25/04/2026
I would love to teach a regular Movement Puzzles class in the Torbay area, but not sure how much interest there is?
In Movement Puzzles we use exercises that focus on body awareness, coordination and balance. All these exercises are done in motion, while the dog moves from one bowl to another (we call it the 2 bowl game).
We can completely remove handler movements and cues that are just distracting for the dog. Instead, by using the 2 bowl game, the dog can focus solely on how to best use his/her body in the specific setup, how to coordinate the movements, how to control his body without worrying about our (handler) movements, our cues, how they will get the reinforcement (it will always be in a bowl!) etc.
This may sound simple, but there's a lot more to it than initially meets the eye! Movement Puzzles are great for building confidence, and can have a very positive impact for reactive dogs.
The video shows my dogs working on a relatively advanced setup.
