Fenway showing his unique method of climbing stairs that he’s been doing as a puppy. One of the things we will be working on is slowing Mr. Fancy pants process to reduce risk of injury, especially on larger flights of stairs.
On a status update before our next session, Winston’s owners communicated that they were struggling with getting him inside the crate.
Crate conditioning, separation anxiety and leash reactivity are a few of the things we are working on.
Concerned that there was a backslide of improvement between our lessons and not knowing what I would find, Winston quickly told me his guardians were doing a fantastic job in conditioning the crate as a positive place but just needed help in help in understanding the verbal cue “crate up”.
🙂 adorable Winston “talking” to me . Dogs never lie 🙂
Gracie learning that people aren't so scary and that there is no need to go into a barking fit or panic and run, which was her go to response either inside or out. Her owner has done a remarkable job with her and getting significant changes in this fearful girl.
Remy working with mom on thresholds. Our goal here is to block access to outside while waiting for Remi to sit and offer eye contact so mom can give the release to go outside.
This will help curb his tendency of sprinting out of the door.
Had to grab some video of Oreo during our lesson today with down and finger touch recall. Pretty girl kept getting her flaps stuck giving her an adorable grin 😍
After some leash foundational skills, Oliver and Crawford are learning how to be walked together with a loose leash. Prior to beginning, it was impossible to walk one, let alone two.
So proud to see how far they have come in such a short time
Oreo's first lesson shaping her loose leash walking and yielding to the leash. There was some construction across the street that made for a great distraction. Her owners have done some great work conditioning her to cars and traffic as she was petrified when I first met her to even get close to the street.
Cooper learning leave it . This little puff ball is so damn cute and such a fast learner.
Luna working on place with her owner. This beautiful young girl has strong attention seeking behavior and can be a handful when her owner is trying to get ready to get out of the house. Teaching place will help us establish a degree of separation and calmness in the house
Consequences in training is a powerful tool and one that is often overlooked.
Through repetition and patience, Molini has learned that me gathering the leashes means time for our walk. He has also learned that I won't leash or go out until he is calm.
Asking him to sit in an excited state would only create a vibrating dog with his butt on the ground. I don't want a sit. I want calm.
Here Molini self-regulates wonderfully, without prompting and gets ready to go out.
A follow up with sam the spaniel to work on his reactivity. He's still stressed being around another dog but is working through it beautifully. After some work with Bella, whom couldn't help but prance while working, we moved on to working over at petco with the dogs going in and out.
He's come a long way. So proud of sam and his owners
Sam during his first week into Nose work.. looks like we found An activity he LOVES.. He is one of the most mellow dogs and to see him so excited and having a blast is heart warming . Love love love this guy and his wonderful owners ❤️❤️❤️
Giving him an outlet and job is going to help us tremendously in helping him overcome his behavioral issues
Using hand targets has a lot of great practical uses. It can build a great recall or help bring focus back on the handler. Not to mention it's fun :) I normally like to make rewards an event that includes excitement and luring but this girl loves to catch them.
Got to check in with brandy today and got to see their pay off in doing their homework. Brandy is a 5 month recently adopted puppy. Like most puppies, she hated the crate and was super anxious being alone for a second. To the point of crying and barking immediately and bloodying her gums trying to get out.
In the video her owner is adding duration and distance with crate games and building up her endurance of being out of sight.
A tip on how to get more life out of your dog bed mattress .
Who's the superstar of the week? Sam and his owners that's who!!! Check out who's walking loose leash after one lesson of leash work and using body movements!! Looks like they took their homework from our lesson and ran with it.
We are on our way on helping this boy be calmer when seeing dogs on the street. If I could give out gold stars ok gold bones, they would get two!!!!!
Cassie and I playing hand target/food games after her family has worked hard to muzzle condition this pretty girl.
Incorporating the muzzle with fun activities can help dogs become more accustomed to it and it become "not a big deal".
The muzzle is going to be an essential part of her rehab and allow safe handling at the vet's office without added stress of a stranger muzzling her, which has happened in the past.
Touch is very hard for this girl, even with her owners. The muzzle allows for everyone's safety while we help her through her fears and slowly teach her that touch can be pleasurable through conditioned relaxation . This girl has had an unbelievable rough start and is lucky to have found such committed guardians.
