It’s Training Tuesday!
This week we’re going over setting up a feeding routine as part of the No Free Lunch Policy we will be covering in the next few weeks.
We are wagging their tails, excited about this video, and hope you sit and stay and enjoy it as much as we do.
Pop in next week for a training video on teaching the “wait” command.
Happy training, everyone!
Hey everyone!!
It’s training Tuesday and today we’re talking about bath time!
We all know when that time comes, your dog gets into some thing they’re not supposed to, maybe a little bit too much mud, or they’ve just gone too long and are starting to get that funky smell.
For a lot of people bathtime can be a very stressful and exhausting experience both for them and their dog. So in this video I would like quickly go over how to properly teach a dog how to take a bath using positive reinforcement.
Don’t forget to check in every Tuesday for more fun training tips!
Enjoy!
Buddy safe cat testing using Winston as our tester.
(DISCLAIMER: Do not try without consulting a professional)
Second safe introduction with Buddy using Lukah. As you can see I am using myself as a barrier to allow buddy to feel more comfortable.
(DISCLAIMER: Do not try without consulting a professional)
Buddy safe introduction through the fence using Lukah as my tester.
Impulse control with little Libby
Food testing with Buddy
(Disclaimer: Do not try without coinsulting with a professional)
1 year old Steel(middle) is still looking for his furever home in ukiah Ca. But in the meantime he's learning a trick or two while being fostered with my floofs.
Hello dog lovers.
I know it's been a while and I apologize, I took a break for a while from online training to focus on some life changes.
Today I really want to talk about the importance of teaching dogs to wait to eat. Now some people believe it is irrelevant but that couldn't be further from the truth.
Teaching a dog to wait before meals builds a fundamental foundation between you and your pet of respect and boundaries. This simple task teaches them self control, focus, burns off their mental energy, as well as the ability to easily transfer that behavior into a "leave it" for potentially dangerous things.
Dogs crave structure and boundaries, they want to know what is expected of them and what their role is in their and they look to us to provide it.
A dog with no structure or healthy relationship with their owners seeks purpose and fulfillment elsewhere, which can often times be we either be dangerous or destructive. We as pet owners are not dictators but we are leaders and it's our job to give proper guidance and build a healthy foundation of communication.
Here's some examples of great self control at feeding time. More in the comments
Leash work during my training session with Kekoa today! It took a minute at first for him to remember not to pull but as you can see in the video he was back to his old easy walking habits in no time. Since we were doing a hike he didn't have to walk right next to me but still needed to keep a loose leash. He's such an amazing boy and I'm so proud of him.
Bark Box day and Lukah pup-date!
So today was Lukah's first Bark Box and I think it was a hit. It always seems like all my fosters prefer the treats over the toys whereas Aspen loves the toys, it's her favorite part.
Lukah has learned sit, kennel up, wait, his name, and shake so far. None of them are 100% yet and need some more work but he's getting there. He mainly mimics Aspen but it also is a great way to speed up his training.
Shake was a pretty easy one for him to learn as he's a more "handsy" dog (or would it be pawsy?). Anyways that type of training technique is called shaping, we take something a dog does naturally and turn it into a command.
Sit was a mirror training technique, basically he learned by watching what Aspen does to get treats aka the fastest way to get what he wants.
Wait was taught through positive reinforcement with light corrections and mirror training, basically I'd ask them to wait at the doorway, place myself in the doorway if he tried to go through it, and praised/reward for waiting.
Kennel up I used positive reinforcement, food/praise and mirror training, by watching what Aspen does every day at meal time or when I'm leaving.
