Listed below is the general lesson plan covered for the course, however, course content is sometimes adjusted according to the average skill level and progress of the group class participants.
Orientation Week 🐾
- About Pet Centrics / About Doc Marose
- Pet Centrics Training Services Agreement
- Rules and Policies
- Training Venue
LECTURES & READING MATERIALS:
TRAINING EXERCISES:
Week 1 🐕
LECTURES & READING MATERIALS:
- Potty Training & More
- Training The Owner / Dog Trainer
TRAINING EXERCISES:
- Attention – Part 2: Putting Behavior on Cue
- Teaching Hand Target
- Teaching Sit
- Teaching Down
Week 2 🦴
LECTURES & READING MATERIALS:
- Your Dog Training Skills:
- Give Well-Timed Meaningful Feedback
- Communicate With Your Voice and Body
- Handle Rewards Swiftly and Properly
- PLAY with your dog!
- Training Home Manners
- Bite Inhibition and Proper Play
- Settling Down and Proper Greetings
- Accepting Handling and Restraints
TRAINING EXERCISES:
- Hand Target Exercise
- Teaching Impulse Control
- Sit/Down Exercise
- Recall Drills and Games
Week 3 🐩
TRAINING EXERCISES:
- Walking On Leash – Teaching Heel
- Impulse Control Exercise
- Teaching Go To Place
- Recall Drills and Games
Week 4 🐶
LECTURES & READING MATERIALS:
- Canine Body Language
- The Basics
- Preventing Escalation Into Aggression
TRAINING EXERCISES:
- Walking On Leash – Heel Exercise
- Impulse Control Exercise
- Place Exercise
- Recall Drills and Games
GROUP EXERCISE:
- Sit/Down Duration and Distance Exercises
- Dog to Dog Introductions and Greetings
Week 5 🐾
- Walking On Leash – Heel Exercise
- Impulse Control Exercise
- Place Exercise
GROUP EXERCISES:
- Group Walking
- Recall Relay
Week 6 🎓
LECTURES & READING MATERIALS:
- The Young Adult Dog
- Surviving Adolescence
TRAINING EXERCISES:
- Introduction To 102 Skills and Exercises
- Hand Target with Impulse Control
- Sit/Down with Impulse Control
- Place with Impulse Control
- Polite Greetings
GROUP EXERCISES:
- Group Walking
- Recall Relay