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03/12/2024

❤️ Training Tips for Senior Pets: Tune Into Their Cues🐾

As pets age, their senses, mobility, and cognitive abilities begin to change, making it harder for them to respond as they once did.

Here are some signs senior pets may show if they’re feeling confused, fatigued, or uncomfortable:
• Slower responses, hesitation, or half-hearted attempts
• Repeated mistakes or loss of focus
• Subtle signals like yawning, lip licking, or turning away
• Panting, vocalizing, scratching, or a shake-off
• Trembling leg(s), drooping posture or laying down
• Seeking comfort, such as nuzzling, leaning into you

By recognizing these signs, you can adjust training sessions to ensure they remain positive, stress-free and rewarding for your pet. Additionally, monitor your pet’s behavior later that day or the next morning to ensure they stay comfortable, content, and haven’t overexerted themselves.

Tips to Keep Training Positive and Supportive:

✅Shorter Sessions
Opt for shorter, more frequent training intervals

✅ Maintain Momentum
Use familiar tasks to build confidence

✅ Break Down Behavior
Simplify steps to make training easier and allow extra time for your pet to process each step

✅Clear Communication
Modify cues and markers (e.g., clicker, the word 'Yes', thumbs up) based on your pet’s sensory abilities and ensure immediate, consistent rewards to reinforce behavior.

✅ Consider Physical Limitations
Choose behaviors that suit your pet’s current abilities

✅ Pause and Reset
If you observe your pet signaling they need a break (such as the signs above), cue an easier behavior and reward them, or simply offer treats to end on a positive note. Then reassess your training plan.

✅Evaluate the Environment
Adjust to keep sessions comfortable and stress-free (see previous post)

✅Check for Health Issues
If signs (such as those listed above) are recurring, consult your veterinarian to rule out pain or illness.

Training can still be a joyful experience, but staying attentive to your pet’s comfort and cues is key.❤️

23/11/2024

❤️ Setting up for Success: Training Space 🐾

When working with senior pets, creating a supportive training environment boosts their enjoyment and, as a result, their willingness to participate in future sessions.

Here are some guidelines for an indoor training spot:

✅ Quiet, Non-Distracting Location
Minimize background noise and visual disruptions to help your senior pet focus.

✅ Non-Slip Surface
Use area rugs or mats to provide stability and confidence, preventing slips that can lead to strain or injury.

✅ Well-Lit room
Good visibility helps your pet feel more secure and see cues and props clearly— avoid harsh or glaring light.

✅ Enough Space for Movement
Ensure there’s ample room for your pet to move comfortably free from furniture, décor or other potential obstructions, as seniors may need extra space to turn and maneuver.

✅ Accessible Water
Have fresh water available if you are not near their regular bowl.

✅ Comfortable Resting Spot
Offer a bed, or cozy spot as a resting area in case your pet needs a break or chooses to opt out.

✅ Be Prepared
Ensure all the necessary training supplies/props for your session are set up and/or within reach to keep the session smooth and uninterrupted.

✅ Senior-friendly ‘station’
When stationing is part of the training plan, choose either a stable, non-skid platform wide enough for your pet to stand/lie down comfortably, and low enough for easy accessibility or a mat/ bed on the floor for safety.

By thoughtfully creating a training space, you enhance your senior pet's experience and help them stay engaged and confident both during sessions and everyday life. 🐶🐱🐰❤️

13/11/2024

Our senior pets may have a little more gray in their muzzles, but the love and joy they bring into our lives only grow stronger with time. 💕

Continuing to support the evolving emotional and behavioral needs of aging pets goes hand in hand with attending to their physical needs. Keep in mind that behavior changes are often the first signs of a medical issue. If you notice any changes, scheduling a check-up with your veterinarian can help ensure your senior pet stays happy and healthy.

A great way to support both the mental and physical well-being of your senior pet is through reward-based training activities such as teaching tricks, scent games and cooperative care. 🎉
Benefits:
• Keeps their brain engaged and mind sharp
• Provides social interaction and connection
• Reduces stress and anxiety
• Improves overall mood and happiness
• Facilitates easier grooming and care
• Encourages low-impact movement to aid in their comfort

Stay tuned this month for tips about training with senior pets.

31/10/2024

Catnip blends offer varied enrichment, encouraging playful engagement, mental stimulation and even relaxation for our feline friends.

These toys were sprinkled with Meowijuana Harvest Blend, a perfect seasonal mix featuring sunflower petals, pumpkin bits 🎃, silvervine, and North American catnip creating a dreamy effect!
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Do you buy your pets seasonal toys to celebrate the holidays? We’d love to see what your furry friends are enjoying this season!🐾

09/01/2024

Whether they’re on their bed, offering eye contact, doing a cute behavior, playing with their toy, or simply being calm - these are golden opportunities to shape future behavior. Rewarding good behavior moments will not only encourage that behavior to be repeated, creating better habits, but also helps decrease undesirable behaviors. It is a win-win situation that will strengthen the bond between you and your pet.

Here's a simple yet effective challenge for you this week based on Kathy Sdao’s SMARTx50 (See Mark and Reward Training):

1. Reflect on Desirable Behaviors: Consider the behaviors you like and want to encourage in your pet.

2. Prepare Treats: In the morning, count out food rewards for the day - some treats as well as part of their normal diet (kibble or pellets) to avoid upsetting their digestive processes.
Cats & Rabbits: 15 rewards, pea-sized and smaller
Dogs: 25 rewards, kibble size
Safely store them in rooms your pet frequents.

3. Acknowledge Good Behavior: Use a clicker or a cheerful ‘yes’, followed by giving your pet one food reward. Repeat.

Try it for a week and let us know what observations you've made about your pet and your thoughts on this experience.
Happy Training!

01/01/2024

Whether you're teaching a new trick, reinforcing good behavior, or simply enjoying quality time together, let every training session be filled with happiness and joy. ❤

25/12/2023

The hustle and bustle of holiday guests, gatherings, and festive sights and sounds can overwhelm pets, causing stress to build up. This may leave them unable to cope with situations they normally handle well, leading to unexpected behaviors. Does your family have a plan to ease your pet's stress during the holidays? 🐾

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