With a little work, every dog can learn to be more comfortable with and receptive to grooming handling.
When introducing this tool, my training goal is to convince the dog that the Dremel's sound ALWAYS means:
1. that a particular position is expected (I teach a down position for the dog's comfort)
2. that feet will be handled
3. that this activity GUARANTEES awesome reward
While participation in this activity is the dog's choice and never forced, it is up to me as the puppy parent to create a level of comfort and desire to learn that motivates the dog. This is behavior science in action, not magic!
If I don't take the time and effort to cultivate a relationship with my dog to make this level of difficult training possible, I cannot expect my dog to know what my expectations are. Communication requires work on both sides!
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"Sit" and "down" won't improve your dog's comfort level with grooming and handling. For that, you need science-based dog training.
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Why are my virtual private lessons so effective? Because I'm not training your dog. I'm coaching you.
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Why Every Pro Trainer Recommends a Kong But You Aren't Getting the Results You Hoped for from Yours
Join Cat Clutton, CPDT-KA in a free, live chat about dog toys and enrichment!
Does this sound like you?
Every professional dog trainer, veterinarian, rescue volunteer, and pet store worker that you ask for advice on managing your dog's behavior recommends the Classic Kong, but your dog couldn't care less about the boring, empty hunk of rubber.
What the deal? How can a toy that's so well recommended be so... useless?
Jump in on this live chat with pro dog trainer Cat Clutton and get answers to:
- WHY should we be using Kongs
- HOW should we be using Kongs
- WHAT if my dog doesn't like the Kong?
Don't worry; the live feed will be available to re-watch if you can't attend the broadcast!
Does your dog prefer to chew up YOUR stuff even though they have all the toys in the world?!
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ค๐ก๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ค๐'๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐... ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ?
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This 3-part, 3-day system includes 3 of our most requested lectures to give you the knowledge and tools you need to permanently change your dog's behavior.
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๐ช๐ฒโ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ; ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ.
If your puppy is out of sight for just one minute, something else has been snatched, jumped on, chewed up, peed on, or destroyed. Everyone says puppies grow out of this destructive streak, but when?!
The truth is that just like little kids, puppies rarely grow out of bad behavior without some guidance and structure from their parents. We are responsible for teaching them to practice good habits and make good choices; they donโt figure it out on their own without our help.
Every day, your puppy makes choicesโฆ both good and bad. The more frequently a choice is made, the more likely it is to become a lifelong habit. That means we have to work hard to make sure the choices our puppies make are choices we want to see repeated and habits we want to see in our adult dogs. To do this, we have to structure their environment and maintain a routine that helps them make more of the choices we like and less of the choices we donโt.
As is the case with all habits, permanent change doesnโt happen overnight. Itโs a process! Simply yelling โnoโ over and over again is unlikely to change any habits in the long run; โnoโ is a word, not a process. This is why you might find that your puppy either gives you a few days of reprieve from one misbehavior but another quickly fills its place or the bad behavior resumes in short order if it even stops at all.
The good news is we have simplified the process of creating good habits with a proprietary system that makes managing puppy misbehavior a cinch for even the least experienced pet owners.
To permanently replace your puppyโs bad habits with good habits, ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป!
There are just thre
๐ฌ๐ผ๐'๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ... ๐ฏ๐๐, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐?
Enroll in our self-paced Happy Heeling course and learn how to get flashy heel work from your dog that your friends and family will be sure to notice!
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Are you Distractions Class eligible? Curious about competition rally?
If so, get registered for class on Monday, 9/28 as soon as you can to jump in and give rally a try! ๐๐
Canine Massage: more than just petting a dog.
Is your dog:
* young and active
* old and sore
* recovering from injury
* at risk of sports injury?
Then canine massage is for YOUR dog! Dogs are great at hiding pain, so do your companion a favor and put them in professional hands.
Puppy Play Group
Bring your puppy to Puppy Play Group on Fridays to experience new people, puppies, sights, surfaces and sounds while developing new skills that will last a lifetime!
Play Group is FREE for puppies currently enrolled in Pre-K and just $10 for graduates or puppies not yet enrolled in class that are 4 months old and under.
Download and return our registration form from https://www.rekalibratedk9.com/puppy-programs to sign up for Puppy Play Group.
Look at Angela and Nutmeg showing off their stay! You guys have been consistently putting in the work ever since your first week of Puppy Pre-K and all through STAR Puppy and your private program and it really shows! Nutmeg has come a long way and we are so proud of you!! ๐๐๐
Treat Delivery
Trying to motivate a less-than-enthusiastic dog?
The first thing to remember is NO ONE (no animal, no human) works perpetually for free. If you really like your boss, you may be more inclined to give them 110% than if you really don't like your boss... but if you never get paid, eventually you will will wonder "what's the point?" and stop showing up. Even though they love to please us, we can expect the same "what's the point?" response from our dogs if we aren't doing our best to keep them motivated to work for us.
It's our responsibility as handlers to find the thing or things that our dogs consider to be appropriate pay. Appropriate "pay" may mean something different depending on the individual and the situation. For a human, pay may be the simple exchange of a salary for work or it may be the warm and fuzzy feeling you get after an evening of volunteering at your local shelter. We also need to remember that the "pay" that motivates our dogs must match the task at hand. Just like you might be willing to help a friend with their laundry for a simple "thank you" but would probably be unwilling to risk your life sampling hot magma from a volcano for the same "thank you", dogs may be willing to work for one reward in one situation while completely ignoring it in another. We have to make sure the reward's value to the dog matches the difficulty of the task at hand.
A "low-value" reward is something that your dog gets fairly often such as kibble or a pat on the head that they probably wouldn't chose over a more interesting activity like the ability to greet a new dog.
A "high-value" reward is something special that your dog considers highly motivating and is more likely to chose over other rewards or activities in the moment.
The way we deliver a reward to the dog can improve or lessen the value, too. For a dog who loves to chase, a piece of kibble moving across the floor is a far more interesting game than a piece of kibble simply handed to them. For a dog rec
Ready for The Holidays?
How many times have YOU encountered the Dreaded Door Dilemma??
Ready to learn how to communicate with your dog without yanking, pulling, yelling, or just hanging on for the ride?
Would you rather receive compliments about your dog from your family and friends during holiday visits than complaints?
Whenever you're ready to see less chaos in your life and invest in your future with your dog, we're ready to help.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM REkALIBRATED k9!
Puppy Luring
"I don't need to go to puppy class, I'm socializing my puppy myself!"
As professionals, we cringe when we hear this. Why?
Because even professional dog trainers take their puppies to puppy class!
In fact, in our program not only does every puppy who comes through for training get to go through puppy class, they usually get to go through as many as we can possibly get them in. Thatโs right, MULTIPLE puppy classes per puppy. It is THAT important.
Puppy class is designed to teach you and your puppy a whole lot more than just "sit" or "down". It is designed to help you become a better handler in the real life. It is designed to teach your puppy when it is appropriate to be on at full-tilt and when it is appropriate to wait patiently. It is designed to help teach puppies how to focus in on their handlers and tune out the rest of the world. None of these things can be practiced in the closed and quiet environment of your living room.
Puppy class is also designed to help you lay a strong foundation for your puppy for future training. Things like getting calm, quiet focus out of your young T. rex and not getting your fingers gnawed off in process are absolutely essential skills since your puppy will only get bigger and stronger as they inevitably grow. Things as simple as how to hold the treats youโre offering or how to properly position puppyโs body can make a huge difference for you and your puppy in the future.
Lastly, puppy class allows a professional who does nothing all day long but deal with puppy after puppy to put eyes on your new puppy and make sure that everything is progressing normally. Every puppy is an individual and every puppy will develop at their own rate while facing their own challenges, much like humans. For this reason, puppy class is important for each and every puppy you will ever haveโeven if youโve attended many in your life time. We donโt stop sending children to school because their elder siblings have already been, after all.
If you
Recall (or "coming when called") is one of the most important skills you can teach your dog both for their safety and your convenience. Brodie the cocker spaniel has been practicing "come" this week. He used to balk and take off in the opposite direction any time he was called. We spent some time teaching him that "come" is a pretty nifty game. We think he's pretty enthusiastic about it now, don't you?
What are Samantha and Kash most proud of having learned in the last few weeks? Their stays! (...even if Kash is a little camera shy ๐) Congrats, you two!
Check out Layla (who will be 10 [๐ฑ!] months old this week) practicing her "back" directional! This cue is useful for navigating small spaces, crowds and other situations where being able to direct her to stay behind the chair until released is helpful. She's doing a great job, don't you think?