Does your dog get too excited or jumpy at dinner time?
Teach them place/go to bed! This cue is SO valuable because it can be used in so many different situations!
Aren’t sure how? Check out the tutorial I posted about two weeks ago titled “How to Teach Your Dog to Go to Their Bed”
OR
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Go to bed is one of my favorite things to teach dogs for a few reasons:
1️⃣ it can help prevent jumping on guests (after lots of practice of course)
2️⃣ it can help redirect your dog from doing something you don’t like (barking, jumping on counters, etc.)
3️⃣ it can help teach your dog to relax when they might be overly excited or struggling to sleep
And more!
Struggling with some of the scenarios mentioned above with your own dog? DM me today so we can start working together and develop a customized training plan to fit you and your dogs needs! 😊✨
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Does your dog pull on leash? These two games might help you out on walks! 🐶💕
How to play:
1️⃣ The “find it” game: sprinkle some of your dog’s favorite treats in the grass and say “find it”. Your dog should then use his nose to sniff out the food!
I like using this game throughout my walks as a fun activity and to help decrease stress or anxiety during/after triggering events.
2️⃣ The “up, down” game by Leslie McDevitt: place a treat in front of your dog’s paws. Wait for your dog to look up at you after eating the treat, mark with a “yes” or a click, and then place another treat down. Repeat until your dog is comfortable making eye contact and is focused on you!
I like to use this game at the beginning of my walks or whenever my dog might pull or get overly excited to keep their attention on me.
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Positive/force-free training not working for your dog? Here are some possible reasons why:
1️⃣ Using bribery instead of positive reinforcement. If you have to have food in your hand to get your dog to perform a desired behavior, you’re using bribery, not positive reinforcement. Rewards are meant to be used AFTER the behavior occurs, not before.
2️⃣ Not managing or preventing unwanted behaviors. In order for force-free training to work, we use must use management tools to prevent the reinforcement of undesired behaviors while we train a replacement behavior. For example, if your dog is jumping on guests, you might use a leash or baby gate to prevent your dog from performing the jumping behavior while teaching your dog to keep all four paws on the floor. If we didn’t use management to prevent the jumping, the dog would be able to practice the jumping and erase any progress we had in teaching the new behavior.
3️⃣ Progressing too quickly for the dog. Unfortunately, dogs don’t generalize well. If you trained your dog to sit in your house and then asked them to sit at the dog park in front of 20 other dogs and people, they probably won’t know how to respond. You need to slowly add in distractions and work up to sitting at the dog park overtime in order for the training to be effective.
4️⃣ Using kibble or other low-value foods. When you’re first training your dog a new behavior or training in a new environment with more distractions, you NEED to be using high value items to reinforce your dog’s behavior, or they will likely choose their environment over you. They need to learn that working for you is worth it.
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Shadow working hard on the first steps of “stay” today!
His owners contacted me to work on his door dashing and some other issues and he’s been making amazing progress so far! He’s such a smart boy and his owners have been working so hard. 🐶💕
Thank you for an amazing 2022! 🎉
So grateful for all the support we’ve received this year after opening The Polite Mutt Dog Training!
Wishing you all the best as we head into 2023. HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🥳
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Did you know that mental stimulation and enrichment is just as important as physical exercise is for dogs?
If you feel like you’re exercising your dog for hours on end but your dog is still restless, this could be what you’re missing in your routine! Enrichment can help decrease stress and arousal, resulting in a calmer, happier dog!
Here are some easy ways you can incorporate enrichment in your daily routine:
1️⃣ puzzle toys
2️⃣ snuffle mats or treat scatters in the grass
3️⃣ hide treats throughout your home and send your dog to go find them
4️⃣ hide treats in a rolled up towel (I posted a reel on my Instagram on how to do this recently, go check it out!)
5️⃣ go on a sniffy walk
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Want An Easy Activity To Tire Your Dog Out?
This activity is a great way to tire your dog out with little to no effort! 🐶
It’s been a rainy week so far here in Cali and this is one of the ways I like to meet my dogs needs on rainy days! 🙌
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Here’s a part 2 to our leash walking tips with four more to try out! Don’t forget to watch part 1 if you missed it!
Let’s break these down a little further:
1️⃣ Be your most fun self when you’re teaching loose leash walking!! Give your dog HIGH value treats (or a high value toy if that’s what your dog prefers) for good behavior, make yourself more exciting than the environment, and most importantly, have fun with your dog! This will really help build up value for being next to you.
2️⃣ Avoid creating tension on the leash! This can end up making pulling even worse by giving your dog so little space to move around and end up causing them to pull because of it. Remember that dog’s need space to move around and sniff. It’s okay if they walk in front of you or move around to check things out. Your dog isn’t a robot who needs to be by your side at all times. Relax and let some slack out in the leash!
3️⃣ Teach your dog to come back to you before they hit the end of the leash! You can do this by calling their name or using your recall cue.
4️⃣ Use a longer leash! As I discussed in a previous video about why I love long lines (check it out if you haven’t), using a longer leash can help manage pulling since your dog has more room to move and less leash to pull. After your dog has learned to walk nicely on the longer leash, eventually you can use a shorter one if you prefer (6 feet is the shortest I’ll go).
I hope this helps and as always if you have any questions leave them in the comments below or DM me! ⬇️
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Just got a new puppy? Start by teaching these three important behaviors!
1️⃣ Recall: This is possibly the most important cue you could teach your dog. It could save their life! Make sure you’re using the highest value treats for this one and throw a huge party when your dog comes back to you to add value to your recall.
2️⃣ Touch: This is great for redirecting your dog off of furniture, chewing on potentially dangerous objects, and can even be used to prevent jumping! This is usually the first behavior I teach puppies since it’s easy and a great introduction to training.
3️⃣ Loose-Leash Walking: It’s important to teach your puppy how to walk politely on leash so you don’t end up with an adult dog who pulls you down the street! Start in your home and over time progress up to an actual walk!
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The first and most important part of every training plan is meeting your dog’s needs and finding ways to enrich your dog’s life.
Why? Because boredom and a lack of mental stimulation is often the cause of the most common behaviors problems like chewing, barking, digging, etc.
You have to be meeting your dog’s needs FIRST and then you can start training more desirable behaviors if necessary.
How do you do this?
1️⃣ Ensure you are giving your dog proper exercise daily. 30 minute sniffy walks with a long line are my favorite way of doing this!
2️⃣ Find activities that your specific dog enjoys and use them to your advantage! Not every dog is the same and not every dog will find the same things enriching.
For example, my sheepadoodle, Delilah, isn’t a huge fan of puzzle toys or kongs. Instead, Delilah prefers playing with the hose and exploring in our backyard. That is her idea of enrichment. Whereas my lab, Winston, loves puzzle toys and kongs and would probably choose them over playing in the yard any day.
Each dog is unique. Find what gives your specific dog joy and try to give them a few of those things daily, whether that’s puzzle toys, a kong, playing, sniffing, walking, training, etc.
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Teaching your dog how to walk nicely on leash requires lots of practice and patience from you as a handler!
When teaching your dog to walk with a loose leash, it’s essential that you focus on teaching your dog what you want them to do (walk with a loose leash), rather than focusing on correcting them for what you don’t want them to do (pulling). Focus on rewarding them for their attention, rewarding them for a loose leash, and most importantly, fulfilling their needs.
Let’s break these steps down further…
1️⃣ Meeting your dogs needs BEFORE your walk will give you a less energetic, relaxed dog who is more willing to offer you behaviors that you like! Some ideas of meeting your dogs needs might look like: sniffing at the beginning of your walk, chasing a flirt pole, playing a game of fetch, having a fun training session, etc.
2️⃣ We can’t tell you how important it is to reward your dog for giving you their attention! The more you reward your dog for checking-in, the sooner your dog will learn that being close to you and giving you attention is what gets them good things.
3️⃣ Let your dog know how great you think it is when they walk next to you! This is how you teach your dog that walking on a loose leash is a fantastic choice that they get rewarded for and that you’d like to see more of!
The more you reward your dog for behaviors you like, the more you will see those behaviors. Remember that reinforcement drives behavior!!!
Note: be sure to start teaching your dog to walk nicely on leash in a low distraction environment, ideally in your home. Starting outside might be too overwhelming for your dog and can make training a lot harder for the both of you.
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