Maxontrack

21/03/2024

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝! 🐾⁣⁣
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Earlier this month, I attended the Train The Trainer Workshop in Los Angeles and it was awesome!⁣⁣
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Sam has been a virtual mentor of mine for years, so being able to learn from her in person was next level!! ⁣⁣
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And as a bonus, all the trainers there were pretty cool (they even laughed at some of my jokes 😆)⁣⁣
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14/03/2024

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15/10/2023

𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 🐾⁣
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Last weekend, I attended Learn To Lead Workshop in California, and I’m so glad I did!⁣
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I learned Cheri’s approach to dog training and several of her go-to techniques 📝⁣
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I connected with other like minded trainers 🤝⁣
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I got to walk “the pack” 😅⁣
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Now… the only question is: Which seminar/workshop should I go to next? 🤔 ⁣
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02/09/2023

𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧 🌙 ⁣
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This is your sign to have an impromptu photoshoot with your dog 🤍⁣
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(Don’t wait until the next one in 2037)⁣
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24/04/2023

𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝!⁣
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Fresh out of a 3 day dog training seminar and I’m feeling both humbled and inspired!⁣
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Blown away by how much knowledge and have and how eager they were to share it with us⁣
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I learned so much about dogs (and people) from each Joel, Larry, and Jay - now it’s time to put it all into practice 💯 ⁣
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23/04/2023

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 🐶 ⁣
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Over the past two days, nearly all waking hours were spent in a event room at the Holiday Inn (seriously, 12ish hours each day, and going back for more tomorrow!)⁣
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Sitting, watching, listening - as three incredibly knowledgeable dog trainers shared some of their wisdom⁣
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BUT I WAS NOT ALONE. At my feet through all of this was my trusty steed. My four legged best friend. My top dawg (You get it by now…)⁣
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Riley, trusting and loyal as ever, facing a room filled with 100 people and two dozen dogs, looked to me and decided “if you’re sure you want to go in there, I’m with you all the way”⁣
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Not only did she follow me in - she then kept her cool around big reactions, resisted the temptation of meeting other dogs, and (most impressively to me) she accepted that this was rest time and simply chilled by side for hours at a time ⁣
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What a good dog 💜 ⁣
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17/04/2023

𝗪𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐰! 🥩 ⁣
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So far Riley’s favorite protein is Chicken with Beef coming in as close second!⁣
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All proceeds of purchases made with my code go to the 🐶 ⁣
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12/04/2023

𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬! 💯 ⁣⁣
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A dog trainer will tell you the same things in your first session, so I’m just giving you the heads up 🙌⁣
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05/04/2023

𝐈’𝐦 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 ⛔️⁣⁣
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Unless we’re going to see them often, I don’t need Riley meeting all these other dogs⁣⁣
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30/03/2023

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐠 🐕⁣
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(Or rather, like your dog)⁣
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The best training hack I can give you is to get to know your dog. Find out what her triggers are, what excites her, and what she’s afraid of. ⁣
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Because sure, plenty of dogs are distracted by similar things - bicycles, wildlife, people in uniform, etc - BUT the severity of that distraction can really vary and so your vigilance can vary too.⁣
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I don’t think it’s very sustainable to be “on” everywhere all the time. Instead, 1) Consider your dogs sensitivities, 2) Put them in situations that are fair for where they’re at, 3) Advocate and guide them through any challenges ⁣
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25/03/2023

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐩𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐲 🐶 ⁣
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1️⃣ 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺: Socialization > Obedience ⁣
2️⃣ 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴: Sit, down, this way, leave it ⁣
3️⃣ 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭: Paired with a release word!⁣
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24/03/2023

𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 🥾⁣
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My parents came to visit, so naturally Riley and I took them on an adventure! 🏔 ⁣
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6 miles of hiking in the Colorado wilderness was our own special way of welcoming them to town 😅⁣
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Loved the opportunity show them a bit of our world and grateful that they were willing (and able) to do it! 💯⁣
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21/03/2023

𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐡, 𝐚𝐬𝐤: 🧐 ⁣
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1️⃣ Will my dog pay any attention to me here?⁣
2️⃣ Have we practiced foundational skills in an environment like this?⁣
3️⃣ If a trigger shows up, do I have any chance of regaining control over the situation?⁣
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03/10/2022

𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞 & 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭 🔁⁣
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When training “place” or really any skill, I’ve found it so helpful to work through several rounds with an increasing level of difficulty:⁣
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1️⃣: The first round should be training in a way where it’s so easy for the dog to succeed. And make sure that the right choices really pay off for the dog! 💰 ⁣
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2️⃣: In the second round, making a mistake should be available to the dog but you are ready, prepared with the tools needed to quickly redirect and guide him to the correct behavior 🙌⁣
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3️⃣: In round three, I take out the safety net by setting aside some of those tools (like the leash) and really focus on leveraging my voice, eye contact, and body langue as my primary communication tools with the dog 📢⁣
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4️⃣➕: Round four and on actually looks like going through rounds 1-3 in new and exciting places. For example, I will bring a dog bed out into my driveway or even to a busy park and practice “place” with the mindset that we are starting from step 1 (because the dog may have a college level skill at home but a kindergarten level skill at the park… and that’s okay!) 👌 ⁣
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Did I miss a step? 🤔 ⁣
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29/09/2022

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 🪐⁣
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Dogs are acutely aware of the movement and body positioning of everyone around them, it’s a vital part of how they communicate. With that in mind, we can use our bodies to tell our dogs where we want, or don’t want, them to go 🚦⁣
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In this case, calmly and confidently walking directly at this dog (without ever making physical contact) was enough to let him know I needed him to back up and stay in his side of the doorway. It worked like a charm! 🍀 ⁣
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When do you use spatial pressure? 🤔 ⁣
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29/09/2022

𝐄𝐲𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧 👁⁣
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The best way to teach a dog to look to you for guidance is to literally have them look to you. Make getting eye contact the key that unlocks every door to all the amazing things in your dog’s world!⁣
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This will take time and patience at first, but once your dog gets it, it’s a total game changer!⁣
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22/09/2022

𝐄𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧” 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝👇⁣
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Once your dog understands what’s expected of him when you say “down” it’s up to you to show him that this rule always applies: ⁣
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1️⃣ 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦: Be clear and consistent about how you ask your dog for something and they will get a lot more clear and consistent in getting it done ⁣
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“but Max! In that video you said ‘down’ a second time!” ⁣
While that is absolutely true, there is a big difference between repeating a command over and over again vs saying the command, having several things happen in between, and then reminding the dog what we are asking him ☝️⁣
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2️⃣ 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦: forcing a dog into position is a lot like giving a man a fish while guiding the dog is more like teaching a man to fish. One works in the moment and the other teaches your dog what to do in order to succeed in the future 🔮⁣
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And that’s why I said “down” for a second time! I felt like any more leash pressure would have been unproductive, so my choices were either to wait him out or to remind him of the task 📑⁣
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3️⃣ 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 & 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥: it’s so important to tell a dog when he’s done a good job! Make it a party that he wants to attend the next time he’s invited. Whether his love language is food, praise, or play - lay it on him when he’s doing the right thing 🎉 ⁣
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