🛍️ PRACTICE IN PUBLIC 🛍️
The Teens were SUPERB today taking on Bethlehem shopping centre - I was so very impressed by each of the training teams. After some warm up around each other, it was about applying our current course skills through the bustle of the weekend, with emphasis on focus, calmness, and manners.
It’s so important to go into real-life scenarios, with a training mindset, then you are prepared! Don’t expect your dog just to ‘know’ how to act and respond in such unnatural and unpredictable environments.
If you have an older dog that needs to work on these skills, joining the Prime Pups school means you can train in these kind of groups with others who are on the same Journey! Register today!!!! https://www.journeydogtraining.co.nz/top-teens
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🚙 PIMP MY RIDE 🚙
Raw footage of a dream coming true. Don’t have enough words to express the feelings I have so let’s just admire 💙💙💙
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💖 RELATIONSHIP FIRST 💖
There’s no obedience, focus, or skills without your dog trusting and feeling safe with you first. If you aren’t a team where you can have fun, understand and enjoy your time together - what’s the point of being able to walk at heel?
Before I start any skills training I make sure the dogs I work with have value in being with me, know that I will take care of them, and I treat them as I would my own pooch. Value your dog and the way they feel, and the rest will come 💕
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🦆 JULY SOCIAL DOG WALK 🦆
So amazing to see everyone for Journey’s official social dog walk! And nothing has changed except the shirt im wearing - because the people and dogs who come along are still just as brilliant and amazing to see 🧡💙
We had great manners around each other and respecting each individuals social needs, and a proper bonus was there wasn’t too much duck poop consumed!
Next months walk is already getting planned - so if you want to join in on the fun, make sure you’re a prime pup by registering for one of our upcoming classes! https://www.journeydogtraining.co.nz/prime-pups-school
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🎾 BALL PLAY 🎾
While many dogs enjoy running themselves ragged after a ball - it’s not something we actually recommend! You can use ball play, instead, to teach impulse control, help your dog start using their nose to search, and use it as a high reward for teaching other obedience skills.
High energy ball play can create hyper fixation and for some dogs mean they stay in a state of higher excitement - making it harder for them to settle when they need to. So consider the other ways you can use your ball play - you might be surprised to see the benefits!
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💫 EASY ENRICHMENT 💫
Entertaining your dog doesn’t need to be complicated! Chasing treats through the grass, helping them search and asking for a little bit of focus in between throws is something that can bring a busy dog a lot of joy 🤩
Dogs love to sniff and ‘hunt down’ the treats, and the searching is very fulfilling to their basic doggy needs - so next time you are short of time, maybe give a treat-chase game a shot!
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Posted from our second session of Reactive Rover: a (very fast) snippet of what we get up to! Notice the dogs in place, everyone moving around each other with a safe amount of distance, and amazing control from everyone involved! Keep your eyes peeled for what we got up to in the third session! 👀👏🏆
✨ LOCKDOWN REMINDER ✨
✨ LOCKDOWN REMINDER ✨
We need to be taking the time to give realistic expectations to ourselves, our schedules, and to our different capabilities in this ever changing world. Learning to adapt and being kind about the adaptations we make for ourselves and our dogs is so important 💗
Here at Journey Dog Training we try and keep it real. Real is being in exactly the same training situations you are, real is being flexible and practicing rolling with the punches, real is using the word moist (🤭 sorry).
I am always here for a chat if anyone needs it. It can be about your dogs and your adventures, your trials and tribulations, your successes and your smiles 🌺
Kia kaha everyone, from everyone here at the Journey Dog Crew 🧡💙🧡
(Secret note: videos I’m posting? What videos? If you want to know more, pop us a DM and I can let you know about an exciting new adventure we are embarking on 🐾🎥 open to existing clients and newcomers!!)
