One of my favorite training tools I use is open and closed fist for creating stability in positions -
Keeping communication super clear to the dog at all times and this trick works a treat!
This is the first time Dave’s ever done standing in motion , this is our first ever rep so keep your eyes open for the progression in this exercise !
Dave already knows how to stand from a still position - hand under neath he’s mouth for he’s legs to kick back is how I taught it , he also knows that a closed fist means the keep the position stable - so I put it all together for our first time teaching a stand in motion and I’m pretty happy with the results !
( don’t pay attention to the random noises I make when I train my dog) 😂
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Charlie the working line cocker , oh my goodness I’m enjoying working with this man !
We are doing a board and train just to fix up some loose lead walking skills , for a little dog he nearly pulled me over when he first got here 😅
But I thought I’d play around with the scent tubes to ( spaniels have absolutely amazing noses , it’s a fabulous way to genetically fulfill your dog to )
This is he’s first session he picked it up very fast , we free shaped this exercise ,
I use a marker word ( yes )
I then also use a (nope ) to let him know to try again , but it’s not a “ NO” because he’s not doing anything wrong and absolutely no reason for a correction.
I would usually always use a clicker as it’s far clearer to the dogs when we are working exercises like this but I couldn’t find any clickers 😭
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Mr Mickey out here working to !
Mickey is very easy to love with that cute little snoot !!
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Kevin !!!
Working on human and dog reactivity!
What a killer session from this pair ,
Handling skills are coming along nicely ,
Kevin blew us all away today with how well he went with a lot of added distractions.
Mr David got put he’s loud mouth to good use in this session , helping kev learn to be cool calm and collected no matter what other dogs are doing around him !
It’s one thing to walk past a super neutral dog , it’s another walking past a dog that’s barking and pulling on the end of the lead and unfortunately in real life our dogs need to be able to walk past All kinds of different dogs !
All part of how I proof our training further
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SO MUCH PROGRESS!
To say I’m proud of these guys would be an understatement !
Marley is the most beautiful am staff but unfortunately struggles with being super reactive to other dogs.
What did we have to fix first ? Our handling and loose lead walking,
Helping the dog understand what pressure is when it’s on and what is is when it’s OFF
I can’t believe the session we had today she blew us all away with how well she did!
I am not a one session I will fix your dog type of trainer it’s a process you having to stay committed to , helping our owners handle their dog in all these different situations - understanding our dogs in all this different situations is the ONLY way we get LONG term success. My goal is to share as much knowledge as I can to help our clients long term ❤️🐾
These guys put in nothing but hard work mid sessions and strive to understand their dogs better and it shows !
Happy doggos , fulfilled doggos , happy owners and HAPPY trainer 😍
Quick shout out to my amazing David and Brooke for handling him in this session for me !
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Being a good trainer is being good at dogs, but it’s also being good at humans to !
If you own a reactive dog you know the overwhelming feeling of stress and anxiety every walk.
Poor Jem has gotten really bad rope burn from nova being reactive towards other dogs and pulling like a freight train on the lead.
Walks where we got out the front door to only turn straight back around because it all got to much.
Nervous/ anxious handler = nervous dog
Calm cool collected handler = calm doggo
Educated handler = calm doggo
I can’t stress the importance of staying grounded for our pets , sometimes we just need a gentle reminder when we are working our dogs to take a deep BREATHE ground yourself ,
We can’t work/ problem solve ourselves if our own emotions are heightened - so don’t expect to work your dog through these things if you’re not grounded yourself.
Really cool to see in this session once handler starts to get overwhelmed and stressed the dogs body Language and behavior starts to heighten to !
Once we bring it back down the dog starts to relax to , and we can work through all the triggers and get successful reps!
crazy right ?
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Welcome the beautiful Roxy girl ( cattle dog) , and Lenny the kelpie ) to the Zippi crew 🥰
Working on:
Handler skills
Dog reactivity
Calm greetings
Our goal is for neutral dogs ♥️🫶
If it’s not obvious by now I LOVE working breeds !
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3rd today lesson with Ted and he’s beautiful mum !
Super happy with this young man and the progress we are making !
Out in the real world with real life distractions , is the only way I can really help people work through these issues for long term success !
Ted used to prey lock ( stare and lay down ) refuse to move until dogs got closer then explode to the end of the lead -
Constantly pull towards other dogs , and he’s mum all around on walks -
Structure is super important -
But also letting your dog be a dog on walks to ( time and place )
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Thirsty work being the goodest girl 😍
The power of malinois ❤️
The things we have to train individually to get this picture is insane , I went to start writing what I used to get here and it all got very complicated 😂🙈
So very simple I can put it is
Clear markers - for food & toy - my dogs knows the difference for where food and toy is placed by what marker I use. ( teach dog to spin out over to reward )
Build power individually on every exercise
Basic heel position - recall - then put those together , train recall to heel with the whistle.
Create super high value in position - build dogs muscle to keep head up.
Just to name a very few ! If you want to learn more please reach out 🐾
Miss poppy - getting bigger and bigger every time I see her !
She’s honestly the sweetest soul, she is going to make such an amazing therapy dog for abbey to take out to people who need her most when she is finished ♥️🫶
Let’s pretend I didn’t forget how to speak English for a second while saying distractions 😂
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