Rosie had a busy morning this morning from Sam's Club, to Tractor Supply to Big Easy Diner!
Huge thanks to the staff at Big Easy Diner for wonderful service and great food.
Kate and Ray's new adopted dog, Lila B., came with this "ecollar" from Wish.com...
Literally, that's where it came from.
This collar delivers the most abrasive sensation we have ever felt from a "training" collar. Even the stimulation sensation it sends is drastically different from the quality collars we use in training.
People see these collars with lower numbers like 0-16, and they assume it's "nicer" or less confrontational than a collar that goes from 0-100. The reality is, it's not AT ALL. The numbers on lesser quality collars are wildly inconsistent, as is the timing of the delivery. You do not want a 3 second delay from the time you hit the button to the time it delivers, and you certainly don't want numbers that are inconsistent and even painful.
Jimmy can hold a 50 on our ecollar, and it's uncomfortable but not "painful." The abrasive delivery on this collar at a 5 was too painful for him to hold. Ray even refused to go higher than 5 on this collar, yet he's held 100 on ours.
So remember that you get what you pay for. When dealing with a training tool like an ecollar, the quality of delivery is vital.
A 4 on that collar is equivalent to a 25 on our ecollars. So remember that when you have a collar that goes from 0-10 or 0-16 or some other random number, just because you're in single digits, it doesn't make it nice.
Spend the extra money and get the quality your dog deserves.
Rosie off leash heeling past Chanel! 🩵
Friday morning pack walk!
Proofing Rosie with a bouncy, noisy ball! As an SDIT, she will have this level of distraction plus some, coming at her daily.
Here's a fun game to clean your heel!
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Does your dog have anxiety in the vehicle?
If so, the worst thing you can do is load your dog up and just "go" wherever it is you're going.
But life usually demands that loading and going, even frustrated, is exactly what happens. You only go somewhere with your dog when it's absolutely necessary, which results in a lack of exposure, which causes the snowball to go downhill.
Let's asses "why" dogs can be anxious in cars...
1) Motion sickness.
Dogs can suffer from motion sickness just as humans can. Ask your vet, but there are otc medications that can help.
2) They always go somewhere that is conditioned with negative experiences, example, vet clinics. Not that vets as people are bad experiences, but the reality is that most dogs go in for vaccinations (ouchy pokes), which can be traumatizing. Second, because of the way dogs smell, even the cleanest vet clinics are still associated with extremely stressful pheromones. After all, the pheromones of sick animals hurt animals, terrified animals, panicked people, sad people, etc, are all there long after the disinfecting is done. Because a dog's number one sense is it's nose, that is equivalent to a human walking into an absolutely terrifying visual experience.
3) Claustrophobia
Yes, dogs can suffer from claustrophobia, just like people.
We will be giving pointers for tackling each situation in separate posts. Stay tuned!
Being a puppy isn't an excuse for bad behaviors.
Chanel is just a baby, but she was developing some nasty habits at home. If she had something her owner needed to get from her, she would snarl and lunge if she reached in for the item.
It's a very good thing they sent her to training now before this dangerous behavior turned into a full-blown dangerous habit, and they found themselves needing aggression rehab.
There are so many basic behaviors that dogs find themselves surrendered to a shelter for, dumped for, or even losing their lives over, that could've been prevented with training as a young pup.
Just like Chanel's owners decided to do - it's time for people to step up for their dog and get the training you need.
Hershey, Rosie, Chanel, and Beignet did excellent on their pack walks this morning!
Training session working on impulse control.
Listening to a client's album while drinking a cup of coffee. What a gorgeous day!
You gotta pray like rain. 🩵
Proofing work with Rosie, Chanel and Hershey!
Rosie, Hershey, and Chanel worked awesome combined sessions today!
Northshore Canine Academy offers obedience training and behavioral modification in Slidell, LA. Our motto is "We train dogs and educate people!"
