Week 2 Notes, Homework, and Videos

    NOTE 1:  ALL TRAINING SHOULD BE DONE WITH TRAINING COLLAR AND TRAINING LEASH ON.

NOTE 2:  DO NOT LEAVE TRAINING COLLAR OR TRAINING SLIP LEAD ON WHEN YOU ARE NOT ACTIVELY TRAINING YOUR DOG.

NOTE 3:  PLEASE PUT ON YOUR TRAINING COLLAR CORRECTLY.  ALSO BE SURE TO HOLD THE LEASH CORRECTLY.


This is a link to a leash article on our business blog.  Leashes How to Hold Them and How to Fold Them.

NOTE 4:  EVERYTHING THIS WEEK SHOULD BE DONE IN LOW AND EASY DISTRACTION (INSIDE IN A QUIET AREA).

NOTE 5:  THE GOALS ARE PLACES TO WORK TO IN THE FUTURE.  IF YOU DON'T MAKE THE GOAL, DON'T WORRY AS LONG AS YOU PUT IN THE WORK TOWARDS THE GOAL.  PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN CALL OR EMAIL ME WITH ANY TRAINING PROBLEMS THAT COME UP IN BETWEEN LESSONS.

NOTE 6:  IF YOU DON'T GET THROUGH ALL THE EXERCISES IN ONE DAY, YOU CAN JUST BE SURE THAT THE EXERCISES YOU DID NOT GET TO ARE DONE THE NEXT DAY.   THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE, I THINK, IS THE MOLDED SITS.   HOWEVER, THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER TO START TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR.

NOTE 7:  WHEN YOUR DOG WORKS WITH YOU AT HOME, YOU MAY NEED TO GO DOWN IN TIME AND THEN BUILD BACK UP TO WHERE YOUR DOG WAS TRAINING WITH ME (IF YOU ARE IN PACK LEARNING AND BOARD & TRAIN).  THE DOG WILL WORK BETTER FOR WHOEVER THEY WERE LAST WORKING WITH, SO OFTEN THE TIME NEEDS TO BE BUILT UP BY THE OWNER TO HAVE THE SAME SORT OF WORKING RELATIONSHIP.

NOTE 8:  TRAINING CAN BE DONE IN SEPARATE SESSIONS.  I LIKE TO KEEP MY SESSIONS AT 15 MINUTES OR LESS (EXCEPT SIT ON THE DOG AND EVENTUALLY LONG PLACE) IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE DAY (EXCEPT FOR LONG PLACE).  OTHERWISE, YOU CAN BURN YOUR DOG OR PUPPY OUT.

NOTE 9:  MARKER WORDS ARE GOOD=GOOD JOB KEEP GOING YES=GOOD JOB YOU ARE RELEASED FROM THE EXERCISE AND NO=THAT IS NOT WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR.

NOTE 10:  BLUE TEXT GOES TO THE DIRECTIONS FOR THE EXERCISES.  [IT IS A LINK]

NOTE 11:  I am attaching a link to the audio files I use on YouTube to increase distraction for a dog on things like "sit on the dog" and the "long place" (and the obedience exercises).

Homework Schedule:

Calming Exercises (NOTE:  ROTATE "SIT ON THE DOG" AND "LONG PLACE" ON ALTERNATE DAYS):

  1. (CHANGE) Sit On The Dog 30 + minutes Goal:  To get your dog to lay down on their own steam in five minutes or under.  Week 2 Change:  Increase distraction to something like your yard or the audio files that I am attaching above.


  2. (CHANGED) Long Place 30 minutes Goal:  Just to get your dog start to get used to staying on the place.  If your dog manages to step off, you do not need to reset the exercise.  Week 2 Change:  Dropped leash and owners across the room.





Obedience Exercises:
  1. (NEW) Lured Heel Step 1 5-10 minutes  Goal:  To get three sessions of 4 patterns (heel and sit) in a row.  NOTE:  I WANT YOU TO GET AT LEAST THREE WELL-POSITIONED STEPS IN BEFORE STOPPING FOR THE SIT. 

  2. (NEW) Let's Go  10 minutes or less  Goal:  To get three sets of four in a row without needing to repeat or tug the leash.

  3. (CHANGED) Sits First Command with correction if needed 5-15 minutes Goal:  To get three sets of 4 in a row sits without needing to correct verbally (marker word "No") or leash correction.   Week 2 Change:  Goal is to get 3 sets of 4 in a row in under 5 minutes. 

  4. (NEW) Still Sit Stay 5-10 minutes Goal:  To get 3 sets of 4 in a row for 1 minute eventually.  NOTE:  REMEMBER THIS IS A GOAL TO WORK TOWARDS.  YOU WANT TO BUILD THIS UP A LITTLE AT A TIME.  THE MOST IMPORTANT GOAL IS FOUR IN A ROW OF WHATEVER TIME YOU ARE WORKING AT.

  5. (CHANGED) Send to place increasing the distance sent. 5-10 minutes  Goal: To get a couple feet away eventually and get three sets of 4 in a row in under 5 minutes without needing verbal or collar correction.  Week 2 Change:  Creating distance and getting the repetitions goals under 5 minutes.

  6. (CHANGED) Circle Place 5-10 minutes  Goal:  To eventually get 4 in a row without needing correction for 1 minute within 5 minutes.  Week 2 Change:  Widen the circle around the place.  See how far you can get without rushing it.  







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