Walking next to a walker can be very scary, but Sammy makes it look easy!
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This team has been working very hard to get this little lady’s excitement under control and she’s doing phenomenal! Of course this is a small clip of what we’ve been working on but leash walking is hard enough without the walker so watching this team thrive has left me absolutely thrilled and excited to see what else they accomplish together 💕
A great session today with Theodore just sharpening up the skills he already has! We worked on him working with a dog he normally gets to play with which was very challenging for both dogs but they did phenomenal! What a great duo!
One of the newest Service Mutts in training is Ziggy! Ziggy is a Saint Bernard puppy who will be learning psychiatric and mobility tasks to aid her handler. In this video we were working on the concept of heeling which can be pretty difficult for most puppies. This is why I use a cue “let’s go”. By telling the dog “let’s go” I’m reminding her that all the good stuff happens when she goes in the direction I am headed. I’m tossing the treat behind me because I don’t want to encourage her to trudge ahead. When the treats are thrown behind she doesn’t just take the treat and keep moving, she has to walk backwards to get it and then return to heel.
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It has been so fun getting to start from scratch with a puppy and I can’t wait to see all the amazing things this little lady does!
Look at this team go! Murphy just started learning this task a day ago and is already crushing it! I love seeing these videos where I can tell a dog is finally starting to get it and the handler’s smile when they realize it too. 🥹💖
Tesla did phenomenal with “Place” training yesterday!
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Place mats are used as a visual to help the dog understand that when the mat comes out they are supposed to just hangout. This type of skill is very valuable in teaching a dog to relax in any type of environment.
A little demonstration of an exercise I love to use when teaching loose lead walking. By throwing the treat behind me every few steps I’m teaching Tesla that all the good things happen behind me. This breaks the pattern of taking a treat and trudging ahead by making the dog run back to heel position to get the next treat. It’s also a fun game to increase the value of the handler!