Anam Cara Canine

25/04/2024

24/04/2024

Playtime with Daisy and Puck. They are a great match for each other. Lots of floppy relaxed body language, exchanging of roles, and calming signals. These two dogs seem to be able to self regulate together.

24/04/2024

Crate train your dog. I can give you a hundred reasons to do this. But here's the best one:

In the event of a house fire, your dog may become confused and frightened and hide from firefighting personnel. If your dog is crated and the fire department knows the location of the crate, they can extract your dog faster.

22/04/2024

Luring....phase it out as quickly as you can ⏱️✅.
There is also a VERY big difference between a lure and a reward.
Issues with luring can cause a whole lot of other problems when teaching a dog a new behaviour, trick or technique.
Don't get me wrong...it has it's place and IS helpful✅...the issue with luring is many people use luring for far too long.

So what's so wrong with that ?

Dogs that are constantly lured may have only learned how to follow a treat, and are so focused on that.... they can be unaware of what they are doing, how/where they are positioned and they are not able to problem solve.
They are driven by the lure......and that is all they have learned from luring.

They may not do anything (or even attempt to start) without the use of a lure. If you have this issue then it is highly likely luring has gone on longer than it should.
Treats and rewards are a great way to help a dog learn, but they do have to be used wisely and in the case of luring.....if it goes on too long, it will work against what you want to achieve.

If you present the lure when your dog has ignored your verbal or visual cue, this can inadvertently reinforce the belief that the sight of the treat or toy IS the actual cue to perform the behaviour…..luring isn’t as simple as it may sound.

Think shaping and breaking things down into smaller pieces, use a lure if you need to but move from a lure to a reward (given after) as quickly as you can.

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22/04/2024

Daisy loves water but she's set off by the things she can see moving in the stream and it's got her skittish. I think the cold excites her Great Pyrenees genes too; so she sometimes zooms out of the water. It's all up to her though. I'm just here to make sure she doesn't leave.

22/04/2024

Daisy with her bestie Olive at the dog park. Daisy likes to do drivebys and Olive says, "keep away" but then engages in some play.

15/04/2024

Everyone carried their own water today.

It's getting warm! Time to break out the hydration packs!

11/04/2024

New cards just in.

05/04/2024

https://youtu.be/JsHrivZe4Bw?si=R7VwSfUL6r1YOVsZ

Should I use Positive or Negative Dog Training? Positive Punishment? Is a detailed explanation of how marketing has changed the way we view dog training. How...

03/04/2024

www.anamcaracanine.com

30/03/2024

Excellent video on reactivity.

How do you train a German Shepherd to stop barking on the leash? Tom Davis works with a reactive GSD at his dog training seminar at the Upstate Canine Academ...

30/03/2024

A very satisfying loose leash walk home after a 4 mile walk and an hour at the dog park.

30/03/2024

Daisy hanging out with some very chill small dogs at the dog park today.

30/03/2024

I changed my name at the last minute but I still have to use these. I put this up at the dog park today. 🙂

22/03/2024

100% I never teach this but every Pyrenees on earth does it anyways 🤣

22/03/2024

Any tool is a weapon if you hold it right...
..and if you walk in the rain you will get wet.

16/03/2024

Much more confident today!

15/03/2024

We have a similar nervous system, our brains fire the same way. We are exposed to similar emotional responses and have the same need for safety. Yet dogs are so often still expected to shut up and put up. Let's be a little gentler with the needs of our dogs shall we? We can help with that, drop us a line in the comments.

15/03/2024

All of this came in today. Time to start spreading the word!

15/03/2024

🤣 tag you're it!