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Does your dog bark excessively? Pull on the leash? Come to you when called?

Whether the relationship with your dog is well seasoned or brand new, our page will offer something for everyone!

06/11/2021

Barrier frustration can be presented in many various formats.

In this short clip, we can see how Pokey is becoming frustrated that she can’t pass by Rigby comfortably. Notice at the end how I say, “okay, thanks for letting me know.” I want my dogs to let me know when they are frustrated with a situation and I will jump in and assist.

If pokey had stepped over Rigby or tried to squeeze by, it would be considered rude as it would invade Rigby’s space.

Spacial spectrums vary between dogs and it depends on their relationship with one another.

Pokey is always very respectful of spacial boundaries with Rigby. This keeps the peace between them. Dogs are complex problem solvers too. We can see Pokey trying to solve this problem in a way that doesn’t disrupt boundaries between her and Rigby. Doing so minimizes conflict and reduces the likelihood of an escalation such as a fight.

Fascinating right?

Humans have solved this same issue with a simple “excuse me.”

What’s unclear is what Pokey’s bark meant to Rigby. She didn’t move after all. Perhaps it’s more of a “hey, I’m frustrated” then a “I’m frustrated because you are in the way.”

It would be great if we could decode barks. I wonder how complex dog speak is? 🤔

12/09/2021

Betsy is aggressive towards dogs she doesn’t know. Rigby is okay with dogs but doesn’t really care for them, she would much rather do her own thing. Pokey LOVES other dogs and falls into the camp of being super social.

Like with humans, there is quite the scale and it can change over time as our dog’s behavior continues to be shaped by new experiences.

What about your dog?

17/07/2021

I always provide a physical copy of this to my clients but wanted to post it here too. This exercise can be a powerful tool if done consistently over a stretch of time.

This is one of the exercises I review with all of my clients who are experiencing increased reactivity from their dogs around triggers.

Triggers are commonly any of the following:

-other dogs or animals
-people
-kids
-movements (especially sudden ones)
-sounds/vibrations (other dogs barking, the sound of dog tags on a collar, knocks at the door, sirens, objects falling over, fireworks, voices, motorcycles)
-textures (stairs or metal ramps for example)

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16/07/2021

Let’s talk about these Instagram reels that I keep seeing go viral.

Any guesses what’s wrong with this?

Pushing your dog past threshold for a few “likes” is unacceptable.

Not respecting our dog’s personal boundaries is unacceptable.

Where is the contest? Where is the agency? Do our dogs not get a say in when and how we make contact with them?

This dog is giving every indication to its owner that it’s uncomfortable with what the owner is doing. Yet the owner proceeds anyways. Had the dog bitten, it have been perfectly understandable.

Yet, when the dog does bite, the owner will say “my dog bit for no reason” or “my dog has never done that before.”

That’s 💯 a lie! There is ALWAYS a reason and when a dog feels like their attempts to get their owner to listen are going unanswered, then that is when we see an escalation in behavior.

If you push a dog past their threshold, on purpose nonetheless, and expect complete submission, then you absolutely should not be a pet owner. Companionship is not about subserviency from our dogs. They are not human pawns. They are living, breathing, mammals with their own self autonomy. Our dogs deserve to have their own agency.

And BEWARE! This was posted to a “dog training” account. This is NOT dog training. Never, ever, ever give money to a company that not only promotes but encourages this type of behavior towards dogs.

14/10/2020

I added “take a break” to Olive’s training vocabulary. Dogs can easily overexert themselves, especially during activities like catch. Teaching our dogs to take breaks between rounds is really important so they don’t become overly stimulated by passing their stimuli threshold.

We often think of exercising our dogs in terms of quantity and not quality, so pushing them to “get it out of their system” by doing continuous activities for long periods of times instead of making their activities engaging, interactive, and mentally challenging.

In this video you will see Olive practice her cues of “here” in which I use targeting to let her know where I would like her to drop the ball, “leave it,” “down,” “take a break,” and “okay, let’s go!”

30/09/2020

We missed Meme Monday but what about “just for fun Tuesday?”

22/09/2020

Olive at her very favorite place doing her very favorite thing.

21/09/2020

Meme Monday!

14/09/2020

Meme Monday: Dogs communicate best to us through their body language. To speak dog, we must read dog.

09/09/2020

Meme Monday but on a Tuesday

27/08/2020

In this video I teach Maddy that “Yes” equals a treat, every time! Yes is our marker word. I’m also teaching her how to communicate to us with her nose. A nose bump is saying “yes I want a treat.” She can set her own pace. Towards the end, she was slow to nose bump and so we focused on the other dogs. So this was two fold: we introduce using a marker word and we teach Maddy how to use her own agency and how to politely ask for something. This is a good foundation for target practicing too!

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