{"id":4587,"date":"2012-05-08T19:31:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T02:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/servicedogacademy.com\/wp\/?p=4587"},"modified":"2014-08-04T01:47:20","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T08:47:20","slug":"seattle-puppy-class-training-to-the-rescue-of-certified-professional-dog-trainer-white-ce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/servicedogacademy.com\/wp\/announcements\/a1\/seattle-puppy-class-training-to-the-rescue-of-certified-professional-dog-trainer-white-ce\/","title":{"rendered":"Puppy Class Techniques To The Rescue – Even Dog Trainers Are Human"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWant your dog to be able to deal with injuries without biting, squirming, barking or running away? See what our Seattle Puppy Classes Can Teach You!<\/p>\n

Ever try to treat a medical issue on a very wiggly and unhappy dog?\u00a0 Not fun for anyone involved.\u00a0 Here are some tips to help make it an easier and less painful process.<\/p>\n

Counterconditioning your Puppy<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When our dogs are in pain or discomfort, our love and concern for inflatable snowman<\/a> their well-being makes us act quickly to try to help alleviate their suffering.<\/p>\n

Recently Mary noticed that Liame\u2019s neck was red, itch and his hair was falling out. We sprung into action and broke out the scissors, clippers, and skin-soothing lotion.\u00a0 But Liame wasn\u2019t particularly happy about having his sore skin touched and was wiggling around like a 3 month old puppy.\u00a0 Yes, thats right students, even your State Certified Professional Dog Trainer<\/a> makes mistakes sometimes inflatable bouncer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best way to calm an upset dog and redirect his energies?\u00a0 The answers are Desensitization and Counterconditioning, big scientific words that means we try to re-teach an animal to have a pleasant feeling and reaction toward something that he once feared or disliked.<\/p>\n

40% of your dogs brain is devoted strictly to his nose so allowing a dog to smell something can result in an amazingly pleasant feeling. In our Seattle puppy classes, we use food to achieve this pleasant feeling.\u00a0 Just like you and me dogs can only have ONE thought at a time.\u00a0 If they\u2019re happily engaged in something pleasant (food), then there\u2019s no room for those unpleasant thoughts (scissors are scary).<\/p>\n

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Lesson Learned From Puppy Classes<\/strong><\/h3>\n

So our idea for Liame was for Mary to tend to the skin and fur while I treated with small pieces of food.\u00a0 It worked; Liame forgot all about what was happening, but was so excited about the food that he wouldn\u2019t sit still. The job got done but we realized a better way would have been something we usually suggest to our puppy training class students<\/a>:<\/p>\n