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πŸ“ 2830 Garnet Ave. Suite 300,Β San Diego, CA 92109
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.. I didn’t do it 🀣 We love watching your do .. I didn’t do it 🀣 We love watching your dogs play. Play time is a time we watch how they speak to each other. What do we look for? + calming signals + taking turns being the one submitting + floppy bodies + taking breaks going back and forth to being in contact and then stepping back to run around and chase each other + pairs that are similar in play style #greatdogsgotoschool
When you know you're cute πŸ§‘πŸ€©πŸ’› Daily sche When you know you're cute πŸ§‘πŸ€©πŸ’› Daily schedule and curriculum sample. Here's what a day might look like: 7:30 - 9am: Parent drops off student 9 to 10am: Leash free play, social manners lessons 10am: Potty break 10 to 11am: First Period 11 to 12pm: Second Period 12 noon: Potty break 12 to 2pm: Nap Time 2pm: Potty break 2 to 3pm: Leash free play, social manners lessons 3 to 4pm: Third period 4 to 5pm: Fourth period 5: to 6pm: Afterschool recess and parent pick up. As you can see students get four periods where they are learning different skills as well as nap time and play time. Our goal is to transform your dog into a calm, confident, obedient dog by the time their 6 months is up. #greatdogsgotoschool
Welcome @alfiethewelshy to Pack Method Prep we can Welcome @alfiethewelshy to Pack Method Prep we can’t wait to see you learn and grow with us!! #isnthesocute #GREATdogsgotoschool
What's the difference between your at home trainin What's the difference between your at home training program vs our school? Time Simply put - when your dog goes to school they learn for the whole day. And that's why we deliver results because we take training off your hands, and do it for you. If you're a parent you already have your hands full with remote learning. Let us help you with your four pawed family member and enroll them in our Prep School. #GREATdogsgotoschool
⚠️ My dog won't listen to me when I call him ⚠️ My dog chases the birds ⚠️ My dog bolts out of the door There are so many things that dog parents will ask us help on. And so one of the things we focus on is building engagement. One of the ways we do this - and you can to is hand targeting or playing "touch". Each touch is rewarded with a treat and so instead of calling your dog off a bird (Hey Buster don't chase the bird - *command doesn't work) you can just say Touch! And all of a sudden it's a game you're redirected your pup to. #GREATdogsgotoschool
First Monday of the year!!! School is open and ou First Monday of the year!!! School is open and our students were excited to start. Imagine for a moment the potential when: - Your dog attends class the WHOLE day - Your dog's class has a low student to instructor ratio - Learns along side their classmates And attends school for 6 months. The potential in how much your dog can learn is endless. #greatdogsgotoschool
We love seeing our students practicing what they l We love seeing our students practicing what they learn outside of school. Awesome job @orion_the_bernedoodle practicing your distance recall!!! #greatdogsgotoschool
Puppy Class Graduate πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“ πŸ•πŸ™ŒπŸ˜πŸΆ Puppy Class Graduate πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“ πŸ•πŸ™ŒπŸ˜πŸΆ Graduate @sebthesheeb #greatdogsgotoschool
What are the BEST things that happened to you in 2 What are the BEST things that happened to you in 2020? #GREATdogsgotoschool
Do you know a skill that you need in dog training? Do you know a skill that you need in dog training? Patience. Dogs don’t speak human And humans don’t speak dog But both are doing their best to understand each other. When your dogs feel safe and training feels positive, because you are patient, the possibilities are endless as to what you and your dog can do together. #GREATdogsgotoschool
What does your dog love to do BEST? Are YOU the so What does your dog love to do BEST? Are YOU the source of that source of fun? When you know what your dog loves the most and you become the source of that "favorite thing" your bond with your dog gets stronger. But in giving you're doing it in partnership with your dog - not as a way to control, rather to be able to experience these favorite things they love to do... together! #GREATdogsgotoschool
Training is something we do WITH your dog ... not Training is something we do WITH your dog ... not to them. #GREATdogsgotoschool
The love from our dogs. Nothing is more pure. Do The love from our dogs. Nothing is more pure. Don't you agree? Hope everyone enjoyed the holidays! We missed our students and can't wait to see you all tomorrow! #GREATdogsgotoschool
We want to wish all our student famlies past and p We want to wish all our student famlies past and present a very Merry Christmas. We know this year's celebrations might look different from year's past. But we know with your loved ones around you it's extra special. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! #GREATdogsgotoschool
Do you know how many levels there are to "Leave It Do you know how many levels there are to "Leave It"? Level 1 - verbal cue only, classroom distraction, on leash Level 2a - single treat placed on floor, on leash Level 2b - treat tossed away from dog, on leash or dragline Level 3a - walk throgh gauntlet inside (must include bag of treats, bone, tug, ball and squeak) Level 3b - wlak through gauntlet outside Level 4a - offered treat, on leash or dragline Level 4b - offered treat, off leash Level 5 - tossed toy, ball, tug, or treat (whichever is more distracting) off leash And we teach these all to your dog - level by level #GREATdogsgotoschool
Some of the dogs in our school are brought to us b Some of the dogs in our school are brought to us by their parents asking for help because they are "reactive" One of them is the Boston Terrier @maggielovesorbit with her classmates in this picture. We assessed her and concluded Maggie just didn't "understand dog" language too well. She would get over excited, burst into zoomies and not know how to play nice with all the dogs or read signals. She really wasn't reactive. What she needed was the support of her balanced classmates to learn dog manners. Now we didn't throw her in the pack and let her be - that's not what we do at all. We evaluated her - and other dogs and determined who she was a match for. When she communicated inappropriately we guided her on an alternate behavior - gave her a bit of a mental break. We gave her confidence building exercises so that she relaxed around her classmates and now look at her trying her best to be teacher's pet all the time!!! ALL dogs need guidance in some form or another. We are here are professionals to help you evaluate the best learning lessons for your dog. #greatdogsgotoschool
Do you think she saw you pass me the class notes 🀣 LET'S TALK RESOURCE GUARDING Dogs resource guard to maintain control of a resource in their possession or ... even something they think should be in their possession. Right now these three students are learning to sit next to each other as treats are scattered in front of them as they pracice "Leave It. Not only are they learning the command, they are also learning they don't have to resource guard. #GREATdogsgotoschool
Yes that was me Barking. I need to go potty πŸ’¦ Yes that was me Barking. I need to go potty πŸ’¦ Yesterday we talked about the Humane Hierarchy of Behavior Modification. BARKING is often times brought up by our student’s parents to address. Your dogs bark as: πŸ”Š A way to greet πŸ”Š Out of excitement (during play) πŸ”Š To get attention πŸ”Š To express concern πŸ”Š To express anxiety, fear, surprise, boredom or loneliness πŸ”Š To alert πŸ”Š To protect or guard Basically ... for many different reasons. Your dog is communicating. When we are observing your dog’s barking we are assessing if they are communicating or stressed. And if they are communicating we look to see what is triggering them or what their needs are. Excessive barking is monitored and modified accordingly. #GREATdogsgotoschool
How do we approach training? We follow the least How do we approach training? We follow the least invasive model or the "Humane Hierarchy of Behavior Modification" Before we start to ask your dog for a specific behavior we look first at: 1. Health, nutrition and physical setting Let's say your dog acts aggressively when a child pets their head. Well we would look to esee if your dog has an ear infection first - to see if they are simply reacting to pain. 2. Antecedent arrangements Dogs indoors that bark at people walking by are experiencing a trigger. By simply frosting your glass or window - you could eliminate your dog's exposure to the triggers. If you have been to our campus you will notice we have frosted our windows for this reason. 3. Positive reinforcement. Positive reinforcement is the addition of something the dog desires in order to increase the frequency of the behavior in the future. Ultimately, dogs repeat behaviors that create desirable consequences. Setting up the environment to help the dog make the right choices and then using positive reinforcement to reward those choices is the most humane behavior modification method if it can be applied safely. 4. Different reinforcement of alternative behaviors Differential reinforcement involves strongly reinforcing certain alternative behaviors to the problem behavior. It also includes removing the reinforcer for the problem behavior. 5. Extinction, negative reinforcement and negative punishment We don't spend a lot of time in this area until we have exhausted the other methods. 6. Positive punishment This option is a last resort. Ideally we have applied all creative problem solving skills and never have to use this method. Environmental management, health, and less invasive techniques should be thoroughly implemented before utilizing positive punishment. We consider ourselves to be humane dog trainers. Our goal is to bond with your dog - get them to energetically participate in their training so that they are calm and having fun in the process. #GREATdogsgotoschool
I promise you I'm very alert right now πŸ§‘β€πŸŽ“ I promise you I'm very alert right now πŸ§‘β€πŸŽ“ Ears are not only for hearing - they are very expressive to how your dog is feeling! When they are up and rotate forward they are: 🐢 Interested 🐢 Attentive 🐢 Excited And that's when we know we're going to have a fantastic learning session!!! #greatdogsgotoschool
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