Tanya Lawless Animal Training

05/10/2021

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01/10/2021

Perfect advice 🙌🏻

✩ your dog’s trust must be earned, not taken ✩ all too often I see fear mistaken for respect, confusion interpreted as submission, appeasement seen as obedience ✩ let’s throw away outdated constructs like ‘alpha’, ‘pack leader’, ‘dominance’ … this paradigm will not help your relationship ✩ instead refocus your lens on COMMUNICATION & watch it flourish ✩ we must never take for granted that our dogs’ motivation to work with us must be nurtured & encouraged with voluntary participation ✩ ever had that boss that swans into the office & expects the world from you based on nothing more that a fear of losing your job? Don’t be that person ✩

23/09/2021

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17/09/2021

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05/09/2021

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31/07/2021

Another wonderful group of adolescent class graduates! 🎓 these intrepid souls braved some chilly evenings over 4 weeks to build connection, learn skills and navigate their dogs adolescent period! We are so proud of all of you 👏🏻😊

Next course commences Aug 11.

24/07/2021

Dog selective! Just like I am people selective 😁

Too often we have expectations that our dogs should be good friends with every dog they meet. When you think about it, as humans, we do not become not good friends with everyone we meet - and that is true of our dogs too. They majority of dogs are 'selective' just like us - having some very good friends - and not really enjoying the company of others. This is important to remember when introducing your dog to unfamiliar dogs - remember just like us - they may or may not like the other dog and that is okay!

21/07/2021

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11/07/2021

"Society has bought into a false dichotomy with regard to dog behavior. We expect dogs to act like Lassie, and when they offer even the most innocuous warning, we are shocked and take great personal offense. We expect dogs to be grateful for our taking them in and caring for them, and refuse to accept that they have likes and dislikes, fears and frustrations, and that they absolutely obey the laws of conditioning. Even though humans are far much more violent and aggressive as a species, we expect dogs never to be aggressive. If our dogs exhibit aggressive behavior, the shock and sense of betrayal lead us to lear the "aggression problem and attribute more significance to the incident than is rationally justified. In short, we are more the "problem" than the dog. Put in proper perspective, as Bradley (2005) has done, dogs do (though rarely) bite and injure or kill people, but they are not nearly as significant a risk as slippers or balloons."

- James O'Heare, Aggressive Behavior in Dogs.

07/07/2021

Your dog owes you nothing. Not a thing.

The decision for him to be in your life wasn’t his, it was yours. He doesn’t owe you anything. If you look at your dog as owing you something in return for your attention, food, medical care etc, then that’s the first problem we have to tackle before we can even begin true training together.

Your dog doesn’t owe you “obedience” he doesn’t owe you “respect” he doesn’t owe you “good behavior” simply because he gets to share the same space and life with you. If you want that kind of relationship and behavior; that’s on you to create, not him.

YOU owe your dog. You owe it to him to understand his history, his development and his ancestors. You owe it to him to learn about his needs, his characteristics and his individual personality. You owe it to him to become educated on how he communicates with you, his body language and train him in a way he understands and enjoys and doesn’t cut corners just because it’s easier on YOU. You owe it to him to protect him and keep him safe. You owe it to him to modify YOUR environment to help him be successful.

Dogs are a privilege. WE created THEM. We’ve done them so many injustices and yet they still go to war with us, herd our livestock, protect us, find people for us, assist us devotedly, meet us at the door wagging their tails and comfort us when we are down. The tasks they do for us go above and beyond any other partnership between species imaginable, so you have to be willing to do your part too.

Your dog owes you nothing. You owe your dog. Remind yourself of that every time you get mad at him for simply doing dog things. Now, let’s get to work to make a great team.

Written by Helen St. Pierre. No Monkey Business Dog Training. Please share with CREDIT to the author.

06/07/2021