Week 3 Notes Homework and Videos

NOTE 1:  ROTATE OFF LEASH PRACTICE WITH ON LEASH PRACTICE.  ALWAYS USE THE LEASH IF YOU START HAVING TROUBLE WITH YOUR OFF LEASH PRACTICE.

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

NOTE 3:  PLEASE PUT ON YOUR METAL 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:  START EVERYTHING AT THE BEGINNING IN ENVIRONMENTS AND WITH EQUIPMENT THAT ARE EASY FOR YOU.  YOU WANT TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT YOUR DOG HAS LEARNED AND HOW TO HANDLE YOUR DOG IN LOW DISTRACTIONS FIRST, SO THAT YOU WILL BEGIN TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IN MORE COMPLICATED OR HIGHER DISTRACTIONS LATER.

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.  ***REMEMBER THAT THE FOUR IN A ROW PERFORMANCES WITHOUT NEEDING A CORRECTION OR CAJOLING ARE WAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE LENGTH OR DISTANCE.  IF YOUR RUSH OR SKIP FORWARD, YOU WILL LEAVE HOLES IN YOUR TRAINING.

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

NOTE 9:  HERE IS THE TRAINING PROGRESSION YOU SHOULD TRY FOR YOURSELF.  WEEK 1: IS IN NON DISTRACTIONS (AS POSSIBLE), TYPICALLY INSIDE AND EVERYTHING IN TRAINING IS ON LEASH  WEEK 2:  STARTING WORKING EXERCISES ON A SLACK LONG LINE. WEEK 3:  STARTING TO ROTATE SOME OFF-LEASH PRACTICE IN (DO NOT DO THIS OUTSIDE)


NOTE 11: THIS IS THE WAY I PHASE OUT TREATS.  YOU CAN PRACTICE SOME THINGS INSIDE WITH TREATS AND NO EQUIPMENT TO KEEP THINGS FRESH.   WHEN I START THAT, I MIGHT DO A TREAT EVERY TIME IF THEY START OUT HAVING A HARD TIME.  AS IT GETS EASIER FOR THEM, I START TO DO EVERY OTHER TREAT.  THEN I DO EVERY FOURTH TREAT, AND EVENTUALLY NO TREATS.  I DON'T USE A MORE COMPLICATED REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE THAN THAT, ALTHOUGH OTHER TRAINERS MIGHT.  I DO EVENTUALLY WANT TO GET MY DOGS OFF FOOD (SOME FOR OVEREATING AND OTHER HEALTH REASONS), BECAUSE I PREFER THEY WORK FOR ME.   I ALSO PREFER TOY PLAY TRAINING OVER TREAT TRAINING, BUT IT IS HARDER AND SLOWER (ALTHOUGH ONCE YOU GET GOING IT DOES A GREAT JOB WITH ENTHUSIASM AND IMPULSE CONTROL).

NOTE 12:  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 123:  BLUE TEXT GOES TO THE DIRECTIONS FOR THE EXERCISES.  [IT IS A LINK]

HOMEWORK SCHEDULE

Calming Behavioral (meaning there is no command) Exercises (Rotate Sit On The Dog and Long Place on Alternate Days):

  1. Sit on The Dog 30 + minutes Goal:  To get your dog to lay down on their own steam in five minutes or under and learn to chill around the distractions in different environments. 

  2. Long Place 30 minutes  Goal:  To get your dog accustomed to being able to relax for at least 30 minutes on their place or cot.




Obedience Exercises (Off Leash Work can be worked on a rotating schedule):

NOTE 1:  REMEMBER YOU ONLY NEED TO DO AN HOUR A DAY.  IF YOU DON'T GET TO AN EXERCISE ONE DAY BASED ON TIME OR LIFE, JUST BE SURE TO DO IT THE NEXT DAY.

NOTE 2:  TRAINING FOR ME MEANS I NEED TO BE PRESENT WITH MY DOG.  SO MY TRAINING WORK IS OUTSIDE OF WALKING WITH SOMEONE ELSE AND SO ON.  I HAVE TO BE VERY PRESENT TO WORK ON TIMING AND BEING THERE WITH MY DOG.  YOU CAN OF COURSE STILL GO OFF AND DO NON-TRAINING WALKS AND USE YOUR TRAINING, I JUST DON'T CALL THAT MY OFFICIAL FORMAL TRAINING TIME.
  1. Sits First Command with collar correction if needed OR Off Leash Pracice 5+  minutes Goal:  To get three sets of four in a row sits without needing correction or cajoling in increasing distractions as you move forward.
  2. Still Sit Stays 5 + minutes  Goal:  To get four in a row without needing correction for 1 minute a piece (you can start at less time and build up if she is having trouble once at home).  NOTE: WE DID NOT DO THIS ONE.  YOU CAN DO THIS AS A WARM UP BEFORE STARTING HARDER COMMANDS. 

  3. Circle Sit Stays 5-10+ minutes Goal:  To get four in a row without needing a correction for 1 minute a piece.  REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN SHOULD ALWAYS BACK DOWN SOME STEPS IN NEW DISTRACTIONS.  THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS BEING ABLE TO DO THIS SUCCESSRFULLY 4 TIMES IN A ROW.  

  4. Let's Go  5-10 minutes  Goal:  To be able to have your come towards you until released for 3 sets of 4 in a row without needing a correction.  YOU ARE PROBABLY GOING TO WANT TO DO THIS ON LONG LINE AT HOME FIRST BEFORE TRYING OFF LEASH.  ALSO YOU CAN WORK THIS WITH OTHER COMMANDS LIKE PLACE OR SIT STAYS.
  5. Intro to Place 3 minutes Goal:  Just to introduce your dog to any new place.  This only needs to be done once for new place object and/or environment.

  6. Send to Place 5 - 10 + minutes Goal:  To be able to get three sets of 4 in a row. 

  7. Circle Place  5 - 10 + minutes Goal: To be able to get four in a row circle places.

  8. Leash on and Off 5 - minutes  Goal:  To be able to get three sets of four in a row easily.

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