Lake Mountain Doodle: April 2022

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Positively Most People Don't Know This!!!

Negative Reinforcement can get a bad wrap sometimes, because most people think that it involves things like....

Rubbing a dogs nose in his poop...

zapping your dog with an electrical pulse...

While training collars can come in handy when dealing with breaking a long standing bad habit, it is not totally what is meant by negative reinforcement.

Are you ready for a clue...

It has to do with space.

One way a dog communicates with another dog is by either taking away or giving space. You've probably noticed that when a dog is excited...it will come closer...and when a dog is scared...it will back away. These are forms of body language - and because dogs don't have a spoken language in the form of words, they use body language A LOT!

So one way you can train your dog is using the positive and negative space to send messages.😲

Here is a crash coarse on what I'm talking about:

Positive & Negative Reinforcement

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Grooming Trick #1

What A Mess!!!

Grooming a Doodle can be so time consuming...or expensive!

And if you pay for grooming every 6 weeks...How do you keep them looking fresh when we all know that those playful puppies love to run in the dirt?!

The Answer...

Your Blow Dryer!

Now I'm not talking about any ordinary blow dryer...

I'm talking about a commercial blow dryer.

I use mine 2-3x per week to blow the dirt out of my doggies.

Why?

It cuts down on brushing time and it keeps them cleaner between groomings!

Here is an explanation of my #1 Grooming Trick:

Grooming Trick

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Monday, April 4, 2022

Achhoooooo!

Allergies to dogs can actually be pretty diverse!

Most people are allergic to the dander of the dog, or the skin that flakes off. This is a pretty mild allergy and can usually be soothed with medication. Dogs who are allergy friendly can really help with this condition because they have a low shedding gene that can reduce the amount of dander in your home because dander will sluff off every time a dog sheds...and since allergy friendly dogs shed a lot less...there is a lot less dander.

A WORD OF WARNING: buying a "hypoallergenic dog" does not necessarily mean that they will be allergy friendly...unless your breeder knows their specific shedding gene! Make sure to ask about this if you suffer from allergies...remember...not ALL doodles are created equal.

Other people ca be allergic to the urine and feces of the dog. This allergy is a little worse, but since most dogs are pretty clean, it is usually a manageable allergy.

The last group of people have it the worse...because they are allergic to the saliva of a dog. This is a severe allergy and no medication can help because...how are you never going to get a dog to lick you?! These people can get welts and blisters from dog saliva, which are very painful.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news...

but this last group...

can probably never have a dog....(sigh...tears..)😢

The good news is that this allergy is VERY rare and there aren't many people who suffer.

If you want to find out which allergy you have, go get tested by you doctor.

Here's a quick video explaining the whole thing: