Week 1 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, UNLESS IT IS TOO VERY EASY.  IN THAT CASE, YOU CAN SLIGHTLY INCREASE THE DISTRACTION FOR SIT ON THE DOG FOR INSTANCE.

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 SEPERATE SESSIONS.  I LIKE TO KEEP MY SESSIONS AT 15 MINUTES IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE DAY (EXCEPT FOR LONG PLACE).  OTHEWISE, 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]

Homework Schedule:

Calming Exercises:

  1. Sit on the Dog (OPTIONAL AS LUCY IS PRETTY CHILL HERE, BUT MIGHT BE USEFUL IF NOT SO CHILL AT HOME) 30 + minutes Goal:  To get your dog to lay down on their own steam in five minutes or under.  THIS ALSO DID NOT HAVE A VIDEO NOR DID I DO IT WITH HER.  HOWEVER, THIS COULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR YOU AS FAR AS IMPULSE CONTROL IN DISTRACTING SITUATIONS.  

Obedience Exercises:
  1. Sit with Correction If Needed (first command, then marker no, then correction if needed)  5-10 minutes Goal:  To be able to get 3 sets of 4 in row (without needing correction or reward just verbal command) in 5 minutes or under.  The only hold up to Lucy not doing this in 2 plus minutes is when she does not want to come towards you and plants herself.  THE FOLLOWING IS A VIDEO OF ANOTHER DOG, AS I COULD NOT FIND LUCY'S VIDEO OF THIS.  SHE IS SO GOOD AT THIS, THAT THIS CAN BE COMBINED WITH HEEL AND STAY PRACTICE.

  2. Still Sit Stays (you can also use this and sits as a warm up for Circle Sit Stays) 5 plus minutes Goal:  Is to be able to get four in a row of 1 minute still stays within 5 minutes.


  3. Circle Sit Stays 5 plus minutes Goal: Is to get four in a row circle stays for 1 minute.  Practice your collar sit correction if she gets up.  Remember the sit correction is just the loose tight loose motion of the chain collar.  It does not need to be harsh just a quick zip zing movement.  If done correctly it will not move your dog towards you or move her at all.   

  4. Send to Place and Circle Place 10 plus minutes Goal:  To get your dog to step on themselves for times in a row for 3 sets of four in a row for send to place (which she is pretty good at unless she decides to plant herself).  Goal for circle place is to be able to circle the place object for 1 minute four times in a row.  

  5. Recall or ComeRecall or Come Command Started 10 plus minutes Goal:  To get three sets of four in a row lured come commands.
  6. Lured Heeling Step 1 10 plus minutes Goal:  To be able to take three to five well positioned steps with your dog (which means you have to jolly or encourage her into position and keep you hand with the treat well positioned at her nose) and end on an auto sit (or sit command with correction if needed) four times in a row.  NOTE:  NO TIMES IN A ROW NEEDED FOR HEEL RIGHT NOW (JUST THE SIT) AS SHE IS JUST LEARNING THAT.

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