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Cooperative Care Training
I believe in the power of communication, especially with our furry friends. When I anticipate an animal might feel pain, I use the word "ouch ouch." With fair training, you can teach your dog to work with you through it.
As an example, my Doberman is needle shy, but with careful communication, he can work through it.
Here are a few tips:
Use the freshest needle
Be efficient with your time
Give your pet breaks
Advocate for your pet
Reward, reward, reward
Remember, it requires a lot of baby steps.
Want to get started with cooperative care? Need help? Contact me today!
These are the day of the nail trims on my three dogs.
It is possible to make a dog run TOWARDS you when they hear that Dremel on. Mine do.
Not just that to have a dog that trusts you on their paws is so nice on a vet visit. It floors and flatters a vet.
Let's get your critters comfortable.
The nail trim isn't just a nail trim. We are going to patiently work with your pet. Give them time to think it through to make sure we're on the same page, a lot of cookies, and a lot of movement on both sides.
Xena has had a negative experience with nail trims in the past. So we spent a lot of time making sure to help her understand it wasn't going to happen with us. All of this she had a choice to lift her feet away, no need for grabbing feet (that's what triggers her big feelings).
This appointment includes homework so the owner can help make the process easier for everyone next round.
Today I got the privilege to meet a sweet Rottweiler named Heidi. Though as you can see, she was very well trained, and made the whole process super simple. Still, I do my best to make this as comfortable for her as possible (which obviously wasn't hard).
Like to help, and try to get your dog to this level? Message me, let's schedule a day!
MuttStrutt means:
Mutual
Understanding
Trust
Training
Stress
Tension
Relief
Under
Tactile
Technique
Cooperative Care has been my heart training. When I worked at the shelter, I could tell which dogs have never seen a vet or have had a wonderful experience at a veterinarian. In a facility where we take bites very seriously, we had to find very fast paced yet use low stress creative ways to work with the animal in front of us.
Your at home nail trims, anal glands and med admin ( med admin has to be DVM scripted with DVM instructed) will include some training tips and homework so it can make it easier for all parties in the next round.