Sunday 30 September 2012

Two Success Stories!

We have just recently returned to classes after a summer break.  It was great to get back and to catch up with everyone's stories on how their dogs have been getting on.

Bella
Readers of this blog will be familiar with Bella's story (see previous post).  Bella and her owner were at the beach during the break.  Bella was off lead as it was failry quiet.  She took off running along the beach and when her owner recalled her she suddenly found herself in the middle of a family with kids and a dog! Bella's owner was understandably worrried that Bella may react but Bella looked at them all, paused, then ran straight to her owner!  What a fantastic result! We are all so proud of Bella as she has come a long way and of her owner who has put so much hard work in.

We should always remember though, that Bella's innate response to things that worry her is to react, but by giving her options, alternatvie behaviours and building her confidence, we help her to make the right decision. 

Kara
Kara is a Groenendael and due to an incident at a show was quite nervous of people approaching from behind.  Groenendaels as a breed are naturally wary and Kara is no exception.  We started off gently just being around Kara and her owner and slowly built up her confidence with a range of exercises until we could approach from behind, we simulated the show ring and various "judges".  Kara and her owner have worked hard over the last few months and a couple of weeks ago they gained a Bitch Challenge Certificate!  We are very proud of them both.



3 comments:

  1. Hi Gwen!

    It's me again, Tammy the Marketing Coordinator at The Uncommon Dog. We just finished another informative info-graphic that I thought you might be interested in. It's titled "How Dogs Became Our Best Friends!".

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  2. Hi Gwen!

    My name is Tammy. I'm leaving you this comment on your blog because I could not find another way to contact you. I hope this is Ok.

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    Big Tail Wag!
    Tammy Sexton
    Marketing Coordinator
    Tammy at TheUncommonDog dot com

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  3. Hi Gwen!

    My name is Tammy. I hope you don't mind me commenting on your blog. I just wasn't sure how else to reach you. I sincerely apologize if this comes across as spam, that is not the intent. With Christmas just around the corner, I thought you might be interested in our latest infographic "Are You A Doggie for Christmas Kind of Mom?". You can view it at Flickr.com: http://www.flickr.com/photos/106131018@N08/11241972855/ (Preview) . FYI (in case you're not familiar) Flickr.com is owned by Yahoo!. It's a very safe site and won't hurt your computer. To download the infographic right click on it and Flickr will show you some options.

    If you like this infographic and want to share it with your readers, please feel free to do so. The only thing that we ask in return is that you link back to TheUncommonDog dot com in some way from your post.

    As a way of showing our appreciation to those who choose to share the infographic, I'd be happy to spread the word about the blog post by linking to it from our Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ pages. Just let me know that you posted it and send me the link.

    If you'd like to be removed from our contact list, please let me know.

    Happy Holidays!
    Tammy Sexton
    Marketing Coordinator
    Tammy at TheUncommonDog dot com

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