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Week 6 Notes Homework and Videos

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  NOTE 1:   This week outside distractions can be used (weather permitting) on Sit on The Dog, Look, Send to Place (six foot leash held outside), Circle place (six foot leash or long line held outside), and Long Place (six foot leash held or long line outside). Use long line once you are comfortable that your dog can do all the exercises consistently and reliably (not perfect just meeting the goals) on the six foot leash.  When you start the long line, do not let the whole thing out, but work it so you get to your goals a bit at a time as you let it out.   You can always mark the leash with a piece of tape or chalk as to the last successful rep distance. Calming and Chill Exercises (You can rotate these on different days OR YOU CAN DO TRANSITIONAL LEASH MOST OF THE DAYS, SINCE THAT IS NEW AND IMPORTANT): Sit on The Dog 30 plus minutes Goal:  Having your dog go down in less than five minutes in moderate distracting environments (like your front lawn) ...
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Week 6 Transitional Leash Work (First Part Only)

   PART 1 WALK AND SIT WITH ME (NO COMMANDS) ON LEASH:    NOTE1:  BECAUSE THIS IS A BEHAVIORAL EXERCISE, COMMANDS ARE NOT USED TRADITIONALLY. NOTE2:  I HAVE ONLY MOSTLY PART 1 WITH FOXIE SO FAR. STEP 1:    Make sure you put the transitional leash on correctly for handling your dog with the nose loop on and the safety attached to his collar.   STEP 2:   You can either start walking or start your dog off in a relaxed sit, and then start walking. STEP 3A:   In the very beginning, I stop at the first pressure the dog puts on the leash.   Also in the beginning you usually need to pull up on the leash to get them to sit.  Once the dog relaxes, I will walk again until the next time. STEP 3B:   When the dog has a handle on this concept, I may pull back slightly with my hand on the leash if I feel tension, but the dog is doing pretty okay.   Then I make up either paces or objects to which I will stop a...
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Week 5 Homework and Videos

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  NOTE:   This week outside distractions can be used (weather permitting) on Sit on The Dog, Look, Send to Place (six foot leash held outside), Circle place (six foot leash held outside), and Long Place (six foot leash held outside). Calming and Chill Exercises (You can rotate these on different days): Sit on The Dog 30 plus minutes Goal:  Having your dog go down in less than five minutes in moderate distracting environments (like your front lawn)  BE DOING THIS OUTSIDE WHENEVER THE WEATHER PERMITS. Long Place 30 minutes Goal:  Have your dog eventually be able to stay on their place for 30 minutes with the leash dropped. (You don't ever have to reset this one, but keep an eye on her so you can grab or step on the leash if you need to.) NOTE:  I COULD NOT FIND A VIDEO ON THIS FOR LUNA AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN EXERCISE WE STARTED ON WEEK 2.  IF WE HAVE NOT STARTED THE LONG PLACE DON'T WORRY ABOUT THIS !! Obedience Exercises: Sits with Interim Sit Corr...
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Week 4 Notes, Homework, and Videos

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  NOTE:   This week outside distractions can be used (weather permitting) on Sit on The Dog, Look, Send to Place (six foot leash held outside), Circle place (six foot leash held outside), and Long Place (six foot leash held outside). Calming and Chill Exercises (You can rotate these on different days): Sit on The Dog 30 plus minutes Goal:  Having your dog go down in less than five minutes in moderate distracting environments (like your front lawn) Long Place 30 minutes Goal:  Have your dog eventually be able to stay on their place for 30 minutes with the leash dropped. (You don't ever have to reset this one, but keep an eye on her so you can grab or step on the leash if you need to.) NOTE:  I COULD NOT FIND A VIDEO ON THIS FOR LUNA AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN EXERCISE WE STARTED ON WEEK 2.  IF WE HAVE NOT STARTED THE LONG PLACE DON'T WORRY ABOUT THIS !! Obedience Exercises: Sits with Interim Sit Correction    5 minutes  Goal:  To get th...
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Week 4 Lured Heeling Step 2

  STEP 1:    Lure your puppy or dog into a sit in heel position (puppy's shoulder should line up with your leg) on the side of you and facing in the same direction as you . STEP 2:  The hand holding the food reward will now be behind your back.  Remember it is your left hand holding the reward, your arm will be bent at the elbow and held up and behind your back. STEP 3:   Call your dog's name (remember the attention exercises) and when your dog looks at you, say "heel" as you step forward with your left leg. STEP 4:   When you start your heel, keep the food reward behind your back.   Start by attempting just five steps forward at first.  End this with your dog in a sit, and only if they are in a sit say "good boy or girl" and then pop food reward into their mouth. STEP 5:   Repeat.  Do 10 or 15 reps of this (not necessarily all at the same time.  if the puppy starts looking tired or flat at the end of a session then do a s...
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Week 3 Notes, Homework, and Videos

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  NOTE:   All notes for Week 1 Remain mostly the same [This is linked to Week 1 if you need it].  One exception is that you can bring Sit on The Dog to outside in your yard.  If she does well there, you can bring her to a low key place where an occasional LEASHED ONLY dog might walk by (and from a distance of 50 to 100 feet). Calming and Chill Exercises (You can rotate these on different days): Sit on The Dog 30 plus minutes Goal:  Having your dog go down in less than five minutes in moderate distracting environments (like your front lawn) Long Place 30 minutes Goal:  Have your dog eventually be able to stay on their place for 30 minutes with the leash dropped. (You don't ever have to reset this one, but keep an eye on her so you can grab or step on the leash if you need to.) NOTE:  I COULD NOT FIND A VIDEO ON THIS FOR LUNA AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN EXERCISE WE STARTED ON WEEK 2.  IF WE HAVE NOT STARTED THE LONG PLACE DON'T WORRY ABOUT THIS !! ...
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Week 3 Recall The Very Beginning

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Equipment Needed :   6' Leash (week 1, afterwards we will use 15' long line); Training Collar Explanation and Goal of Exercise:   Formal command that requires the dog's immediate response to the command in a straight line that ends very close to the owner/handler/trainer in a sit position (auto sit). Uses for This Exercise:    This is an immediate directive to return to owner.   This can be just to leash up, or the owner/trainer/handler could see danger up ahead.   This exercise done well and to a standard can not only return your dog to you, but avoid some dangerous situations (hole in the ground, barbed wire, away from wild animal that has come into the yard ET). The following are steps for this exercise: STEP 1:   Start off in a heel. STEP 2:   Close up your feet into the auto sit position, when your dog is walking in heel position.   If your dog does not go into auto sit, be sure to give th...
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