Just a service dog in training learning service dog tasks 🐕🦺
Teaching Melancholy how to hold objects ✨️ from teaching her how to old it. To putting a word to it. To getting her to walk with it in her mouth... without toppling over 😂 she's a character
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For context, we've been teaching Murphy how to dive underwater for her toys. That means starting extremly small because she needs to build up the confidence of being submerged underwater and she also needs to learn how to hold her breath.
Because she showed SO much effort during this repetition I didn't want her to fail and lose confidence. Because of this I decided to try and hand her the toy but she grabbed it alittle too fast and accidently bit me. My initial reaction was obviously to cuss, immediately followed up by "it's okay" and continuing to sweet talk her because the last thing I wanted was for her to think I was angry with her. It was my fault I got bit, not hers. I wish I could say this was a lesson learned but I care far too much about Murphy's confidence so I will 1000% make this mistake again in the future if it means continuing to build her confidence
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I love this song so much because I feel like it's a perfect representation of how your reactive dog feels in public. So many people are quick to get frustrated or angry with their dog for having a reaction but the reality is they're having big emotions and they just don't know how to handle them. Reactivity is such a complex behavior and treating it requires getting to the route of the problem and first determining what internal emotions are causing the reactions.
If you want to learn how to train a reactive dog you have to remember that - like the song says - they are in fact overstimulated, they do need space and lots of patience. It isn't their fault they're reactive and you have to understand they don't want to be feeling all of those big emotions either. Reactivity can be extremly stressful and anxiety inducing for your dog, it only benefits both of you to help them understand that the world is okay and they dont need to feel that way or act that way.
And ofcourse if you're struggling with your pup and would like some help, I do offer virtual lessons via zoom calls and would love to set up a consult!
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Melancholy is finally comfortable jumping into the pool on her own and will swim to retrieve toys😍 Now we have to coordinate throwing toys and making sure each dog is retrieving the correct item🤣 but I love watching her swim beside her big sister🥹
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Incase anyone was wondering what an underwater point of view looked like of a dog swimming😅
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PARKER IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION THROUGH Lighthouse Animal Shelter
Parker is a ton of fun if you couldn't tell by the video🤣 He has a huge personality, is super cuddly and a giant love bug. He makes for an amazing home companion as his foster parents report that he is extremly well behaved inside the house, they do not need to crate him when they leave for work as he can be trusted to chill on the couch and not get into things! He loves to play fetch and really anything you're willing to do to spend time with him💙
Parker does unfortunately suffer from some dog reactivity so please keep that in mind if you're interested in him. He's slowly making progress on this as his foster parents have been working with him diligently
Let's try to share this post as much as we can to help get Parker finally adopted @followers
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Gottah love the videos clients send me🤣
But seriously, if you need help getting your dog to stop counter surfing, you know who to call😏
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We bought these ink pads and they leave no mess on your dogs paws and we had so much fun doing them together. Now to get a cute frame 🐾
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Goodmorning from Miss Melancholy🥰 She's currently singing the song of her people🤣
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No she didn't get hurt, yes she's fine, No this isn't abuse, she loves the Slatmill. That should cover everything
Today was one of those days where No matter how training and playing we did it just wasn't enough for Miss Melancholy and she was nonstop crying and whinning for more attention so I decided to just let her run on the Slatmill until she had absolutely no energy left so we could both FINALLY relax for the night. Grateful to say it worked.
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It's surprisingly common for dogs to be reactive towards cars, and even more common for dogs to want to chase cars. However that can ofcourse be a huge safety concern and we don't want them getting hurt. We can't have Eden dragging her mom into a busy road and we certainly don't want Eden to get run over by a car. This became the top priority for Eden's training because her safety was of the utmost concern for us. With my guidance her mom was able to set the foundation necessary to teach Eden that it's okay to simply watch the cars drive by without reacting and trying to drag her mom to get to them. We have much bigger goals in store for Eden but it all starts here. Excited to see how much more progress she'll continue to make
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No because WHAT was that😭🤣
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I'm excited to share the dogs first time ever using a Slatmill!! Murphy was the most scared out of everyone, incase the spread toes didn't give it away🤣 Scamp has so much confidence that he didn't hesitate at all! He just took some time to get used to the movement of it and get into the flow of things! The puppy however, being the boujie baby that she is refused to work for literally anything except the highest of high value, raw chicken😒
Why did we get a Slatmill? Well we've actually been wanting one for forever now but I just couldn't justify buying one because Scamp is 10years old and Murphy is limited in what extra activities she can do since an hour in the Bailey Chair daily is very demanding on her body, but now that we have the puppy and she's FULL of energy, it was finally time to invest in one!!
Slatmills are an amazing way to exercise your dogs without having the leave the house! Which is amazing for anyone who lives in an apartment that doesn't have access to a fenced in yard. And for us, it's perfect for those super cold winter days, or extremly hot summer days where being outside is just unbearable. I also really like it for days when I'm super busy with work and feel guilty that I can't bring the dogs out for a long training/play session. This atleast allows them the opportunity to meet their physical needs no matter what the weather or my schedule looks like that day!
When buying a treadmill for your dog I highly recommend a Slatmill as apposed to an electric treadmill. The reason for that is because a Slattmill is powered by the dog and their movements. They have to physically walk for the slats to move, and it'll only move as fast as they chose to run! And if they want to stop, they just have to stop walking and the Slats will instantly stop!! Electric treadmills can be intimidating for dogs and also make it extremly hard to know when your dog is done or wants off because they're forced to keep moving at whatever pace you set. With the Sla
Scamp's first time ever on a Slatmill! He needed some extra encouragement to get moving, thankfully he'll do just about anything for some Goose’s Good Eats 🤣
If anyone is interested in purchasing the same Slatmill I'll leave a link in the comments!
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I'm obsessed with how obsessed Melancholy is with Scamp. The cutest Am Staffs to ever exist. He's the best big brother and she thinks she can get away with everything with him. Even waking him up mid nap to snuggle. Look at that happy tail for him 😭
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She was gone SO fast🤣
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Another day, another well trained off leash dog😏
Lola here just finally graduated from working on Recall to her Off-Leash behaviors. A recall is how we get our dogs to come back to us, off leash behaviors prevent our dogs from walking away in the first place! We teach the recall first because once we teach them to never leave our side we lose our ability to call them back😜
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Melancholy was imagined to be our service dog prospect. And she's perfect for it. She's coming such a long way already with public access. We also planned on dabbling in some sports, nothing too crazy. Some dock diving. Maybe some fast cat. But damn do our minds go crazy thinking about how much more fun we can have with her.
When we first got her, she was scared of the world. Every movement, noise, human, dog, animal. She was extremely nervous. She barely would even walk out in public.
So her journey in our family started realllll heavy on the confidence boosting. A lot of people watching. A lot of times at parks and playgrounds. Bringing her to new locations every day, but careful not to throw her over threshold.
Now? Her true self is shining through. And her true colors are something of a Fall River crackhead. Her energy and drive is bigger than those of a pet dog.
Would I make any dog run up this LARGE of a slide for confidence boosting? Absolutely not. Probably not ever lol. I'm looking for easy goals for the dogs to accomplish and get comfortable doing things on their own.
But this my friends, was not of our own doing. Melancholy ran up this slide like it was her right. She kept trying and trying and wouldn't let up. So we simply helped her 🤷♀️ showed her the beauty of running up the slide with some speed first. Stood there for moral support (and physical, just in case if she fell- jess caught her)
But all in all, she completed this slide on her own. And yes we were dumb founded by it. Oh boy do we have our hands full with this one 😂
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Train in all environments. Even Murphy's favorite place. No where in specific. Just anywhere she can swim 😂
If your dog doesn't listen to you out in public, at their favorite place, at a busy beach for example. Try smaller. Build up to your goal. Can your dog listen 100% of the time in your house? In your yard? In your neighborhood? In a park with minimal people? Etc, etc. Broaden your training environments. Increase your distractions. Keep practicing and keep your patience. You'll get there.
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