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 🐾

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 🐾

TRAINING EXERCISES:

  • 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