GB Dog Walking- Petersfield

GB Dog Walking- Petersfield Providing reliable, experienced and friendly dog walking services in and around Petersfield. Walking

Mine don't do meeting other dogs on lead at all- I don't have a need to. But if you do, take note!
03/11/2021

Mine don't do meeting other dogs on lead at all- I don't have a need to. But if you do, take note!

Input required 🤔Great training sessions this week with a top little dog 😍 The value of socialising around older, well so...
06/08/2021

Input required 🤔
Great training sessions this week with a top little dog 😍
The value of socialising around older, well socialised animals is invaluable to a pup. They get to see the older, calm dogs reacting (or not, most of the time!) to new and exciting environments, and learn that actually...there's not that much to be excited about. This should be reinforcing what you are already training your dog... to not be reactive to new experiences/how to handle himself in high stimulus environments.

You wouldn't expect a toddler to learn how to behave from a group of other toddlers... pups are no different!

Considering offering training socialising sessions and short training breaks with my 1 or 2 older dogs for young dogs that live as the only dog in the house, to provide some positive experience and stimulus. Visiting dogs would have to be in good health and unfortunately exceptionally specialist dogs such as extreme aggression or anxiety would not be catered for initially (these require targeted training to address their issues before standard socialising could take place).

Would that appeal?

Your dog thinks you're boring.....if you find they run away at the drop of a hat...if you find that they think every oth...
31/07/2021

Your dog thinks you're boring...
..if you find they run away at the drop of a hat...if you find that they think every other dog in sight needs saying hello to, despite your requests...if the possibility of chasing anything that moves is more exciting than coming back to you.

The list goes on. Be more engaging, more exciting, more stimulating, more interesting.

Be less boring.

*If you feel triggered by this post, it may be because your dog does actually find you boring. Feeding them more treats and telling them you love them won't fix that.

Perfectly put!!!"BEFORE YOU GET A DOG - READ THIS! ... and then think long and hard about how you will adjust your life ...
25/07/2021

Perfectly put!!!
"BEFORE YOU GET A DOG - READ THIS! ... and then think long and hard about how you will adjust your life to include your new addition ..."

“I am a Dobermann, cataloged one of the most intelligent and most feared dogs, I have served the US Navy and I will not narrate my dark past on the German side. They called me the devil's dog, today they ask me to behave like a Poodle, they have gone so far as to wear clothes ...

I am a Malinois:
Gifted among dogs, I shine in all disciplines and I am always ready to work. Today they ask me to relax on the couch all day.

I am an Akita Inu:
My ancestors have been selected to fight with other dogs. Today they ask me to be tolerant of my peers, and they blame me for my reactivity when one of them approaches me.

I am a Beagle:
When I followed my prey, I gave a voice so that the hunters could follow me. I was leading the dance.
Today they put an electric collar on me to silence me, and they want me to return to the call in a snap of fingers.

I am a Yorkshire Terrier:
I was a rat catcher, fearsome in the English mines. Today they think that I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

I am a Labrador Retriever:
My vision of happiness is a dip in a pond to bring my master the duck he just shot. Today we forget that I am a sports dog, I am fat and I have to babysit the children.

I am a Jack Russell Terrier:
I am capable of facing a fox larger than me in its own den. Today they blame me for my damn character and want to turn me into a parlor dog.

I am a Siberian husky:
I got to know the great spaces of northern Russia, where I could pull sledges at impressive speed. Today I only have the walls of the garden on my horizon, and my only occupation is the holes I dig in the ground.

I am a Border Collie:
I am cut out to work eight hours a day, and I am an incomparable artist of herd labor. Today they blame me because in the absence of sheep, I try to control bicycles, cars, children from home, and everything that is in motion.

I am...
I'm a 19th century dog

I am handsome, I am alert, I am obedient, I can put up with being in a purse ... but I am also an individual who needs to express his instincts, and I am not suitable for the sedentary life that you want me to carry.

Spending eight hours a day alone on the patio, seeing you a little at night when you come back, and being entitled to any activity just a short walk to the bathroom will make me deeply unhappy.

I'll express it by barking all day, turning your garden into a minefield, relieving myself on the inside, being unmanageable the few times I'll find myself on the outside, and sometimes spending my days on my cushion, then you'll think I'm happy to To be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work: in reality I will be in full depression, because it is not the preference of the human, but also that of the dog of the XXI century.

If you like me, if you dream of me forever, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athlete look make you want to possess me, but you can't give me a real life of a full dog, a life that is really worth living, and if not you can offer me the job my genes claim ... then quit me.
If you like my rhythm but are not ready to accept my character traits from rigorous genetic selection, and you think you can change them with your only good will ... then quit me.

I'm a 19th century dog, yes. But, deep there, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who led a herd still sleeps. And sooner or later, you will wake up. For better or worse.”

Elsa Weiss Éducation Canine / Cynopolis

There's actually a lot of work that goes into forming dogs that are this chilled out in a pub garden! 2 easy-to-remember...
24/07/2021

There's actually a lot of work that goes into forming dogs that are this chilled out in a pub garden!
2 easy-to-remember paths to pub dog success:

- Be bold and train other people too. No, they CANNOT pet your dog. No, they cannot feed your dog. The only way to nurture a dog to not become over excited in crowded places is to make sure it's never exciting or stressful for them. The pup/ dog needs to learn that at the pub, people are non threatening, boring and don't want to play, and so the pub is best for sleeping.

- Be consistent! Once you've stopped everyone trying to pet your pup, you need to be ridiculously consistent at showing the dog acceptable behaviour in this environment. That sitting and laying down are rewarded, that it's safe and no strange people or dogs are going to bother them, and that the food and beer is definitely not for them 🤣

Let's keep pubs pro-dogs by showing off some top chilled out behaviour!

Repeat after me: I will NOT walk my dog. I will NOT walk my dog. I will NOT WALK MY DOG!No matter how much your dog nags...
19/07/2021

Repeat after me: I will NOT walk my dog. I will NOT walk my dog. I will NOT WALK MY DOG!

No matter how much your dog nags you for walkies in this heat, don't take them out. Be creative with games indoors instead, or short, light hunting games in the garden (that don't revolve around fetching at speed).

Your dog will want to please you, but this weather is, quite literally, a killer for dogs- get up a bit earlier, get your dog walked by 7/8am if you can- as soon as it creeps towards 20 degrees, it's heading swiftly towards the No walking range. Much rather have a bored dog for a few days than losing a dog!

Rainy thought of the day!
18/06/2021

Rainy thought of the day!

It's HOT 🔥🔥for doggos out there! There's good panting, then there's bad panting... can you tell the difference?Healthy p...
10/06/2021

It's HOT 🔥🔥for doggos out there! There's good panting, then there's bad panting... can you tell the difference?

Healthy panting 🐶: face, ears and eyes are relaxed, mouth open an inch or so and tongue out and flopping. As per the pic!

Unhealthy panting🐕: eyes are stretched wide open or shut, mouth is very wide open, pant is incredibly fast, and in some cases of dangerous over heating, the tongue will start to curl up at the bottom and the dog may wobble on his feet. This is NOT good, and putting your dog at serious health risk.

Panting as per 'unhealthy ' panting can also indicate stress and/or pain.

Please remember that dogs will keep going in the heat, because YOU'VE asked them to. It's your responsibility to say 'enough' and keep them safe. Dogs, particularly of a working breed, will keep going until it's too late.

Enjoy the sun, but keep safe!! 😊

Such a busy week I've been neglecting this page! Pups are all coming on brilliantly this week and had some great sociali...
22/05/2021

Such a busy week I've been neglecting this page! Pups are all coming on brilliantly this week and had some great socialisation walks. Well adjusted older dogs serve very well to influence pups towards positive social skills.

A final Saturday thought: remember, your pup was not born with an understanding of the word 'no'!

Happy weekend all!

Let's make it normal social etiquette to put your dog on the lead when you see another dog, call to the owner and ask 'i...
01/05/2021

Let's make it normal social etiquette to put your dog on the lead when you see another dog, call to the owner and ask 'is it OK to let my dog off the lead?' , and THEN let the dogs interact if it's safe.

Not only will this make walking safer, but your dog will learn some fantastic socialisation skills, by coming to check in with you before they go and meet another dog!

Win win!

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