Platinum celebrations with your dog
Want to try some homemade treats for your dog this summer? Enjoy these five yummy recipes from the Kennel Club.
Want to try some homemade treats for your dog this summer? Enjoy these five yummy recipes from the Kennel Club.
Why nagging your dog won’t work! If you find yourself saying “Fido, sit…sit…sit…sit..”, your dog will start to ignore you because the repeated words become background noise & you become boring
Reduce the amount you give as your dog gets more proficient – but think about how hard the training is for your dog and match the number of treats to its complexity
We need to talk about giving a treat fast enough but not so fast that you’re handing them the treat before they’ve even done the behaviour you want
Dogs are much easier to train when you offer them a reward. These include food, toy play, tummy rubs or simply having your full attention. What does your dog respond best to?
Reward-based methods are not only more humane than aversive methods such as yanking dogs around and pushing them into positions, but they have been proven to be more effective, improve your dog’s confidence, and lead to happier dogs – and happier trainers!
What is your dog’s favourite game? Play every day, doing whatever your dog loves. Hide and seek, tug, fetch (in moderation) -whatever pushes your dog’s buttons. Playing builds a strong bond between you. And it’s fun!
In our final doggy advice video we talk all about training and why using rewards as the basis for your dog’s training is so important. And we enjoy how Tippi steals the show!
Return the love your dog has for you by giving them some extra attention – not just on the recent #LoveYourPet day, but at any time you want to make them even happier
Let’s continue with the scent games for your dog and send them on a Kong hunt!