A Dog's Day Training Chilliwack

This handsome fella is Capone. His parents contacted me because he has had some close calls with people who come onto his property or into the home. He has ripped clothing and put his teeth on humans as a warning so his parents realized they need help to change his behaviour before something bad happens. What we realized is that this behaviour comes from a place of fear and insecurity so we discussed how to manage interactions so he doesn’t feel threatened. No eye contact, si...deways body language and tossing high value treats his way will help him start to associate visitors with something positive for him. Having a slip lead on hand, and treat bowls at the doors will help redirect him away from the front position at the door and back into a better position as people enter the home. And lastly we worked on his recall as it’s very hit and miss so we discussed always making this a positive exercise for him. Also releasing him back to what he was doing will help teach him that come doesn’t mean his playtime or outside time is over, it simply means he gets a reward and can go back to what he was doing. See more

This four and a half month old Labrador puppy is Dylan. Her family contacted me because they said she had been a good puppy until recently. She’s now testing boundaries, acting wild in the house and ignoring them when they ask her to do something. We started our session talking about management. So using her crate, a tether, and high value bones etc while using these management tools. Puppies are similar to babies in that they need regular scheduled nap times or they can get ...over stimulated or over tired and then they make bad decisions like biting and jumping etc. Mom admits she tends to give in when the puppy ignores her so we went over how to use food and positive techniques to get what you want, and to help teach Dylan to actually want to make better decisions because she knows there’s something in it for her. We also added in more obedience games in the house like re-call, sit, down, stay etc to engage her brain and to build a good positive experience when training with her humans. These things should always begin in the house before you can expect your puppy to do them out in the world with all the distractions. Lastly we worked on feeding manners and impulse control as seen in our stories. See more

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I’m so thankful she was a foster fail. She fits in perfectly #puppy #rescuepuppy #rescuedogs #dogs #chilliwackbc #bc #dogsofinstagram #spoileddogs #dogmom #dogmomlife #fosterfail #shepherd #bordercollie #shollie #dogtraining #dogtrainer #fosterdog #fosterdogs #fostermom #smartpuppy

I think it’s safe to say that crate training is going great for Scarlet! #puppy #rescuepuppy #rescuedogs #dogs #chilliwackbc #bc #dogsofinstagram #spoileddogs #dogmom #dogmomlife #bcrescuedogs #shepherd #bordercollie #shollie #dogtraining #dogtrainer #fosterdog #fosterdogs #fostermom

Today we had our second session with Indy. We are working on her fear reactivity towards both dogs and humans. Unfortunately she’s been attacked while on leash a few times. Two of which were by Australian Shepherds. Random, I know. On our first session we used Stanley and Scarlet in a busy park where we did proper introductions and passed by several dogs. We also found a treat for her that was extremely high value and that helped her human redirect/distract her and reward her... when passing other dogs. Today we started off using Stan and Scarlet again, but then switched to an Australian Shepherd since that seems to be her biggest trigger. We began by introducing the Aussie into the mix with Stanley and Scarlet as she already has a positive association with them and when we felt she was ready we put Stan and Scar back in the truck and walked with just Indy and the Aussie. Happy to report there were no incidents at all, and all dogs had loads of great, positive reinforcement. See more

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