Teaching your pup to accept grooming & Vet care by building positive associations with these essential husbandry tasks will make the process better for both you and your pup in the long-term. During this course we will work on training them to understand, accept and feel comfortable with essential grooming and health care tasks.
This course includes 4 instructional videos:
Training the foundation handling skills: introducing cues for each handling requirement to encourage a cooperative approach
Conditioning your pup to be comfortable with the grooming: working on conditioning them to the tools and items that are used for grooming.
Conditioning your dog to handling and building positive associations: gradually building a positive association with each step of handling and grooming.
Conditioning your pup to be comfortable with the Vet tools: Introducing and conditioning a positive response to the tools used in Veterinary care.
MATERIALS
General Training Checklist
Weekly Training Checklist
Tips are published periodically rather than on a fixed schedule recent posts include:
“My Dog is Challenging Me! Do I Have a Bad Dog?” (Dec 17, 2024)
“Why Every Pet Owner Should Invest in Training” (Mar 12, 2019)
“Seeking Professional Guidance for Dog Behaviour Problems” (Mar 12, 2019)
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