This video got cut short but you can see how well she is doing on her walk. The goal is for her to stay beside me, at my pace, no dipping her head to sniff or pick things up. We are able to use the leash to communicate- no leash pressure means she is doing the right thing. Leash pressure means she needs to follow that leash guidance!
Great work today, Aurora!
Aurora is up to about 20 minutes duration on her place down-stays. She did some playing today without nipping, and she is also working on walking like a nice young lady. Still distracted a bit but overall nice work for a 4 month old pup.
Bonus footage of Aurora playing and having a great time outside.
Aurora the Dalmatian pup came in already knowing a fair amount of commands, so we work on these and then work on adding in impulse control so that she can hold the commands until released.
In this video, we are just drilling the basics with food reward, then, before she decides to move, we are getting her to move. We will steadily increase the amount of time she can hold commands.
Great job by this young lady!
We are working today on not jumping and nipping. When Guinness gets excited, gets petted, or is playing, he often would jump and nip! Today he jumped twice and then made much better choices after I corrected him!
Guinness is out at lunch today, trying his best to relax! He was definitely distracted by the nearby mulch, as well as other patrons. He likes to chirp like a bird instead of a regular whine, so whenever he started that, I'd use low level ecollar stim to interrupt it. He did pretty well overall, and it was definitely an improvement from yesterday!
Biggie looking awesome on his structured walk!
Guinness and I went outside to practice his recall today. This was quite the challenge for Mr Sniffypants. Guinness loves to investigate all the smells and gets so engrossed that he doesn't respond when I recall him. This is a case of priorities, so we practiced and practiced to get his priorities straight!
Since this is a known command, we have to share consequences with him when he makes a choice other than following my commands. What kind of consequences? Well, that depends entirely on him and his choices!
We will continue to practice his recall outside and in completely new environments until his recall gets a bit more automatic, even when there are interesting things to investigate!
Good work today, buddy!
We are working with Guinness on listening to commands and following them instead if making his own decisions about what to do and when to do it.
He anticipates in the first part of the video and tries to follow as I move away. So, I am clear with him, telling him NO and using ecollar pressure until he returns to the place bed.
After that, he does a much better job of listening and responding to what I ask. Once on the raised bed he doesn't down when asked, as he is busy sniffing. Wrong choice, Guinness! So, I tell him NO and use the ecollar pressure to remind him to down.
He definitely has his own ideas about things, so we are trying hard to communicate that he needs to look to us for guidance so he becomes a better companion and can be more involved in his family's life!!!
Good work today, Guinness!!
Some video of Biggie being super cute with his obedience training!
He isn't real food motivated but he likes praise and petting! Great work, Biggie!!
Welcome Biggie, the mini aussiepoo, for his 1 week puppy training. This little cutie comes in to learn basic obedience, stop excessive barking, and to work on not having accidents in the house. He is a super sweet guy but can be a little worried at times! We will keep you updated on his progress!
Moose the lab pup went home today, and we will miss that young man! He was typical puppy at his go home session, but he showed his new skills, and we discussed how to continue to reinforce things as he grows and matures. Hope to have him back for boarding sometime soon! Good luck, Moose!
A little bit here of Wally practicing his place, sit, and down skills! He is doing great and having a blast!
Moose the lab pup is killing it with his training. While still a very excited boy, he is able to listen and follow through when given commands. And, he can hold commands for longer and is doing a great job waiting for his kibble reward! Fun stuff!!!
Moose the lab pup is working on his place and down skills. We will keep working to build up some duration on his down-stay. Right now he is super springy and will hop up as soon as he can! Hopefully in another few sessions he will be able to hang out for 20 or 30 minutes!
Moose the lab pup had a blast training today, and he got to go swimming as well. He was a natural!
Happy 4th of July from Moose and all of us at TAK9.
Here we have Wally working on his ecollar heel. This guy tries hard, though he does need help at times. We walked for about 20 minutes, with him doing a great job holding himself in position on a loose leash. Fantastic work for only his 2nd or 3rd day!
Bear and I went out to practice our ecollar heel today. He is on the long line so that I can give him guidance when necessary. He is quite a dramatic fellow, who would always prefer to be doing something else, and so he is not always interested in cooperating.
So we took a long walk, making a lot of turns and holding him accountable to strict heel position. He would lag behind. He would edge away from my side. He'd get ahead. He would not turn and go when I made a u-turn. All this disagreement with my leadership is silly, Bear!
By the end, after I held him accountable for each small transgression, be it lagging behind or refusing to turn and walk, we finally had a nice ecollar heel where he held himself in position! It may seem like minor stuff, a little bit ahead or behind, but if we give Bear a centimeter, he will take a mile. He has to know 100% that he will be held accountable for known rules and commands. And he realizes that if I hold him accountable for the small stuff, there's no way he can get away with big stuff!!!
Definitely he is dramatic, and at times tried to climb or jump into my arms, but I ignore th e drama and correct him for jumping so that his only option is to listen and comply.
Hard work today but he is getting there! We'll keep you updated!
Meet Moose! He is a 16 week old lab pup in for our 1 week puppy program (for puppies 4 to 6 months). He already has some commands but is easily distracted from listening, likes to jump, chew, and is mouthy. He also pulls on leash.
We do lots of short sessions using his daily kibble for rewards during training. We will also get him on a good potty schedule and work on making him a super confident young guy.
More to come on this pup! We'll keep you updated!
