Hello and welcome.....

Hi and welcome to our helpful hints page, with the use of our delicious treats we hope to help you and your horse and/or dog enjoy learning together.

A Note before we start...

Although I have had and have many animals in my life, Horses, dogs, cats and birds, and it is a passion of mine to train and interact with my fur friends, I am not a certified trainer, so I am passing on these training hints from trainers I've viewed, Í've read, I've attended clinics. Our animals are members of our families, giving us love, companionship, exercise, and so much more.
By teaching even the most basic training, we can make life and your relationships so much more enjoyable, building on trust and mutual respect.
Some of the trainers that I like to use are Kyra Sundance, Wendy Volhard and Mary Ann Rombold for the dogs.
For the Horses Mandy from Equine Connection, Sam Van Fleet Youtube, Cody Rowan Harris @ Mastery of the horse, but these are just the people I enjoy, there are so many options, check them out and most importantly HAVE FUN

From the Beginning

Training both dogs and horses and any animal takes time, patiences, and consistency.

It is not only about doing party tricks, but in a sense, learning and teaching a language, which builts between both of you.

So yes, it will take time, and some animals will pick things up faster than others, be consistent, build on each little step.

Remember don't get greedy with how much you ask and what you expect.

Set your goal in each step, praise & reward them, and each step builds to give you the end result.

Always try to finish on a good note, if their not quite getting it yet, do a trick that they do know and return to the trick being learnt later.

Very Important, do not always blame the animal if it not happening, very possibly we need to look at a different way to teach, or break the task down into smaller steps to help them understand.

Like a children, animals learn using different methods and have a limited concentration spans, some might respond better to play orientated learning, some visual, some vocal and others food or treats, at no time should it be harmful or violence.

SIT & STAY

Sit is usually the first trick that a dog will learn and can be taught as early as 8 week

1. We start by holding the treat in front of their nose, say "Sit" and move the treat up and back going over the head, this should cause the head to go up and the rear to go down.
2. The very moment the rear sits on the ground, reward the dog with a "Good" and give the treat.
3. If the dog is jumping up then you maybe holding the treat too high and if snapping at the treat try putting the treat into a closed fist and than slowly opening as the dog settles, can also use this to encourage the dog to take the treat gently.
4. If the dog keeps moving backward, it might be that the treat is too close or being moved horizontally rather than in an arc shape going over their head, you can also use a wall behind the dog to stop them from be able to move back.
When doing any trick, be consistent, use the same word as the command, repeat the trick a couple of times and then leave it, do again later, reward them the moment they do something right.
5 For the Stay, we start with the sit, stand in front of our dog , put our hand up, palm flat to his nose, and say "Stay" in a firm voice.
6 While keeping your hand up take one step back, say "stay" if the dog sits still step forward and reward him, with "good" and a treat.
Repeat and each time increasing the time and the distance, reward him for each step, this isn't going to happen all at once, it takes patiences, but worth it.

SHARING

If you have a method, or a trick at the start or the end achievement that you would like to share please send a video, we would love to see it.

wildflowerequine@halmar.com.au

Hello and welcome.....

From the Beginning

SIT & STAY

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Sit is usually the first trick that a dog will learn and can be taught as early as 8 week

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1. We start by holding the treat in front of their nose, say "Sit" and move the treat up and back going over the head, this should cause the head to go up and the rear to go down.​

2. The very moment the rear sits on the ground, reward the dog with a "Good" and give the treat.

3. If the dog is jumping up then you maybe holding the treat too high and if snapping at the treat try putting the treat into a closed fist and than slowly opening as the dog settles, can also use this to encourage the dog to take the treat gently.

4. If the dog keeps moving backward, it might be that the treat is too close or being moved horizontally rather than in an arc shape going over their head, you can also use a wall behind the dog to stop them from be able to move back.

When doing any trick, be consistent, use the same word as the command, repeat the trick a couple of times and then leave it, do again later, reward them the moment they do something right.

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5 For the Stay, we start with the sit, stand in front of our dog , put our hand up, palm flat to his nose, and say "Stay" in a firm voice.

6 While keeping your hand up take one step back, say "stay" if the dog sits still step forward and reward him, with "good" and a treat.

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Repeat and each time increasing the time and the distance, reward him for each step, this isn't going to happen all at once, it takes patiences, but worth it.

SHARING

1. We start by holding the treat in front of their nose, say "Sit" and move the treat up and back going over the head, this should cause the head to go up and the rear to go down.