Magnus K9 Training

Dutchie Day Train.

What’s better than a well behaved Dutch Shepherd out enjoying the world?

Look, I love labs just as much as everyone out there. Just because they are a very common household dog does not mean they’re all built the same. People seem to be getting confused because they’re advertised as “highly trainable” but NOT for the basic obedience commands your family is probably looking for.

-Field labs are built to be reactive: react to prey.
-Field labs are bred to have insane amounts of muscle and stamina. A walk every day will not be enough. Your fenced in yard will not be enough.
-You can’t just play fetch with them. It’s not enough.
-You can’t just have your kids play rope with them.

Our family’s next dog will either be a Malinois or a field lab and I say that because I want people to understand just how serious their level of training has to be!

It’s a beautiful day for neutrality practice outside of a dog park.
Training on the other side of the fence allows you to control the environment while being around stimulated and usually uncontrollable dogs.

If you ever THINK something bad might happen, or KNOW your dog has a reactive history with dogs, or WONDER how an interaction might go, you should play it safe.

Taking a week to manage dog interactions sets the dogs up for proper house rules and limits any dog conflict.

We started this session with the dog shaking in fear from simply being at a park. We ended that hour with him jumping up and staying on slick surfaces. How??

➡️ Dogs who lack confidence are overwhelmed by simple situations… like being in a new setting.

➡️ When you exposure dogs to reasonably stressful situations and they come out on the other side unharmed, their tolerance for stress is higher. They feel more confident.

➡️ Now the original setting that stressed them out isn’t a big deal.

➡️ it’s literally exposure therapy. And it works slowly but surely.