2dogbutts

A Purebred, 100% Mix of one Agility-Bound, English Springer Chow Mutt, and one Tubby, Alaskan Husky Princess.  Please feel free to ask questions! I work alongside veterinarians and dog training professionals. Owner's blog: ...

[wilderun]

SCREEEEEE

[darkwood-sleddog]

Tips for someone who has been obsessed with mushing since a kid, but doesn’t think they will ever mesh well with northern breeds. Can I build a small team (this is just for fun of course) with a non traditional breed? Is there a certain minimum size I should keep in mind?

I have said this before and I'll say it again. ANY breed can mush:

In several mushing venues, such as Dryland Mushing for example, non-traditional breeds are THE dog (German Shorthaired Pointers & mixes of such are the breed of choice for dryland). Even most long distance winter races such as Iditarod and Yukon Quest feature Alaskan Huskies, a landrace mix breed that can vary widely in its appearance.

And you can absolutely do it with smaller dogs just watch THIS video of dachsunds bikejoring for example. Or follow THIS instagram account that has a Shiba Inu in their malamute team. There are also videos of full spaniels teams on both winter and dryland although I cannot find them right now for the life of me. When you have a smaller dog the only thing I would caution would be to help the dog out with the weight it is pulling, especially over longer distances. This can be pedaling your bike, or having multiple dogs in team to take the brunt of the weight.

In a world where Poodles have run the Iditarod more times than Malamutes breed does not matter.

[twobigears]

“The ideal dog is stamped with a look of quality and nobility - difficult to define, but unmistakable when present.” - German Shepherd breed standard

[groenendaze]

answer her riddle and maybe she’ll let you pass

[wilderun]

an orb

[elvenferretots]

Doberman in his natural environment: walking a city at night.

[groenendaze]

assortment of nettle noises

[molosseraptor]

[lokivonkrusenbusch]

05.06.2021

That's how you enjoy summer!

[groenendaze]

[kaninecreativebycvc]

A full moon is a spiritually significant day that many mystics of the past have made use realize their ultimate nature and energy on the down pour how dark things are going, there will a bright spot the next day, be a warrior survive and not worrier be safe…

Pictured her under the darkest hours of midnight.

[weebsandwobs]

This is an anime character and I cannot be convinced otherwise

[groenendaze]

flashback to that day that it snowed after being 75F 

[gustavowasright-deactivated2022]

[twobigears]

Last day of being four 😭🧡

She has slowly started getting grey on her chin over the last year, which is 😭😭😭 but also I’m glad it’s taken this long since a lot of dogs go grey way earlier!

[doggiedrawings]

A new infographic by Dog Latin Dog Training, illustrated by me - Find Your Moment of YES!

Download at www.decompressforsuccess.com

So often people try to “train away” unwanted behaviors after the behavior has already been reinforced a million times. (Law of Effect) Usually people make the mistake of waiting for their dog to do the thing they don’t want them to do, and then try to fix it…. a pattern which is ineffective and unfair to the dog. 

Instead, we could be using Positive Reinforcement : noticing and rewarding all the WANTED “good” BEHAVIORS that our dogs do. 

Find out what your dog likes best - Food? Play? Praise? Use this as the reinforcer. Catch your dog doing something good and reward this behavior ASAP! Timing is key. Do it frequently and the wanted behavior will stick.

[groenendaze]