Workshop for Dogs That Over React on Walks
2 Hour Workshop (Pre-Recorded) + Workbook + Supporting Resources
Workshop Summary
One of the top issues adopters reach out for help with, is their Romanian or overseas rescue dogs barking, lunging & generally having big feelings towards dogs, people, joggers, cyclists and a myriad of other things on walks. It's a big and stressful problem when you're faced with it every day, every time you step outside the door to walk your dogs.
I know first hand what that feels like! I've had several 'reactive' German Shepherds over the years, and my own Romanian boy, Tramp, was triggered by pretty much everything as a teenager.
This recording of my Mini Workshop for dogs that over react on walks aims to provide you with a better understanding of how to help set your Romanian Rescue dogs up better to handle situations out and about in the big wide world. It explains the advantages of following a structured process and taking a holistic approach.
Simply attempting to 'train away' the behaviour, is rarely successful long term because it doesn't take into consideration all the potential physiological & emotional factors that could be influencing your dog's behaviour.
Your workshop includes a 30 page PDF workbook you can download, to help you formulate a progress plan for your dog, as well as a section of additional resources for you inside, these include teaching guides, video demonstrations and other recommendations that are likely to be helpful to anyone with a dog that struggles with big feelings out in the world.
Why Would this Workshop be Perfect for You?
Although you may have read lots of training advice around reactivity on walks, and possibly even worked with other trainers, not all trainers understand Romanian dogs and their sometimes quirky natures. Many Romanian dogs can benefit from a slightly different approach when working on their 'over the top' reactions on walks. There can be little tweaks, that if done slightly differently can set our foreign rescue dogs up better when it comes to how they feel about the things they are triggered by.
In addition, many Romanian and foreign rescue dogs aren't comfortable around strangers, so working via an online program can be a good option for these dogs. There is no travel involved for you or your dog and you're not tied to classes or appointments.
You get to work in the comfort of your own home and familiar environment, you can watch the workshop & supporting resources as many times as you need and share it with everyone who walks your dog, because consistency plays a big part in seeing progress.
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Ms Michelle Masters
Meesh Masters is the founder and business owner at The Dog's Point of View and specialises in working with Romanian & Overseas Rescue dogs, providing educational resources for their adopters via remote one to one consultations, home study courses, webinars, training programs and her popular Adopters Coaching Group - The number one resource anywhere on the internet for Romanian and Overseas rescue dog information and support.
After becoming involved with Romanian Rescue dogs in 2015, both as a support advisor to new adopters and a fosterer herself, she was led to look deeper into the thinking, feeling, emotional depths of these dogs when things began feeling different about them.
She soon realised how the Romanian dogs were different to British born dogs, that their genetics and bloodline, being from street dogs and dogs that had evolved through more natural selection, meant they seemed to be more in tune with their instinctive nature's. She went on to learn that she needed to adjust the ways she interacted with and worked with these dogs, to accommodate their more instinctive and cautious characteristics. It became very evident that these dogs responded differently to 'training' in the conventional sense at times.
And so it became her passion to share everything she was learning, and is still learning, about the Romanian Dog's Point of View with as many adopters as possible. Today she is Patron of two Romanian Rescue Charities, Cloud K9 Rescue and Annie's Trust, she is also advisor to various other rescue organisations. She runs a course for qualified trainers, The Romanian Rescue Pro Trainers program, to help other canine professionals understand more about working with Romanian & foreign rescue dogs and their families, as many of them can be quite complex compared to working with British dogs. She has also launched an invaluable education & resource program for rescue organisations rehoming Romanian & Eastern European dogs, to help them & their volunteers to understand how to correctly support their adopters if they encounter basic problems.
Meesh is also now a certified Dynamic Dog Practitioner which qualifies her to complete detailed assessments of dogs in the areas of biomechanics, gait, movement & posture to determine whether there are any potential pain or discomfort issues that could be contributing to behaviour. This is an invaluable qualification to have given that her entire business focuses solely on supporting and working with adopters and canine professionals of predominantly Romanian but also other European street, rescue & shelter dogs. With the poor start many of these dogs have in life, along with the potential for them to have sustained untreated injuries, abuse and trauma prior to adoption, being able to assess for pain in a totally hands off, non-intrusive way is often the only way they can be assessed.
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Jenny Cartledge
Fab webinar
Packed to the rafters with lots of helpful ideas. Highly recommended
Lucy Gray
Lovely resource
Lots of helpful ideas beyond systematic desensitisation which is so crucial when working with Romanian rescues
Christine Smith
Communication
I have obviously been totally confusing my dogs. So glad I have watched this and understand so much more. Thank you Meesh.
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