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I love taking our dogs on vacation with us ⛰️😁
…and all their stuff
🥩🍗 30lbs frozen raw food
⛑️ First aid supplies
💩 bags
🚙 Slip leads for travel breaks
🍻Prong set ups for brewery visits
🏕️ E collars for exploring the woods around the cabin
🥾 Flexis for hikes
🧸🦴 A couple toys
🍪 a stuffed treat pouch
*not pictured: crates, beds, dogs 😉❤️🐾
You can now find us on SniffSpot!
Don’t have a yard big enough to let your dog stretch their legs?
Do public dog parks scare you as much as they scare me?
Need a secure open space to work on recall?
We have that!
Located 30 minutes north of Downtown Raleigh and within 20 minutes of Wake Forest and the surrounding areas.
Contact or follow the link to book your time!
Misfit Acres, Zebulon, North Carolina
What to consider:
🧬 Genetics: What was this dog made to do? Is this an innate behavior or a learned behavior? If your herding dog isn’t getting the outlet they need to quiet the voice in their head saying “PUT IT ALL IN A CIRCLE!” They’re going to find a way to control the movements of anything around them and it tends to present as:
-Reactivity
-Obssesive behaviors (pacing, tail chasing, self harm, barking)
-Nipping/biting
-Chasing
-Destructiveness
🏠 Environment: Is this dog’s environment conducive to their needs? This doesn’t mean their physical home. I know German shepherds who live beautifully in apartments and others with giant yards who can’t cope. All due to the commitment level of their person. If you have a naturally nervous or easily overstimulated dog living in a chaotic home with a lot of noise, people/animals in and out all the time with constant routine changes and overall lack of stability and you don’t provide that dog with an appropriate outlet, guidance and a safe place away from it all you’re going to see issues such as:
-Aggression
-Reactivity
-Resource guarding
-Running away
-Potty accidents
📚Education: I hear “this dog just doesn’t listen” all the time. What they’re really saying is my dog doesn’t respond to commands the way I want them to and most of the time that means the dog doesn’t actually understand the thing your asking in context of what’s going on around them. If you taught your dog to sit in your kitchen with nothing else going on but never practiced it anywhere else you can’t expect them to immediately respond the same way in Petsmart on a Saturday with 100 kids and 40 dogs barking around them. It’s not the same.
Dogs are dogs. All of the things we see is behavior PROBLEMS are just dog behaviors that feel natural and necessary to them. It’s your responsibility to get them everything they need physically and mentally and provide rules and boundaries for them to be successful. Dogs are gonna dog if you don’t teach them otherwise.
Trainers work with multiple dogs every single day. We see patterns. We see the scary, bad and sad all the time. We also have zero emotional tie to most of these dogs so we can see things for how they are without the cloud of how they used to be or how you wish they were or how your old dog was. That’s why you’ll often see behaviors resolve near instantly when a trainer takes the leash. The only thing the dog knows about us is leadership because that’s all we ever show them.
Many owners struggle because their emotions and ego get in the way when they realize the trainer has more to say about their behavior than their dog’s. Dog specific problems are easy because the dog doesn’t take instruction personally.
When I was playing sports as a kid I had a hard time with intense coaches who yelled. But it had nothing to do with the coach personally.
It was my ego and crippling fear of perceived rejection paired with an insecure need for outside validation. (Therapy will set you free)
Then while I was crying in the stairwell of a volleyball tournament my dad told me I don’t need to worry until the yelling stops because at that point they don’t care anymore or believe you can do it. That was the real rejection I needed to fear and all I had to do to avoid it was €ucking listen.
As your trainer I won’t yell at you. I won’t call you names. I won’t shame you. But I will tell you the truth and I won’t sugar coat it and I can’t promise that that truth won’t stir up some uncomfy emotions. But I promise it’s only because I believe you can do better and because I want better for you and your dog.
Today would have been Bo’s 10th birthday.
Life is brutally unfair. I get really bitter over the fact that the greatest dog I’ll ever have was taken from me after just 9 short years.
But then I remember that I was gifted 9 years with a truly remarkable animal who gave me everything he had for the best years of his life and Im overcome with gratitude.
Bo was special. He knew things. He was so emotionally aware and tapped in that I never really had to “train” him. He could read a room and behaved accordingly.
Losing an animal hurts differently because it’s a pain that doesn’t feel like you’re fully allowed to feel it as deeply as you do because they were “just a pet”. It would be disrespectful to call Bo a pet. He was my soulmate. We didn’t speak but were in constant communication. I knew where he was even if I hadn’t seen him in hours. He always knew when I needed him and would often show up seconds before I turned to call for him. It’s like we always had a line in to each other. I could always feel him.
Not many people get to experience what we had. I had it for 9 incredible years and for that I am eternally grateful.
Happy birthday, Bo ❤️🪽🌈
Exciting news! You can now purchase my favorite training leashes through the RCC website! These were previously exclusively available to my training clients but why keep them to ourselves?
I designed these with to the exact feel and functionality that I wanted out of my equipment but couldn’t find anywhere else.
Extremely high quality ✅
Durable, waterproof, stretch resistant ✅
American made ✅
Vegan leather (biothane) ✅
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I am so excited for my new and improved logo from !! She and I were in the same major at back in the day but clearly went 2 very different directions with our careers! She was so wonderful to work with and really helped me discover how I wanted to brand RCC.
Truly, I had no idea that I didn’t know what I wanted until she helped guide me in this direction. I love any and all breeds but I have a real soft spot for herders and cattle dogs specifically. My first true rescue was an 11 year old cattle dog named JJ a friend of mine found in the garage of a vacant home.
Although they are definitely NOT for everyone, heelers perfectly embody the spirit of RCC. There’s nothing fancy about them but that humble, scrappy work ethic matched with a giant heart makes them the perfect face of this company.
Don’t get me wrong, animal abuse 100% happens. It’s awful and those cases have to be handled specifically and carefully. I love rescue organizations and what they do is so so important but the marketing can be a bit misleading and it’s not helpful to the dogs long term. Sympathy and emotion goes a long way getting dogs adopted but it can also stunt their ability to move forward into a confident and full life.
It is way more likely that the fearful dog with behavior issues you adopted just doesn’t know better. Maybe they were born as a stray, maybe the person who owned them previously didn’t know how to properly train the dog and they developed some weird habits that were never corrected. Maybe they just landed in a scary shelter and went into survival mode. Not all dogs who are weird around men were abused by one. They likely just weren’t socialized to many men so they’re unfamiliar and scary. Not all dogs who hate the car were taken somewhere and dumped. They probably just don’t understand the car and it’s confusing to them.
When we see these problems we need to think horses not zebras. Take the emotion out of it. These stories we make up for dogs are usually just excuses for bad behavior and aren’t doing anyone any good.
To believe in your dog is to train your dog.
Welcome Lexi!
Lexi is a 3.5mo working line German shepherd here for the kindergarten half of her basic obedience board and train. In the next 2 weeks she will learn her basic commands and how to walk nice on a leash as well as safe socialization and some good exposure to the big new world.
When she is 6 months old she’ll return for the second half where we’ll introduce the e collar so she can enjoy a safe, off leash life on her parents’ farm.
Raw breakfast for baby Cattle dog:
Chicken thigh and egg 🐓
Beef muscle and liver 🐮
Sardines for omegas and sodium🐟
Kefir for probiotics 🦠
Lamb stock for digestion 🐑
Raw puppy meals aren’t a whole lot different than adult meals. They’re just a little bigger and include more bone and fat for growth and developement.
Do you want a puppy who:
⭐️ Doesn’t have accidents
⭐️ Doesn’t chew up your stuff/house
⭐️ Isn’t bouncing off the walls
Sounds impossible right? I mean, they are a puppy after all…
Sure, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have manners.
We do this by slowing down and making their world smaller.
Introduce them to life bit by bit. The whole house is a lot for a puppy to take on at once. A whole room is even too much at first. Let them learn the rules one by one, situation by situation.
I don’t particularly like my dogs rough housing and playing inside. They get plenty of opportunity for that at the farm for hours every day. When they’re inside they have to be reasonably calm. Chew a bone, nap, watch out the window. There’s plenty to do that isn’t tackling each other into the furniture.
Boomer has been here about a week. For the first few days he was in his crate whenever he was inside. Once he learned the rules there- don’t scream at me for attention- he’s been allowed to be in the living room tethered the table on place. This is safe for him. He can’t get into too much trouble. He can’t run off and p*e somewhere, jump on Mosa’s head and get chomped…
Once he’s learned to respect my girls’ boundaries he’ll he allowed to roam the kitchen and living room dragging a leash and we’ll go from there.
Most people get so excited about their new puppy they rush to step 5 and let the puppy do whatever they want wherever they want and then get upset when they make mistakes and that’s just not fair.
Slow and steady makes for confident, stable, well behaved puppies.
I miss you doesn’t touch how this feels.
Go for that walk. Let them sleep with you tonight. Take one more whiff of their ears. You never know how much time you have left.
Nora loved her trip to today 😁
She was so patient while I read all the labels on some new raw food brands. This is my new favorite store. They have all the weird stuff I usually have to order. It makes me so happy to see more and more people recognizing the importance of quality nutrition for their dogs.
I know it sounds like a big, expensive, time consuming change to feed fresh, real food and truthfully, sometimes it is. But it is so so worth it when you see the incredible effects this type of diet has on their body and mind.
What to expect:
-Fitter build
-Shinier, fuller coat
-Reduced itchiness, hotspots and allergies
-Better mobility
-Better appetite
-Improved gut heath
-Decreased anxiety
-Decrease in behavioral issues
-Overall calmer, happier dog
Turkey neck: it’s what’s for breakfast 😝🦃
platter
-Raw turkey neck
- Duck Duck Goose patty
-Kale
-Butternut squash
-Wild blueberries
-Digestive supplement
Topped with turkey bone broth
when Nora wasn’t e-collar trained and ran away almost daily.
Rules and boundaries are the foundation of every healthy relationship.
As humans we have rules around everything we do. We get corrected all the time.
You don’t pay your bills on time = fees
You don’t show up to work on time = shame and potential loss of employment
You eat something weird= stomach ache
Consequences are natural.
Dogs communicate with each other through corrections. When one crosses a line the other doesn’t sit them down and say,
“Hey man, I really didn’t like that thing you did. Do you think you could stop?”
They give them a physical correction because that’s what they understand.
My dog doesn’t have the complex reasoning skills to understand that I don’t want her to kill the chickens because I value them alive because they give us eggs. She only knows she values chickens dead because hunting them is fun and she can eat it. The only way I can communicate to her that I don’t want her to do this very instinctual thing is through a physical correction (The pager on her e collar) that overrides the reward of killing the chicken.
Go after chicken = loud vibrate noise she hates more than she likes killing the chicken.
Actions = consequences.
It’s just how life works.
Using the edition of the 280C
The way relate to your dog outside of focused training sessions is more important than the focused training session.
There are 1,440 minutes in a day. The average pet dog owner realistically put in maybe 20 minutes of training practice per day.
That leaves 1,420 minutes or 98.6% of the day for your dog to watch and learn from you.
Are you teaching the right things?
Do you spend 10 minutes on threshold manners then let them go in and out on their own the rest of the day?
Do you work on your leash reactivity on a 20 minute walk and then let them bark out the window at passing dogs the rest of the day?
You can’t get upset with your dog’s lack of progress if your consistency isn’t there. Make rules and live by them. “Training” means nothing if your lifestyle doesn’t match.
Tools only work if you use the right thing the right way.
I love a prong collar or slip lead but I’d rather not use one at all than use the wrong one.
The ONLY brand of prong that I promote is a Herm Sprenger. You can’t buy them in stores but they are available on Amazon and other online sources. The first photo is a 2.25 with a buckle by doing the job a distribution plate. That plate and prongs facing opposite directions from the plate are what make a herm sprenger different and safer than the collar shown in photo 2. It distributes even pressure around the entire neck instead of in one concentrated point on the throat and makes it impossible for the dog to choke themself.
Collar 2 is a basic off the rack prong from any big box retailer. All the prongs face the same direction and there’s no distro device. This means when pressure is applied all it does is grip the dogs necks and twists creating torque which can cause damage.
The other common problem with prong collars is sizing. I have never seen an off brand prong on the shelf in any size but 3.0 and above- making them way too big for 75% of dogs. The only dogs who should be in a prong size 3.0 are big, thick necked dogs. I’m talking necks over 20” around like large labs and huskies, XL bullies and Rottweilers. The vast majority of pet dogs wear a 2.25. The right size is important because if the links are too big in comparison to the circumference of the dog’s neck the collar can’t move correctly and it’ll interfere with the timing of your correction thus defeating the purpose of using the collar at all.
Fit is also critical to success. Prongs and slips should always fit high and snug behind the ears. This gives you control of the dog’s head which gives you control of the whole dog.
These are my personal dogs’ set ups. 3 very different dogs ➡️ 3 different communication systems.
All of my dogs have been trained to walk on a loose leash and understand “heel” on and off leash. All of these are considered corrective systems and the general belief is that they are to stop pulling. Sure. They do that but only if you use them to teach the dog to walk nicely. They’re just tools that can used to do a multitude of things. A hammer and nails don’t build a house. A person using them does.
Nora
~2 y.o 45lb husky/GSD/border collie
Equipment: 2.25 prong, 4ft 1/2” biothane leash.
Why: She’s busy minded and the prong helps her stay focused.
Bo: 8 y.o 60lb border collie mix
Equipment: 6ft rolled slip lead
Why: He doesn’t need a leash but when we have to use one the slip is quick and easy but does give me the ability to correct if I need to. Even old dogs forget sometimes 🤷🏼♀️.
Mimosa: ~3 y.o 50lb bully mix
Equipment: Plastic pinch collar, 4ft biothane leash.
Why: She. Is. Strong. And she’s a terrier so if something grabs her attention I have to have enough leverage to override it. But she’s physically sensitive and doesn’t have a guard coat or any extra fat/skin around her neck so the traditional prong is too much for her.
Understanding what you have and being honest with yourself about what your dog’s trouble spots are is key to ensuring you make the right equipment choices.
If you need help deciding what’s best for your dog or just where to start contact me at [email protected]
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PSA: Rescue dogs don’t know they’re rescue dogs until you treat them as such.
Dogs don’t keep score. You can’t fix them by over compensating for what someone else did or didn’t do. That’s behind them now.
You help them by believing they can overcome it.
Confidence is taught by example and learned through experience. If all you do with your dog is snuggle and coddle and feel bad for him and try to pay off all the sins of their past owners with toys and treats and rainbows you’re not doing anything to teach them how to have a better, more productive life going forward. You’re telling them this is as good as life gets for them now. I’m sorry your scared. That sucks for you. Have a cookie.
This doesn’t mean you don’t love them. It means you love them enough to give them the full picture. You teach them the rules of their new life so they can live safely and peacefully. That’s the goal of rescue, right? To provide safety and peace to those it’s been taken from or who never had it?
If you put a rescue dog in group of dogs they don’t go:
“Ohh, everyone take it easy on Rover he’s a rescue. Let him get in your face and take your bone, he’s a rescue he’s been through stuff”
They immediately set boundaries and show that dog how to act to maintain the peace and safety of the group.
You rescued your dog already. Now teach them how to live ❤️
Breaking down and layering behaviors:
⭐️Macro goal: 4 feet on the ball at the same time.
✨Micro goals: She is able to calm her body and mind at the same time to maintain focus in stressful situations.
How we got here:
- Teach “place” on cot (she knows that already)
- Transfer “place” to other flat surfaces (already did that too)
- Introduce “place” on the ball.
-reward for 1 foot on, then 2 feet, then stop rewarding for just 1.
- ask for another behavior she knows that aids in getting her back feet on. (Hug)
- reward for 1 back foot on, then 2. Stop rewarding just 1 foot
(We haven’t gotten to this point forward yet)
- Go back to 2 front feet, block path forward, lure slightly forward until 3rd foot on. Reward 3 feet. Stop rewarding 2.
- Push for 4 feet on, even for 1 second. Reward the moment the 4th foot is on. Stop rewarding for 3.
If your dog get overwhelmed or too frustrated, stop and go back to 2 feet. Let them succede then end the session for the time being.
A little impulse control work with Porter. He LOVES to play with Roscoe but good social skills are about restraint too. Yes, playing is great but it shouldn’t be the ONLY thing a dog ever does with other dogs. A well socialized dog is not the life of the party, play with everyone dog. It’s a dog who can go about their normal life and behavior while maintaining calm in the presence of other dogs (or any stimuli).
Problem: your dog doesn’t come when called.
Solution: it depends.
-does your dog actually know what “come” means?
-What’s the ROI on listening?
-Do they even care to come back to you?
You can’t spot treat behaviors.
There is no tide stick solution for leash pulling, reactivity, resource guarding, ect…
We have to find the WHY and work on that.
Floors rarely cave in because there was something wrong with the carpet. It’s usually the foundation.
Leave it to to make a cute photo better by ruining it.
STOP DOING THIS.
I know your mom told you to put your hand out and let him sniff you.
Your mom was wrong. Sorry.
An outstretched hand to a human is friendly. To a dog it’s intimidating and rude. Putting your hand in an unfamiliar dog’s face would be like if a person off the street licked yours. It’s weird and you would probably swat at that person- the human equivalent of a nip.
What if you walked into a room and every person turned to look at you and expected you to hug them? That would be insane.
Isn’t it better when you go into a new place and everyone goes about their business and let’s you go at your own pace?
So how do you politely introduce yourself to a new dog? 🤔
You don’t 🛑
Let them introduce themself to you. Act as if that dog isn’t there. You will make the best first impression by doing nothing. Don’t put a single ounce of pressure on that dog to meet you and they’ll like you better. If they’re interested they will come to you. It they aren’t, you have to be okay with that. Trust me, you’re both better off.
Your leash matters.
I’m not sure who invented the big, thick leashes with huge, heavy buckles for large dogs, but they weren’t entirely correct. I get the logic: big dog, big leash. But it’s wrong.
With a big leash you end up with a ton of stuff in your hands without any real idea what part of the leash is controlling the dog. Your message gets lost. Your leash isn’t just a tie from the dog to you. It’s your communication channel. You can deliver a message so much faster and clearer through a short, thin line.
How you hold the leash matters too. Keep everything relaxed. The leash should be resting in your hand until you need to use it. Keep all pressure off the dog while they’re doing the right things so that the pressure actually means something when you need it. Don’t play tug with the leash. If they pull on you, redirect your momentum. Get your slack back.
My favorites:
1/4” wide 6ft leather with light clip:
Everyday, multi use leash for average size dogs.
1/4” 6ft slip: Leash with action for sensitive dogs.
1/4” 4ft nylon: Multi use for tall dogs I don’t need as much leash to reach.
I’ll take this over her eating my boots.
Redirection? Sure…
Dakota out on the town for the first time! I’m so proud of her. She is the embodiment of ADHD and giving all her attention to anything is so hard for her. I didn’t ask for more than for her to just be a good girl: don’t bark at anyone, don’t jump on anyone, don’t steal anything, just hangout with me. I’m so proud of her!
Noticed today that in the last week at least 10 fake reviews have been posted to my account. I have never spoken with any of these people let alone worked with their dog. Reviews are a great way to learn about a business but please read between the lines.
“Placing” in all the places 😁
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Dogs in the bed: if they have any issue surrounding the bed or guarding in general then, no, they shouldn’t be up there. But if they don’t, snuggle away. #dogs #dogtraining #pitbull #pitbulltraining #rescuedog #saturday
Fixing reactivity starts miles away from the actual reaction. Sky is not a fearful or aggressive dog. She’s insecure on leash because her preferred method of dealing with a trigger she doesn’t understand is flight. But when she’s on the leash she doesn’t have that option and defaults to fight (barking, lunging ect). My goal is slowly to change the way her brain chemically responds to perceived stressors while she’s leashed which will eliminate the need for her to physically relieve that tension. Instead of flooding her with all the things that set her off on leash I’m going to take it way back and present fun, easy challenges for her to do on leash to build up her confidence(mental endurance). I recently started running again. I could just go out and run until I physically can’t anymore and try to increase that distance. But that’s not super sustainable or realistic. I’m not good at pacing myself so I downloaded an app that made a plan for me and gives me doable interval workouts so that I can increase both my mental and physical endurance in a way that doesn’t cause so much stress that I give up on it all together. It’s challenging but I know I can’t complete it so I’m more likely to keep at it so that eventually I can handle the stress of a full distance run. Going slow is often the fastest way to reach your goal. #dogtraining #dogpsychology #husky #huskypuppy #dogtrainer
That means I’m a working owner. If I can still stand it means we’re walking. If I can’t, it means I throw a ball sitting down. Working dogs don’t take days off. That’s why they were created. 1 cattle dog can do the work of at least 5 cowboys every day of his life for the cost of 2 meals a day and dry place to sleep. No wonder they make horrible pets. If you take one of these beautiful, impressive, insane things into your home know that you just got the best employee but worst family member you’ve ever met. I have a horrible cold. I didn’t want to get off the couch. But if I didn’t want him to eat my couch I had to level with him and do something. Even if it was just walking in circles sneezing. #workingdogs #workingdog #working #australiancattledog #blueheeler #dogtraining #dogtrainer #nodaysoff
The choice is yours 😵💫 I like shepherds. I have a shepherd mix. They’re fun to work with but dang… talk about insecurity, anxiety and neediness. German shepherds are really cool, beautiful dogs. It’s no wonder they’re among the most popular dog in society. But they’re also the number 1 breed I see for behavior problems stemming from under stimulation of their mental and physical needs. They vary a lot depending on where they come from. Due to popularity and greed they’re getting over bred and the genetics are weakening. Which is dangerous when you’re dealing with the furry equivalent of a loaded gun. I know they’re pretty, I know they do cool things, I know the one your neighbor had when you were a kid was a fabulous family pet but these are SERIOUS dogs and if you don’t provide everything they need you could have a real problem on your hands. #germanshepherd #gsd #dogtraining
Shut your mouth, let your body do the taking 😉 Happy Friday ❤️ #friday #fridayvibes #dogs #dogtraining #relationshipgoals
The goal is not to get rid of the tool the goal is to get rid of the problem. It is incredibly irresponsible and reckless to let a dog off leash with no means to physically control them. There will rarely be an instance where the dry beef in your pocket is more exciting and naturally attention grabbing as a running squirrel or a dog or a car or whatever. When the reward for doing the instinctual thing is the best possible thing that could happen for them, your only option to keep them safe is to give them a dang good reason not to do it. The point is that tools are not a sign of incompetence or laziness. It’s sign that you understand what you’re working with is an animal with a brain and instincts stronger than any training you can give them and at times you will need something to override those instincts to keep them and those around them safe. Almost any dog 50bs+ is faster and can overpower the average human. They’re animals. They’re tough and built to survive without us. If we decide to bring them into our lives it is imperative that we can control and take responsibility for their actions. I want my dogs and every dog I work with to have the best, fullest life possible. I want them to know what it feels like to run as fast as they can through the woods and do all the things dogs love to do. But we’re going to be smart and safe in how we do it. #dogtraining #dogsafety #dogs #dogtrainer #reactivedogtraining #reactivedog #thursday
Treat your dog like a dog the same way you want to be treated as a human. If you moved to a place where the norm is to pee outside but no one ever told you that and then they slap you with a $5,000 fine for peeing inside that would feel like a massive injustice. But if you moved in and they said, “I understand that where you’re from they pee inside but that’s not what we do here. I will show exactly where to go”. And they follow through on that but you still decide to break the rule, then yeah, you earned the fine. Dogs are only born knowing how to be a dog. It’s your responsibility to teach them everything else.
There’s a time to avoid and a time to train a troublesome situation. If these dogs weren’t behind a physical barrier (if they had an electric fence) and I hadn’t taught the behaviors at home that I use to manage her (leave it, come, no) we would have avoided this all together. But I’m confident in her training and this is the next level so we worked through it and it was a super valuable lesson for her. Not only did we contextualize the “vocab” she learned at home but she learned she can’t blow me off no matter how fun something looks and she learned that the presence of a dog doesn’t mean she has to interact with it. She learned today that’s she’s capable of just walking past them. #dogtraining #ecollartraining #impulsecontrol #dogs #dogtrainer #adoptabledog
If they’re fighting over toys they have too much control of the toys. Put them away. Take them out at a designated time in their own spaces and let them do their thing for 20 minutes then put the toys away. They get toy time and no one fights. Fighting over food and bones? Feed them in the crate. It strengthens positive feelings toward the crate and no one can fight. Having multiple dogs means playing referee more often than not. Theyre dogs, they’re going to do what makes sense to a dog if you don’t control the situation. The more a dog practices any behavior the faster it becomes a habit. So if you structure their environment to where fighting isn’t ever a possibility they don’t get to practice that behavior anymore and it doesn’t become as strong. USE YOUR CRATE. It’s not just for puppies. #cratetraining #dogtraining #multidoghousehold #dog #dogtrainer #dogsafetytips
Take the unnecessary pressure off your nervous dog so they don’t have to explode. There is absolutely no reason your dog needs to participate in your party if they don’t want to. Any reason you can come up with is rooted in your own selfishness. “But my mom loves to see him!” Great. Take your mom back to see the dog (if the dog enjoys your mom) then shut the door and go back to your party. “But he HAS to learn to like this!” No he doesn’t. What part of your dog’s survival depends on them enjoying noisy, chaotic strangers invading their home and touching them for hours? You can try to teach your dog to accept people being around but this party is not the time or place and you can’t make your dog like anything they fundamentally don’t. Why do parents hire babysitters or set their kids up in their rooms when they want to go to/have parties? Because those parties aren’t for kids. They’ll be happier eating pizza in their room with toys and cartoons than they would be at the party with a bunch of adults they don’t know. #speakdog #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dogs #reactivedogs
People don’t ask you to ignore their dog because they want to ruin your fun. They say it because they’re working on something and don’t want you to get hurt. I have a stranger danger, nervous dog. It took 3 years to get her where she is now and to learn the formula that makes her comfortable with new people. It’s quite simple: ignore her entirely until she decides to come to you and if you follow that formula she’ll love you forever. ⬆️ this is so hard for some people. Nora doesn’t have a bite history but I don’t want her to get one. It is shocking to watch someone continue to pressure a dog into an interaction they CLEARLY do not want. Nora can cower with wide eyes, ears back and be actively leaning away from someone and they STILL can’t leave her alone. So I take the dog away like a phone from a bratty child. If you can’t manage the situation you manage the dog. My dog doesn’t mind people in the house she just doesn’t want them in her personal bubble until she says it’s okay. Just like anyone else… My dogs are allowed to have preferences. I will accommodate for those preferences when other people can’t appreciate their boundaries and that is how I’ve built relationships based on trust and mutual respect. They know that no matter what I will NEVER put them in a situation that compromises their perceived safety. #dogtraining #christmas #doglover
So often I hear things like “my dogs doesn’t listen because they’re stubborn” or “my dog listens when they want to” or “he’s just a dumb dog”. And then I watch them handle the dog and it’s no wonder they aren’t getting what they ask for. The biggest mistakes I see are: Mixed signals: you say one thing with your voice and something entirely different with their body and another thing with the leash. I’d tune out too. Confusing… The dog doesn’t actually know what you’re asking: You worked on something once and then get mad when you ask 3 months later and the dog doesn’t remember. But you’re mad they “aren’t listening” so they just shut down. The consistency isn’t there: you ask a different way in a different tone every time and the dog has no idea what you mean. Theres nothing in it for the dog: you have to reward the things you like. Well timed rewards are the crux of teaching a dog anything. I don’t work for free either. Practice your signals in the mirror without your dog. Get the muscle memory down. Your dog learns in patterns so the better you know the pattern and can repeat it the faster they’ll learn. Video yourself training. A lot. Watch what you do with every part of yourself when you ask the dog to do something. Clarity and consistency are the key to making progress with a “stubborn” dog. #dogtraining #dogs #dogtrainer #tbt #balanceddogtraining
Muzzle conditioning continued: There are times in their life that your dog might have to be muzzled and it wont end in anything but a negative association if you don’t get ahead of it. If you take your dog to the groomer/vet they won’t be muzzled unless they need to be. Which means the dog is already stressed out and scared enough to feel the need to defend themself. This is not the state of mind you want them in when the muzzle is introduced. If you know your dog has trouble in these places or other similar situations, muzzle train at home and bring them to that place pre-muzzled. Even if they’ve never shown signs before it’s just a good skill for them to have. Some vets will preemptively muzzle a dog before a procedure that might not be awesome to keep themselves safe. I get it. But I would much rather my dog learn about the muzzle first with treats than their first experience with it be associated with something scary. Practice practice practice at home. Wear the muzzle during play time, on walks and during other fun things sometimes. Make it as normal as wearing a collar. We can’t make all scary things not scary for our dogs but we can make the safety measures as least scary as possible. #muzzletraining #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dogs #pitbull #bullybreed #tuesday #tuesdaymotivation #balanceddogtraining #balanceddogtrainer
Resource guarding is scary, frustrating and can be dangerous. Unfortunately, the common thought on how to prevent it is to basically desensitize the dog to antagonization 🙄 “Put your hands in their food” “mess with them while they eat” “Take stuff away from them all the time” I get the thought behind it. For a really soft, submissive dog I guess that could work. But for the rest of them you’ll just create insecurity and make yourself into the bully they need to protect their stuff from. But what if we just establish clear boundaries and don’t create insecurity around resources to begin with? What if we made it a game to take things away? 1. Be intentional: if your dog has constant, free access to their toys, bones and food, they own the resources and it becomes responsibility to protect them. If YOU give them access to it under specific circumstances, YOU control the resources. 2. Give them space: Don’t be weird. Don’t give your dog a reason to guard their resources. How would you feel if your roommate came over and put their hands in your dinner or took it away at random? You would start to get a little defensive when they came around too. Give them their thing and let them have it. 3. Practice: Make a game out of leaving a resource for a reward. Have 2 things the dog likes and practice leaving one of them for the other. Establishing a strong “leave it” command and recall will also make it possible for you to remove the dog from the thing instead of removing the thing the from the dog. Much safer. #dogtraining #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainer #dogs #thursday
Why would your dog engage with you if you don’t engage with them? Give them something interesting to engage with. I don’t like to start a this treats because I can’t be sure if they’re paying attention to ME or the treats. So we start with just yielding to body and leash pressure and add rewards later for choosing to engage with me. #dogtraining #dogtrainer #balanceddogtraining #dogs #workingdog #germanshepherd #gsd
#tbt when Nora wasn’t e-collar trained and ran away almost daily. #tbt #throwbackthursday #thursday #funny #dog
Breaking down and layering behaviors: ⭐️Macro goal: 4 feet on the ball at the same time. ✨Micro goals: She is able to calm her body and mind at the same time to maintain focus in stressful situations. How we got here: - Teach “place” on cot (she knows that already) - Transfer “place” to other flat surfaces (already did that too) - Introduce “place” on the ball. -reward for 1 foot on, then 2 feet, then stop rewarding for just 1. - ask for another behavior she knows that aids in getting her back feet on. (Hug) - reward for 1 back foot on, then 2. Stop rewarding just 1 foot (We haven’t gotten to this point forward yet) - Go back to 2 front feet, block path forward, lure slightly forward until 3rd foot on. Reward 3 feet. Stop rewarding 2. - Push for 4 feet on, even for 1 second. Reward the moment the 4th foot is on. Stop rewarding for 3. If your dog get overwhelmed or too frustrated, stop and go back to 2 feet. Let them succede then end the session for the time being. #dogtraining #dogtrainingtips #bordercollie #trickdog #cutedogs #husky #germanshepherd #GSD #germanshepherddog #muttsofinstagram
A little impulse control work with Porter. He LOVES to play with Roscoe but good social skills are about restraint too. Yes, playing is great but it shouldn’t be the ONLY thing a dog ever does with other dogs. A well socialized dog is not the life of the party, play with everyone dog. It’s a dog who can go about their normal life and behavior while maintaining calm in the presence of other dogs (or any stimuli). #balanceddogtraining #dogtraining #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainingadvice #dogtrainer
Impulse control with Huck #dogtraining #balancedtraining #impulsecontrol #respect #raleigh #raleighnorthcarolina #raleighdogs #dogmom #doggiedaycare
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