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Week 5 Notes Homework and Videos

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NEW NOTES: NOTE 1:  WORK WITH DISTRACTIONS LIKE YOUTUBE AUDIO RECORDINGS, DIFFERENT STANDING OR SITTING PERSONS FOR ANY DISTRACTION HELPER, MOVING FURNITURE AROUND, AND SO ON. DOG BARKING AUDIO  KITCHEN NOISE AUDIO  DOOR KNOCKING AUDIO VEHICLE NOISES AUDIO DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING AUDIO NOTE 2:  DROP THE LEASH FOR THE CIRCLE SIT STAY EXERCISES, CIRCLE PLACE EXERCISES, AND TRY ON LONG PLACE AS WELL. NOTE 3:  IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STAY EXERCISES AND DISTRACTIONS, YOU CAN REDUCE THE TIME AND THEN BUILD IT UP AGAIN. NOTE 4:  INCREASE THE CIRCLE WIDTH FOR CIRCLE SIT STAYS AND CIRCLE PLACE (WITH LEASH DROPPED OR ON LONG LINE). NOTE 5:  USE ATTENTION TO NAME WITH HEELING AND POSSIBLY SIT (IF YOU ARE LOSING YOUR DOG'S ATTENTION). Homework Schedule: Ecollar Specific Work (working towards off leash inside so we can get him outside)  NOTE 15 MINUTES A DAY WHICH CAN REPLACE OTHER EXERCISES IN THE 1 HOUR A DAY SCHEME : Let's Go Up and Down Stairs, ...
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Week 4 Notes, Homework and Videos

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 Make part of your routine 15 minutes of ecollar work.  So you can substitute this for sits, let's go, and even heeling this week.  NOTE:  YOU CAN DO BOTH OF THESE IN THE SAME SESSION IF YOU WANT TO.  IF YOU START HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ONE, THEN SEPERATE THEM UNTIL IT SMOOTHES OUT AGAIN. Let's Go with Ecollar Goal:  Get your dog to approach you and acknowledge you four times in a row for three sessions.   Sit with Ecollar Goal: To get four sits in a row without needing corrections or treats (until fourth one) four times in a row for 3 sessions.
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Week 4 Ecollar Cheat Sheet

    Mannerly Mutts E-Collar Usage Notes (Educator) Online full manual link to Educator Collar      Turning E-Collar on and off. Two red dots (one on collar and one on remote) are magnets.  This turns off (or on) the collar only. Line them up. Test with vibration button, which is the lone button on the side 2.  Turning the remote on and off                 a.  Large button on back turns off collar (small button changes mode so don't touch that).                 b.  Hold the large button down until you see the screen on the front come on (or go off if                           you are shutting it off for the evening. Charging E-Collar Daily. Turn collar off AND remote before putting it on charger. Charger used with collar and remote. Round hole covered by rubber in back or side (remote) is where i...
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Week 4 Sit with Ecollar

   Sit Reps with the Electronic collar: ***Some or all of these can be done in the above exercise, when the dog is called back to you.   Simply place them in a sit after a "let's go" or "come".   They can also be done as a stand alone. Equipment needed:    Electronic collar, flat or training collar for leash attachment, and long line or 6' leash. STEP 1:  . Make sure you have turned the electronic collar on correctly (use the vibrate button, which on the dogtra is the last button away from the antenna side).   Also make sure the collar was put on tight enough. STEP 2:   Come to a stop from whatever you are doing (walking with the dog or following the dog around).   Be sure that you have access to stepping on the long line fairly close to your dog.   In fact in the beginning, you may want to be stepping on it already. STEP 3:   Issue the command "sit". STEP 3A:   Give them a second.   If they sit within that time, be s...
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Week 4 Let's Go w Ecollar

  Let's Go command.   So remember let's go means just move towards me.   You can tighten that up as much as you would like to be closer or farther away.   At the very beginning, I like them to come at least six feet from me. STEP 1:  Hold the long line appropriately through the handle STEP 2:  Begin walking your planned path until the dog is not following you anymore and has become distracted or not paying attention to what you are doing STEP 3:  At that point say "Let's Go" or "[Dog's Name] Let's Go" if you prefer. STEP 4A:  If the dog immediately comes towards you say "Good Boy" or "Good Let's Go".   STEP 4B:   If the dog doesn't (wait a couple of seconds to give them a chance, but not too long), use the top button (called the nick button) on the Dogtra collar and tap it repeatedly until the dog turns toward you, and then stop and encourage your dog forward STEP 4C:  If your dog gets confused or stuck with the ...
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Week 3 Notes, Homework, and Video

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NEW NOTES: NOTE 1:  WORK WITH DISTRACTIONS LIKE YOUTUBE AUDIO RECORDINGS, DIFFERENT STANDING OR SITTING PERSONS FOR ANY DISTRACTION HELPER, MOVING FURNITURE AROUND, AND SO ON. DOG BARKING AUDIO  KITCHEN NOISE AUDIO  DOOR KNOCKING AUDIO VEHICLE NOISES AUDIO DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING AUDIO NOTE 2:  DROP THE LEASH FOR THE CIRCLE SIT STAY EXERCISES, CIRCLE PLACE EXERCISES, AND TRY ON LONG PLACE AS WELL. NOTE 3:  IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STAY EXERCISES AND DISTRACTIONS, YOU CAN REDUCE THE TIME AND THEN BUILD IT UP AGAIN. NOTE 4:  INCREASE THE CIRCLE WIDTH FOR CIRCLE SIT STAYS AND CIRCLE PLACE (WITH LEASH DROPPED OR ON LONG LINE). NOTE 5:  USE ATTENTION TO NAME WITH HEELING AND POSSIBLY SIT (IF YOU ARE LOSING YOUR DOG'S ATTENTION). Homework Schedule: Calming Exercises (NOTE:  ROTATE "SIT ON THE DOG" AND "LONG PLACE" ON ALTERNATE DAYS) : (SAME)  Sit On The Dog   30 + minutes Goal:  To get your dog to lay down on their own steam in...
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Week 3 Lured Heel Step 2

  Equipment Needed:  6’ Leash, Training Collar, OR a Slip Lead  Explanation and Goal of Exercise: The goal of heeling is to have your dog in an exact position for ease of movement in a busy city, or when you are bringing in the groceries, or just so you don't trip over your dog. Heeling also keeps your dog focused on you rather than jumping on an interesting human or dog OR becoming snarky with a passing stranger or strange dog.    Also teaches the owner the concept of slack leash = more control. So that the opposition reflex of a taunt reach does not kick in OR the formula for aggression that restraint + frustration = aggression. We are teaching the dog to decide correctly and be focused on their "job". A dog's job can be as simple as allowing for a stress-free walk in the city.    Due to the configuration of training collars and the need to pick a side, generally heeling is on the left-hand side of the handler, dog is ideally a foot aw...
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