Enrichment for the win!
On our midday walk, Petey found a rotten log to rootle around in. (Don’t worry, we did check it first for lurking porcupines.) It was more likely a chipmunk lair and we let him sniff and paw to his heart’s content. Petey wears a muzzle because if he *did* find a chipmunk, he would eat it. This keeps the chippers safe and his digestive system safe as well.
Training Tip Thursday: Reward all check-ins!
Training Tip Thursday: The benefit of knowing your route
Training Tip Thursday: Being aware on walks
Training Tip Thursday!
Training Tip Thursday: Practice recall often!
Yahtzee!
Yahtzee!
I recently wrapped up Puppy Perfection with Norm and his people and he did splendidly!
Over six weeks we worked on coming when called with his special word, Yahtzee, leaving stuff alone, puppy socialization, managing his nipping, greeting people politely, enjoying being brushed, going to his place, and so much more.
Adorable Norm is well on his way to a happy, harmonious life with his people!
(Note that normally we'd lavish a dog for coming with lots of treats but Norm had a bit of a stomachache, so he got one small piece of jerky.)
Some days we don’t have time to take a long walk into the woods behind our house. On those days, we have short sniff walks and play Find it games with Daisy. This gets her running back-and-forth, lets her use her nose to find kibble, and also practice coming back to me to target my hand. Learning never ends for our dogs and hand targeting is an easy behavior to learn and one we practice every day.
Puppy Sophie Rocks her Recall
Sha-ZAM!!
Do you think she can run any faster?!? Watch sweet puppy Sophie rock her recall from out of sight.
Sophie and her people recently completed my Puppy Perfection course (formerly Behavior Essentials), where over six weeks we taught Sophie many new, essential life skills, including a life-saving rocket recall with her special word!
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