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How to teach a dog to be more interested in play
Some dogs will come predisposed to to love toys or a ball. That's very handy and it means we don't have to do as much work to get them...
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How to teach a more reliable recall
Creating a reliable recall is one of if not the most important thing to teach any dog. It gives them more freedom and allows them to...
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Working through reactivity in new environments
In this video that was intended for a mentee, I show how I work Capa in new and challenging environments. Capa is 15 months old in this...
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Introducing a nervous and/or excitable dog to visitors
Here are the same two video of what an intro to people in the house looks like with the pup.
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Rainy day sessions. How to train your dog so they actually want more!
We've had terrible weather here in NZ over the last few days and even weeks in some parts of the country. Going outside has just not been...
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No Snatching! - Teach your dog to share their toys with you.
A dog obsessed with their toys is a dog trainers dream! But in order for it to be useful in training, there needs to be some skills that com
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Teaching dogs to WAIT
In this video we look at a simple way of teaching dogs how to wait.
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What daily sessions look like
Any dog trainer will tell you that one of the biggest contributors to success with training any dog is consistency. But a common thing we...
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First interactions
This is a breakdown of body language between two dogs meeting for the first time.
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Teaching a dog to play tug
Nala stayed with us for a few weeks and one of the things we wanted to work on was her desire to play and interact with us.
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Group interactions - the subtleties
In this video we have 5 'friendly' dogs. None of them have a history of any aggression towards other dogs.
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Building reinforcers - PLAY
When thinking about 'positive reinforcement' try thinking of something to use as a 'treat' that isn't actually food related.
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The Importance of Play. When Food Doesn't Cut the Mustard
If there was one bit of advice I'd offer to any new dog owner, it would be to play more with your puppy. Simple, right? Maybe, but ...
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Strategies for teaching dogs NOT to jump on people. Part 2
In this session we start teaching Elvis a contextual cue. A contextual cue is something that happens within an environment that signals...
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Strategies for teaching a dog NOT to jump on people. Part 1
Elvis is a young Chesepeake bay retriever and he has come to us due to his jumping. He is only 16 months and weighs 33kg. To resolve this...
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Teaching a solid loose lead walk
In this video we break down how we started teaching Boots how to walk next to us without pulling our arms out of our sockets.
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Teaching Boots to settle
Here is an unedited 10ish minute session. The goal of the session was to create a positive association with the bed whilst trying to get...
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Play and arousal
We should play more or as much as we can with our puppies and dogs.
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Working reactive dogs around their triggers
Mo has a very strong desire to chase animals, especially small ones.
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When dog greetings go wrong: What to look out for and how to recover
It's a blanket rule with our guys - if they are on lead they simply don't get to meet other dogs. It's a personal preference for us...
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