Settle 105: Changing Positions & Locations
Logout Settle: Changing Positions & Location TOOLS: Clicker Treats Treat pouch Mat TRAINING ENVIRONMENT: Start in a low distraction environment, but you’ll be moving throughout your home as your dog learns. RECOMMENDED TREAT POSITION: Toss the treats off the mat. STEPS: Moving the Mat Show your dog the mat and place it on the floor. […]
Settle 104: Extending time
Logout Settle: Extending the Time PREREQUISITE: Your dog should be approaching and lying down on the mat. You should not be using a cue yet. TOOLS: Clicker Treat pouch Treats Mat TRAINING ENVIRONMENT: A relatively low distraction environment in your home. RECOMMENDED TREAT POSITION: Toss the treat to get your dog to move away from […]
Luring Down
Logout Luring Down PREREQUISITE Your dog needs to sit voluntarily without being asked. TOOLS: Treats Treat Pouch Clicker TRAINING ENVIRONMENT: Start in the least distracting (most boring) place in your home. RECOMMENDED TREAT POSITION: In place (in your dog’s mouth). STEPS: Do not use a cue (“Down”) during this exercise. With your dog in a […]
Settle 103: Getting to Down
Logout Settle: Getting to Down TOOLS: Clicker Treats Treat pouch Mat TRAINING ENVIRONMENT: Start in the least distracting (most boring) place in your home. RECOMMENDED TREAT POSITION: Three treats between your dog’s toes for down, and click and toss a treat to get your dog off the mat for everything. See other detailed instructions below […]
Recall 201: Hide and Seek
Logout Recall: Playing Hide and Seek With Your Dog PREREQUISITE: Your dog should be coming to you from across a room when you are not in view. TOOLS: Treats Toys Treat Pouch TRAINING ENVIRONMENT: Your home with as few distractions present (usually other people or pets) as possible. RECOMMENDED TREAT POSITION: Throw a party for […]
Sit 105: Adding movement
Logout Sit: Adding Movement PREREQUISITE: Your dog should be sitting for several seconds and getting up when you give him the release cue. If your dog is not doing this, please do not proceed to the next step. Go back to the previous lesson on sit and practice some more. TOOLS: Treat pouch Treats Clicker […]
Sit 104: Release Word
Logout Sit: Adding the Release Word PREREQUISITE: Your dog should be sitting whenever you ask him with your verbal cue in a low distraction environment. If your dog is not doing this, please do not proceed to the next step. Go back to the previous lesson on sit and practice some more. TOOLS: Treats Treat […]
Recall 102: Adding Distance and Moving Out of Sight
Logout Recall: Increasing the Criteria TOOLS: Clicker Treats Treat pouch TRAINING ENVIRONMENT: Start in the least distracting (most boring) place in your home. RECOMMENDED TREAT POSITION: Throw a party in place STEPS: You’ve been calling from six feet away and throwing a party. Extend that to ten feet or across the room from your dog. […]
Touch 101
Logout Touch TOOLS: Treats Treat pouch TRAINING ENVIRONMENT: Start in the least distracting (most boring) place in your home. RECOMMENDED TREAT POSITION: Start by giving the treat to your dog. After your dog starts to get the game toss the treat away from you to encourage him to touch from farther away. STEPS: Place a […]
Loose Leash Walking 107
Logout Loose Leash Walking: Acquiring the Position PREREQUISITES: Leash compliance (responding to pressure on the lead) Moving with your dog TOOLS: Treats Treat pouch TRAINING ENVIRONMENT: Start in the least distracting (most boring) place in your home. A Hallway works well. You do not need your dog on a leash. RECOMMENDED TREAT POSITION: In position […]