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Week 2 Notes, Homework, and Videos

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     NOTE 1:  ALL TRAINING SHOULD BE DONE WITH 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 MOS...

Week 2 Example of What a Training Sheet Might Look Like

 Here is the link where you might be able to share my work book (It is Microsoft 365 Excel). ButterTrainingLog.xlsx I will email you a copy of the PDF document. Here is what the file might look like (I would use gridlines): Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Exercises both Behavioral and Training: 1/26/25 1/13/25 1/14/25 1/15/25 1/16/25 1/17/25 1/18/25 1/19/25 1/20/25 1/21/25 1/22/25 Sit on The Dog (30 min every other  day) Long Place (30 minutes every other day) Sits First Command (Goal 5 min or Less) Circle Sit Stays (Goal 7 minutes or less) Send to Place (Goal 5 minutes or Less) Circle Place (Goal 7 minutes or less) Heel and Auto Sit (10 minutes or less) Let's Go (10 minutes or Less) Attention to Name (5 minutes or less) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Week 2 Attention and Eye Contact When Name is Called

  Equipment Needed: 6’ leash, training collar, food rewards (a slip leash can replace both the 6’ leash and training collar if you prefer).  Explanation and Goal of Exercise:  There are times when you want to get your dog’s or puppy’s attention and focus.  This exercise is the start of your dog looking at you when their name is called. This is useful for heeling, recall, and let’s go.  STEP 1:   Be sure you are prepared with kibble or other appropriate food reward in your hand BEFORE giving a command.  STEP 2:  Say your dog’s or puppy's name.  STEP 3A:    Immediately upon your dog or puppy looking into your face (and not glancing immediately away), say your release word "yes" and deliver the food reward as you release them.  STEP 3B:   If they do not look to you, first try calling their name again after a full 10 seconds has passed so you aren't just rapidly firing off their name. If they are just ...

Week 2 Lured Heeling Step 1

  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 away from the ...

Week 2 Let's Go Command

  Explanation and goal of command:  Let’s go simply means move towards you. The goal is to have your dog move towards you when you say the command. This can be used for different purposes such as the following: You want your dog to move towards you and away from something else. For instance, if your dog was annoying another dog, this is a good way to get them to instead move towards you.  If your dog goes to the end of the leash, this is also a good command to train your dog to leave the leash loose.  Equipment needed: Long Line or 6’ Leash, Training Collar, Food Reward (if that is what we are working with)  STEP 1:  You will be holding the end of the long leash for this one.  STEP 2:   In the opposite hand, you will want to be holding the food reward. The food should be preloaded in your hand before giving the command.  STEP 3:   Let your puppy or dog get distracted. If they go to the end of the ...