Puppy owners, this one’s for you!
I made these mistakes years ago. Once you know better, do better. Here’s to hoping this helps someone know and do better 🫶
Reasons why dog owners should always have a towel or a roll of paper towels in their car 🙃😅 And why Meadows of Latrobe ice-cream is always a good idea 🤣
Another thing I wish I knew when my oldest dogs were younger.
Lately I’ve been learning how impactful it can be to read your dog during play and adjust your tactics accordingly. Two things that have helped improve my game has been momentum and distance of throws.The short tosses can help build momentum and help build the game. They can also help your dog stay in the game when they’re getting tired, mentally and/or physically. Think of small, easy wins! 🙌🎾🐾
Some of the goodies I’ll have in Ligonier tomorrow from 12-4! Come check it out and get your best friend a new toy or leash! 🐾 🎾
Summer send off swim time with Jake and 4/5 of the crew 🥹💦☀️🐾💞
Don’t let your puppy bully your older dogs.
Caught this clip at the tail end of Rico pestering Cali. They played together beautifully all day, until they didn’t.
And no harm in that… Cali was just tired and over it and Rico was not. Or arguably overly tired. Ha… he was well rested, but rested again shortly after, bc well, puppy life 🤪
There’s a lot of things trainers don’t agree on, but I think one thing most will agree on is the leash being under utilized in most situations. 🐾
Working on channeling the craziness of four dogs out and about still able to have fun.
Things can get pretty crazy pretty quick with 4 dogs that like to play & a small yard. Some focus points in this session were:
🎾 Bera’s “give” command (out/drop). Two of her favorite past times have been possessing the ball and getting love until she melts onto her back for belly rubs and consuming the ball until the little white foam pieces fly 🫣 Working on her bringing back the ball and playing an actual game, not just fetching a few times.
🎾 Equal parts Bera committing to bringing it back and Cali not stealing the ball from Beras mouth 🫠 (or as soon as she drops it).
🎾 Learning name discrimination in a game and getting some throws where only Bera has a chance at getting the ball, not everyone.
🐾 There’s been a lot of work done one on one prior to this, and could still benefit from more one on one time, but when time is tight I hate to not have everyone out enjoying the sunshine.
Working on channeling the crazy of 4 dogs out at the same time and still having fun. 🎾🐾
For all the teachers and students out there 🫣😅
