Midnight Dog Walking and Behavior Consultation + Training.

05/30/2022

04/24/2022

A blog about dogs, training and the emotional impact of living with reactive dogs.

02/24/2022

Know the signs of a force-free, ethical trainer versus one that is not...

📷 Dog Training Consultants (UK)

https://www.thecanineconsultants.co.uk/post/tv-dog-trainers-aren-t-magicians

11/25/2021

Happy cats and happy dogs, thanks to science. Companion Animal Psychology by Zazie Todd PhD is the trusted resource on your pet's behaviour

11/25/2021

A tired dog is not a good dog. How do you feel when you're tired??? Not your best self? Neither is your dog.

All too often we hear the phrase "a tired dog is a good dog", but that is a misconception that needs to stop. When you're tired, you're potentially grumpy, unable to process new things, easy to anger, easily frustrated, unable to do your normal activities as well as normal..... you're tired.

Well- when your dog is tired, they're showing the behaviours listed in the poster and so much more because they're what- TIRED.

Exercise, will not solve your dog's behavioural concerns, in fact it will often increase them. Why?? Physical exercise does not change emotions for triggers- it worsens them as the dog is unable to process their emotions like they can when they're not tired. It also doesn't change your dog's associations for the triggers again- it'll more than likely worsen them, as then your dog isn't their best selves when encountering the trigger, which then worsens their negative associations towards the trigger.

Exercise is fantastic, but like all things, you need to build your dog up gradually over time for exercise. Not take a puppy out for a random 3hr hike or intense jog -which would definitely hurt their growing joints, potentially causing lifelong physical damage and increase overarousal/mouthing behaviours!

A tired dog is not a good dog- it is a frustrated, exhausted, overaroused, overstimulated, reactive, - it is a dog whose emotional needs are not being met.

What is good -as all dogs are great? Meeting your dog's emotional needs.

Contact WFA to learn more about our group classes, in-person or virtual 1-1 classes, to learn how you can meet your dog's emotional needs.

11/07/2021

Who here has a little big dog? 😘

10/22/2021

Just a bit of Vega time ❤️

10/09/2021

She still has a solid rollover ❤️. I offer behaviour sessions to teach clicker training/behaviours or I can do them. It’s better for you to learn how for that bond to be intact though.