Introducing Belle!
Belle is a just a young pup who is here for Complete Obedience! She doesn't have any major behavioral issues but her owners just wanted her to be the best version of herself possible. She does tend to jump on people, pull heavily on leash, and ignore commands when distracted. Her biggest issues are barking pretty nonstop when she thinks people should be focused 100% on her 🤣 and yanking your arm out of socket if it means getting to go visit another dog.
We are excited to see how this gorgeous girl does and I'm willing to bet it'll be phenomenal!
6 previous trainers told Elsa's owner that there was nothing more they could do. Elsa couldn't get within 300 feet of other dogs, not even safely behind the fencing of dog parks.
Guess the 7th time was the charm. 😉
Day 2 of Day Training with Stella Rosa!
Stella Rosa's biggest problem was that she would bolt out of open doors and not recall when asked.
This is only Day 2! Today, we introduced ecollar pressure and release, barrier manners with dropped leash, implied stay, good marker, release word and recall!
What an amazing difference two days worth of training can make!
Lagertha's progress in just TWO DAYS of training!
You don't have to deal with your dog's bad behavior any longer!
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I absolutely love this.
This is one of our alumni dogs, Dukester the bored service dog who is now living his best life and his owner, Tony.
Tony and Duke have learned a lot together and Duke goes everywhere Tony goes. Encountering an escalator can be a scary experience for a human (me...it's scary for me...) much less a dog.
I do see hesitation here from Duke and some nervous hypervigilance which is fine. He simply did not know where to put his feet. I'm not worried about that.
What I love most about this is that Tony did not panic when Duke hesitated, AND he did not even attempt to speak to him. He did not coddle him with words, beg him to move forward, try to negotiate or convince him, or promise him the moon and stars if he just behaved like a "good boy."
Instead, Tony was totally verbally silent which is sometimes exactly what's needed, and he let the pressure of his prong do the talking for him. Absolutely no panicked yanks of the leash, just steady guidance with the line of communication via pressure. From there, he let Duke process on his own.
A lot of the problems we see in dog training is owners speaking way too much, using incorrect pitches and tones, and causing the dog to be completely confused. They they get upset at the dog for not listening when the reality is, the dog has no idea what they're even asking. So I encourage you all to evaluate your speech patterns with your dog.
Introducing Lagertha! She is an 8 month old puppy who is here for Complete Obedience. She's a sweet girl, but we obviously have a lot of work ahead of us!
Boba ventured into public again today to clean up some of her skills!
We are pretty picky on the heel position, and this is a perfect example of our quick move to fix pulling forward, called a pass back.
You can see here how quickly and easily Ray was able to line Boba back up with his left leg. We recommend practicing this move even if you don't need it, so you have muscle memory of doing it.
This session was excellent for proofing with major distractions!
Great demonstration of markers!
"Good" marker means "I like what you're doing, don't change it." It is a duration builder. Good marker should not build excitement or be overstimulating because over-excited dogs tend to have impulse control issues. Good marker slows their brain, builds duration and clearly let's them know that you like what they are doing, but please don't stop doing it.
The "yes" marker is supercharged! We build it to mean happiness and speed, but it also means the dog is done doing what you asked it to do. So in other words, it releases the dog from command. Sometimes owners fade out the "yes" marker once the dog settles in at home, but never discount it! Your "Yes!" marker is in place to build a relationship with your dog based on positive reinforcement. It boosts your dog's confidence, reduces anxiety, builds speed, and helps your dog to understand exactly what it is that you like! 🩵
I would talk about the "no" marker, but sweet Nala is awesome and went an entire session without hearing that word!
I bet that unless you follow our page, you'd have no idea which 2 of these 4 dogs were Behavior Modification dogs who had severe reactivity (lunging, snarling, etc) towards other dogs.
What a difference 4 or 5 weeks can make.
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Training blooper
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We make our own fun in training.
River, who was dog reactive towards any dog he could visibly see, is working on potty training and neutrality in the home.
And Saint, who was also dog reactive and would bark nonstop, is holding place.
Both are watching dog training on TV. 🤣
Introducing Poppy!
This precious girl is here for Complete Obedience boarded training. This video is on day 3 of 28! She has already learned heel position, leash pressure sit, verbal down, leash pressure down, and good marker in just 3 days!
This dog, just one week before intake, required 4 grown adult vet techs to hold her down at the vet clinic for her vaccines, which we think is absolutely absurd!
Don't believe dogs can make progress this quickly?! She's proof that if you know what you're doing, you can lead them.
Saint (Goldendoodle) had a major lack of impulse control and would bark and lunge at other dogs.
Gurl (poodle/terrier) had massive anxiety and was particularly nervous around men. She would submissive urinate simply at the sight of any man.
Ranger (Wirehaired Pointing Griffon) was extremely impulsive and energetic and struggled with separation anxiety.
Savannah (German Shepherd) was just a puppy with zero impulse control and constantly wanted to play with everything and everyone.
All four are looking great! Massive progress for each in just 3 to 4 weeks!
Savannah, Saint, Ranger, and Gurl headed out for a morning walk! 🩵
Savannah found a stick. 🤣
Maverick is for our 7-day boarded training program, where he is learning his heel position and command, and his sit (which is turning into an auto sit!)
I did a slow motion video of Kash taking a treat, thinking it would be cute...
But no....it was unintentionally terrifying. 😳🤣
Thanks for that on my Friday morning, Kash. 🤣
Introducing Gurl!
Gurl is here for Complete Obedience. She is a very anxious and submissive girl. One of her biggest issues is submissive urination. Submissive urination is merely a physical symptom of the anxious state of mind.
We are working to boost her confidence while teaching obedience, boundaries, rules, structure, and manners!
Is every single session of ours perfect?
Absolutely not!
Some trainers are not willing to show the failures or what we call the "ugly middle". If they aren't willing to show it, it makes me question how they truly handle it....
So this is Ranger. Ranger is so food motivated that it causes impulse control issues and over-stimulation. This is the exact opposite of what we want from him, so we are using the treats to desensitize. We will never take out food drive (would never want to any way), but we absolutely want to control the state of mind.
Well-timed portions of this are:
1) Ray brings his hand back and does not deliver a treat when Ranger goes for them initially.
2) Ranger knocked over the cups and the cones because he wasn't paying attention to his surroundings or his feet. He was laser focused on the treats. Ray continued to heel through it despite the lack of impulse control (to build impulse control).
3) Ranger was asked to continue with his task at hand until he shook it off (release of over-stimulation).
4) There's another dog (Rock) laying perfectly calmly at my feet while all of this is taking place.
Go Beyond Obedience.
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