🪵 FOUNDATIONS ARE FREEDOM 🪵
It’s not about having dogs who can do as they’re told because it makes you look cool or because dogs are ‘supposed’ to be like that. It’s about having dogs who have the right skills so they can have fulfilled, safe and predictable interactions in a crazy human world.
So here are the boys, Red and Frankie, in an off lead park oasis because they know how to check in with us, settle, and come back when we ask them. Sure, it was still with one handler minding the gate so we could manage if any other dogs turned up - but without knowing the boys had the right skills, we wouldn’t explore here!
Train your dog so you can enjoy your dog, and so that they can experience that enjoyment too 🤎💚
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🌊 TASKING 🌊
Giving your dog a ‘job’, or a task, can have benefits beyond what you may think!
Asking Dog on his walks, to wait (yes - he can sit in place for a full 5 minutes!), and then sending him to search for treats means that not only is he practicing impulse control, he is staying focused, engaged, and when he starts searching, he really loves it and it gets his brain into overdrive 🧠
Your walks can involve so much more than just going from A to B, and include so many more fulfilling things for your dog… you just have to give it a go! Remember, using their brain will tire them out more than just plodding along next to you 😴😴😴
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🍪 COOKIE TIME 🍪
As the saying goes, ‘the environment is always rewarding your dog, so you should reward them more’. No matter how long we’ve been training, no matter where I’m going, when, or what dog I’ve got - I always bring some sort of motivator when out.
It’s proof that finding what motivates your dog influences behaviour when you get dogs walking and following you and leaving their owners behind - THE PROOF IS RIGHT THERE.
Have the right wages for your dog, and they’ll do amazing work.
Anyway, that’s my thoughts for the day 🙈
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⛈️ TRAIN IN THE RAIN ⛈️
Our one on one training walks focus on a lot more than just obedience. Norman builds his skills in ways that look less conventional…
* Trick training: building focus and engagement in a fun way
* Ball play: but with pausing, and being rewarded for calm in between throws
* Searching games: increases his independence while also being a more calm activity
While we do work on the classic exercises like wait repetitions and heel work - this kind of learning is a lot more fun. For both of us!!!
If you feel short of time but your dog needs their skills brushed up, our one on one training walks might be right for you - check it out! https://www.journeydogtraining.co.nz/training-walks
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✨ JUST BAFFLING ✨
We see some pretty wild complacency at the beach when we’re training, but people on their phones, over 100m away not keeping an eye on their dogs is just up there as something I truly cannot comprehend 🤯 I’m not even sure the person turned around to check if their dog was following?
I mean… at least the wee dog started going back to its owner once Dom and I moved in a different direction? 😅
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🙏 ENCOURAGING CALM 🙏
Being still doesn’t come easily to some dogs… it’s important to practice doing ✨ nothing ✨ when you go out and about so that not every adventure is a full-blown party. This helps when you need your dog to settle at home, and listen if they do get excited.
Norman needs a little bit of extra support because the beach is such an exciting place - a stuffed cow hoof can really give him something to focus on while he hangs out.
Practice makes progress, so even short sessions when out and about can increase the ability to be calm!
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✨ FIRST SNIFFY ADVENTURE ✨
Charlie and Red recently had their first sniffy adventure together 🥹 I honestly had to remain cool, calm and collected but I was truly over the moon!
This is a phenomenal stepping stone for more dog-dog work for both of these pooches, and a great demonstration about how time, set-up, and understanding the appropriate environments really mean dogs can succeed… even the ones who have shown undesirable behaviours before!
Keep your eyes peeled for more progress - these guys just keep blowing me away with their skills 💥
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⚡️ INTIMIDATION ⚡️
A dog coming in with a stiff tail, hackles up, postered tensely, and not backing off… it may not be a fight but it can certainly lead to one. Intimidating body language and not listening to another dogs social cues is not okay, and people should start recognising when their dog is actually not being polite and shouldn’t be rushing up to others (not that dogs rushing in is every okay!)
C’mon people!!!! I would go on for longer, but luckily reels can only be 90 seconds long!!!
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🌊 PLUMMERS POINT 🌊
We got sun, we got rain, we got zoomies and some sniffies… and most importantly, we had really good company! Thank you to everyone who joined us for such a lovely social walk today - and hope to catch up soon for the next one 🙏⭐️
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