So proud of this girl working on new decoys and using those little legs
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Thankful to get to spend days like this with these wonderful dogs
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I love this dog! This was his first scored and pointed weightpull event. Here is his past pull of the day at 130lbs or 2.5x BW. I left the whole video in so you can see him want to quit but overcome the challenge. This is what weightpull is about, pushing through the hard stuff. We’ve build this relationship where he knows he can do it and that I won’t ask the impossible of him. We building dragging chains through rain, snow and more. We built it with time under tension and incremental growth. Also listen for the support him and I have as a team. Find people that cheer you on. #utahpeakcanine #dogtrainer #utahdogtrainer #malinoismix #utah #hikeutah #utahhiking #utahdogs #dogsofutah #dogsthathikeinutah #weightpull #weightpulldog
A couple weeks ago Akseli and I made our first attempt at an SR2. Happy to say we passed our first leg.
We also hosted a mock weightpull event which gave me a really nice gauge of where Akseli is for the upcoming grc trial.
He pulled 127lbs which is right about 250% BW. He kept enthusiasm up and was happy to pull each time. My best boy
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Sif’s first competition, while Sif’s main goal is to be my first PSA dog she also excels at many other things.
Like dock diving, it’s one of her favorite things and she really showed up today. We jumped three splashes and she hit 17ft, with most of her jumps being between 14-16ft.
Excited to see what she does when she can run the whole dock.
Thanks @wasatchk9fitnessandtraining for helping us get started and putting on the event
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Normally my dogs are pretty photogenic, especially Akseli, but this past week I had a much higher rate of bad photos than normal. So enjoy my dogs dumb faces and please tag me in some bloopers of your pups.... #utah #utahhiking #hikeutah #hikingwithdogs #utahpackhikes #utahpeakcanine #akseli #utahdogs #dogsofutah #utahdoggos #utahdogmom #dogmom #dogsthathikeinutah #dogsthathike #akitamix #malinoismix #dogsthatexplore #saltlakedogs #saltlakedogwalkers #saltlakedogtrainers #dogwalkingsaltlake #offleashdogwalking
Happy #workingdogwednesday from Sif the gremlin. It’s so fun to watch her grow in PSA
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club : @saltcityhellhounds
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I just really like my dogs... #utah #utahhiking #hikeutah #hikingwithdogs #utahpackhikes #utahpeakcanine #akseli #utahdogs #dogsofutah #utahdoggos #utahdogmom #dogmom #dogsthathikeinutah #dogsthathike #akitamix #malinoismix #dogsthatexplore #saltlakedogs #saltlakedogwalkers #saltlakedogtrainers #dogwalkingsaltlake #offleashdogwalking
Off leash hiking is by far my favorite way to fulfill and exercise dogs. It’s a great way for dogs to interact and play but keeping them moving allows for less of the undesirable behaviors you may see in a contained play area.
Akseli, true to his breeds, doesn’t like intact males very often but this hike allowed for these dogs to interact or take space when needed and while they never directly played they were happy to coexist and play with the other dogs.
A good mix of dogs with reliable behaviors to help manage over arousal can be such a great way to let your dog explore the world and even play with other dogs while allowing them to be comfortable.
Thanks @julia_archibald for joining us this day
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Quick little video of the boy during last weeks trial. It was a really tough venue and didn’t go as hoped but we’re doing another trial in April and I’m excited to see his improvement.
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Here’s some more of my favorite moments from 2021. This year wasn’t always easy but it pushed me and forced me to grow and that is exactly what was supposed to happen... #utah #utahhiking #hikeutah #hikingwithdogs #utahpackhikes #utahpeakcanine #akseli #utahdogs #dogsofutah #utahdoggos #utahdogmom #dogmom #dogsthathikeinutah #dogsthathike #akitamix #dogsthatexplore #saltlakedogs #saltlakedogwalkers #saltlakedogtrainers #dogwalkingsaltlake #offleashdogwalking #offleashdoghike
Quick little luring session with the girl today. She’s already got fancier feet than Akseli could get in months of practice. Just trying to mark every time she gets more than one fancy step in. I’m also throwing in other position changes just to get her body used to as much movement as possible. Not planning to name anything for quite a while. She’s pretty fun to play around with. . #utah #utahhiking #hikeutah #hikingwithdogs #utahpackhikes #utahpeakcanine #akseli #utahdogs #dogsofutah #utahdoggos #utahdogmom #dogmom #dogsthathikeinutah #dogsthathike #akitamix #dogsthatexplore #saltlakedogs #saltlakedogwalkers #saltlakedogtrainers #dogwalkingsaltlake #offleashdogwalking #offleashdoghike
Do you play with your dog?
What I mean when I say this is so you play with your dog in a way that they truly enjoy?
Akseli loves the conflict that play can involve, he wants to wrestle and tug. It’s taken a lot of work to get to a cooperative game where he actually brings a toy back to me vs just playing keep away. All of that said most of our play sessions include a little of everything, he’ll chase a toy and bring it back but some of those reps mean we tug with the toy and some we play a little chase, this keeps him interested in the game.
My relationship with Akseli changed when I stopped thinking of play as transactional. My previous job meant that I had a very limited number of sessions I could do with him each day, this meant that I tried to fit everything into one session so we never just went out to play. Making the time and schedule that allows for more short sessions has helped build up how long of a game we can play and him not constantly expecting a command has increased the intensity with which he plays with me. Akseli will take the toy from my hand when he is given the marker but if our session has been too heavily focused on transactions or obedience he quickly loses interest. This is apparent when he simply takes the toy and chooses to consume it away from me. I have to consciously not add in too many commands if I want him to play with me for more than a few reps.
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Recall
Does your dog come back every time you call them?
If not they’re not ready to be off leash
If they’re not yet ready now is the time to practice, add a long line so you can give them some freedom but can still enforce that they come back to you. Practice in enclosed areas so there is no where to go but make sure they don’t get to form a habit of blowing you off. Next add in the three Ds; distance, duration, distraction.
Full disclosure that I had treats on me and Akseli is wearing his e-collar since I don’t expect my dog to work for free and I don’t allow him to ignore commands, though neither were necessary for this.
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