Cerberus Dog Training Supplies & Services

08/03/2024

Some weekend practice might be in order.

29/02/2024

🐾🐾Home is where you hang your gear🐾🐾

20/02/2024

As we celebrate our pets today, share your favourite photos of your pet.

07/02/2024

🐾 Calling All Pet Owners! 🐾

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25/08/2023

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I've heard it, you've heard it, we have all heard the phrase "it's all about how you raise them."

I've been told so many times that dogs who struggle with reactivity or simply displaying normal breed traits, for eg. Guarding, are dogs who have not been loved enough.

The other common saying is "Dogs become like their people." Another big myth that is just not true.

While HOW you raise your pets is extremely important, raising your dog in an environment with a flood of love will not guarentee you a "perfect" dog who never displays normal dog behaviour.

Nature and nurture are both huge components in making up a dog's personality and being.

Instead of focusing on, "was this dog loved enough" as the reason for a dog displaying normal behaviour, ask yourself "what is this behaviour showing me?" "What is the reason for this behaviour?" If a behaviour is displayed, it usually means that the behaviour has been successful at communicating your pets needs in the past, what need was that behaviour communicating?

This is also why it is extremely important to research the breed you are interested in and finding out if that breed is correct for you. This is also why, if you are wanting a pup from a breeder, you make sure that breeder is doing all the health tests, breeding for temperament and you make sure you meet the parents and find out what behaviour issues they have. If you are planning on rescuing a pup, make sure you find out as much as possible about how their behaviour has been at the rescue and if possible, their history.

Here are some other factors that can influence your dogs behaviour.

28/07/2023

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09/05/2023

Is your puppy between 3 months and 2 years of age, why not participate in some research?

The University of Lincoln and Zigzag, the UK’s Number 1 puppy training app - are conducting a large scale research study, to help improve the understanding of puppy development and the relationships their families have with them.
All your answers, and the results of this research will be anonymous, and will hopefully help improve the lives of dogs and their families in the future.
Click the link below to join and become part of the puppy research revolution!

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04/05/2023

14/04/2023

I rest my case 🐾🐾🐾

20/01/2023

Absolutely 💯 true.

03/10/2022

LITTER MATE SYNDROME / HOUSEMATE SYNDROME

I know there is a lot of controversy going around saying that litter mate syndrome hasn't been proven, but I just want to tell you what I have experienced personally teaching lots of siblings and why we no longer allow dogs who live together to attend group classes together.

I have seen that when someone gets two puppies together, or two pups within a short time period, less than a year apart, these pups form an extremely unhealthy bond. This is what I have noticed:

1. They are extremely attached to each other. Since dogs are social animals it is natural for them to seek out companionship whether it be with other animals or humans. It is also naturally easier for dogs to bond with other dogs from a young age because they are dogs. When two puppies are bought together, they immediately connect with each other and quickly become inseparable. They usually have separation anxiety and lack confidence when separated.

2. When we have two littermates together, you see that one is often more subdued and the other one is often a bully. This heightens when they are placed in social situations. One puppy will cope well, the other one will crumble and it takes ages to build their confidence as an individual.

3. We find that they are generally harder to train. Raising one puppy takes a lot of effort, two puppies is even more. A lot of people get two puppies at once so that they can 'keep each other busy' not realizing that it usually means double the potty accidents, double the destruction and double the reactivity. Dogs are social learners as well, so when they see a dog doing something, they usually join.

4. There is an increased risk for inter dog aggression with litter mates. We see that a lot of siblings start fighting with each other especially when adolescence hits.

What I have found now that we no longer pups who live together to join the same class together is:
1. The humans become so much more bonded with the pups as individuals.
2. The humans realize that each pup has completely different needs and a personality. One pup might need a lot more attention on confidence building and socialization where the other pup needs to work on play biting and being calm.
3. The humans realize how much the pups have bonded and how hard they need to work at separation anxiety from each other.
4. Over the course/s we see the pups flourish separately. Before I had this rule I have never been able to confidently say that litter mates have flourished in my class. I can see that they struggled being placed opposite sides of the class and I can see them become protective of each other during play group or I will see the subdued pup never fully become confident. Now that we have separated the pups I have seen so much more improvement in the development and confidence of these pups.

Tips for raising two pups together:
1. Enroll them in a force free puppy class asap. Do not wait until they are four months old, start NOW with a school who is strict with vaccinations being up to date.
2. Keep them apart often. Be strict with doing training, feeding, walking and enrichment separate and build their confidence as individual dogs.
3. Work on separation anxiety soon. Just like we need them to feel okay being separated from us, they also need to be able to be okay being alone and without the other pup. There will be times where one of the pups might need to go to the vet, and your other pup has to be okay.
4. Make sure you treat them equally, but acknowledge their differences. Make sure you spend enough alone time with them that you know what issues they need to work on.

22/09/2022

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀

14/08/2022

11/08/2022

Absolutely stunning dog tags from Netta's Creations.

23/06/2022

Dogs bark! That should not come as a surprise to anyone. Unfortunately, a lot of dogs bark EXCESSIVELY, and that's when it can become a problem.

If you need help resolving unwanted and excessive barking, you should sign up for the Behavior Problems Compendium now, and save 50%:

https://dunbar.info/problems2022

We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee, so if you don't make progress on your dog's barking problem in 30 days, just let us know and we'll refund your money.

20/06/2022

Love this! Reminds of Maslows Hierarchy of Needs.

Dogs need so much more than food to be happy, content and well adjusted.

14/06/2022

20/05/2022

🐾🐕🐩National Dog Rescue Day🐩🐕🐾,
Let’s celebrate by sharing all your rescue dogs below.

Meet
Bowen

20/05/2022

19/05/2022

‼️⚠️❄️❄️ 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 ❄️❄️⚠️⁉️
as the South African Weather Service (Saws) has warned of a cut-off low weather system that is expected to bring cold and wet weather to large parts of South Africa from Thursday into the weekend.

05/05/2022

Most beautiful moments captured with our beloved pets. This is amazing!

03/05/2022

30/03/2022

Having the security of one’s own food does not only apply to humans.

16/03/2022

If you have ANY dog behavior problem, the first step is simple. STOP Feeding your dog from a food bowl! Food is so valuable for modifying your dog's behavior, but not if you dump it into a bowl and walk away.

Download this document, sign the Pledge, and start harnessing the power of your dog's food today!

We can show you how to work MAGIC with your dog's food, but only if they care about it. If your dog eats their food, for free, with zero effort, from a bowl, they're not going to care very much about your food and you've lost the magic.

You can use food to teach your dog to feel calm and confident in any situation, and perform behaviors on cue, promptly and reliably. We can even show you how you can USE YOUR DOG'S FOOD TO GET THEM TO TRAIN THEMSELVES when you are busy or away!

But not if you feed your dog from a bowl.

Sign up for our free course: Six Simple Steps to Solve Your Dog's Behavior Problems to learn more: https://dunbar.info/6steps

07/02/2022

Did you know that those shake-offs a dog makes at what seems to be random times are a way of relieving stress?

🐾Shake-offs can appear in relation to stressful events.

🐾Shake-offs are not limited to shaking off negative stress, but can also be used to help the dog wind down after high arousal fun.

🐾Shake-offs can loosely be compared to humans taking a deep breath or shrugging something off before moving on with their lives.

🐾A shake-off can also help relieve muscle tension.

🐾Rewarding shake-offs can help the dog wind down faster in the future and can be mighty helpful for nervous, reactive, or just generally overly aroused dogs.

🐾If you see your dog shake off, always tell her she's the bestest girl 🥰

04/02/2022

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, almost half of dogs over the age of 10 will develop some kind of cancer. Today on World Cancer Day, we are sending extra love to those pets fighting cancer right now.

29/01/2022

28/01/2022

Using a food bowl is one of the most popular ways to feed our dogs and other pets. Despite this popularity, there are many other ways to feed dogs: puzzle fe...

13/11/2021