Week 2 Notes, Homework, and Videos

    NOTE 1:  ALL TRAINING SHOULD BE DONE WITH THE 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 (INSIDE IN A QUIET AREA).

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 OR LESS (EXCEPT SIT ON THE DOG AND EVENTUALLY LONG PLACE) 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]

NOTE 11:  IF YOU WANT TO WORK WITH AUDIO DISTRACTIONS, THIS IS MY DOG TRAINING AUDIO PLAYLIST ON YOUTUBE.

Homework Schedule:

Calming Exercises (NOTE:  ROTATE "SIT ON THE DOG" AND "LONG PLACE" ON ALTERNATE DAYS):

  1. (CHANGE) 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 Change:  Increase the distractions to be a bit more challenging but not over the top.  I would suggest playing YouTube audio files or practicing in your front yard.  To prevent digging, set up on a patio or put something on the other side with your dog so they can't get to the dirt.


  2. (CHANGED) Long Place 30 minutes Goal:  Just to get your dog start to get used to staying on the place.  If your dog manages to step off, you do not need to reset the exercise.  Week 2 Change:  You are practicing this every other day now for 30 minutes with the leash dropped inside.  



Obedience Exercises:
  1. (NEW) Heel and Auto Sit Started 5-10 minutes  Goal:  To get three sessions of 4 patterns (heel and sit) in a row.  Goal:  To get 3 sets of 4 in a row sits building up to an auto sit.  NOTE:  I WANT YOU TO GET AT LEAST THREE WELL-POSITIONED STEPS IN BEFORE STOPPING FOR THE SIT. 

  2. (NEW) Leave It less than 5 minutes  Goal to get 3 sets of 4 in a row. 

  3. (NEW) Let's Go  10 minutes or less  Goal:  To get three sets of four in a row without needing to repeat or tug the leash.



  4. (CHANGE) Sits First Command 5 minutes or less Goal:  To get three sets of 4 in a row sits without needing to correct verbally correct (marker word "No") or collar/ leash correction.  Also, eventually reach the goal in 5 minutes or less.   Week 2 Change:  This will start to be used as the warm-up for the stay commands.  The goal should start to be able to be accomplished in 5 minutes or less.

  5. (NEW) Still Sit Stays 10 minutes or less (probably 5 minutes) Goal: To eventually get four in a row sit stays for 1 minute.  




  6. (CHANGED) Send to Place 7+minutes Goal:  To begin sending your dog from more of a distance, starting with 6 inches away and then building until you can send from across the room eventually (not this week, probably). Week 2 Change:  Send your dog from further away.  Start at about 6 inches to 1 foot and see where you can get to this week.  Do not rush it, though.  Be sure the performance is where it needs to be before adding more distance.


  7. (CHANGED) Circle Place 10 minutes or less (probably 5 minutes) Goal:  To eventually get 4 in a row without needing correction for 1 minute.  Week 2 Change:  Widen the circle around the place with the leash dropped.  See how far you can get without rushing it.  







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