Sniff n Playdates

Sniff n Playdate with Quila :) 

One happy, happy, fun, fun, patient, playpal at a time helps George overcome his fears of being rushed, rolled and attacked by other dogs.

 Thank you Taquila Rose and Alice (dogsmart.ca) !

You do not know how relieved I am after a year or so now of off leash dog attacks and rushes, we've worked very hard on turning George's fears (lunge, machine gun bark to keep dogs away) around and George continues to bounce back.  We've got our groove on :)

A few Frisbee Tricks!

We had so much fun today!

A great distraction from my work! Playing with my pooches and learning something new :)





We had the jump and spin down pat but this other trick was inspired by Kikopup's video
 The Most Amazing Dog Frisbee Tricks


Can't wait to see what we come up with next!

What do Laundry and shaping games have in common?

I LOVE shaping games!!!!


Daizy and Keegan retrieve and put laundry in the basket and last night I taught George to pick it up and flip it out of the basket :)

Part 2 of 3: You can play interactive shaping games if you have a multi-dog household! It's also great way to promote sharing!!!!


Part 3 of 3: Helpful around the house, if you're tired or have a bad back..."obedience work" of retrieving things for you ends up with everyone having fun and working as a team...after all that's what training's all about!

digg'n it

I love this video! Sharing is not one of George's strengths, so anytime I can make something fun as a group, when all noses or bodies are snuggled together...I take advantage of it. Behaviour is reinforced by it's consequences.

Digging is also one of their rewards for a zippy recall! I put all the doggie things they love to do on cue so when out and about, it provides an alternative to food reinforcers.



Back to George ...having to snuggle in to investigate, without getting snarky, and having fun doing so, will make it more likely to happen again in the future. Finding play pals that are great about sharing is important too.