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Little Simba found a new home and a big family to take care of him. I met with them today and went over markers, engagem...
09/02/2025

Little Simba found a new home and a big family to take care of him. I met with them today and went over markers, engagement and a few tricks. As well as basics of loose lead walking and crate training. Simba did very well to remember his training was offering lovely sit behaviours instead of jumping and seemed to remember the biggest thing that YES means he gets a treat. We spoke about the importance of safe socialisation too. You got this team Simba!

30/01/2025

AVAILABLE TO GOOD HOME
Sadly this pups owners are unable to keep this gorgeous GSD and he is looking for a family. Beautiful temperament was very sweet and gentle, normal puppy behaviours. Extremely smart and with the time and dedication will be a beautiful loyal friend. Please contact me and I'll pass on your details if you are interested.

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20/01/2025

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This really is our "fault" as a society.❗
We seem to promote play instead of acclimation.
Socialisation is a very warped term.
"Socialisation" really isn't play, play is a separate and important skill BUT if your dog or puppy is actively encouraged to play with every other dog or puppy they encounter...that in itself can be the beginning of a lifetime of reactivity.
I have been criticised for promoting "too much" calmness around other dogs and puppies...."Why can't they show emotions", "Why can't they play"?
Never said they couldn't....however, because of the societal pressure to play with all other dogs and puppies (wherever we take them) we can VERY easily set our dogs up to view all dogs and puppies as a source of constant amusement at the mere glimpse of one, a reason to go to the very extremes of emotions.
They may "dig in" and drag you closer.
The barking, shrieking and spinning can start....for two reasons, the emotional extremes dogs now have attached to other dogs and the frustration because they can't reach that other dog quick enough.

So maybe the term "socialisation" is the issue, because for us it means "socialising".
Acclimation is a far better term.
Yes this dog trainer handout is available https://www.abcdogsnz.com/product-page/abc-dogs-nz-socialisation-a-misunderstood-concept?srsltid=AfmBOoqgDG7Dz4PA1Dux7WQJJTop1g9IMIB8KhAnvFL0fKik2CShlc65

15/01/2025

Bella is a just over 16 weeks old and her family have been working hard on the things they learnt from first session. Bella can now hold her sit for 5-10 seconds and she can now drop. We took to the streets to work on walking. We practiced not jumping on people and children. Worked on door boundaries and we even threw in some more middles and nose touches. Puppies are very smart and at this age are absorbing everything! Well done guys.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎅
24/12/2024

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎅

Bella is a very smart 16 week old golden retriever. She worked on basic engagement, name game, luring, sit, drop, come, ...
22/12/2024

Bella is a very smart 16 week old golden retriever. She worked on basic engagement, name game, luring, sit, drop, come, middle, weave.
This young pup was nice and confident and with guidance from her mum and a new marker system they are going to do great! I could take her home.

22/12/2024

Have a look at little Oreo dragging his mum down the street. Within 20 minutes we were able to sharpen that up. Is it perfect? No? But it's progress. To continue to get results like this you as the "trainer" and "owner" need to continue to work on these things and reinforce the behaviour. Dog trainers are very much like personal trainers. You have to put in the work. Well done guys

Don't forget your dog this Christmas! We have limited stock. You don't want to miss out! Interactive Dog Tug Toys To Pow...
19/12/2024

Don't forget your dog this Christmas!
We have limited stock. You don't want to miss out! Interactive Dog Tug Toys To Power Up Your Play. Play. Train. Bond
Pocket magnet-sheepskin $40
Pocket PowerBall Fauxtastic $35
Sheepskin Chaser tug $38
The big Twizzler $55
WondaBaa sheepskin bungee tug $42
message to order yours for your next session or delivery

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17/12/2024

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Reactive dog❓💥
I know so many people really do struggle with reactive dogs.
This looks a bit complicated.....but there is also a video attached in the comments that helps go through this step by step.
If you feel like you are banging your head against a brick wall and NOTHING is helping....try this and add both steps talked about in the video.
You really CAN make a huge difference.
This dog training graphic is available as a dog training handouts, client use or even if you want a copy to refer back to.
Available from abcdogsnz.com

16/12/2024

Molly had a bath today and Lexie came to help.

13/12/2024

It's taken about a month or longer for molly to get this skill! She started off just sniffing the pvc pipe then a few days later offered some mouthing and then later we had to teach her the value in holding the item for longer. We are up to 10 seconds now. Well done molly girl. Now I will try different items. Lexie also knows this behaviour and you can see her trying to show off too

11/12/2024

We had a Session with Rex the gorgeous labrador. We worked on engagement, confidence building and loose lead walking. Now it's really up to Rex's owner to practice everything we did to get the results! It's so important that Rex does not learn that pulling gets him to where he wants to go. We do this by introducing leash pressure, lots of directional changes with lots of rewards and praise and most importantly stopping when the dog is pulling and sometimes adding in a correction once I've taught the dog exactly what I want. Keep up the good work!

We highly reccomend . A beautiful home salon in Donnybrook. Lexie looks gorgeous. She was so calm when I picked her up s...
08/12/2024

We highly reccomend . A beautiful home salon in Donnybrook. Lexie looks gorgeous. She was so calm when I picked her up so I know that she has been well looked after in her groom. Thank you so much we will definitely be back and reccomending you to others

08/12/2024

I love my girls.

01/12/2024

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