Somar Weishund Kennel

31/03/2024

This is a good lesson on how we should deal with fearful,unsure dogs.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/CAw2ZGF8ysotAThd/?mibextid=zWBbVw

31/08/2023

Genetics lay the foundation of your dog's potential. You cannot build a dog's drive but you can only enhance the drive what is genetically possible. So choose a puppy that is genetically bred for your chosen purpose...

https://fb.watch/mMQD6oJ1ZF/?mibextid=Nif5oz

20/08/2023

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26/07/2023

Train your puppy to walk on a loose leash ,so that when he becomes an adult dog you don't have any problems walking with him.

01/06/2023

Rear end awareness training

29/05/2023

Backing training

06/11/2022

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=597617348766556&id=100055548892539

Obedience Training is GREAT!! But it’s only part of the equation.

The boundaries set around what your dog can & can’t do, how they access the things they want & the consistency in how rules are implemented will DRAMATICALLY effect your dogs behaviour.

How you live with your dog will show them how to live with you 🖤

20/05/2022

https://www.facebook.com/431403433882879/posts/1669606103395933/

Dos and Don'ts of Early Training

Whether you have a puppy, or an adult dog that's new to training because they are a rescue, or anything in between. There's a few things you definitely should do, and a few you shouldn't.

Do - Start as you mean to go on - Think about the end goal for you and your dog. There's no such thing as a perfect dog. What I call perfect, many of my clients would hate. What they call perfect, doesn't fit my lifestyle. Think about all aspects of your life and what your perfect dog looks like and start working towards them goals.

Don't - Put too much pressure on. Dogs need time to learn and you do too. If you are both brand new to training then you're not going to get super fast results. This is a marathon, not a sprint, so treat it as such.

Do - Take genetics into account - Despite what many fur mommy organisations would have you believe. It's not all in how you raise them. Dogs do have genetic predisposition and that matters. They are genetically inclined to be a certain personality type, and then we bridge off into epigenetic factors which is a whole other minefield.

Don't - Rush! Especially with young dogs. In our brain, a process called myelination occurs where the nerves that send signals are covered in a fatty substance. This helps information travel faster and takes at least six months to occur so give your young dog time. He needs it.

Do - Go see a professional - We dedicate our lives to improving our knowledge around canine behaviour and behaviour adjustment. Unless you're also dedicating your entire life to it, there's no way you can know as much as someone who does this for a living. It just makes the process far easier.

Don't - Compare your dog - All dogs are different. They learn at different rates, they want different things, they are sentient beings and no two are exactly the same. Don't compare your current dog to your last dog, or your friend's dog. It's not fair.

There's a million more - but there's a few to get you going!

20/05/2022

https://www.facebook.com/344389472266201/posts/5186473271391106/

Back home in the U.S. and happy to announce my newest podcast is now available!

Check out YouTube and/or any of the major podcast providers to tune in and check it out!

In this episode, Ivan has a conversation with Simon about their training methods, similarities, and differences. Ivan and Simon also dive into the concept of punishment in dog training, its effects, benefits, and drawbacks.

There is also an amazing discussion about the force free movement and the perception of punishment in dog training from different training ideologies.

Simon Gadbois Ph. D. is a professor of neuroscience and biology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Simon has spent a large portion of his career studying domestic and wild canids (wolves, coyotes, and red foxes).

He completed his Ph.D. in behavioural endocrinology at the Canadian Centre for Wolf Research (CCWR) examining the hormonal correlation of social behaviour in wolves, as well as action sequences in wolves, coyotes and red foxes.

When the CCWR closed in 2007, Simon started the Canid Behaviour Research Lab at Dalhousie University and focused his research on coyote-human conflicts and canine scent detection.

He is currently interested in the fundamental science of olfaction and olfactory learning. His lab has focussed on environmental/conservation, biomedical, and forensic applications of scent processing in dogs.

02/05/2022