“Should I correct a fear based reaction?” 😨
If it causes your dog to break a command, yes!
Wether your dog goes into fight and starts barking and lunging at another person or dog, 👹 or they go into flight and try taking off on you, 🏃 it is not up to them wether they listen or not.
We live in a people world that dogs can not ever truly understand. Cars, 🚘 electricity, ⚡️ laws, etc., all can put their safety or lives at risk if we don’t maintain control over their behaviors.
IT IS NOT YOUR DOGS JOB TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE! ❌ 🐶
Just like it’s not my 3 year old sons job to keep himself safe. The difference between kids and dogs is that you can eventually teach your kid about all these things, but dogs will always be in the dark. Would you trust someone with their eyes closed to lead you across a busy highway? 🛣️
I try to always counter condition the dog to make positive associations with the things that scare them, but sometimes the things that scare them can only be so positive. Some dogs will always be scared of new people, other dogs, and cars. I can’t always make the dog like these things, but I can make sure they understand their fight or flight behavior is unacceptable. I can show them that they can trust my guidance and leadership, and trust me to keep them safe and advocate for them so that they don’t have to.
People will argue that you’re correcting the dogs emotion itself, that you’re correcting the dogs fear. But that is simply not true. Dogs are not emotional thinkers. They are impulsive and instinctual. They sense danger and react, just like an animal would in the wild. So long as you know what you’re doing and time it correctly, you are correcting their reaction to the emotion, not the emotion itself. Then I am immediately giving guidance on what they should be doing INSTEAD. Then praising and rewarding that behavior!
Just like we need to learn coping skills when we are nervous or stressed, so do ou
Shock collars are cruel 😡⚡️❌
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Is what people who don’t understand how E-COLLARS work say 🤫
E-collars give me the ability to allow my dogs the freedom they were made to enjoy! 🐶 🏔️ I can maintain a consistent form of communication at all times, even when they’re off leash.
They also allow me to be more clear in my expectations, both in commands and around the house! 🏠 I can calmly and clearly say “no” or “come” while applying a low level stim, instead of getting frustrated or shouting if they don’t respond.
Dogs are nonverbal, 🔇they communicate physically and visually. 🐕 👀 They become accustomed to tuning our words out because we speak two totally different languages. However through proper training, the ecollar enables us to attach consistent meaning to our commands and verbals, no matter the circumstances.🗣️ Think of the ecollar like a cellphone with a human-to-dog translator. 👱🏽♂️📱🐶
In training, timing is vital to ensure your dog knows exactly what you’re asking. The ecollar allows me to give immediate feedback and be much more precise in my communication ☎️💬
A lot of people against ecollars will say “you can just use positive reinforcement with treats and toys.”, 🧸 and this is where we start. But we need a plan 🅱️.
Dogs know when that when the leash is off, you no longer have physical control over them.
So what happens if your dog slips out the front 🚪, the back gate, or their collar? What happens when they’d rather chase the 🐿️ or 🎾 into oncoming traffic, or approach a dog that doesn’t look friendly, than take your treats? 🍬 The number 1 reason to train your 🐕 is to keep your them safe, and ecollars allow me to do just that.
If you could ask dogs if they’d rather have an ecollar, and be able to enjoy freedom off leash, or be restricted on leash without one, what do you think they’d say? 🤷🏼♂️🫢
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This dog is INTENSE and I love it 😂🤷🏼♂️
Drax does everything at 110% speed, teaching him breaks has not been easy but when it all comes together it’s magic 💫
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Brix looking clean in her obedience 🧼😍👌🏼
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Hot take 🔥: If your dog ignores you around other people and other dogs it’s because you are not exciting or important enough. 😮💨
It may be hard to hear, but your dog is putting a very high value in those other distractions and putting a lower value on you in that moment. This doesn’t mean your dog doesn’t love you, it just means you may not be doing enough of the things your dog really enjoys!
You could have no formal training, but really good engagement and your dog would still listen to you when you ask for their attention. But even with the highest level of training, if you lack engagement you will always depend on FORCING your dog to do things as opposed to them CHOOSING to listen to you. 🙌🏼
The good news is, engagement is fairly easy to get! PRO TIP 🔥: Find what excites your dog the most: praise, attention, food, chasing, toys, etc., and attach yourself to that. If your dog loves toys, try bringing out toys ONLY when you are going to play with them. Work with them and get super excited when they listen and respond to you!
Become the most exciting thing in your dogs life and those distractions will melt away. Do more for your dog and your dog will do more for you 🔥🙌🏼⭐️
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“Do I always need to give my dogs treats for listening?”
“I don’t want my dog to become dependent on treats, do I have to use them?”
“Shouldn’t my dog just listen because I told him to?”
YES, YES, and YES!
These are all questions I get on an almost daily basis. Many people have the wrong idea about dog training, and think that their dogs should just obey them on every command, party trick, and whim just because it’s their dog and they told them to. Many people feel their dogs are like family, but then treat them like PROPERTY.
We want to build a WORKING RELATIONSHIP with our dogs. Like any relationship, there should be a give and take on both ends. If you’ve ever been in a one-sided relationship, you know just how toxic that can be. If you’re always giving to a partner, friend, or business associate, and they’re never giving back, you quickly develop RESENTMENT towards that individual, and eventually CUT THEM OUT OF YOUR LIFE altogether.
So if your dog is always giving, listening to your every command, and remaining attentive, and they’re lucky to get a half-hearted “good boy/girl” Shouldn’t THEY be able to cut YOU out of THEIR life? If your reasoning is that you keep them alive, is that really the relationship you want to have with your dog?
There will be plenty of times you just need the dog to listen, and you don’t have treats/toys with you. There will also be daily expectations I have, like sitting at the door to go outside, or waiting for the “ok” to eat their food. If I know there are plenty of times the dog is NOT GETTING REWARDED on a daily basis, shouldn’t I try to reward my dog as often as possible when I can?
Ask yourself, “Do I actively look for opportunities to reward my dog?” When you don’t have treats/toys on you and they listen, do you give them genuine praise and excitement to show how happy you are they chose YOU over a distraction?
Do these two things more and I promise your relationship
STOP LETTING PEOPLE PET YOUR DOG ⚠️⛔️
Let me explain. I see all too often people approaching visibly uncomfortable dogs asking to pet the dog (or sticking their hand out to pet them without asking altogether). What’s worse is many owners either don’t realize their dog is uncomfortable, or they feel bad for the person asking and let them pet the dog anyways.
In that moment that dog learned that it’s warning signs are ignored, other people make them uncomfortable, and their owner doesn’t care how they feel.
Realizing their owner will not advocate for them, eventually many dogs feel the need to take matters into their own paws. Because they are often on a leash this eliminates the flight response and leaves only fight. This is how I see many otherwise friendly or neutral dogs, become reactive/aggressive. And many times it starts as a puppy.
Dogs can only feel stressed and ignored for so long before they inevitably turn to barking, lunging, growling, and even biting. Don’t let this happen to your dog, start paying attention to their body language, which is their form of communication, and advocating for them so they don’t have to. Your dog will thank you for it and your relationship will become stronger 💪🏼🙌🏼🔥
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Teach your puppy its name and create a DESIRE in coming back to you! 🤩🎉
Having a reliable recall can save your dog’s life one day! Make sure they understand their name, and why it’s so valuable and important to come when you call them!
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How to stop puppy biting! The key is to STOP MOVING! Of course your natural reaction when being bit by those little needle teeth is to pull away quickly and move but that only taps into their prey drive! You might also hear to Yelp or let out a loud “ow!” A lot of the time this only makes it worse as now you’re a giant moving squeaky toy! Remember that they are not biting because they want to hurt you (in most cases) but a lot of breeds such as shepherds, malinois, or cattle dogs were genetically programmed to bite and use their mouth to herd. It’s important to give them an outlet to channel that drive and instinct in a positive way! The more fulfillment you give them the less negative behaviors will occur!
Board and train dog Jager showing off! Sits and downs from a distance, sits from a down (which is a difficult concept for dogs) and a super happy and quick recall. Looking great for just 2 weeks in!! Ever seen a 5 and a 1/2 month old puppy look so good? 🤩
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