In-Home Dog Training with Jake: The Wild Turkeys

What you're seeing

Jake is a Standard Poodle with one very specific problem: a flock of wild turkeys crosses his walk nearly every day, and every day he reacts. This is his second in-home session. Shawn discusses the issue and how to prevent it with Jake's owner, who then practices 'follow' with Jake. With Shawn taking command of the leash and Jake following, the turkeys pass, and Jake lets them go by without any problem.

The problem this solves

Most reactivity has a trigger the owner can predict, and the temptation is to always avoid it. Avoidance keeps the dog reactive and shrinks the owner's world. The alternative is to change what the trigger means to the dog: turkeys, squirrels, other dogs, or cars become things that pass, not things Jake is responsible for or reactive to.

How it was trained

In the first session, Jake's owner learned the basics of P.R.I.M.E. at home: controlling space, movement, and interactions. These concepts result in a calm, peaceful, obedient dog. In this second session, those concepts are applied on the walk. Jake follows his owner instead of leading, so when the turkeys appear, he takes his cue from the person on the other end of the leash rather than from his own instincts. Two sessions, no treats, no e-collar.

Get this with your dog

Jake's program is our in-home dog training. If your dog has one trigger you dread on every walk, read Stop Dog Pulling on Leash and get a free phone consultation.