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This video got cut short but you can see how well she is doing on her walk. The goal is for her to stay beside me, at my pace, no dipping her head to sniff or pick things up. We are able to use the leash to communicate- no leash pressure means she is doing the right thing. Leash pressure means she needs to follow that leash guidance!
Great work today, Aurora!
We are continuing to work on Aurora's obedience skills.
Earlier, we worked on her walking without getting ahead. It took a couple of reminders but then she did an amazing job the rest of the time!
Then, inside to work on duration place command. We are using the occasional food reward to help extend her ability to hold her down-stay.
Additionally, anytime she is out of the crate and supervised, she is wearing her leash. This is because from time to time we will need to give her guidance. It will keep her from playing the keep-away game as well.
Aurora knows when she is wearing her leash, and she will make better choices when she does. We want to keep her in this mindset of making good choices as she matures, so there is no rush to taking the equipment off!
Great work today, Miss Aurora!
Aurora is up to about 20 minutes duration on her place down-stays. She did some playing today without nipping, and she is also working on walking like a nice young lady. Still distracted a bit but overall nice work for a 4 month old pup.
Bonus footage of Aurora playing and having a great time outside.
Today Aurora had a great time. She worked on building confidence by being calm and collected around a bunch of goats, pigs, and other animals in the barn. She practiced her recall, and she even had a blast playing with another dog.
We want our puppies and dogs to be confident that we will look after them and keep them safe in any situation, even if they may be a little concerned. And, the more we build their confidence, the less concerned they will be!
For Aurora, she started out a bit fearful of the farm animals but by working on her training around them, she built a ton of confidence and by the end was not worried at all!
Miss Aurora thinks when you aren't paying attention, she can hop off place! So we are working on extending the duration she is able to hold her down-stay, as well as letting her know she isn't allowed to hop off whenever she feels like it.
To prevent her from hopping off place, she has to know that there will be consequences that are inevitable, and that she doesn't like, so that she will make a different decision! She is learning quickly and getting better!!!
Aurora the Dalmatian pup came in already knowing a fair amount of commands, so we work on these and then work on adding in impulse control so that she can hold the commands until released.
In this video, we are just drilling the basics with food reward, then, before she decides to move, we are getting her to move. We will steadily increase the amount of time she can hold commands.
Great job by this young lady!
Meet Aurora the Dalmatian puppy! This young lady is here to work on her leash walking, nipping, eating random items, plus her basic obedience! Already today she is learning not to jump on people and not to pull on leash! Great job, Aurora girl!
Well no pics from our outing to the hardware store today as I forgot my phone. However, we had quite the exciting time. First, we had to work on Guinness holding his down-stay in the car no matter if I open the door or pick up the leash. He should hold command until given a verbal release or new command.
Then, out of the car, he was in a huge hurry to go into the store. Obviously, excitement awaited!!! We worked on heeling outside for a few minutes then I had him hold a down-stay for a bit before we went inside.
Inside, we walked around very slowly, and he struggles with heeling very slowly. But, he did a pretty nice job. I did have to let him know to keep his nose to himself when we went down the dog treat isle!
Overall, really nice job and a huge improvement from when he arrived a few weeks ago!
We are working today on not jumping and nipping. When Guinness gets excited, gets petted, or is playing, he often would jump and nip! Today he jumped twice and then made much better choices after I corrected him!
Guinness is being taught not to flee when he is very worried about something. Today it was the dog-eating lawn mower going back and forth, stalking him at every turn.
He tried several times to run away, but each time we returned him to place. By the end of it, he was still scared but doing his best to hang out on place.
This kind of guidance for him is SO important when he gets fearful. We do not want him to think that fleeing is the right answer. He needs to learn he will be OK if he just listens to our commands!
Tough work today, buddy, but you did good!
Guinness had a big time at the Greenway practicing his polite heel today. He does have to be reminded from time to time not to be so speedy, but overall did a great job.
Back at the car, he tried (and was corrected) 3 times to launch into the car without permission. Nope, Guinness, you have to wait for guidance in all things!
Great work today by this guy!
What??? If someone else tells me to hold a down-stay on place, you mean I have to do it?
Yes, Guinness, no matter who tells you, it still means the same thing and will still be enforced. Silly boy!
Guinness is out at lunch today, trying his best to relax! He was definitely distracted by the nearby mulch, as well as other patrons. He likes to chirp like a bird instead of a regular whine, so whenever he started that, I'd use low level ecollar stim to interrupt it. He did pretty well overall, and it was definitely an improvement from yesterday!
Fun times on a Friday as we took Guinness and Biggie out to lunch. It was a super exciting time, especially for Guinness, but they were both able to listen when asked. Looking good, guys!
We worked with Guinness on being ok with looking in his ears and cleaning them. He has had several ear infections lately and has gotten very sensitive and uncooperative with people working in his ears.
Here's what we did:
First, touching and rubbing outside his ears, followed by praise. (He was already fine with this.)
Second, we pick up his ears and rub near the ear opening, followed by praise.
Third, we took dog ear cleaning wipes and worked inside the ear, cleaning it. That ends up being a bit of a pleasant massage, once he relaxes and can enjoy it. Once we are done, again lots of praise.
At any point if he objected - tried to get up and move away (he was in a down-stay on place), or whatever other uncooperative behaviors, we would correct the unwanted behaviors and go back to what we were doing.
We initially had a lot of issues with him trying to leave, but he finally settled down, and he even rolled onto his side and enjoyed the therapy! Great work, buddy!
Biggie had a fun field trip downtown to practice his skills in public. He was a little jumpy but super well behaved. No pulling, barking, crossing in front, or anything! Way to be brave, Biggie!
Biggie looking awesome on his structured walk!
Guinness and I went outside to practice his recall today. This was quite the challenge for Mr Sniffypants. Guinness loves to investigate all the smells and gets so engrossed that he doesn't respond when I recall him. This is a case of priorities, so we practiced and practiced to get his priorities straight!
Since this is a known command, we have to share consequences with him when he makes a choice other than following my commands. What kind of consequences? Well, that depends entirely on him and his choices!
We will continue to practice his recall outside and in completely new environments until his recall gets a bit more automatic, even when there are interesting things to investigate!
Good work today, buddy!
Biggie is learning to walk in a heel position on a short but loose leash. He is learning to automatically sit when we stop walking.
The reason we keep the leash short but loose is that we want him to be keeping himself in position, not relying on leash pressure. Also, when there is leash pressure, we are giving him information or guidance. We want him to know when he is in the proper position that he is doing the right thing - so all leash pressure goes away.
By keeping that leash short, we are able to reign him in quickly should something occur, instead of him being able to get to the end of the leash.
Additionally if we need to give him a correction with the leash, we need some slack in order to do that. If there is already leash pressure, it has to be released before we could share a correction with him.
However, Biggie is doing an awesome job and learning very quickly. Great job by this young man!
We are working with Guinness on listening to commands and following them instead if making his own decisions about what to do and when to do it.
He anticipates in the first part of the video and tries to follow as I move away. So, I am clear with him, telling him NO and using ecollar pressure until he returns to the place bed.
After that, he does a much better job of listening and responding to what I ask. Once on the raised bed he doesn't down when asked, as he is busy sniffing. Wrong choice, Guinness! So, I tell him NO and use the ecollar pressure to remind him to down.
He definitely has his own ideas about things, so we are trying hard to communicate that he needs to look to us for guidance so he becomes a better companion and can be more involved in his family's life!!!
Good work today, Guinness!!
Some video of Biggie being super cute with his obedience training!
He isn't real food motivated but he likes praise and petting! Great work, Biggie!!
Biggie the mini aussiepoo has been working on building confidence the last couple of days. He can be a bit anxious in new situations, but he is learning to follow our lead and not worry so much!
Today he went to the barn to help feed the goats, chickens, pigs, and other animals. He was a bit leery but found his bravest self and did a great job!
Experiencing new things and surviving each time will make him more and more confident!
Good job, buddy!
Whew, Guinness has some serious "look, squirrel" stuff going on. He can't relax very easily because he is all about what is going on in his environment. And, he really lacks any impulse control and has great difficulty holding commands!
How do we fix all this?
Well, we teach him that there is an implied "stay" in all commands and then hold him accountable for those commands. We get him to start relaxing by spending extended periods of time on place. We also make sure that he looks to us for guidance before any actions.
Over time, he will pattern these more relaxed behaviors and they will become second nature. He will still need reminders from time to time, but he will be in a much better and healthier state of mind as we go along!
Meet Guinness!
Welcome Biggie, the mini aussiepoo, for his 1 week puppy training. This little cutie comes in to learn basic obedience, stop excessive barking, and to work on not having accidents in the house. He is a super sweet guy but can be a little worried at times! We will keep you updated on his progress!
Today we taught Wally boundary training, which is using the blue and white rope to make a line that the dog is not allowed to cross. Wally's family had used baby gates to limit Wally but he learned quickly to climb over them! Now, he will make smart decisions and stay behind a simple rope on the ground.
And, the b&w photo is from a camera where I monitored him from another room with only the boundary rope keeping him from a piece of cheese on the floor.
Finally, we practice him waiting on my permission to hop into the car! He looks to hop in any chance he gets, so this was a great success!
Moose the lab pup went home today, and we will miss that young man! He was typical puppy at his go home session, but he showed his new skills, and we discussed how to continue to reinforce things as he grows and matures. Hope to have him back for boarding sometime soon! Good luck, Moose!
Wally had an exciting walk down town today. He was very eager and tried hard to be speedy, but was good at listening when we asked him to slow down! He also practiced his recall earlier (sometimes he likes to play keep away) but he did well at that too. Great work, buddy!
Moose is working so hard at being a good boy even though he'd rather go play with Wally! These two did really well working around each other today, even as challenging as it was!
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This video got cut short but you can see how well she is doing on her walk. The goal is for her to stay beside me, at my pace, no dipping her head to sniff or pick things up. We are able to use the leash to communicate- no leash pressure means she is doing the right thing. Leash pressure means she needs to follow that leash guidance! Great work today, Aurora!
Aurora is up to about 20 minutes duration on her place down-stays. She did some playing today without nipping, and she is also working on walking like a nice young lady. Still distracted a bit but overall nice work for a 4 month old pup.
Bonus footage of Aurora playing and having a great time outside.
Aurora the Dalmatian pup came in already knowing a fair amount of commands, so we work on these and then work on adding in impulse control so that she can hold the commands until released. In this video, we are just drilling the basics with food reward, then, before she decides to move, we are getting her to move. We will steadily increase the amount of time she can hold commands. Great job by this young lady!
We are working today on not jumping and nipping. When Guinness gets excited, gets petted, or is playing, he often would jump and nip! Today he jumped twice and then made much better choices after I corrected him!
Guinness is out at lunch today, trying his best to relax! He was definitely distracted by the nearby mulch, as well as other patrons. He likes to chirp like a bird instead of a regular whine, so whenever he started that, I'd use low level ecollar stim to interrupt it. He did pretty well overall, and it was definitely an improvement from yesterday!
Biggie looking awesome on his structured walk!
Guinness and I went outside to practice his recall today. This was quite the challenge for Mr Sniffypants. Guinness loves to investigate all the smells and gets so engrossed that he doesn't respond when I recall him. This is a case of priorities, so we practiced and practiced to get his priorities straight! Since this is a known command, we have to share consequences with him when he makes a choice other than following my commands. What kind of consequences? Well, that depends entirely on him and his choices! We will continue to practice his recall outside and in completely new environments until his recall gets a bit more automatic, even when there are interesting things to investigate! Good work today, buddy!
We are working with Guinness on listening to commands and following them instead if making his own decisions about what to do and when to do it. He anticipates in the first part of the video and tries to follow as I move away. So, I am clear with him, telling him NO and using ecollar pressure until he returns to the place bed. After that, he does a much better job of listening and responding to what I ask. Once on the raised bed he doesn't down when asked, as he is busy sniffing. Wrong choice, Guinness! So, I tell him NO and use the ecollar pressure to remind him to down. He definitely has his own ideas about things, so we are trying hard to communicate that he needs to look to us for guidance so he becomes a better companion and can be more involved in his family's life!!! Good work today, Guinness!!
Some video of Biggie being super cute with his obedience training! He isn't real food motivated but he likes praise and petting! Great work, Biggie!!
Meet Guinness!
Welcome Biggie, the mini aussiepoo, for his 1 week puppy training. This little cutie comes in to learn basic obedience, stop excessive barking, and to work on not having accidents in the house. He is a super sweet guy but can be a little worried at times! We will keep you updated on his progress!
Moose the lab pup went home today, and we will miss that young man! He was typical puppy at his go home session, but he showed his new skills, and we discussed how to continue to reinforce things as he grows and matures. Hope to have him back for boarding sometime soon! Good luck, Moose!
A little bit here of Wally practicing his place, sit, and down skills! He is doing great and having a blast!
Moose the lab pup is killing it with his training. While still a very excited boy, he is able to listen and follow through when given commands. And, he can hold commands for longer and is doing a great job waiting for his kibble reward! Fun stuff!!!
Moose the lab pup is working on his place and down skills. We will keep working to build up some duration on his down-stay. Right now he is super springy and will hop up as soon as he can! Hopefully in another few sessions he will be able to hang out for 20 or 30 minutes!
Moose the lab pup had a blast training today, and he got to go swimming as well. He was a natural! Happy 4th of July from Moose and all of us at TAK9.
Here we have Wally working on his ecollar heel. This guy tries hard, though he does need help at times. We walked for about 20 minutes, with him doing a great job holding himself in position on a loose leash. Fantastic work for only his 2nd or 3rd day!
Bear and I went out to practice our ecollar heel today. He is on the long line so that I can give him guidance when necessary. He is quite a dramatic fellow, who would always prefer to be doing something else, and so he is not always interested in cooperating. So we took a long walk, making a lot of turns and holding him accountable to strict heel position. He would lag behind. He would edge away from my side. He'd get ahead. He would not turn and go when I made a u-turn. All this disagreement with my leadership is silly, Bear! By the end, after I held him accountable for each small transgression, be it lagging behind or refusing to turn and walk, we finally had a nice ecollar heel where he held himself in position! It may seem like minor stuff, a little bit ahead or behind, but if we give Bear a centimeter, he will take a mile. He has to know 100% that he will be held accountable for known rules and commands. And he realizes that if I hold him accountable for the small stuff, there's no way he can get away with big stuff!!! Definitely he is dramatic, and at times tried to climb or jump into my arms, but I ignore th e drama and correct him for jumping so that his only option is to listen and comply. Hard work today but he is getting there! We'll keep you updated!
Meet Moose! He is a 16 week old lab pup in for our 1 week puppy program (for puppies 4 to 6 months). He already has some commands but is easily distracted from listening, likes to jump, chew, and is mouthy. He also pulls on leash. We do lots of short sessions using his daily kibble for rewards during training. We will also get him on a good potty schedule and work on making him a super confident young guy. More to come on this pup! We'll keep you updated!
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