Big-man Riley problem solved his way through another tough challenge today - the treadmill.
After several reps of luring him on and off and adding duration and motivation to staying on, we turned the treadmill on and Riley hopped off and dragged it across the room. Within 90 seconds of that, I took this video.
Denise and John have tasked us with creating training scenarios that require Riley and Denise to experience stress while learning how to manage and overcome it. Denise thrives on the same sort of feedback that her dog does - black and white, emotionless ~ the sort that requires accountability and easy forgiveness.
They are both thriving in this lessons program.
Also, peep Riley’s nails! I dremeled them again today, and with zero fight this time. Still twitchy over his feet being held, but he was mostly soft and accepting. That’s HUGE progress for this boy!
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We love this team ❤️
They are trying so damn hard. And it’s for the things that will save Riley’s life in the end. Riley has bitten over being uncomfortable.
Riley is a mostly well-intentioned boy that has been spoiled during a crucial period of development. But he’s learned that quitting (like literally throwing himself on the ground and making Denise drag his 100+ lbs) or biting relieves pressure. Denise and John are committed to keeping this stubborn 🦍 and Alison and I are here to help.
They have made HUGE progress in just a few lessons, and Riley had become one of my favorites. He’s a stubborn bastard, but damn he learns quick!
We successfully clipped and dremeled all 4 feet, and Riley and Denise learned several valuable lessons.
And isn’t it nice that @alison_ouellette8464 has learned the skills in handling necessary to keep me from getting bit?! Because Riley sure wanted to.
Grateful to have my trusty sidekick! 🫶🙌👊
We ended the lesson with a game Riley and (we thought 😆) Denise could easily succeed at. Riley instantly accepted the challenge and knew the rules. Denise, well, she sure tried!
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And if you saw the previous post, for your entertainment, the exercise where I gave away the most points - the flee attack with gunfire.
I had developed a bad habit of letting go of my whistle after the first tweet. But you shouldn’t let it go until your dog comes all the way back.
I had a death grip on that thing, so when I exhaled with relief, I tweeted it again 🤦♀️🫣😜
Cecilia and Nash are making HUGE progress in lessons!!! 🙌
We’ve been working on improving engagement, leash manners, relaxing in position stays and establishing a rock-solid recall.
At the end of their last lesson, we worked on threshold manners. This was all achieved through self-discovery / remote collar feedback, conscious reward placement and clear communication. Four minutes into session 1 and Nash was like, “got it” 🫡
The joy in these two old dogs… 🥹
Playing as usual as old friends… is the best kind of reminder of why I started this whole thing 😍
I’ve known these two since they were puppies, and watched them play like this off and on for their up-to-now lives. And that’s a pretty awesome thing ♥️
Callie & Sean
A shoutout to our How It Feels to be Naked! class 📣
They have been working hard at cleaning up handling, clarifying expectations; building relationship 🫶
At class 1, it took Dembe over 4 minutes to offer Katie some attention when he was naked and free to make his own choices. Today, at class 3, it took 15 seconds with just a little more body influence from his handler.
This has become the coolest class! We’ll be offering it again in the spring! Comment or email [email protected] to be included in future updates and schedule considerations for the class 🤓
The moment you regret you decided to teach the already-over-the-top dog an over-the-top trick 🫣
Bang Bang (play dead) would have been a much better choice for the special gem that is Ditto, @gabe_dogdude 🫠😂
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#thatwasmywholearminhismouth #lifechoices #dogtrainerinthemaking #ducarusomalinois
Alison @alison_ouellette8464 won’t share it so I will 😬
Rumor is Alison’s youngest dog, working toward MondioRing goals. Alison is in our How it Feels to be Naked class and has been applying some of the concepts she’s been learning with Lillee to her youngest dog’s foundations. And is making big progress!
We all use tools - food, different types of collars, spatial pressure, balls / tugs, lines, posture, tone of voice, etc. But when we use them with consistent fairness they can make a big difference fast. Hence why we use them.
Rumor was less confident and avoidant at group training days with a prong collar on. We discovered that was basically the only time the collar was being worn. Adding it into more fun stuff and just wearing it without engaging it is helping her to feel more herself with it on. Any tool we use is most effective when it
can apply gas and brakes, so Alison’s challenge is to find ways to balance both.
This class has been so much fun so far. We’ll be offering it again in the spring! Keep an eye out for Rumor’s progress in the meantime 🤩
Nile is back with his momma and they are looking absolutely awesome as a team!
Put some ob titles on that boy, @escapadeswithemily!
Over nearly 4 months, I really got to know this boy. And he has pretty awesome potential for any direction Emily wants to take him.
We miss you Nile, but glad to see you’re doing just fine 😘🤌
We had just paused for some long sit practice by the chicken run (which has been super hard for GG 🤯, and she started to stress and vibrate in her sit.
Batman, a regular visitor from the neighborhood, surprised us all.
I was blown away by Gretchen’s efforts to self regulate. With no cue from me, she plopped herself into a sit and tried so hard to ignore the distraction.
She really is such a fun puppy to work with. Gretchen is one of several dogs I’ve raised from this breeder and they are wonderful in size, athleticism and food and toy drives. They are biddable and fun to work with and look at.
Thanks Batman. Your assistance was appreciated. Now go home. 🫡
🫶 Rebecca
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