On The Mark Balanced Training

19/02/2025

Timing is key! If you ask your dog to do something and they take their sweet time (or pretend they didn’t hear you 👀), it might be time to tighten up your follow-through.

Here’s the deal: when you give a command, your dog is always learning—not just from what you say, but from what happens next. If they don’t respond right away and you repeat yourself, hesitate, or let it slide, they start thinking, “Meh, I’ll get to it when I feel like it.” And that’s not what we want!

Instead, be ready to back up your words. If you ask for something, make sure it happens—in a timely matter. The more consistent you are, the better your dog will start responding.

Current clients: Use your follow-up lessons to fine-tune your timing!

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16/08/2024

25/06/2024

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18/06/2024

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15/06/2024

Let's talk about this photo. It's cute, except it's not. I see a dog who cannot get up without telling the child to get off. How do you think a dog is going to do that?

The 7 Golden Toddler Dog Rules:
#1: If a dog walks away from you, you DO NOT FOLLOW.
#2: Always leave room for the dog to walk away from you.
---that right there is 90+% of dog bites eliminated---
#3: We do not climb on the dog.
#4: We do not grab or pull on the dog.
#5: We do not hit or throw anything at the dog.
#6: We do not touch the dog's food.
#7: We do not go into the dog's kennel.

I promise these are not overly difficult concepts for littles, nor will they rob a kid of their bond with the family dog. It will deepen that bond, while keeping everyone safe.

"Oh, it looks like Moose is walking away from you. She is saying she wants a break. Let's play with this instead!"

"It's Moose's dinner time! Let's give her space to enjoy her yummies."

"That is Moose's room(kennel) and only she is allowed to go in there."

"If Moose wanted a break, could she walk away from you right now? No she really couldn't. Let's move away from the play house. You can keep playing but now she can leave when she wants a break."

In conclusion, ***parent your child or your dog will do it for you, and you will not like how they do it.***