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What were your Wins this Week? (Patreon)

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2022-05-24 00:00:03
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I've been really sick since Wednesday. Maybe the most sick I've been in several years from a virus/bug, (who knows? - wasn't the 'Vid). My husband was away in Denver for work, and I had the two dogs, the week off from Fidelco, and big plans to get a lot done for the DoggyU. 

I started feeling poorly on Monday and by Wednesday afternoon I couldn't leave the couch for more than 20 minutes without needing to nap for two hours. It was a pretty rough week. I felt really guilty because I'm really diligent about keeping my dogs well-exercised and had so many fun activities planned for them while Eric was away. We had plans to do a kayak trip, training, and a few hikes with friends. None of that happened. It was all I could do to let them in and out of the yard, and provide them with Toppl's, KONGs, bully sticks, puzzle toys, and fish chews. (Thank goodness I make my enrichment toys in week-long batches!). 

That being said, I had a really big win this week. My husband came home this weekend, but was also sick from his travels (fun house to be in! I know!) My nervous system was totally shot and I ended up having a migraine, then a nose bleed, and that all triggered a panic attack (a hat trick!). I very rarely have panic attacks around my husband (they typically happen while I'm away/alone), and because I haven't had one since I trained CoolWhip to interrupt and respond to them a year or two ago, he's never seen that happen in real life outside of some glimpses in training sessions. 

SO, my big win this week was my husband, in the middle of a panic attack saying "wow, she's doing so amazing!" as she interrupted and then performed DPT. Wasn't funny in the moment, but kind of brings a smile to my face now that I think about it. She stayed by my side for the rest of the night, just as she has this entire illness. She really has been a trooper. 

Anyways, I wanted to post about it here because I was hoping others would also post their little unexpected wins from this week. Whether that's getting your dog out for a walk, training a new skill, finding a new treat they like, or just getting some serious cuddle time in. Let me know your favorite part of last week was with your dog below :) 

See you all Wednesday for the Livestream! 

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Eve

I'm sorry you were so sick!! That sounds brutal, hopefully it's all out of your system now. My win is that I advocated for my dog. I signed up for a very old school obedience class where they employ a lot of force and coercion. I saw the instructor take some students' dogs and use their choke collars to drag them into heel position. It was hard to watch and still can't believe that kind of training still exists today. I thought about dropping out of the class, but there are some valuable skills we are supposed to learn that I can't easily get elsewhere (specifically for the CGC test). So instead of dropping out, I emailed the teacher and asked her not to use my dog for examples in class. She was surprisingly kind and understanding about it and now I don’t have to worry about Juno being strangled in class. I’m using the class as an opportunity to show off how well positive reinforcement training works.

DOGGY•U

YESSSSS!!! I can’t “heart” this enough lol! Amazing job advocating for your dog. Many people live in areas that might not have the exact right class you’re looking for, but still want to train around other dogs. By advocating for yourself you put your dog in the best position possible. I love it! And as for showing off another way to train … YESSSS! I call that “shut up and show off!” I will often purposefully take out treats and feed generously and work with my dog while someone nearby/that we’re passing screams or jerks their dog around (not in a way that agitates or instigates the other dog, of course). My hope is that just a few people will get curious. I’ve even had a few people stop to ask about what I’m doing. So yes - continue to be a shining example out there!! Woot woot!

Melody Townsend

My win is the place training clicked in Shimmers mind this week, I started practicing up Against trees to stand in for a counter when we’re going in for PA so that she has something to put her back up against, and when we did our PA outing this last week I put her back up against the counter and told her to place and she did and she ate her cookies and then when I told her break you could just see the light bulb go on it was like “oh this is what the “training“ we’re doing is for! gotcha mom!!“ it was awesome!!! 🎉🎉🎉

DOGGY•U
>>84486179

Love it! That's fantastic! Witnessing those lightbulb moments is so rewarding for the human! Click treat! lol

Teresita Acosta

Laura, I hope you feel much better soon! I love to read about everyone’s wins! That is such an important exercise! As humans we tend to focus on what we struggle and not on what we accomplish; having this space to stop and think about what is positive in our day/week/life is HUGE! Thank you Laura!! Our win: We are still very new to the DPT tasks, and I thought that it would work ONLY if the pressure is over the chest. But while training with Tuco (my dog) we discovered other pressure points that works great too! Our win is that we are both in this together, learning from and with each other. See you all later! 💕

Rick Lees

I had a tiny win this week, but it was exciting for me because I got to use things I learned in a new context... I got back from a vacation and heard that my pup had a but of a hard time the first time he saw a ceiling fan running. I used a few of the ideas I learned about in your videos and Q&As, and he seems mostly over it after just a couple sessions! Taking it slow made it go fast, and the paradigm of a 'game' made it fun for me and (hopefully) my pup 😁

DOGGY•U
>>84541551

Yesss! That is why service dog training is so individual. It's all about your particular disability and what works for you. Yay!

DOGGY•U
>>84552749

Yayyy! Way to apply something you learned somewhere else to a new situation. Woot woot! Fans can be weird for some dogs, especially if they usually don't move and now that the weather is warmer, they do now. Nice job working through it!

Timothy Larson

I usually joke about people that are out walking their dogs and are NOT paying attention, and so it was both ironic and a learning experience when I had to take a meeting during a walk with my pup, and I noticed that he was reacting to a dog that was some distance away. I moved "quickly" away from the other dog, which set my dog off, in part because my quick movement added energy to his nervousness. The lesson is that Kenji does well when I am "there" with him, and I can usually encourage him to engage with me, rather than the other object of his reactivity. And, I believe when I am not paying attention, he is more likely to be guarding "us". I could be wrong, but I am constantly watching "us" and how we deal with stressors and seeing there are multiple ways to improve on situations. And people should not be multi tasking, in general, when they are walking their dogs :-).

DOGGY•U
>>84617493

Maybe there's also a lesson in there about multi-tasking in general lol! Good discovery for sure! :)