Pawsitively Awesome

08/02/2024

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08/01/2024

08/01/2024

One in four Labrador retrievers carries a gene that tricks their brain into thinking they’re starving

07/20/2024

Secret changes are happening that could be dangerous for pet food and animal feed.

04/22/2024

“Can dogs judge character?” is a nuanced question that doesn't have a clear answer, although it's worth noting their incredible ability to pick up body language...

04/07/2024

🩸 Worried about ticks sinking their teeth into your pet? Head over to YouTube to catch my Sunday upload on holistic methods for dealing with ticks.

📺 Watch here: https://youtu.be/mUyB2QoDkP8

04/03/2024

A total solar eclipse is coming to North America on April 8.

03/27/2024

Good information!

Fatigue starts long before your dog is laying down panting heavily, squinting and with their tongue on the ground …
Understanding and recognizing early signs of fatigue is key to keeping our dogs successful in training, and their bodies safe.
The longer you train, the higher the chance that your dog will experience:
🏋️ physical fatigue (tired body)
🤯 mental fatigue (tired mind - too much information)
❤️‍🩹 emotional fatigue (tired mind - too much stress/excitement)
Or often a combination of these!
The subtle signs can be easy to miss. And if we don’t stop training when our dog first tells us they had enough, things usually go downhill fast …
Be observant and look out for the following:

1️⃣ Disengagement
If your dog has been happy and enthusiastic during your session and suddenly disengages, sniffs the ground or wanders off, chances are they had enough. Do not keep pushing them to train … it will likely not be successful.
2️⃣ Overarousal
Your dog was in a focused state of mind, but suddenly “spins out of control”? Even though over-excitement may look like excess energy to us, it can actually be a sign that the dog needs a break! Some dogs “stress up” (become MORE crazy as they get tired).
3️⃣ Fidgeting
Your dog was doing well (for example by staying in a Sit Stay), but suddenly starts adding “random” behaviors? Stepping in place, scratching, sniffing themselves etc. are all signs that your dog is getting tired.
4️⃣ Regression
Your dog was doing well at the beginning of the training session, but seems to actually get *worse* as time goes on? This is a very common and often overlooked sign of fatigue.
We see it especially in reactive dog training, where dogs are fine at the beginning of a session, but exposure near their threshold and trigger stacking makes them more and more stressed throughout.
Don’t ignore these first signs. If you try to push through it, your dog will not magically recover (mentally, physically or emotionally) … but is much more likely to keep making mistakes, rehearse unwanted behaviors or even get injured!
Which of the above signs of fatigue do you see most often in your dog?

03/09/2024

Congrations to Kathy and Oro and McKenna & Maisey for passing the Pet Partners evaluation today! Great job and great teams!

02/20/2024

Good to see this.

01/15/2024

😂😂

11/10/2023

Dog owners should check their pet's dog food.

11/09/2023

This makes me so proud of this team that kept hitting challenges and consistently kept moving forward to be successful. Doug with his SD Libby made this video.

11/09/2023

https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants

11/07/2023

True!

Food for thought ☝️😇
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