08/19/2024
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finally having a consistent private place to rent for groups has truly been a game changer in how we can handle playtime for the dogs (as well as lowering steph's anxiety levels) we can now accommodate more dogs!
we definitely miss our public park friends, but this is still nice.
So you’re at an outing, standing next to your spouse or friend. Someone approaches you with a tray filled with hors d’oeuvres, and offers one to you. You look at the tray, but then say “no, thank you.” The waiter moves away.
Now, imagine if after saying “no, thank you” the waiter didn’t go away. Imagine if the waiter continued to push you to take one, and even your spouse started saying “come on, take one!” So you uncomfortably took and ate one, even though it wasn’t what you wanted. You’d probably be pretty aggravated with your spouse too. But you think it’s a one off and you carry on with the evening.
A few minutes later another waiter approaches with another tray, and the same thing happens. This time you feel yourself get more upset, especially after saying “no” multiple times. But your spouse insists also, even going so far as to take the snack off the tray and try to put it in your mouth. By the end of the interaction, you’re really on edge.
The third or fourth time you see a waiter approach you, you’re feeling either stressed, angry, or both. The waiter hasn’t even gotten all the way over to you yet and you’re ready to yell “no!” You look around for a place to escape to but your spouse/friend has their arm around you and you can’t back away. You end up physically snatching the tray from the waiter and throwing it on the ground, yelling obscenities and getting as quickly out of the room as possible. The guests look at you while your spouse simply says “I don’t know why she’s being so aggressive! They were just wanted to give her a snack!” I’m guessing you would be pretty angry at your spouse/friend by this point too. They aren’t helping support you at all. You can’t trust them OR the waiter.
You see where I’m going with this don’t you?
Try to imagine if your “no thank yous” were ignored. How many times would it take being ignored for you to get angry, get physical, or try to escape, or worse, just shut down completely. Everyone would handle it differently, but we’d all hate it.
Dogs deal with this EVERY DAY. They say “no, thank you” all the time. And we often times are guilty of ignoring that request and trying to convince them otherwise, sometimes even going so far as to force them through something because WE don’t understand. And then we wonder why dogs reach a point of aggressing or avoiding. Whether we are the waiter; trying to push something onto the dog like an interaction, or the spouse/friend not supporting the dog and backing up their request of “no, thank you” we are doing serious harm to the dogs confidence and even more harm to our relationship with them.
Your dog can only use his body language to tell you what he wants, so pay attention. If your dog says no thank you, listen. If they don’t want a stranger to touch them, support them. If they don’t want to meet a strange dog, let it go. If they want to take their time trying something different, let them take their time. I can tell you the more choice they feel they have the more likely they are to actually decide to try when they are ready. Just like you may finally get hungry enough to want a snack from the tray, but on your terms, and one that you get to pick.
Choice and consent matters in ALL species. Respect your dogs “no, thank you” and you’ll get a lot of respect back.
- Helen St. Pierre, No Monkey Business Dog Training. Please if you share give credit.
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meeting your dog's needs
ya know. my dogs borking and yelling is annoying in our apartment, and I don't want to get kicked out due to noise
however
if they're cuckoo for ten minutes tops and that gets their energy out, I'm good. they didn't get their regular pciap and exercise time with others. it would be unreasonable for me to assume that they'd be chill all night without replacing those regular parts of their day with something else (which I didn't, mom's tired.) so ya know what? let em bark a little.
then get calming activities like long lasting chew foods or enrichment frozen feeders to settle for the night.
(...I've also checked with my neighbors and continue to check in that they aren't annoyed or upsetted by my dogs' noises.)
look this hot and cold s**t is ridiculous. can we move to fall now?
who needs feet? mehand.bowie
when being brave, don't forget to have not one but TWO toys you can chew and bring with you to new places
OH MY GOSH LOOK AT HIM
Worth sharing again: if you or your friends have ever thought about using a board and train for your dogs’ behavior issues, here are some things to consider when finding the right professional — and setup — for your best friend from Yes Dog
How to Know if Board and Train is Right for Your Dog and Selecting the Best ProgramRecall practice with a Shepherd/Anatolian mixIt may come as a surprise to people, but I unsell board and trains more frequently than I accept new clients. This is because I refuse to take money from clients whom I do....
cannot get enough of this munchkin 🥹
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20 seconds of cronch to start your weekend
when the trainer is here to work with your sister but you need her to remember you're the star
Today's coworkers helped Roscoe practice polite greetings with dogs
he'd be like hmm are you real? no... but are you? worked great for our needs.
When it comes to the way a dog is built, when the genetics make them predisposed to XYZ, what is considered “normal” does not always mean that’s what is considered good health or high quality of life.
I have met many a pet owner who design their lives over accommodating for their dogs’ health restrictions. I’m not saying they aren’t doing enough. They are! But ! could these same people imagine not having to do that to help their dog feel comfortable in their own body?
Encourage your breeders to focus on function over breed standards. These dogs’ comfort is at stake.
Rebekah is teaching Juno how to stay still for having her body messed with for vet checks and grooming! The key for us humans is learning how the dog says no, then to respect the no. Rebekah is teaching Juno that if she moves her head off the floor, that means NOPE STOP IT.
SERIOUS BIZZNESS
Stacy did a shout out to our network of skilled, lovely trainers for help on a case, and Kaajal and I were both available and interested to help out! We got our eyeballs on the dog in question and brainstormed how to next help them feel more relaxed at home.
I think it's pretty damn cool that someone not only with a degree but also years of experience with dogs and a variety of other species asked for help, and I think it's a really great way to end the week to hang with work pals while helping a family. We all have different experiences both IRL and educationally, and it's fun to learn from each other! I tried to sponge up as much as I could from them.
Stacy is Stacy's Wag'N'Train based in San Jose, Kaajal is D For Dogz in San Jose holy crap why isn't this tagging D for Dog *shakes fist at meta business suite*
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DO WE STILL NEED THIS THING OR IS IT FINALLY COOLING DOWN IN THE PENINSULA SOUTH BAY REGION
that bright light aesthetic but it's still basic food prep lol
I haven't been prepping my entire lit of bowls and mandalas lately, so this is what it's been looking like every few days (when I have the energy, wooooo chronic pain and illness.) Grateful for ✨️showing the light✨️ about these easy to wash bowls and trays, plus me finding silicone pouches for prepped treats to keep in the fridge and grab as needed.
the gear, left to right:
lickimat licki bowl with peanut butter and kibble
bowl with peanut butter and kibble
toppl with peanut butter and kibble
Sodapup again for mandalas and slow feeder bowls with kibbles
with water added to freeze for a more challenging eating time, fun with licking, and cool treat during these hot days
last but not least the pouches from a company I can't remember are filled with cut up meat roll by
Storage in the freezer isn't pretty but it works. Still figuring out some sort of silicone pouch that's washable for the gigantic bowls. But for now gallon bags will do, and they're reusable until they break at least!
All training sessions have been canceled for this week. I believe everyone has been contacted.
Morning groups will be done as early I as I can get them rolling
Everyone please stay cool.
Shelter
Water,
Fans
Stay indoors as much as possible during sunlight hours
Freeze some kibble in water
Give ice to play with
Close all your shades
Cooling pads
And if you have AC, use it.
San Jose is offering pet friendly cooling centers, check (City of San Jose Animal Care and and Services) for more info on where.
One of our peers helps with homies empowerment in east oakland by providing support and supplies to the unhoused. An encampment dog lover suffered from an attack: the intruder stabbed a couple of his dogs in addition to injuring the man, and one needs emergency care now. Hannah is asking for care programs available to help fund the care. In the meantime, they are seeking community support. Please donate what you can and share to help this sweet girl survive.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-care-needed-for-draco
DRACO SUFFERED A STAB WOUND FROM AN INTRUDER. My name is Hannah, and I volunteer wit… Hannah Senadenos needs your support for Urgent Care Needed for Draco
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Kipper is the newest addition to his family! We focused on handling skills as well as watching his big brother play without interfering. Check out his sweet little engage/disengage head turn! Mom started it previously, and we refined it. Never a bad idea to learn we don't have to always run towards other dogs. We can watch them! #PuppyTraining
meeting your dog's needs ya know. my dogs borking and yelling is annoying in our apartment, and I don't want to get kicked out due to noise however if they're cuckoo for ten minutes tops and that gets their energy out, I'm good. they didn't get their regular pciap and exercise time with others. it would be unreasonable for me to assume that they'd be chill all night without replacing those regular parts of their day with something else (which I didn't, mom's tired.) so ya know what? let em bark a little. then get calming activities like long lasting chew foods or enrichment frozen feeders to settle for the night. #Dogs (...I've also checked with my neighbors and continue to check in that they aren't annoyed or upsetted by my dogs' noises.)
we want boring training videos! Hersh has had some changes in his household and we came.up with a variety of things for him to do throughout the day to occupy him a but more than being the former center of attention. Using barriers, doors, and enrichment feeder food things will help him lower his arousal levels when there's daily transition times like people coming in and out of the house. We went through everything in a dry run to get the muscle memory for both his human and him! If it feels basic, it is; it's all about practice. #DogTraining
setting foundation for recall/coming when called: try this with lotsa dogs but preferably practice with one at a time THEN with more around whenever your dog looks at you, reward them. then when they look at you again, reward them. and again and again. #DogTraining
Mr Batman is learning to lay on his side along with some other thiiiings Bat is a drivey guy. That means he's ON and READY FOR WHATEVER. When we work with handling comfort, helping a dog that's ONNNNN chill out a bit helps them feel less worried about people getting up in their grill. Here Bat is learning how to lay on his side, which he distrusts. So... we let him opt out! #CooperativeCare Throwing food in a scatter to Find It allows him to leave, use his nose to shuffle, and walk around. These three things help him loosen up a bit and also gives him the opportunity to decide if he wants to come back or go do something else. And guess what? This option giving -- one could call it a consent test -- works for dogs who aren't drivey, too. And because I know I would be raising an eyebrow at how fast he's panting and his face etc: I know he looks super up up up right now; this is after 30 minutes? 40 minutes? of doing decompression and relaxation games. This is slowed down. This is the more relaxed Bat. And that's okay! that's where he was at that day.
The public: German Shepherds are fierce, need a job, strong, and nonstop. They can only be stopped by an intense stimulus like shock collars to snap them out of their focus. Rom: after peekaboo I require pats . . . #GermanShepherd #DemonDog #BlackShepherds #BlackDogs #Playtime #GoodBoy #BreakingStereotypes #CaliforniaDogs #Silly #peekaboo #MustLoveDogs #MustLoveMutts #GoodSitGang #BayArea #SiliconValleyDogTrainer #SiliconValleyDogs
What does "meeting your dog's needs" mean? Well, it depends. There's quite a list of things we can do to help give our dog's fulfilling lives (and thereby not drive US crazy,) but the main gist we are going for is ways to use their bodies, their brains, and times for rest. Being sick right now means I need to up ways to use Mindy and Ranger's brains since our exercise is at the barest of minimums. We have prepped slow feeder bowls for eating, lots of food chews, toy playing, and when I can sit up, we will do a little trick training. Exercise is limited to what they can do in my yard and apartment. Ranger let me know the best way he knows to open the door: by pacing. What I didn't realize is he wanted the door left open (nevermind how cold it is huh bro) so that he could take in the sniffy news in the comfort of his home! Dogs get SO MUCH INFORMATION from smelling, and here he is finding a way to entertain his brain without me having to do anything. Thanks, buddy.
Friendly reminder that calling your dog and rewarding them can be low key and easy -- WAIT for them to respond to you and try to practice with as low distractions as possible before going somewhere more intense. Peep that drop line -- Winston is the newest addition and has a safety High Tail Hikes long line trailing since he isn't as practiced as the veterans of the group. Not good not bad, just insurance that I can collect him if there's a safety issue without stressing him or anyone around us.
I want ALL my public interactions to be like this one! We made space for each other Friendly interacting while keeping it moving No comments about what anyone looked like Just happy happy chill yay . . . #KidsAndDogs #Sunnyvale #SummerCamp #DogWalker #LosAltos #CaliforniaDogs #adopted #PaloAlto #adoptedismyfavoritebreed #shelterdogs #RPlus #MustLoveMutts #ForceFree #CaliforniaDogs #GoldenRetrievers #rescuedogsofinsta #whorescuedwho #Labs #Chihuahuas #shelterdogstrong #Sunnyvale #DogWalkersOfIG #BayArea #DogWalkerLife #GoodSitGang #DogTraining #SiliconValleyDogs #MustLoveDogs #California #MountainView
Training: doing the same thing over and over and over and incrementally advance what you want from the dog. Here I'm starting up Ranger's cooperative care training, as advised by Yes Dog. Her movements are a lot more fluid than mine when she works with her dogs. Happy to post me working on a new, hard thing. The end product will be Ranger being able to lay on his side and get his nails trimmed as well as looked over by a Vet Tech or Veterinarian. Enjoy 40 minutes condensed into a minute and a half Ranger is available for adoption in Mountain View, California, where he is being fostered privately. Apply for Ranger by emailing [email protected]! You can learn more about him in this facebook album's info section or on German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California 's courtesy post webpage.