Week 3 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:  THIS WEEK SITS, LURED HEEL, AND SIT STAYS CAN BE WORKED ON OUTSIDE.  JUST MAKE SURE THE ENVIRONMENT IS NOT OVERLY DISTRACTING.  WE STILL WANT TO TRAIN IN A YARD SETTING.

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 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]

Homework Schedule:

Calming Exercises:

  1. (OPTIONAL) 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 note:  Doing this with Maggie outside would also help how distracted she is outside.  You don't have to, but I would.

Obedience Exercises:
  1. (NEW) Attention to Name 5 minutes Goal:  To be able to eventually get three sets of four in a row (quick good looks and eye contact).


  2. (NEW) Let's Go 5-10 minutes  Goal:  To be able to eventually get three sets of four in a row (coming towards you right away without any cajoling or corrections.


  3. (NEW) Recall or Come Command 5+ minutes Goal:  To be able to eventually get three sets of four in a row.


  4. (CHANGED) Sit Stay 5-7 minutes (at the beginning but at the end it may be just 5 minutes to reach your goal.  Goal:  To eventually be able to get 4 sit stays in a row for 1 minute without correction.  Week 3 Change:  Now we want her able to do this while you are two steps away from your dog and facing them.



  5. (CHANGED) Circle Sit Stay 5 -10 minutes Goal:  To be able to get 4 in a row for a minute once completed.

  6. (SAME) Sits with Interim Correction 5+ minutes Goal:  To be able to do 3 sets of four repetitions in a row.  Week 3:  You could try this with just the collar correction this week instead of the bum touch. 

  7. (SAME)  Lured Heeling Step 1 especially for outside 10 + minutes (or 15 repetitions)  Goal:  Be able to get 3 to 5 steps in a row before having her sit and get the food reward.  It's okay to have more than the 2 or 3 steps.  You just want those in good position at the end.  If your dog starts to look flat, then you have practiced this too long.  So keep the session to 5-10 minutes.





     
  8. (SAME) Traditional Heel with Auto Sit Practice 10 minutes Goal:  Simply to be sure to teach the position that your dog should focus on by using turns and side correction (if going to far to the left). 



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