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National Train Your Dog Month

January 7, 2016 6 Comments

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Now, on to the post!

January is National Train Your Dog month. As weird as this probably seems, I really enjoy training with Mauja and Atka. Even though their pyr independence prevents “perfect obedience”, I love the challenge. Their minds are fascinating and I enjoy working with their instincts (and laughing when their instincts take over).

My obedience training with Mauja is fairly limited due to her anxiety. If you’re not aware, Mauja struggles in new places. She’s completely fine outside, but she becomes immediately stressed when we go inside. Some places are worse than others, but there are very few places that she is truly comfortable. We’re not sure what triggered this anxiety as she went everywhere with us as a puppy for socialization. When she was about 7 months, something changed. We keep working with her, but I doubt she’ll ever be completely comfortable in new places. That’s okay – I’m a bit of a homebody, too 😉

Atka is a completely different story. He is the most chill, laid back dog ever. He’s such a “go with the flow” guy and makes himself at home wherever he goes. I admire that about him! Because he’s such a social butterfly, we can do a lot of work out in the community. This also makes him perfect for therapy work!

Sometime this year, we will complete Atka’s therapy dog test. There really aren’t any evaluators near us so we’ll have to plan a trip; hopefully by summertime! Atka will be pretty busy with therapy visits, but I want to find other activities to do with him. Two have come to mind: rally and agility.

We won’t be winning any awards for speed! 😉

I know what you’re thinking… “A pyr in rally? A pyr in agility? What?” You heard me right! Do I think we’ll be competitive? No. Do I think we’ll have fun? Yes! Nothing makes me happier than spending time out and about with Atka and I know he feels the same. We just need some more activities. Unfortunately, we don’t have any places nearby that offer rally, but hopefully, we’ll have options next time we move (whenever that may be).

We like to set up "obstacle courses" filled with toys, treats, and water (his biggest challenge!).
We like to set up “obstacle courses” filled with toys, treats, and water (his biggest challenge!).

Since January is National Train Your Dog month, I’m going to try and get Atka signed up for some sort of agility class to learn the basics. We recently learned that he can jump (more on that silly story later!) and he did very well in puppy agility.

For Mauja, we’re going to work on her novice title from Do More With Your Dog. I think she could pass right now, but I’d like to do a bit of sprucing up on her skills first!

Do you have any plans for National Train Your Dog month? Have you particiapted in rally or agility?

Positive Pet Training Blog Hop

This post is part of the Positive Pet Training Blog Hop, hosted by Cascadian Nomads,Tenacious Little Terrier and Rubicon Days. This month’s theme isNational Train Your Dog Month and the next hop begins on February 1st. The hop happens on the first Monday of every month, and is open for a full week – please join us in spreading the word about the rewards of positive training!

 

Filed Under: Fluffy Life, What's New Tagged With: agility, great pyrenees, rally, train your dog month, training

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  1. Kari Neumeyer says

    January 7, 2016 at 12:02 pm

    We had a pyr in our nosework class. Beautiful dogs! I love that you’ve found what your dogs enjoy!

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  2. Jan K says

    January 7, 2016 at 5:02 pm

    We agree…it’s all about the fun! I’d like to do something with Do More With Your Dog as well, as soon as things settle down personally.
    I didn’t know that about Mauja having anxiety. When we met her at BlogPaws she seemed OK? Our Lab mix Luke’s fears didn’t show up until later either and even though we work with him on his fear of strangers, I feel like he may never really get over it.

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  3. zoephee says

    January 7, 2016 at 7:13 pm

    I’m sorry about Mauja’s anxiety. We deal with that to with Zoe and it sucks. Today we were in Petsmart and I definitely noticed that she was “blushing”, eyes and ears were bright pink from her anxiety. She does love going places still but she worries about things. It’s the oddest thing.

    The girls do parkour at the moment because it’s free. I wish I could afford agility classes. I did agility with my family dog and it was a lot of fun.

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  4. Tenacious Little Terrier says

    January 8, 2016 at 12:35 am

    We’ve taken agility foundation classes but for the most part, we’re doing instinct sports. Thanks for joining the hop!

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  5. Cascadian Nomads Bethany Clochard says

    January 8, 2016 at 1:10 am

    I know a couple of dogs who developed anxiety in their adolescence. There is a 6-8 month fear stage that can be even more difficult that the puppy ones. I am so sorry that this happened to Mauja… But I understand because I prefer being outdoors too!

    My boys all have Rally titles and I taught Rally classes. I think it is my favorite dog sport because you can practice anywhere, anytime, no classes or instruction needed! As long as you understand the sign rules (which are all available online) it’s easy to train and practice. And if you aren’t sure about a sign, there are also tons of resources online to help!

    We love agility too but have only ever done it for fun. Someone is too clumsy to compete in agility and that someone’s excuse is that she only has two legs…

    Thanks for joining the hop and sharing you National Dog Training Month goals!

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  6. Dog Mom Days says

    January 8, 2016 at 10:18 am

    I believe that ANY dog can do agility! And I also believe that all dogs will love it if trained with positive reinforcement. It’s so much fun. I took an agility break with Wynston but we plan to get back into it soon. We just do it for fun, as becoming hardcore for competitions takes a ton of work. Can’t wait to see all of your progress.

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