Just About Pawfect in Aubin Grove, Western Australia | Dog trainer
Just About Pawfect
Locality: Aubin Grove, Western Australia
Phone: +61 403 254 604
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19.01.2022 This, all of this! Did you know we will happily come into schools and present a fun and engaging presentation on dog safety for kids? We hold a current Working With Children’s Check and are fully insured.... #stopthe77
13.01.2022 How beautiful are black swans?
11.01.2022 Want to learn to get your dog to tell a secret? The lovely Alison and Jinks are here to show your how
08.01.2022 Meet Casper! Casper is one lucky puppy. He has been fortunate enough to have a fabulous start to life he came from a lovely breeder who puts a lot of time and effort into their puppies, then he landed himself with a phenomenal family who are keenly interested in helping him learn great things right from the start. They took him to a fabulous puppy class and now we are working on helping him learn the basics as his owners have big plans for this little guy - stay tuned as this little guy has a big future ahead of him
08.01.2022 *** Myth Buster Monday *** "Pack walks are so much fun for dogs." NO they are not. Not like this. Off leash with compatible friends could be great but not this.... There are so many potential threats to these dogs. We see many pictures like this on social media and the average response indicates people think this is a good thing.It doesn't impress me. It shows an utter disregard for the dogs happiness and/or a complete lack of understanding regarding normal and natural canine behaviour and the needs of the dogs. This photo is not a photo of happy dogs. They can't sniff anything which is the most exciting thing about going walking for a dog. Dogs get so much joy from sniffing on walks. Sniffing is the doggie equivalent of humans taking joy in seeing beautiful things. All things olfaction are what dogs are all about wheras humans are more visually inclined. Sniffing is reading the local news for your dog. This picture is exactly the same as me taking you window shopping in a blindfold. They can't see much walking like this. They need to stay in their positions and keep pace to ensure their leads do not tangle. So its physical exercise without the benefit of the mental enrichment that comes from sniffing and experiencing the environment. There are several different aspects of this photo that suggest discomfort. If you can't recognise them we recommend the dog decoder ap to learn to recognise the initial and more subtle body language cues dogs display. These photos and the adulation they receive from the general public really cause me concern. As a behaviour consultant who specialises in reactivity all I can think when I see this is what if they encounter a dog and there is a reactive response from any of the dogs present? These dogs are trapped together. They may very well panic and start redirecting on each other. Flight is not an option in this situation. What if one of these dogs is injured, sick or has some kind of medical emergency? How will you deal with that with so many to care for? What if one of them has a seizure? A dog having a seizure can result in aggression from other dogs. What if an off leash dog appears? Or a cat? Rabbit? You get the gist. Its not safe. It can be difficult enough to deal with an unsupervised, unknown, unleashed dog when you are only walking one dog without this kind of complication. Dogs also have varying comfort zones in regard to personal space. No personal space in this photo This isn't a joyful photo. Its physical exercise. Nothing more. There is quiet alot of pressure on these dogs. My dogs walk is for them and me and I promise them it would never look like this. My dogs walk is happy time. I want them to get all the enrichment opportunities they can safely have. I'm not a drill sargent. I'm my dogs best mate. Side note - don't send me these pictures. It breaks my heart to see dogs getting less than they deserve. #walksshouldbefun #dogsolutions #reactivityconsultant #behaviour #dogs #letthemsniff #whoswalkisit
