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abirddogmoment · 3 months ago

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I'm feeling a lot more confident in my training with Rory than I ever did with Mav, which is really cool, and the single best thing I started doing this time around was Rory Appreciation Time.

Allocating mindful screen-free time to be silly with Rory helped me avoid the puppy blues, creates a lot of levity, diffuses tension, and helps me learn more about what she finds rewarding. It's been really cool to see.

#dogblr #about aurora #rory appreciation time #i had dedicated snuggle time for mav but it wasnt as intentional #most of my intentional time for mav was training #and thats awesome!#but rory needs a lot more lightness and affection than mav did #rory appreciation time lasts about 5 mins at a time #we kinda go based on the vibe #sometimes its full body snuggles sometimes it's ridiculous playing that leads to zoomies #we do it at least 2x a day but usually 4x (before work at lunch and once or twice before bed)#it has helped rory immensely #her training sticks better when interactions are overwhelmingly positive #even bad training sessions are easily overshadowed by all the fun rory appreciation time sessions #anyway highly recommend mindful silly time with your dogs

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