoebe is one of our weekly students. Through consistent training, she has developed a phenomenal down stay even around one of her most loved toys, tennis balls!

How?
Dogs will do whatever they find most rewarding, we teach them the behavior of laying down and “staying” grants them the best rewards!

08/09/2023

Suns out, tongues out 👅

08/01/2023

Did someone say ball ?

Toys are something we commonly incorporate during training to reinforce behaviors that we like.

How ?
Next time you ask your dog to do something try using their favorite toy as a reward after the behavior. For some dogs you might even find it works better then treats.

Happy Training!

07/29/2023

Are you looking for some socialization and training for your furry friend?

Fill out our online consultation form
https://www.forestbluffanimalhospital.com/consultation-form.html

or send us an email at [email protected]

07/28/2023

Luna hopes everyone has a great weekend!

07/25/2023

Best friends play together and train together!

06/30/2023

Some fun with our drop off dogs the last few days, way to go everyone! 😁

06/28/2023

Wednesdays drop off dogs enjoying some field trips and enrichment 😇

06/23/2023

Drop off dogs enjoying a day full of learn & play!

Address

938 N. Shore Drive
Lake Bluff, IL

Telephone

+18472352847

Website

https://www.forestbluffanimalhospital.com/training.html

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Videos

Crew does a happy dance for his new favorite ball!

I'm very proud of Rawlings for being able to hold a stay with all of my goofy distractions. Great job buddy!

Down stays are an extremely useful behavior for everyday life that can be used in any situation. Phoebe is one of our weekly students. Through consistent training, she has developed a phenomenal down stay even around one of her most loved toys, tennis balls! How? Dogs will do whatever they find most rewarding, we teach them the behavior of laying down and “staying” grants them the best rewards!

Suns out, tongues out 👅

Say hi to Georgie! Today we shaped a new behavior with Georgie, “paws up.” As with any behavior learned through shaping we reward success in the smallest amounts towards the final goal. In this demonstration, we start by first rewarding a look, we then increase the criteria till we get a sniff, increase again till we get a paw, until you get two paws, and jackpot. Once the dog is offering this behavior you can start adding a que to it. This skill is useful in developing rear end awareness, which can lead to a multitude of other skills. Way to go Georgie!

Does your dog like to play tug? Play with them ‼️ Tug is a great way to teach a “drop it” and “take it” and help reinforce “leave it”. You see me entice Maple with it, encourage her to play with it, notice this toy is not left out to chew, it is only out when we are playing with it. If your dog gets over zealous it’s time to stop, the play is very reinforcing so remember to use it when your dog is displaying the correct behaviors. Ask them to do something before they get what they want, then reward them with a little play.

Crate Games

A little demonstration of making crate work fun with Frank the Cockapoo, rewarding inside the kennel, building duration with calm behavior when the door is closed and the crate cover is down. You see him think and offer an unwanted behavior (jumping on the kennel) 🚫 In response to this event I removed myself from the situation, this is viewed as a negative punishment to an unwanted behavior. Since he likes me a lot, the removal of myself is the negative (taking something away), since we are trying to lessen the chance he offers this behavior it is known as “punishment” In positive reinforcement we add something the dog likes (treat, toy, praise) to strengthen a behavior and make it more likely to be repeated. Remember to reward the right behavior! Ignore or susbstitue an alternate behavior to unwanted behaviors. Whatever you do, make it fun for your dog. 😊

Does your puppy know how to communicate with other dogs? Positively paired exposure and socialization at an early age is crucial to your dogs development. Our puppy social runs on Saturdays from 12-1 and is geared towards proper socialization and off leash play. Contact us to get your puppy signed up today!