We can teach your dog 

 

Here are some of the things we can teach your dog. "The Basics" can be taught in a private session, day training or board and train. Advanced training is through private sessions only or board and train packages.

 

THE BASICS

 

• Sit, down, come, release commands.

• “Sit” and “Stay” in distractions.

• 1 minute sit in high distractions.

• “Stay” in distractions.

• 3 minute down in distractions.

• Effective ways to socialize your puppy or older dog.

• “Wait” inside a car so they do not bolt out of the car.

• “Wait” in a doorway.

• “Drop” drop any and all things you ask them to.

• Leave it.

• House breaking

• Bite in inhibition

• Walking on a loose leash (no pulling).

• “Off” meaning do not jump on me or anyone else.

• “Sit in excitement” the dog must listen to handler when they are excited and/or in high drive.

• We teach the dog that their name means “come to me”.

• “Come” as an emergency command.

• Non verbal “come command” with a sound association.

• 3 tools to get a dog to come to handler.

• How to do assessments, evaluating clients’ pet dogs and shelter dogs

• Digging.

 

MORE ADVANCED

 

• Full intermediate obedience regime

• Assess and evaluate clients’ pet dogs and shelter dogs with reactivity/aggression issues

• Dog aggression management with counter conditioning solutions.

• Addressing fear aggression, separation anxiety, phobic behavior

• Leash aggression, dominance aggression, territorial aggression and predatory behavior.

• Basic dog agility training

• Clicker training basic levels

• Dog training addressing different personalities in humans and dogs.

• Warning signals and emotional changes in dogs.

• Counter conditioning for stress management.

• Learning dog obedience training as a method to counter condition fear-based issues

• Trick training.

• Evaluating clients’ pet dogs and shelter dogs

• Precision Heel. Sit when you stop. Turn left and right staying in proper position.

• 3–5 minute “sit” in distractions with toys being thrown past the dogs: food distractions, kids and dogs running by, during which the dog maintains his long sit for [3-5 minutes].

• 6–10 minute “down” in distractions, same as above, but with the dog in a down position.

• 10–15 “place” command in high distractions. Dogs cannot get off the place bed until commanded, no matter what is going on around them. This includes running, playing dogs.

• Down in motion: Walking fast and commanding a “down”, the dog must follow the command and “down”. You immediately keep walking. The dog must remains in position.

• Sit in motion: Walking fast and giving the “sit” command, your dog will stay in position while you walk away quickly.

• Out of sight commands: This means dog must stay in position even if you are out of their sight and a distance away from you.

• Back up. Dogs must know how to back up if you need them to, particularly in tight quarters.

• Sit in very high excitement. We will build the dogs drive up and then give them a command one time. They must be in command and IN control in less than 1 second.

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