04/08/2026
'Real Time Training' is teaching owners solutions for what THEIR dog is getting up to.
.. I teach fast.
Because dogs learn in real time.
Behaviour evolves fast and just TWO repetitions of an unwanted behaviour, with outcomes the dog likes... is a 'habit.'...so why wait to give owners' guidance, with management and training solutions?
This was first visit to see a 9week old Husky/collie mix. On arrival they said she's just been learning her name, no other training, only been with them a week.
EVERY 'trained' action/word/hand signal, you see,including clicker power up, ... we'd done in the previous 90minutes, and the reason I was using a wrapped clicker as the item to teach and reinforce a shaped click-retrieve.. is becauseTHAT is what the dear dog had pinched out of my training bag.
AND importantly,there was already a habit of family members including children prising things out of puppy's mouth. Which is the fastest way to both create resource guarding and risk them needing surgery for gulping inedible items.
Therefore upskilling in this while also building recall to hand, and impulse control were the most important things to teach.
I asked the owner to capture this moment of 'using what is MOTIVATING the puppy to ENGAGE the puppy and teach them in a wa they therefore value and enjoy'.. and I have posted with their permission.
I rarely post my work, and never without owner permission. I work fast and support owners (all ages of dog/type of problem) with appropriate learning theory, practical advice and written notes so that they can upskill fast too!
