Holly and Beacon #3
This is the last video in the few I just posted. And now we have two happy dogs enjoying a walk in the park they never could have done a few month ago. These owners worked really hard with their dogs to help them overcome their fear of other dogs and people and they and the dogs have been rewarded with calm dogs who they can now enjoy walks with! Well done to all!
Holly and Beacon #1
In this video, the dogs have switched places and Holly is now circling Beacon. Both dogs remain relaxed and unconcerned with what the other dog is doing throughout the entire time.
Beacon and Holly #2
These two dogs have never met. When I started with each of them a few months ago, they were terrified of other dogs and would bark and lunge. Beacon, who is sitting in this video, was also terrified of strangers and many other things. Now, she is happy, relaxed and enjoying being out with her Mom.
Sitting on my deck, enjoying the lovely weather, watching these two enjoying some playtime. It's taken over two months, but Sporty is finally happy to play with the Basie puppy!
This week at the park, he finally got to play with a dog that really wanted to play with him just as much as he wanted to play with her. This is Sasha, an 18 month old Rottie, who did a great job handicapping herself to play with (the much smaller) Basie puppy!
Basie in waterfall at Stanford Shopping Center
Basie loves water! He trotted through this waterfall with nary a second thought!
#socializingtoslipperysurfaces
Finally, today, after 4 weeks, Sporty is finally playing with Basie. Yes, this is appropriate play. Sporty tends to be very vocal when he plays. Despite the seeming roughness of the interaction, notice how Basie keeps coming back for more. Look for Sporty doing a nice play bow in the middle. 👏🏻👍🏻😃
The definitive answer...Yes! Puppies know how to swim. At least Labrador puppies do.
Working on Basie's DownStay while I ate dinner. He is tethered to the fridge with a chew proof tether to help him succeed in staying away from the table. You can see that I am rewarding him very frequently as this was his first time working on this. Hardest part is trying to get the kibbles to land where he can stay in a Down while getting them.
I get a lot of questions about dog-dog interactions. Below is a video generously supplied by Jenn Wang of her two dogs interacting. Socs, the black dog is about 9 years old and has been with them since puppyhood. Plato is a new puppy that they recently obtained. The concern is that the older dog is aggressing toward the younger one.
This is what I told her about the video: "I'm most worried about the possibility of the puppy chewing on the charging cables!! You really can't have stuff like that lying around with a puppy. Especially as he gets a little bigger and starts teething more, that is trouble. He seemed to think the charging brick was a toy...BAD IDEA!
That showed a lot of appropriate dog to dog interaction. Although Socs growled, Plato was comfortable enough to keep coming back to interact. Over near the cables when they stared at each other, Plato looked away and then Socs shook off. Both great ways of ending the interaction without any growling or fighting ensuing. That's exactly what they need to do.
You could attach a long line to Socs harness so you can always take him away if you really need to. If you can't get their attention just by calling them, grab some high value treats and drop them nearby or between them".
Sporty filing nails
When your dog hates having their nails clipped...teach them to file them themselves!
learning to paw on cue
Taught this adorable mini Schnauzer how to use his paw on cue today. Will gradually shape this into scraping his nails on sandpaper to wear down his nails. Anyone else?
