In the earlier rounds, ask your dog to sit and make sure he is in a solid - stay before calmly walking to the line of chair
In the earlier rounds, ask your
dog to sit and make sure he is
in a solid - stay before calmly walking to the line of chair
in a solid -
stay before calmly walking to the
line of chairs.
Examples of Course Structure: Increased Distractions when working on basic cues (Sit, Down from a Sit and from a Stand, Sit
Stay, Down Stay, Recalls (Regular & Emergency), Loose Leash Walking, & Attention Walking / Heel), Leave It, Sit / Stays & Down / Stays at Client's Side while a stranger approaches and asks to pet your dog (goal is to hold the stay and not jump ultimately for handshakes and petting dog), while attention walking / heeling add in at your side sits, sit then down, and downs from a stand, long line recalls, and emergency reca
Stay, Down
Stay, Recalls (Regular & Emergency), Loose Leash Walking, & Attention Walking / Heel), Leave It, Sit / Stays & Down / Stays at Client's Side while a stranger approaches and asks to pet your dog (goal is to hold the stay and not jump ultimately for handshakes and petting dog), while attention walking / heeling add in at your side sits, sit then down, and downs from a stand, long line recalls, and emergency reca
Stay, Recalls (Regular & Emergency), Loose Leash Walking, & Attention Walking / Heel), Leave It, Sit /
Stays & Down /
Stays at Client's Side while a stranger approaches and asks to pet your
dog (goal is to hold the
stay and not jump ultimately for handshakes and petting dog), while attention walking / heeling add in at your side sits, sit then down, and downs from a stand, long line recalls, and emergency reca
stay and not jump ultimately for handshakes and petting
dog), while attention walking / heeling add
in at your side sits, sit then down, and downs from a stand, long
line recalls, and emergency recalls.
Doing so both blurs the
line between training and play, to make them one and the same
in the
dog's mind rather than mutually exclusive, but it also offers handlers a fantastic opportunity to use the super-high value reward of play and
dog -
dog interaction as a reinforcement for following their requests, such as recall out of playgroup or a brief «down -
stay».