The prefrontal cortex of adolescent dogs is still developing and things like impulse control can be hard for them. One way you might see this lack of impulse control is a young dog constantly lunge at things on the ground just out of curiosity. So part of the training needs to focus on helping them learn how to handle impulse control in small manageable bites. Going step-by-step helps them reach higher levels of control.
🐾 It is national dog day! Here is a glimpse into a training session with an amazing dog and handler team. Do something fun today and bond with your dog! 🐾
🐾 It is hard to learn to be alright with others playing, but look how well she is regulating her excitement! (Do not worry she got to play after too!)🐾
Kody Earns Olympic Gold
Okay, Kody is an over-achiever! We said we would try new tempting food next week but, here we are at the end of the week and he's impressing us! Today's food, hamburger, chicken nuggets and french fries! We also worked on staying in down while someone eats and holds food a little lower than the table.
Kody wins an Olympic Gold Metal for this one!
Table surfing no more! Part 1
Kody is learning not to table surf! He's a big dog and the table is right at nose height and he has a history of helping himself! It's still a work in progress, but no need to punish him for surfing, when we can make a positive association with laying next to the table. Here, he is free to make a choice and he chooses the right one.
This week the food on the table is peanut butter, treats, and can cheese. What shall we use for food next week?
🐾 Look at Rose understanding and choosing to follow through every cue I give, with a minor mistake at the end! 🐾
No leash, no force, no treats!
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Even as professional trainers, we understand what it means to own a "dog reactive" dog or even a very friendly dog.
Here you can see Connie and Anna working with their own dogs. One dog is friendly and just wants to say hello. The other dog is very reactive toward other dogs.
You can also see the how reinforcers are faded out. One dog is earlier in her training and is reinforced more often. The "dog reactive" dog, is much further in her training and does not need frequent reinforcers.
If you have a dog reactive dog, there is hope. It may look different for each dog, but you can reach a level of calmness in the presence of their triggers.
🐾 Weekly challenge for you and your dog! Does your dog understand the verbal cue to down or do you give them any other visual cues wihtout even knowing? This is a fun way to test this! Do you hear the verbal cue? 🐾
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🐾 Think you can ace our tougher quiz? Test your dog training knowledge and see if you can get all the questions right! 🐾
Priceless.......
When you sneak up on trainers and catch them celebrating successes with a dog who doesn't like cars or car rides that much.....priceless!!! <3
🐾 When everybody is practicing relaxing for 5 minutes together, but someone is not ready to relax yet... 😄🐾
🐾 Tea is our resident playtime expert with Big Red - she's got the skills and the toys to prove it! Did you know you can use toys as a reward instead of treats? Look at us playing with Tea, then stopping for a second to ask her to sit, then lay down, and we rewarded with more play! 🐾
🐾 Gus is also part of the big red fan club. He is one of the few dogs who truly appreciates the rope handle of Big Red. But do not worry, he also like the red fluffy portion! He was not very excited about "come" before he met big red, today he expects Big Red's presence if someone calls him over in our facility. 😄🐾
🐕🦺 Learning to stay engaged with the handler and ignore the other dog. A game of Leap Frog for the win!🐸 🐕🦺
🐾 Sometimes we all need a little extra love! We are here to train your dog, and to also help your dog feel comfortable in this new environment.🐾
Quick Quiz
Hey, jump in and try our quick quiz! We thought we would have some fun and test your basic knowledge. This one is easy, only 5 questions. But, you do have to beat the clock! Let us know how you do.
We think exiting the crate from a vehicle is an important skill. Here is Rose learning how to calmly wait for her cue to exit the crate and the van. But that's not all, she must also sit once out of the vehicle and wait for her handler. Great work Rose!
🦮🕶Teaching our service dog, who's handler often wear sunglasses, how to make eye contact with the sungalsses on!🕶🦮
