Let’s talk about one of my most asked about topics…. RECALL!!
Not only is it nice to have a dog you can have off the lead but it is also a life saving skill!
There are so many factors that can hinder Recall, whether that be environmental (Birds, Other Dogs, People )Diet, Lack of training or inconsistent training, health issues that may affect their hearing or cognitive abilities, Reward, Variation and stress or anxiety level just to name a few!
At the beginning of the video, you can see Otto had no interest in being with me or near me… however once we got some focus and some new reward schedules we were able manage the experience even better and make us the best place to be!
Let’s make Training Fun!
Here at Prestige Dog Training, We not only are interested in the Dog’s emotional response to Stimuli and what is underneath the “unwanted” behaviour we also want to make training fun! Because why would you not want to learn and have fun at the same time?
Dogs actually learn even faster when they are having fun during training!
Multi- Dog Boundaries!
Why are they helpful?
- Bonding
- Sharing resources in a controlled way.
- Working with individuals at once
- Impulse control to stick to the boundaries
- Promotes Calmness
- Safe and Designated zone
- Focus
This is the start of some heel work! It’s great to get it off lead in so many situations as well!
Boundary Heaven in puppy class today with my girl 💜
Intro To Boundary Training
Boundary Training in class :)
Calmness booklet for all our calmness enrichment course !
DMT Explanation
What is DMT?
Distract Mark Treat!
When do we use it ?
EVERYWHERE all the time!!
💜🐾Middle 🐾💜 here is the start of some Middle with Theo! Middle is a great tool for : Recall and especially for dogs who are fearful!! It can give them a confident and calm place to be! Super proud of them
💜🐾 Disengagement 🐾💜 Can your dog disengage from things in the environment ? Here’s Violet constantly checking in with me and disengaging from the other puppies playing! 💜 This is such an important life skill which will help in so many ways !
Can your dog chill in exciting environments ? This is why I absolutely love Boundary Training ! It gives your dog a visual marker of how to be calm when on a mat or a bed! It has been a game changer for us that’s for sure ! 💜🐾
So proud of Violet. Practicing Calmness and Boundaries in very distracting situations!
Working with Violet with some placeboard training !
Talking about Enrichment and sleep !
Playing Recall games like this can really help build the relationship between owner and Dog. It also makes the dog look for the owner because it’s fun for them both ! Note: Before using a whistle it needs to be positively conditioned so you don’t accidentally poison the cue 🐾💜
RECALL GAMES!
Games based training reshapes a dogs brain in a positive way! Not only is it fun both dog dog and owner (meaning both parties want to do it MORE) but it also really works!!
We often can’t change an event that’s happening or the environment in which it is happening in!
But what we can do is change the dog’s perception allowing them to deal with situations based on the games we have played !! We can help the dog feel differently so they act differently.
Here is a fun video of a proximity game to help Recall, Loose Lead Walking, Relationship Building and Focus just by changing how the treats are delivered !
REACTIVITY
Here is some real life footage of working with tools for disengagement with a Reactive Dog!!
This is REAL LIFE Training but it is so important to train FOR the situation not IN it! Which is why when dealing with Reactivity it is so important to get a trainer to help you!
The environment can throw so many things at you so being PREPARED is so important.
Do you have any SOS Strategies?
Ie A dog and owner appears out of no where and your dog reacts and you feel stuck and don’t know what to do?
Anxious dogs often struggle with the environment!
By slowing the walk down and taking it at your dogs pace we can begin to change the dogs mindset about walks!
Such a small change can make a HUGE difference! By rewarding we can really make a positive impact to our dogs reaction to environment or anything they find slightly scary !!