This week we are talking about how environment can effect your dog’s behavior. So often dogs are very comfortable in their homes, but may act really different in new or different environments. Recently Trin and Heather took a trip to compete at a barn hunt event. That event looked very different than what she typically experiences at her home town events. This brought up some unexpected behaviors, which sparked this conversation. We also talk through trigger stacking in dogs, what recovery looks like and how to support your dog in novel environments.

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This week we are talking about patterns. We are addressing when recognizing patterns in your dogs behavior and preferences can be benefitiona. We've both seen several examples of this in our own dogs as well as other dogs. For example Trin does not appreciate dogs towering over her. Jaxon likes to meet strangers at his own speed. Recognizing patterns can help us advocate for our dog in a variety of ways and help us prevent behaviors we don't want to see and encourage behaviors we want to continue. You can use patterns to customize your dogs training and enrichment and provide them a more fulfilled life.

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This week we are talking about Heather's favorite subject - puppies! Kristi recently puppy sat for a few days prompting this conversation. Heather talks about what she loves about puppies, and Kristi talks through why she loves adult dogs. We talk a lot about advocating for the existing dogs in your home. This can show up in a variety of ways like management, enrichment, training, separate activities, scheduled breaks, etc. We also talk about how much you can tell about a puppy at such a young age. For example, Trin's breeder knew within weeks that she was going to be Heather's puppy. Kristi talks about the toy drive, confidence, and curiosity she saw when puppy sitting. We also talk about the kindness and understanding that we show puppies that does not always transfer to adult dogs in the same way. Are you a fan of puppies or do you gravitate more to adult dogs?

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