Get Your Leash On

02/23/2024

Found this old photo. Dogs are saying, Lady you need to make yourself a lot more interesting. This is what I try to tell my students!!

12/25/2023

11/26/2023

High value treats to the rescue today: liverwurst and string cheese!

08/02/2023

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07/13/2023

Ice cube are fun on hot days!

06/29/2023

Muffin tins are perfect for enrichment. First we froze cut up chicken in water, then we just used ice cubes. There are all kinds of things you can freeze to make your dog his or her own lick tin. We used big enough pieces of meat to prevent choking. Always supervise this kind of enrichment.

06/21/2023

The feeling when you forget to close the car's rear gate when you run into Staples and you find this guy waiting in the car for you upon your return.

Get Your Leash On is a dog training, boarding,and dog walking business in Southampton, NY.

04/21/2023

01/26/2023

Thanks to Kelly Fahey's fabulous Puppy Blueprint Summit for introducing me to Karishma Warr and CalmCanine Academy's Instagram videos.

12/08/2022

Happy dogs; happy people. works

11/24/2022

Happy Thanksgiving from Kiki and Garp at Get Your Leash On's mini playgroup. Thankful for good weather and good dogs!

11/23/2022

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11/13/2022

Yes, yes, yes!!

10/11/2022

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09/27/2022

Attention, attention...Auto Check ins on or off leash are ALWAYS good.

08/31/2022

"For all the equipment and tools on the market to help curb canine problem behaviors, the best equipment you have is your eyes and the best tool is your attention." - Help for Your Dog-Reactive Dog (www.nicolewilde.com)

08/20/2022

I think the puppy likes this set.up!

07/29/2022

Crate training win!

07/07/2022

Couldn't agree more! Don't repeat your cue word, but reward, reward, reward!

Training Tip Tuesday: JUST REWARD YOUR DOG.

I know I'm probably preaching to the choir, and most people who follow my page are likely already doing this, but I know some of you will share this, and I want to hammer home this point: YOU CANNOT OVER REWARD GOOD BEHAVIOR. You just can't. You won't spoil your dog. You won't teach your dog to 'manipulate' you for food. You WILL see more of the behavior you like, though! And isn't that the point of training?

The NUMBER ONE thing that I do that increases engagement and compliance with my canine students is that I reinforce far more often than a non-trainer might. Sometimes in class my students will get frustrated because their dog responds better to me then them with all of the distractions, but the reason that that happens is that I am consistently generous with the dog and I pay with typically very exciting and novel food reinforcers. (my own novelty is likely also at play here as well, but unfortunately when we live with our dogs our novelty wears of fast, just ask Regis and Phoebe 😂😂😂).

There is no magic, I'm not a "whisperer", I don't have a special 'bond' with dogs, I just pay more often and have better treats! And those are both things you can do just as well!

The 'race to get rid of treats' is in our heads. There is no way to completely fade reinforcement from training (behaviors that are no longer reinforced get extinguished, that's just how it works). And I think sometimes our ego takes over even when we should know better (the dog SHOULD do it, because I said so!) when we've been working at a skill for a while. Don't let these things hold you back! REWARD YOUR DOG!

06/02/2022

First puppy playgroup 2022 in the books!

05/09/2022

How does this apply to TRAINING?
• PREVENTION is the first step in behavior modification
To teach a dog to stop jumping up on guests at the front door
• MANAGE the entrance to PREVENT the jumping while you
• PRACTICE how to greet politely.
FIX the environment to set the dog up for success -
Here's one helpful tip to begin....
ENTRY TRAINING WITH YOUR DOG ON A LEASH
1. Put your dog on a leash before guests arrive so your dog is tethered to you. (Just like you would if you were out for a walk)
2. Keep the leash short but loose. (Short enough to prevent jumping on the visitor but long enough so your dog can move a bit and not feel trapped)
3. Remain calm – she might be pulling but stay still - say and do nothing - your first goal is to prevent jumping up.
4. When your dog is NOT jumping, immediately reward & praise. (Scatter treats on the floor if she's overly excited)
5. Repeat, repeat, and repeat.
6. After much practice at this, your visitor can offer the reward.
*What you are doing is CAPTURING the behavior you want, which in the beginning is simply the ABSENCE of JUMPING.
*REWARD for four feet on the floor
What she learns is the polite behavior is more rewarding than jumping :)
Dogs WANT TO LEARN --- let’s spend our time together
TEACHING instead of correcting…..
FIX THE ENVIRONMENT and the DOG and your RELATIONSHIP will BLOSSOM ☺
WANT TO LEARN MORE?
Join us – Thursday, May 26th, 7pm CDT
FREE Intro to Training - Virtual - with time for Q/A
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04/12/2022

This is a good illustration of puppy socialization needs, shared from Good as Gold Training, but I would also add that all of the listed exposure and experience needs to feel *safe* for the puppy. If s/he is nervous, tentative, or fearful the fear should be handled by backing off a little and reintroducing very slowly and with lots of praise, food and patience. Sometimes, for the sake of "socialization", owners push their puppies too far and too fast, and it can backfire. Good socialization requires that we "read" our puppies and help them feel safe as they navigate the sounds, textures, people and animals in their new world.

03/14/2022

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10/19/2021

Get Your Leash On believes that all walks are a two-way street. It takes two to tango; it takes two to walk. You and your dog need to be in agreement about the purpose of the walk. We can train a dog to go for different kinds of 'walks', but as dog companions we have to be willing to provide a little variety.

09/29/2021

Yes, we do weddings!