Steffi Trott on Instagram: "Appropriate socialization does not mean turning your dog into everybody’s instant friend! The whole concept of socialization is so misunderstood and it leads to so much leash reactivity and frustration … The main goal of socialization should be to make your dog a pleasant member of society and that means specifically NOT running up to every dog they see to play! A good socialization approach would be 25% playing with other dogs (if they like it) 75% ignoring other dog
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Steffi Trott on Instagram: "Why scatter feed? • Great low-arousal activity. Especially high-strung dogs benefit from calming activities. • Engages their brains and teaches them to focus on a task for longer periods of time. • Sniffing lowers your dog’s heart rate and helps them destress. • Scatter-feeding is perfect when you don’t have a lot of time - eg. in the morning, simply scatter your dog’s food in the yard and let them get a brain-workout while you get ready for work."
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Steffi Trott on Instagram: "Working on having your pup focus in new places? Try this fun, gradually advancing focus game! We start with something that’s easy-peasy: Eating treats for free. And then we sloooowly add some challenge. Make sure that your dog is successful at every step of the way Of course only play this in locations where your dog won’t pick up anything dangerous 🐶"
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Steffi Trott on Instagram: "Physical exercise has so many benefits: 🐾 better sleep 🐾 longer attention span 🐾 faster recovery from stress 🐾 improved physical health … BUT you have to make sure that your dog is actually getting “exercise”. While Neighbourhood walks on a leash can fulfill many other needs (sniffing, exploring, bonding with you etc. …) they are not going to fulfill the “exercise need” for most healthy adult dogs. You want your dog to have a raised heart rate (just like in humans
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Steffi Trott on Instagram: "#1: They understand & appreciate their dog’s breed. Breeds were created to fulfill vastly different functions (from helping us hunt over guarding properties to being companions) and as such, they will have very different personalities, dispositions and training needs! People with well-behaved dogs ALWAYS understand their dog’s breed and know how they need to adapt training to it. #2: They are in it for the long game. It’s dog training, not magic. It’s impossible to “f
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