Walking multiple dogs is an art- it’s just not put 2 dogs together and walk- impulse control is accountable for many different aspects of your dogs life.

Hey family! We are building the most results based dog training community online and the biggest part of this is your involvement! Keeping in mind all of our amazing trainers have families to go home to 🤣 what time/days Mon-Fri work best for you all? We love seeing the interaction and community growth so before making decisions would love to hear from you!

Hi everyone 👋 I wanted to share a bit about Bones and why we’re joining the online training and going to Walkys. Bones is a greyhound puppy, now 10 months old. He was the runt of his litter and nearly didn’t make it (named as he was skin and bones) but he’s well and truly caught up physically (I think he will be a 40kg+ dog). We brought him home at 13 weeks and he was a giveaway as the breeder didn’t want him to go into racing given how she bonded with him. He did puppy school and group training, which went well initially (but he did always have these problem behaviours). Greyhound pups are notoriously difficult (“land sharks”) and a very sensitive breed - also really really uncommon in a pet setting. Around 6–7 months, adolescence hit hard for Bones and he lost his ability to cope in stimulating environments including one training session where he went over threshold and couldn’t recover and I bore many many bruises to prove it. We paused group classes after that and focused on management and support. He was desexed shortly after too. His main challenges are: - becoming overstimulated very quickly - sensory seeking, especially chewing (all of my furniture is chewed - he seeks out anything he can despite every chew toy). - tantrum-style mouthing/jumping when frustrated or overwhelmed - difficulty settling, particularly in the evenings He’s also very much in the adolescent phase, so he’s easily distracted and his food motivation is hit and miss compared to when he was younger. He generally gets one walk a day which involves a lot of sniffing - but I am always on alert for triggers that will send him over the edge. He’s not crate trained. We did have a pen for a while but 1. It stressed him out (tethering and confining also sets off his hyper mouthing and jumping) and then 2. He had an accident and got a leg badly stuck in it. We’re currently using behavioural medication (although he has a stupidly high threshold for meds that would put other dogs out like a light) alongside training to help lower his thresholds and support emotional regulation while his nervous system matures.

I hope everybody’s enjoying the wet weather! Jim and Polly are frothing it lol. Don’t forget to jump on the calm Collective or Walk & Talk Q&A this week! First person to post a video of something they want to work on with their Dog in the community gets a FREE Drifter Slip Lead!

Morning legends ☔🐾 Rainy days can really throw a spanner in the works for our dogs. Less walks, more energy, more opinions from the couch supervisors. How are your dogs going with the rain today? Are they handling it well or feeling a bit stir crazy? Drop below what’s been working for you on wet days to keep your dog calm and fulfilled. Inside games, structure tweaks, enrichment ideas, wins and struggles all welcome. If you’ve got questions, ask them here too so the whole crew can jump in and help. Quick reminder too, don’t miss The Calm Collective live tomorrow at 12.30. We’ll be diving into real world strategies for days exactly like this and answering your questions live. Let’s learn from each other and keep momentum rolling, rain or shine 🌧️🐶