Summit’s 3rd exposure to horses. The first time he was decidedly against the idea that something can be so big. The second time he was a little concerned. Now he’s only passively interested. He’s going to be a really good boy.
I’ve been telling Charmaine from Clearlake Animal Association that I need a project puppy for a training video series I have had planned. This little pup, I think we’ll call Summit, recently found his way motherless and without his litter mates to someone’s home. They asked for help with him and Clearlake animal association agreed to take him.
What do you think, he going to be good for my project? This is his first hour here. If he works out he’ll be going through extensive training and socialization. He’s very attentive and eager to figure things out.
Loose leash walking training. Here, the team was warming up but honestly, they were primed to just get out and walk together.
Pre breakfast play time. This is my favorite part of the day except that I’m not a morning person. But the dogs just woke up, they’re all happy to be alive, and it hasn’t gotten hot yet. Even compared to the midnight play session. At that time I wake the dogs up to go outside and for three most part they just go potty and then want ti go back to bed after a few minutes.
Most of the time I don’t allow people to come up and meet the dogs unless it’s near the van where I can do it one at a time. But we give out a lot of website and Facebook information and turn a lot of heads. I hear 15 times per day, “ohhh they’re all adoptable.” How many people are seeing these kids that didn’t even know they needed a dog?
It’s fun to watch this process play out. I’m certain that when a dog is living on the street that the majority of their time is spent just trying to survive. When they come in it takes a few days of just watching what the other dogs do. Then you’ll see out of the corner of your eye a little play bow or a spin in place directed toward another dog. I think this girl here probably never had a play session with another dog but she’s coming around.
Feral dog rehabilitation training - Teaser
Teaser for franks next video - 95% of the work with Frank has been building his reliance on a routine. The other 5% is in the form of formal training setups like this one. In this video Frank is being exposed for the first time to the type of invasive handling we have been preparing him for by children and strangers. If you have been following Frank, you'll note that his flight distance is almost nonexistent, He doesn't panic when his collar is grabbed or when anyone reaches out to interact with him.
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Snickers taught me so much as a young g dog trainer and now in retirement, she teaches this child of mine so much. She’s the one that no other dog could ever replace.
Easy Saturday
Sugar, Spicy, Frank, and Reny are the 4 homeless dogs currently staying with us. Like the rest of us, they’ve each got their personal quirks but pretty good kids all in all.
Frank: Invasive handling training.
I’m going to put up a side by side video, hopefully tonight, to show how Frank has progressed. If you’ve been watching him you’ll notice his flight distance is next to nothing from where he started. He stays for the whole session and when I touch him he lays down rather than runs away.
Sugar and Spicey have been here for two nights and are ready to start meeting some other dogs. Other dogs? Sugar thinks spending time with people is just fine
Reny the German Shepherd is another dog looking for a home we’ve got in our care. He’s probably 5 or 6 years old, lived ahis whole life with dogs of all shapes and sizes coming and going, kids of all ages. He lived rurally and in a house with a small yard. He’s crate trained and if you are a German shepherd kind of person, he’s a really nice one.
How far along is Frank in his trust and relationship building? Well who would ever think he’d come when called without the promise of food? Side note, never mind my voice, it’s just coming back.
Dog training is practicing a pattern of behavior you want in the situation you want it to occur in until it becomes the new default behavior.
Our morning starts well before we get to down for dog walking and boarding transfers. The horses are good for an exciting morning.
Our day starts well before we get to town for dog walking and boarding dog transfers. The horses are good for an exciting morning 🫣
I teach the dogs to move with me with whistles. I like starting here with recall training because it’s not so formal or strict. We can easily turn it into a solid recall by ending the movement with a recall and then finally doing it from a static position.
Every time a car drives by the poor woman that has this dog has to work through quite a show. This video she sent me isn’t as bad as it gets. They are 3 weeks into a training program now, and we’ll be checking in on the progress later today.
