Expanded Description:
This seminar is intended for new trainers interested in teaching group classes, new private trainers, experienced trainers interested in learning additional training techniques and for those who are interested in developing skills to work with your own dogs. This is an excellent hands-on demonstration video presented by the trainers at the Marin Humane Society in Novato, California. Trisha Breen, Emma Clifford, Patty Gable, Virginia Heath, Kristin Herrera, Carey King, Peggy Lee, Donnel Ellingson, Jane Zabielskis. To learn more about these trainers, click on the about link. This three part video set is menu driven for easy access for review.
Disc One 1 hr 47 min.
Class Orientation: equipment, forms, waivers, dog rules, treats, leash handling, management, relationship training
Class Set-up: teaching in a classroom or outdoors, spacing, chairs, tie-downs, water bowls, assistants, class size
Sit: lure, hand signal, verbal cue, methods to teach
Down: hand signal, verbal cue, methods to teach
Disc Two 1 hr. 7 min
Wait: use of wait, difference between wait/stay, body block, moving wait
Jumping: space management, step on leash, alternate behaviors, modifying behavior
Optional Lessons: attention, small dog pick-up, virtual greeting
Duration: distance, distraction, sit/down stay
Disc Three 1 hr 14 min
Polite Walking: target walking, changing speed, find it, wedding march, small dog
Recalls: āLā come, run away, hide & seek, gates, long-line, really reliable recall, relays, distractions
Discussion on Duration: distance
Common Problems: reactive dogs, non-compliant/difficult clients, expulsion of client, use of less desirable equipment by client, dogs focusing on other dogs
End of Class: rewarding attention, stretching, massage
Conclusion
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