Training Course: 6pm Thursday Beginners

The key to your success bringing up your puppy.  A must watch for All!

Home Life Set Up Part 1

Your Dog's Life Stages and How We Are Structurally Similar.  This Background knowledge will help move you into the best mindset for your dog and help you put your parent's cap on.

Home Life Set Up Part 2

What we mean by 'Life Stages'       
Which House Rules & Why                                                    The Value of Dens
Privileges - Timing & Personalisation

Play Biting

Explaining play biting & the key essentials for immediate reduction, giving you an active training exercise to help teach your dog to consciously think about their actions and choose differently.

If you are not having play biting issues, please do watch the video for useful information but you won't need to carry out the training activity.

Categorisation of Toys

Please also make sure you read the 'Playing With Your Dog' Handout that you have been sent.

Categorising your toys will empower the success of your play journey together.

Fun Home Recall Game

Please practice this game 3 x a day every day from this evening to the morning of your class next week.

This is a really valuable preparation video for the strategies we are going to teach you to handle stealing issues in the best way possible.

Stealing

Grooming Part 1

Equipment and Set Up: An important exercise in the early days:  First goal post - that they learn to love being groomed.

Grooming Part 2

Where to start with the dog and how to build it up.  What to do if your dog mouths the brush or you.

Jumping Up 1: Introduction

Jumping Up 2: Adult Family Members

Jumping Up 3: Our Children

Jumping Up 4: Visitors

Jumping Up 5: Counter Tops

Health Check Your Dog 1 - Introduction

Health Check Your Dog 2 - Their Head

Health Check Your Dog 3 - Their Body

Health Check Your Dog 4 - Feet, Legs & Tail

Neutering Discussion

The different approaches; timing; the girls & the boys.

Separation Anxiety

Understanding and recognising separation anxiety should it flare up and preventing flare ups.

Discussion on Possession

Causes of Possession, What it can look like, Articles, Food & Scavenging.  This is to help with identification, prevention and Management.  Serious possession cases need professional help.

Recap of Our Sit

Rewarding in Training (1 of 2) - how to reward with food

Whatever you do Don't Forget!  You are not food bags.  Food is a training aid only.... put yourself first.

Rewarding in training (2 of 2) - How to Reward with Stroking

Again Remember!  Putting yourself first means stroking and your strokes need to be meaningful and right for your dog.

Play 3 - Start The Party

Walking To The Door

Door Work Part 1

Door Work Part 2

Lead Work Preparation: Introduction to Trotting

Lead Work Preparation: Trotting 1

Getting the initial idea....

Lead Work Preparation: Trotting 2

Keeping attention between treats.....

Lead Work Preparation: Trotting 3

Standing / walking tall and upright....

The Beginners Lead Work Method

Street Action!  Teaching them where we want them when they get distracted and pull.   This is just the beginning step.

Play 4 - Baby Fetch