By Nicole Larocco-Skeehan, CPDT-KA The only thing predictable when bringing home a new dog is that everyone in the house, dog included, will be under a lot of stress that first day. There’s often discussion of buyer’s remorse when it comes to a car or a home. There are expectations, things that go wrong, dreams … Continue reading When the Rescue Comes Home
While Momo might be a bit stubborn still, Ryan finds that training helped. “She’s a good girl,” he said. “She makes her wishes known, which is pretty funny to watch. She’s also very curious about everything.”
She was visiting the beach for the first time with Ryan and Luke recently, and her nose took her all over. “It’s been nonstop sniffing and dragging me places to check things out,” Ryan said.
By Dawn Heiderscheidt, BS, MOT, OTR/L My biggest fear is my dog running away and not coming back. He has a HUGE prey drive and tends to hyper focus on distractions, meaning I’m pretty sure he will run after something, only to realize miles later he has no idea where he is or how he … Continue reading Teaching an Emergency Recall before the Emergency
We love our clients! Bree and Arden knew they wanted to bring home a male Boston Terrier named Oxford. He became one of the very first dogs to visit Farmcamp four years ago.
A positive marker is like a “pin” for behaviors we would like our dogs to repeat, but it relies on us as handlers sticking to a reward system, or contract, most often using a food reward and/or praise for reinforcement. When we ask our dogs to do something, we use this tool to let them know they’ve done the right thing in response.