Here is a useful trick with slip leads!
Creating a double slip lead can be extremely useful, especially when needing to return a dog back to their kennel. This prevents the need for reaching over the dog’s head, or even entering their kennel with them to get their slip lead off.
This has been extremely useful for us while working in the shelter setting, and we hope it can help you too!
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Ever wondered what would happen walking into a backyard with 2 pitbulls?
While we made this video as a joke to show how sweet pitbulls are, there are so many people that continue to give them a bad rap. Pitbulls are some of the sweetest dogs we work with! People still believe and say that they are the most aggressive and unpredictable dogs. The thing is, there are no bad dogs, just bad people that raise them.
Like and share if you agree ❤️🐾 and share your pitbull facts/ happy stories below in the comments!
Did you know “According to the American Temperament Test Society, Pit Bulls pass their temperment test—conducted by a trained handler—87% of the time. That ranks them as 4th best of 122 breeds tested, meaning they are one of the most affectionate and least aggressive dogs.” - ccspca.com
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Did you know that the 4th of July is the one day of the year that the most dogs run away/ go missing? Here are just a few tips to help keep your dog safe and calm during the 4th of July.
Making sure your dog is in a safe space in which they cannot escape is essential. Providing enrichment for them to try to stay calm with all the chaos will help to keep your dog’s focus off of all the noise. Most importantly, as best as we can, we do not want to coddle the dog and give our attention to them when they are shut down or whining. This will unintentionally reward your dog for displaying that unwanted behavior.
As best as you can, keep your dog in a safe location and engaged with some kind of enrichment so their focus is off of all the noise.
Share with your friends to try to keep all your dogs safe this upcoming holiday!
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Zion has a history of being very reactive and aggressive towards other dogs. His mom reached out to us for help on how to handle him and get him to be neutral around other dogs in public.
Proper placement and having head control of your dog is imperative when needing to get by stimuli. Showing your dog that you both are on equal terms by having them in a heel position makes a huge difference in their reaction. If we were to allow Zion to get ahead of us and be in front, he may feel the need to lead or protect in the situation. If we were to allow Zion to fall behind us, he may feel he needs to be protected by us and is fearful. We needed to show him that everything is okay and there is nothing to feel threatened by.
Zion did absolutely amazing as this was the second time we had met him. The more positive experiences he can have and see that he doesn’t need to be aggressive and reactive will modify his overall behavior around dogs.
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Jumping! We often get asked how to get a dog to stop jumping. There are several ways to correct this behavior, but in this video we are teaching the dog a way to prevent jumping. Here, we are teaching the dog to give up space, allowing us to walk into them without jumping up on us. Dogs are body language animals. So by us showing them the look of walking into their space and being rewarded for not jumping, the dog will be more inclined to display this behavior in the future instead of jumping. To create this, we use a high value treat or a toy. We hold this up high, almost enticing the dog to jump up. We cannot correct a behavior that is not actively occurring, so we want to try to catch them in the act of jumping. Walking into their space while holding this treat/ toy up will sometimes result in them jumping. However, if the dog backs up and gives space, the object is then used as the reward. This is a simple training task that can be done to help prevent jumping! P.s. Jumping can be a very difficult habit to break. If one person allows the dog to jump on them, the dog will continue to try to jump on everyone out of habit. If trying to break this habit, make sure everyone involved with the dog is on the same page to not allow jumping!
Megan was at risk of being euthanized at a shelter due to her “aggressive” behavior. Staff didn’t feel comfortable handling her and they felt that there was no help for her. Our wonderful friends at The Dog House rescued her and took her in, knowing that we could help her.
Every dog is different, and that means that not every method works for every dog. With Megan, we used a slow approach with a lot of positive reinforcement because we saw that she just needed to trust us. We showed her that she didn’t need to be fearful and reactive to people and objects.
Megan came around relatively quickly! We worked with her for an hour a day for a week and saw amazing progress. Several days after that, she gave birth to 5 beautiful babies! While we didn’t know she was pregnant at the time (we did think she recently gave birth due to distended mammary glands), it can explain some of the defensive behaviors she was displaying. She is currently being the best mom to her babies!
Megan is still wary of new people, but is still progressing and building confidence along the way. We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to help her and be a part of her story. ❤️
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We are in search of an emergency foster in the Reno/ Sparks area ASAP!!
Meet Blitzen! Blitzen is a 3 year old American Pit Bull Terrier. He was found in the desert severely emaciated and in need of lots of TLC. He has been gaining weight steadily and is otherwise healthy. Blitzen is described to be very people friendly and dog neutral. He walks great on leash and is able to listen to commands and get by other dogs with ease. Blitzen is described as being extremely friendly and affectionate, and very treat motivated.
The Dog House Rescue will fund all costs associated with care and medical. Anyone interested and willing to foster sweet Blitzen, please contact The Dog House Rescue directly at 775-450-0687 or [email protected]
Please share this post so we can hopefully save sweet Blitzen ❤️🐾
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Canine Training and Behavior Modification Specialist based in Reno, Nevada.
