This was a hard pill for me to swallow 💊When I first started my career in the pet care space I was a dog walker and pet sitter. I was constantly giving every dog I met an overwhelming amount of affection. As I continued in my career and began learning more about dog training and dog psychology. I realized that my behavior was negatively impacting those dogs that didn’t want excessive amounts of love if they did nothing to earn it. I was doing the hugging, kissing, baby talk, no boundaries because that’s what I needed, not the dog! 🤯Your dog likes affection but too much that isn’t earned can be overwhelming for them. Also human displays of affection are often disliked by dogs like hugging and kissing. Petting them when they have done a good job at performing a task or telling them “Good Boy” is enough for them. It was also not lost in my that at the time I was asking every dog I meet to fill my emotional cup; was also a time in my life when I had no boundaries in my personal life. I let every person in my life walk all over me. Never advocating for my needs or wants. It wasn’t until I started learning about dog psychology that I saw how impactful boundaries are the the health of any relationship both human and canine. I’m not saying to withhold your love and affection from your dog. I just wanted to share my story of my journey with dog training and ask you to examine the relationship you have with your dog.
Jackson has been doing great with his leash training! As a highly energetic 1 year old, he was pulling his mom and dad down the street to meet new friends.So we worked with Jackson on teaching him what leash pressure means. And that walking calming next to mom or dad is more rewarding than pulling on the leash. This work has to be done before the walk and his mom and dad have been so great about putting in the work daily to practice with Jackson. And this is the result! After only two weeks he’s able to walk calmly next to his paw-rents even in highly distracting areas.
Dog trainers say all the time “Add more structure into your dogs life to get them to listen and have a calmer state of mind”
But what does adding structure look like?
Adding structure is teaching your dog, the behaviors you WANT them to perform. Like Sit, Stay or Heel. And implementing those behaviors throughout their day multiple times a day.
Guiding and leading them throughout the day. If you ask them to do a behavior; follow through on requiring them to do it.
Sticking to a schedule and a daily routine with food, exercise and down time.
Building this sweet girls confidence on a Home Depot outing 🛠
Training your dogs, especially when you have more than one, is vital in creating a harmonious home environment.
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You spin me right round…. Like a record baby
Find what your dog is good at and utilize that through trick training 👩🏼🎤💿
