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Would you say it is possible to be fully educated at school with 4, 8 or 10 weeks attendance? . •Did you learn everything & remember it? . NO is the answer. . We are educated from being a wee baby up until around 18 years old; & then we still go on to further educate ourselves. ❓Did you know the immature human brain doesn’t fully develop until over the age of 25? -The reason why some teenagers make rash & ill thought decisions.. -The brain takes a long time to fully develop & mature.. 🌀There’s so much to learn & know right? 🌀Education is a never ending journey.. 🌀We learn something new every single day.. 🌀We can excel in our personal & professional life, but that takes more education, degrees at professional & an expertise level.. 🌀It never ends…. Education & training is a journey, it takes time, patience, takes practice, requires changes to be made at home, welfare, care & nurturing is needed throughout, guidance to be installed, commitment, consistency, repetition, maturity, BEING KIND!! ♥️ I could go on.. So after 10 puppy training sessions or a puppy training class, no your puppy is not yet fully educated. 🌀Most need further support & practice. -Most 5/6 week training classes are a sweeping cover of the topic, behaviour, training. -Whether it be 1-2-1 or classes the learning should continue. -Particularly for young puppies due to their developmental periods & crazy hormones, which incurs changes up to approximately 2 years old. -I hear most owners say there dog settled at year 3. 🌀If you slip, they slip.. 🌀It takes a great deal of commitment, but that’s part of owning a dog. -You keep practicing regularly & pushing for refinement. BEING KIND, POSITIVE & PATIENT always ♥ Create a wholesome, loving bond with your puppy & dog. 💯% young puppy training is a MUST! 👏 ✔ From 8 weeks old - 16 weeks old most important. It’s a critical time to start your training journey.. PLEASE DON’T LEAVE IT. BE PROACTIVE! IT WILL SAVE YOU IN THE LONG RUN.. -Do you want to start yours 🐶 -📱 Get in touch, message/email & check out the website for further details & services. 👍 LIKE the social media pages & follow me! . ©2019-2023 Sarah MSc Dog Training & Behaviour Young Puppy Owners Must Read:
Puppies at 8-10 weeks old approx, are going through peak stress levels as part of their young development (this is normal). This is the time whereby most owners pick their new puppy up & take them home. THIS is certainly NOT the time to be leaving them to cry it out, go off to work for hours, be left alone because ‘they have to get used to it..’ . Despite what others tell you this is not ok, it is an old school myth, & is really inappropriate for a little puppy. Time alone & short absences should be built up as puppy grows in confidence & they start to feel safe in their new environment. We should not be underestimating the needs of young puppies, they are vulnerable, insecure & need sufficient maternal care. Science has identified puppies that have been left to cry for long periods at a time experience a critical change in their brain. The change is due to elevated rates of crying & distress, elevated rates of the stress hormone, & their cry’s continually left unanswered. It’s sad to say the puppy eventually stops crying not because they ‘are used to it’ but are greatly traumatised & distressed physically, emotionally & mentally so learn to give up. The puppy learns it serves no function to cry, which is backward to what they should be doing, as they should be getting a response from the mother/caregiver. This is part of normal development for a young puppy to feel & behave this way. -Being left to cry for hours on end may lead to the puppy/dog having future trouble coping with any form of stress, recovering from traumatic events, & can have emotional & behavioural outbursts due to the lack of early maternal care. Thus resulted from an unmet need & change in the developing puppy brain. (These symptoms often go unnoticed as most owners don’t know when there dog is stressed, & think these behaviours are part of their dogs character). A young animals developmental needs are a result of natural selection & evolution- to survive & pass on successful genes. Ensuring young animals cry for there mother/caregiver, follow them around, & are very needy etc. Because ultimately if they did not do this they would die (evolution has ensured baby animals cling to their mother to survive; particularly mammals in this instance). (ALSO The reason why as humans we respond to a crying human baby or an animal’s cries, we are also emotionally & mentally programmed to respond, help, care, & mother a distressed being.. That’s Evolution Baby!!) Think about it...: •Human babies •Baby birds •Farm animals •Cats •Monkeys/apes •Whales •Dogs! Etc…. Take home message: ❌ Do not listen to others. ✅ Understand puppy developmental needs ✅ Use updated & scientifically based research. ✅ Seek professional support & guidance, that is what we are here for. (Qualified professional behaviourists & trainers- check credentials) Sarah MSc is a young puppy specialist, specialising in puppy behaviour, developmental stages and milestones, and behavioural challenges. GET IN TOUCH IF YOU HAVE A NEW PUPPY AT HOME, SARAH CAN HELP 💛 . Sarah MSc, Applied Animal Behaviourist. July 2022. Why Training “Later” Is Too Late 🐾
Are you waiting & hoping your puppy will ‘grow out of it’..? Believe me, some ‘grow into it’.. this is not the time to wait & see. While puppy challenges are very normal, owners must know how to manage these positively! ✨Get active & seek 1-2-1 puppy behavioural training & receive invaluable information from a Masters Degree (MSc) behaviourist & trainer. You should be actively socialising & training your puppy from the very first day your new pup comes home at approx. 8 weeks old, the clock is ticking!! ⏳ ✨Scientifically, puppies go through a critical and sensitive period including the socialisation period from approximately 6 to 16 weeks of age that will dramatically impact their behaviour for the rest of their lives ✨ -During this period, their brains are like tiny sponges – whatever puppies experience at this age, they will consider a normal part of life as adults. •Time alone •Toilet training •Socialisation •Obedience training •Handling techniques •Recall training •Puppy etiquette •Walking & outdoor routines •Expectations etc.. BUT… beyond 16 weeks this period cannot be recouped! A simple lack of exposure at the right time can result in an adult dog who is unable to cope with normal life. NEVER push your puppy or dog with anything, this can have a very negative counter effect. Lots of people have the opinion: 'they'll get used to it' 'ahh their only young, plenty of time yet!' 'just keep doing it' 'they have to socialise' 'make them do it' 'you must continue or they'll never learn'... I could go on forever... These kind of statements are ethically & scientifically not the way to go about situations to resolve things; this can be very damaging. YOU MUST listen to your puppy or your dog, if they don't like it, they don't like it, accept it. Do not keep pushing something they are clearly not comfortable or happy with. Confidence takes time with some puppies & dogs, so pushing or forcing them into frightening situations (frightening in their eyes) may cause something else entirely; which falls into a completely different ball game. Allowing them to become upset, frantic, growl, snap, bite, immensely fearful etc, could develop into a potential trauma. Even worse, cause your puppy or dog to eventually completely shut down.. This is the worse position to ever put your puppy or dog in & would greatly affect their welfare; which ethically should never happen. EVER. You cannot reinforce fear, you must listen & respond to your puppy or dog appropriately; as you would a child, friend or family member. Things can take time.. Sometimes your puppy or dog may never like the situation or 'thing' but may learn to tolerate things better with time. We must accept them wholeheartedly, the good, the bad & the ugly; that's what makes them, them. AND there's nothing wrong with that. Us as owners don't like certain things, that's just the way it is. AND that's ok too. We are all individuals. Take things easy with puppies & dogs; slowly does it.. Building their trust & confidence first with proper 1-2-1 training & professional support is the answer. Choosing appropriate situations having realistic goals, fitting environments, hanging out with particular dogs/people, having less distractions, or being in quieter locations. Then look to move onto more challenging situations but at a pace to suit them.. Easy does it. 1-2-1 young puppy training ensures you will be educated with the latest scientific knowledge, with a Masters degree qualified behaviourist. This is why training while puppies are very young is so important. You’ll learn & understand the right ways to approach situations, so you’ll know as the owner what you are doing is the best method for your puppy. All of which is approached positively & proactively with full confidence. Confidence is the key for everyone! . Picture- Beautiful Tygr 💛 ©2019-2023 Sarah MSc Blog. Humans see the seven colour spectrum, dogs do not see red, green or violet.
Dog eyes have more rods (scotopic vision) than cones (photopic vision) (photoreceptor cells) in their retina, whereas human eyes have more cones, & this makes the difference in colour perception. •Humans are trichromatic, having three kinds of cones, blue, red & green. •Dogs are dichromatic, having only two types of cones, blue & another between the human red & green cone. However, these colours do not affect a dog’s sight. In fact, dogs have more rods in their eyes than humans, which allow for better vision in very low light. Dogs also have a reflective mechanism, a retroflector called the tapetum lucidum. Whereby the dogs eyes reflect the light that goes into their eyes back out, allowing a much more detailed view of the world after dark. Maybe consider choosing blue & yellow coloured items for your dog? *There are some types of birds, fish & insects that can see an even broader range of the colour spectrum than humans can. •These are tetrachromatic, having a fourth type of cone receptor to absorb ultraviolet light. -Birds of Paradise have “glowing” spectacular colours to attract mates! It’s Evolution baby!! Colour blindness can occur when one or more of the cone types are not functioning as expected. Cones can be absent, non-functioning or detect a different colour. © 2019-2023 Sarah MSc's Blog. Image authorship unknown. Great visual! Why not let them??....
The area of the canine brain that is devoted to analysing scent is 40 times greater than that of the human, with dogs identifying smells at least 1,000 times better than humans! The dog’s superior sense of smell comes from 220 million olfactory receptors in their nose, compared to humans which have 5 million. When a dog sniffs, air is taken in and passes through the olfactory epithelium (nasal skin cells). These cells are also found in a special organ that dogs (and numerous animals) possess, called the Jacobsen’s or vomeronasal organ. This organ is thought to be important in the detection of pheromones (body scents), perhaps giving the dog its tremendous ability to identify and recognise animals and people. * Lots of owners think their dogs sniffing other dogs’ poop is rank, I tell my clients not to worry about this. (As long as they are not poop eaters- which is a rare condition). Dogs are animals & IS part of normal behaviour; it’s like reading the pee & poop newspaper! Give your dog time to sniff.. It provides critical information & is vital for enrichment. There are many training & enrichment scenting activities you can do with your dog to keep their mind happy & healthy. * Ideas- Create new opportunities! Reduce boredom & avoid destructive behaviours developing. . Please read these articles for ideas & further information... https://www.companionanimalpsychology.com/.../beating... https://www.purina.com.au/dogs/behaviour/sniffing Thanks to Companion Animal Psychology, Purina & Welfare For Animals for the great articles & image! . ©2019-2023 Sarah MSc BLOG. This is me.. Sarah,
-The welfare of puppies & dogs is my ultimate passion. -I have niched & specialise in young puppy behaviour. -Educating & supporting owners with 21st Century science in positive & ethical behaviour & training. -I literally can talk for hours (why I miss photo opportunities) -But I love it! I love my job! I love my clients! Iv been studying & working in the animal industry for 15+ years & I am an animal science geek! Training & behaviour is my thing & I knew this when I was at Doncaster College doing the BTEC Diploma Animal Management Level 3 Course.. I loved dog training in particular but I loved all of it to be honest, it opened my mind to the beauty & magnificence of animals. - I studied at college for 6 years - I was a mentor to other students - And even managed Student of The Year Award a few times! -I represented the College & University centre for open days, courses and events Following onto to University & gaining a Bachelors Degree with Honours- BSc (hons) Applied Animal Behaviour & Training. Then a Masters Degree- MSc in Applied Animal Behaviour & Training. - I studied at university for 5 years - Being part of Bishop Burton ‘Fresher's Crew’ for 4 years, winning awards throughout my journey - I stood as Vice President of The Student Association for a number of years -I again represented the University for open days, courses and events This is me, Sarah, Hi.. . It’s a fresh day! Windswept shot of me out on a training session.. . ©2019-2023 Sarah MSc BLOG. |
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