Waggawuffins Canine College

Craig and Debbie had a one to one today with their Lab Kenny 💕 Kenny pulls on the lead when he goes for a walk, so Craig and Debbie wanted some training and guidance on how to motivate Kenny to walk nicely 🐾 What we learnt - • Kenny isn’t motivated by food • He has a negative association towards his lead... • Walks are not always enjoyable for Craig and Debbie
What we achieved - • Nice heelwork which was rewarded with a toy reinforcement • Creating a positive association towards the lead • How to enjoy a walk with Kenny whilst training him to walk nicely
Fantastic work from both owners. Well done 💪🎉😊
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The Practical Application of Teaching People and Training Dogs Weekend Five
I'm exhausted 😴 💤 💤 and so are my dogs, Ourbarbs and Belinda 🐶 💤
Brilliant weekend, our students are awesome, so proud of them and what they have achieved 💪🐾 ❤️❤️... Rachel, Karentina, Louise, Diane, Kathryn, Hannah, Niki, Kate, Caroline, Jo, Alison and Jayne
🐕👩‍🎓5 weekends down, one to go!! 😲
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Instructor Course 2019 🎓
When you're lecturing your students about stimulus control and your demo dog that's tethered near the mini fridge, opens it and gets a beer out 🤣🤦‍♀️🍻 🐾

Max started puppy classes last week with his owner Marcus 🐶 Max struggled to cope with all the different distractions in class, and through frustration began to bark. Marcus has worked really hard on connection this week with Max and changed his food reward..........what a difference a week makes 💕Tonight Marcus had focus, connection and motivation 💪🐾

Some training before the Get Connected Workshop
Mia, Pickles, Stig, Drift and Huey
Drift's too steady 💕🐾... #cockerspaniels #clickertraining #gundogs
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Veterinary Nurse and Behaviourist Rachel Bean is hosting a First Aid for Dogs Workshop at Bury Canine Centre next Sunday Highly Recommended. Every dog owner should do this

Jane is back in Essex in July at the Puppy Power Conference with Sarah Fisher and Isla Fishburn

Handsome Archie is 6 months old 💕 he is extremely sociable towards dogs and people so his owners booked a 1-1 to focus on his recall and connection whilst on walks 🐾 Archie’s owners now have more of an understanding of- • using the right cue to recall him and when it should be used • what motivates Archie to come back when called • understanding that distractions need to be built into the plan gradually... • how to build a reinforcement history • how to build connection whilst on a walk • how to have engagement with Archie and make him want to be with them and ignore distractions The result was one very tired dog 🐶💤
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Snifftastic Fridays 🐾 A two hour workshop, two Fridays a month for pet dogs. Suitable for all ages and breeds. Teach your dog to sniff out hidden articles that have been scented up.
Scent work is great for 1) Teaching Focus and Concentration... 2) Getting Connection 3) Working as a team 4) Providing physical and mental exercise that will tire your dog out 5) Helps prevent behaviour problems
Today we did pod searches and vehicle searches Call the office on 0161 762 0174 to book a place
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Delightful Arthur is 18wks old and has completed 2 one to ones before he starts progressive classes on Friday 💕 His owners wanted to focus on teaching him manners and life skills. We discussed and practised- • capturing and rewarding behaviours • down and settle • not to jump up... • connection and fun games to play outside • To come back when called • Enrichment 🐾🐾🐾🐾
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Does your dog run off to other dogs? Are you scared to let your dog off lead? Won't it listen to you outside? Does it only behave if there are no distractions?
... Helen and Vinny this morning
It's not the whistle that drives the recall, it's the reward.
Vinny is highly sociable and food just wasn't rewarding enough to get a reliable recall in the presence of other dogs.
Effective positive training is about finding the right motivation for the individual dog AND building a reinforcement history so there is a strong desire in the opportunity to gain that reinforcement.
For help with recall and off lead connection call the office on 0161 762 0174 to book a appointment with Helen
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We had 12 graduates this week from two of our puppy classes. Each one achieved their 6 week kennel Club Puppy Foundation Assessment 🐾💪 Congratulations and well done on all your hard work and progress 🎉💕

Huey and Vinny are best mates 🐾🐾
They like running, sniffing and eating grass together
Who is your dogs best 'dog' friend and what are their favourite activities? 🐕🐕💕💕
... #enrichment #socialisation #dogsbeingdogs
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We did vehicle searches today in Scentwork

All tools used unsafely are dangerous
The key to avoiding this type of situation is
1) Train your dog so you can control it off lead and it can run safely in open spaces.
... 2) Get a professional to show you how to use training aids properly and safely if you have a problem.
Retractable leads are certainly more hazardous than long training lines
If you want help with pulling on the lead and control off lead give us a call on 0161 762 0174 to book a home visit
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If you have a spare couple of minutes could you click on the post and answer this question for my good friend Nathan

What have you been doing with your dogs today?

It was weekend 4 of the Instructor Course this weekend Thank you to all our customers who brought their dogs along. All the students are doing really well, their practical skills are outstanding, especially when it comes to working the dog in front on them. This weekend looked at progressive training with exercises for Obedience and Self Control Learning how to plan training sessions, taking foundation training to the next level, proofing behaviour, building sequences and using variable schedule reinforcement.