Pawsitive Play Dog Training

08/13/2025

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08/10/2025

My pups are tired from today! What did you do with your dog(s) this weekend?
Drop a pic below!

08/10/2025

Throwback: A little work on stationing (boundary) and a recall cues!

08/09/2025

Using distance in situations where your dog is worried or uncomfortable is important. In this picture, my youngest dog chose quite a distance away to comfortably observe us use chainsaw on a fallen tree.
Use distance to help your dog to understand and handle the world and to make him or her comfortable.

08/09/2025

Game changer for waste oder and f***l removal! Do you have an area in your yard where you like your dog to go to the bathroom? Are you using mulch or just picking it messily out of the grass? Try this instead! H**p is absorbent and helps make p**p pick up easy. It is also easily biodegradable and helps to enrich the soil.

08/08/2025

Does your dog have an emotional support stufftie like my dog does in the car? A ball? A blanket? Something he or she likes to have in a stressful situation? Drop a picture and show me what your dog likes to carry!

08/08/2025

Love this... but a dose of caution as you look at the graphic.
Remember all behavior is contextual. So don't just look at the behavior without looking at the environment...

Small signals.
Big meanings.
These movements and behaviors aren’t random.
They've been carefully chosen and deliberately used by your dog and they're being used to avoid confrontation, deescalate or steer clear of something they feel uneasy about .
They might sense just a little pressure or conflict...so they offer a signal to say, “We’re all good here.”

Growling is a clear signal they can give...but it's risky.
Way before the growl are all these little signals they can give.
It's communication and it's natural....but we can be "offended" when we realise they are aiming them at us.

Instead of taking it personally, we can ask ourselves....
Why do they feel the need to use them?
That question is an opportunity to support our dogs better

Some signals serve a double duty.
A tail lowering, perhaps tucking? Often fear.....but it can also act as appeasement.
A lowered head? Maybe appeasement, maybe fear.
Context matters.

They can be incredibly subtle.
Tricky to spot....but we owe it to our dogs to look a little deeper at why they are behaving the way they are.

It is all communication.

08/08/2025

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08/07/2025

The family that trains together stays together :) and they have a great dog! I love the fun colors and their treat bags! Making sure that you are prepared for your training session as well as setting your dog up for success is really important In establishing connection and communication with your dog.