One of Rio’s tasks is deep pressure therapy. He has a few positions. This one is one he chose, I liked and he can volunteer this position or I can ask him to do it. His other two positions are ones I taught him.
We’re at the doctors office this morning to discuss my continuing back pain and other concerns. He is such a good boy!
5 month old GSD doing the nothing activity
The Nothing Activity
The nothing activity is a training skill where we teach dogs how to do nothing when we’re doing nothing. This is very handy for several scenarios and can be taught before formal obedience. We also prefer to teach it first as it’s easy to teach to puppies or dogs who are new to training and helps with teaching obedience later on.
Some examples of where the nothing activity can be handy are:
⭐if you’re on a walk and stop to talk with a friend, your dog lays down and chills versus pulling on the leash, whining, barking, jumping on you or your friend…
⭐you visit a pet friendly store and go to check out. You can easily check out cause your dog chills versus causing a ruckus
⭐you take your dog to a dog training class and while you and your dog are waiting for your turn to practice or listening to directions, your dog is chilling.
In the video below, you can see a 5 month old GSD learning about doing nothing. This is a very important skill to learn and can be taught to puppies as young as 8-10 weeks old.
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Door Tricking 5 dogs!
What is a Meet & Greet?
A Meet & Greet is the first step toward training. We encourage any client who wants to meet with us first before starting training to schedule a meet and greet. Meet & Greets are required before clients sign up for ether a private lesson program or a board & train program. All other training Meet & Greets are optional. Meet & Greets can be done virtually, at our location in Minooka, or in your home.
A Meet & Greet is a time for you to get to know us, about our training and talk about training options. We also get to know about yourself and your dog so we can best help with training recommendations. A Meet & Greet appointment lasts 60 minutes.
If you have any questions about Meet & Greets, please let us know below!
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How to hold your leash
How you hold your leash is important when training with your dog. Some ways of holding your leash are not safe. For example, wrapping the leash around your hand. If your dog takes off or pulls very hard, you could injure your hand with the leash wrapped around it. Another example is around the wrist.
A safer way to hold the leash is to put it around your thumb and then close your hand on the leash as demonstrated in the video below. This is an example of the numerous videos that are available in our online Google Classroom.
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Reward versus Bribery
Reward versus Bribery
In our training, food is an important component. However, although we use food in our training we do not bribe dogs with food. We use food to help dogs and as the help the dog needs fades so does the food over time. When using food to bribe the dog, the dependency on the food remains long term.
Check out our video that gives more detail on rewarding your dog versus bribing your dog with food.
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The Power of CR!
Conditioned Relaxation is part of the TBTE Relaxation Triad that we teach dogs and owners. It can be great when you need to help a dog relax using physical touch or if the dog won't take food.
Wally had no issues with other stairs in his house or any of the stairs at our house during his training. Wally was nervous about going down these stairs to his owners basement. Some dogs will move forward well with some pressure/release work and food but even with that Wally was struggling so his owner did conditioned relaxation with him and as you'll see at the end of the video, he is a whole different dog regarding the stairs.
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Vinny doing Stationing
Stationing helps teach dog patience and impulse control as well as learning what things will proceed them being rewarded. For example, these dogs learn that when another dog gets food, that proceeds them getting food if they wait patiently. This also helps with dog who are overly eagar for food or resource guarding issues. Stationing helps create less conflict between the dogs and less conflict means less behavior issues.
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Pippa Chicago Trip
Reactivity can really impact owners having an enjoyable time with their dog. Imgaine going from a dog who's barking and pulling on the walk to one that is walking on a loose leash, quiet and you can have fun adventures with.
Pippa was a deaf board & traing dog who suffered from reacticity. Barking at everything! Her owner lives in Chicago so it was important that she could walk her around other people and dogs and not have Pippa barking all the time. During her board and train time with us we took her to Chicago to test out her training. She did an awesome job!
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Luna recalling in our 8 acre hayfield
Having a dog that will come back when called is so important. We love being able to have dogs off leash and let them be dogs. And when you think about it, your dog is off leash majority of the time such as in the house and the yard.
Luna would run off or play catch me if you can, Her owner wanted to be able to go on hikes with her. Now they enjoy them weekly! This is her during training in our family's 8 acre hayfield. She did a great job!
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Luna would run off or play catch me if you can. Her owner wanted to be able to go on hikes with her. This is her during her training in our family's 8 acre hayfield with other dogs. She did an awesome job!
