Skill 9 - I need help to make the right choices.
This skill teaches your puppy house rules, such as where to sleep. As well as skills they need to meet our expectations of what a dog should do, such as where they can dig and what they can chew.
This skill is taught by setting clear house rules at a young age and ensuring your family is constant throughout your puppy's life.
Skills 8 teaches your puppy to have good manners, which includes to not jump up on people, not to push through doorways and to sit while their lead is put on
This skill ensures your puppies knows that they should listen to cues when they are given, no matter what distractions there may be
A slow sniffy walk around our local garden centre.
I allowed Fern to decide where to go and followed her around for an hour
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Life skill 4 helps to teach your dog some self-control and frustration tolerance. These skills are vital to your puppies' development as they can reduce negative feelings or overexcitement, which often lead to impulsivity and sometimes dangerous behaviours such as barking, lunging and even biting.
As these skills are difficult for your puppy to master they are taught through a variety of exercises which you can use every day to help your puppy with self-control and frustration tolerance.
Life skill 4 helps to teach your dog some self-control and frustration tolerance. These skills are vital to your puppies' development as they can reduce negative feelings or overexcitement, which often lead to impulsivity and sometimes dangerous behaviours such as barking, lunging and even biting.
As these skills are difficult for your puppy to master they are taught through a variety of exercises which you can use every day to help your puppy with self-control and frustration tolerance.
Ferns happy place ... running around and rolling in grass in the fields
This Bank Holiday weekend Fern is mainly resting and sleeping 🥰
Fern was doing some amazing off lead heel work, so I thought I would get it on video
Well that was the plan until I almost dropped my phone 😂
This skill teaches your puppy to be OK when something startles them and helps reduce any anxiety or fear about things that startle them.
This is done by careful observation for signs of anxiety or fear and by helping your puppy overcome these emotions in a calm and positive manner.
I have had a few personal challenges the last few weeks taken some time away to look after myself.
I had to make the hard decision to say goodbye to my old man Monty in June as his cognitive decline got significantly worse in a short period of time.
I have also been unwell which has led to me being back and forth to the doctors.
I have used the time to study and become a Fear Free Qualified Professional as well as plan some excited thing for the near future........
Apologies for the radio silence the last 2 weeks.......
I took time off to return to South Africa over Easter, but unfortunately, got sick while I was there.
After time resting in the sun and prioritising my health, I am on the mend and ready to go 🙂🔥
