Turns out I need to practice throwing more than Gunther needs to practice jumping. Second time on the dock, and he is launching himself. He was so excited when he saw the dock he ran over and ran up the ramp, ready to dive in! I know a few other bouviers that dock dive. How about you guys? Does anyone else on here dock dive?
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So, one of my training certifications is with Control Unleashed by @lesliemcdevitt2019. I love the pattern games and the many ways they can be used. Toby was a little nervous at a brand new vet last week so we played a bit of a variation on the Up/Down game and it gave him a chance to explore the room while using his nose (which calms dogs down) after a minute or two playing like this he was totally relaxed and ready for his annual exam. The rules of the game here are easy he focuses on me (no specific rules about behavior here his default behavior is a sit with eye contact but I don't require that each time just that he has shifted his attention to me instead of the room/ sounds outside of the room), I toss a treat and repeat! What do you think about this simple game? Is it something you think your dog would enjoy?
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Generalizing searching for gluten in multiple locations helps dogs better understand their job. Since we are traveling at the moment, it was a great chance to set up a gluten search for Toby in our RV. His alert behavior for gluten is a down.
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Recalls... who did it better edition? Freya went first, then Gunther and finally Toby. Who had the best recall today?
It's important to practice and reward your recalls it takes a lot for a dog to leave what they are doing and come back to you. So reward them often and don't only recall them when it's time to leave. There is no faster way to poison a recall cue.
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Poor Gunther... send help! He might starve!
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Freya is getting good at the weaves! She had nice form and speed so we are working on getting rid of the guides. Have you tried agilty with your dogs? It's great mental and physical exercise.
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Show me those pups! I need some cute dogs in my inbox today.
Ball is life! He is so good about not going through the fence to get his ball when it rolls out. But also so sad until he convinces one of us to go get it for him. 🤣
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Freya can get a little disgruntled when the "help" doesn't bring dinner on time.
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Toby is learning to do searches in new and more difficult spots. This is the building we train in. Freya is adding the barking in the background 🤣 for an extra distraction. It's important to generalize skills to all types of different locations.
Side note. What a nice stay Toby 😍
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I really love watching Toby move. He has great confirmation! Great confirmation isn't just for the show ring. It's important that a service dog is well balanced structurally and can handle years of working. Service dogs are a big financial and emotional investment, so you need to really make sure you are investing in a dog that has the best chance of being successful long term.
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I love loose leash walking, like it is a game changer to make your leashed walks more enjoyable. It just isn't fun to be pulled around while you are trying to walk. There are honestly so many different ways to teach it, but my biggest piece of advice is to be CONSISTENT. Is the dog supposed to stay at your side? Yield to leash pressure? Most dogs are happy to work with you, but they need to know what you want, which means you need to know what you want. You also need to make it worth their while.
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This might be more how I feel today than how Gunther feels. 🤣 He would happily go chase his ball given the chance. But he looks so comfy taking his nap 😴 😍
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Who wouldn't want to be greeted by this? How do your dogs greet you when you get home?
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Toby's turn, this video was taken at the end of his very first intro to agilty class! He is such a happy prancing poodle 🐩 🤣. He was nervous about the cage around the weave poles at the start of class, but look how well he was doing by the end of class tail up and wagging! We had so much fun at Agility Cues For You
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My daughter and I are taking an agility for fun class at Agility Cues For You to try out agility with Freya and Toby and see if they like it. Freya has done jumps and platforms before but had never seen weave poles or gone over an A frame before last night. She loved it! She was a little hesitant about the A frame the first few approaches, but as you can see, she had no issues by the end of the class. I will post a video of Toby's experience tomorrow!
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I am proud of Toby's progression in his gluten detection training. He is on the road to becoming a great service dog.
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My camera reel is about 80 percent dogs. What about you?
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She is so pretty and boy does she know how to strike a pose.
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Toby is practicing finding different levels of gluten hidden in identical tins. The other tins out have different samples of gluten-free foods. When he finds the gluten sample, he lays down.
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