Positive Dog Husbandry

Bottom line: Try to notice the whispers, so your dog doesn’t have to shout!

This week, Jessica Benoit joins Tabitha to discuss cooperative care. ⁣
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Cooperative care involves training an animal to not only tolerate handling and husbandry procedures, but to be an active, willing participant in these experiences. The animal either gives consent by performing a behavior or is easily distracted by food during a veterinary procedure. ⁣
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Many animals feel fear, anxiety, and stress at their veterinary visits and with husbandry procedures. Cooperative care techniques provide animals with some choice and control which decreases fear, reduces stress, and increase comfort for the animal. Cooperative care gives the animal a voice and a choice and a way to say, “no, not right now” or “I’m not comfortable”. Empowered choice of the animal met with respectful actions of the handler builds the animals trust in the handler and in the care process itself. By having your animal become a willing participant of their own care, their confidence will increase, thus increasing their tolerance of future handling and veterinary care. ⁣
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Jessica and I discuss what is cooperative care, benefits of cooperative care, applications of cooperative care in the veterinary setting, and more!

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❓Did you know...❓

Doodle breeds require regular grooming, both at home and with a professional.

There is a common misconception that these breeds are low maintenance and don’t require daily brushing.
They do!

✅As with all breeds, it’s essential to start early, around 8 weeks is ideal. Better yet, breeders can be introducing puppies to grooming and nail trims even earlier!

✅Call your future groomer now to start planning for the future. Schedule small sessions for a quick bath or brush so your puppy can begin to know and trust their groomer.

✅Ask your groomer about the proper tools and begin brushing your puppy daily.

✅A lack of proper grooming can lead to mats, which can then lead to skin irritations and other health problems

✅Begin training your puppy their basic cues and how to properly greet people.

✅Once matting has started, your dog may require a full shave. If you prefer a longer coat it is essential to maintain it daily.

If you need help introducing your puppy to handling and grooming tools visit us at www.positivedoghusbandry.com

Nail trims don’t need to be a struggle!!! We can teach our dogs to do their own nails using a scratch board. This is Wedges first session, introducing a large target which will eventually be faded to a smaller board. He had so much fun. I had fun!! I love watching behaviours develop and LOVE seeing the gears turn as a dog thinks about their options ❤️ @positive.dog.husbandry #positivedoghusbandry #nailmaintenancefordogs #fearfreetrainer #fearfreetraining #positivereinforcement #sciencerules #wainwrightab @albertaforcefree

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/fellow-creatures/202106/why-dogs-behavior-problems-deserve-compassion

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