Hitesh amarnani - canine trainer and behaviourist

05/04/2024

05/05/2023

HOW TO PREPARE FOR A PUPPY
- Pour cold apple juice on the carpet in several places and walk around barefoot in the dark.
- Wear a sock to work that has had the toe shredded by a blender.
- Cover all your best clothes with dog hair. Dark clothes must use white hair, and light ones must use dark hair.
- Also float some hair in your first cup of coffee in the morning.
- Play "catch" with a wet tennis ball.
- Leave your underwear on the living room floor because that's where the
dog will drag it anyway. (Especially when you have company.)
- Put chocolate pudding on the carpet in the morning, and don't try to clean it up until you return from work that evening.
- Gouge the leg of the dinning room table several times with a screwdriver -it's going to get chewed on anyway.
- Take a warm and cuddly blanket out of the dryer and immediately wrap it around yourself. This is the feeling you will get when your puppy falls asleep on your lap.
- Author Unknown

15/02/2023

31/01/2023

By Stateofmind dog training

04/12/2022

The fancy sports car, the new computer, the pricey camera, the tricked out mountain bike…

Regardless how much you spent, or how much thought, effort and expertise went into making these and other amazing but complex items a reality—without specific, deep, and well-practiced knowledge about how to actually use them how they were intended, they will remain expensive/cool things with amazing potential…that you are sadly unable to utilize and enjoy.

And thus, it’s the precisely the same with dog training. The very best training in the world means absolutely nothing if you are unable to utilize/implement it due to lack of knowledge.

So what’s an owner to do? Simple. Demand that your trainer trains you at least as rigorously as they have your dog. And if your trainer is unable to provide this most critical aspect of the training process, it’s time to find a trainer who can actually do their job—the entire job.

19/10/2022

Diwali tips

If This Is Your Puppy's First Diwali...
Here are a few tips to help you if you are worried about how your pup will react to firecracker sounds.
- Many pups are typically fine through the season, but some may react with apprehension or fear to the fireworks. When a dog is scared, they typically look to their role models (which can be you or a dog at home) for your reaction. It is important for you to behave in a calm, happy manner around your puppy at this time.
- If you have a grown up dog who is scared of firecracker noises living with the pup, it is very likely that the pup will copy the older dog's anxious behaviour. It would be wise to separate them for the concerned period of time. In fact, it would be prudent to expose your pup to a dog that is least bothered by the noises.
- If your pup does get scared, encourage her to go into a small corner or under the furniture or wherever she feels safe (small confined spaces can help a dog feel safer). Do not try to make her sit in places where she maybe uncomfortable.
- If your pup is scared, it is alright to hold her or reassure her if that helps reduce her fear. Some dogs like to be reassured whereas other prefer to be left alone. Do what suits your dog.
- NEVER expose your pup to firecrackers with the intent of showing your pup its a harmless sound. Dogs cannot understand that and you will definitely create a fear where there is none.
- When frightened, a lot of dogs will urinate or chew items lying around the house in an attempt to relieve the stress brought on by the fear. Do not punish your dog for destruction or house soiling caused by anxiety or fear. It is the result of panic, not misbehaviour. Punishment will do more harm than good.

10/08/2022

Some dog training certifications

10/08/2022

Some dog training related certification

08/08/2022

How aggression comes in a fearful dog.....

02/08/2022

True defination of a loved dog..

This, probably more than anything else, is what’s at the core of most human/dog issues.

We tend to view love as giving our dogs whatever they want/desire, and hope (or expect) that that will translate to our dogs feeling loved, safe, and happy. Sadly, these good intentions typically cause our dogs to become ill-behaved bullies, chaotic wrecks, and even neurotic basket cases.

Not a very loving outcome.

Dogs, like human children, don’t flourish from getting everything they request or desire, and from pushing rules and not receiving adequate pushback. They feel unsafe (because no one is in charge), they develop anti-social behavior (because no one has enforced pro-social behavior), and they end up suffering for our skewed take on “love” (choose your behavior issue and/or neurosis).

Truth is, some owners (parents) don’t know any better, and some do but it find it too much work, and others find the personal rewards of witnessing the momentary “joy” which comes from allowance/enabling too irresistible to resist.

If you’re experiencing issues with your dog, perhaps it’s time to more deeply examine how you view love.

PS, for all those who will feel the need to tell me they spoil their dogs and have no issues, please be aware that there are always exceptions—dogs who you can get away with all manner of nonsense with, with little to no fallout, which I’m well aware of—and that the generalized assessment I’m making isn’t about you and your exception…it’s about the majority of non-exceptions who are struggling and suffering. Try to bear that in mind prior to feeling the need to let the world know how happy, healthy, and amazingly well-behaved your spoiled dog is.

12/07/2022

Indi/Desi dogs

TRAINING TIPS FOR INDIE DOGS
1. Indie dogs are super smart and need mental games and challenges to keep them happy. They don’t want to just sit around all day. They want a job, a challenge, a reason to wake up everyday. Make sure you give them that.
2. Indie dogs will use their smartness to train you. And some of them have trained their humans to perfection. But, if you want to be in control try stay one step ahead of your clever dog through fun training.
3. Indie dogs love their freedom. Teach your dog a sturdy recall and then let them loose - take them for long offleash hikes, romps in fields, play zoomies on beaches and more. Let them connect with their primal side, they will be grateful for it.