Steadiness to Movement 2

LWDG Training Essentials: Stay Organised with Our Printables! Make the most of your training sessions with our tools: Magic Month Planner: Take control of your entire year of dog training with…

Steadiness to Movement 1

Podcast Episode Available here: LWDG Training Essentials: Stay Organised with Our Printables! Make the most of your training sessions with our tools: Magic Month Planner: Take control of your entire year…

Working With A Sensitive Dog – Part 7

LWDG Training Essentials: Stay Organised with Our Printables! Make the most of your training sessions with our tools: Magic Month Planner: Take control of your entire year of dog training with…

Working With A Sensitive Dog – Part 6

LWDG Training Essentials: Stay Organised with Our Printables! Make the most of your training sessions with our tools: Magic Month Planner: Take control of your entire year of dog training with…

Working With A Sensitive Dog – Part 5

LWDG Training Essentials: Stay Organised with Our Printables! Make the most of your training sessions with our tools: Magic Month Planner: Take control of your entire year of dog training with…

Working With A Sensitive Dog – Part 4

LWDG Training Essentials: Stay Organised with Our Printables! Make the most of your training sessions with our tools: Magic Month Planner: Take control of your entire year of dog training with…

Working With A Sensitive Dog – Part 3

LWDG Training Essentials: Stay Organised with Our Printables! Make the most of your training sessions with our tools: Magic Month Planner: Take control of your entire year of dog training with…

Working With A Sensitive Dog – Introduction

Podcast Audio for this course can be found here: LWDG Training Essentials: Stay Organised with Our Printables! Make the most of your training sessions with our tools: Magic Month Planner: Take…

Working With A Sensitive Dog – Part 2

Working With A Sensitive Dog – Part 1

LWDG Training Essentials: Stay Organised with Our Printables! Make the most of your training sessions with our tools: Magic Month Planner: Take control of your entire year of dog training with…

Fitness Plan for Working Dogs – Part 3

Tailoring the Plans How to recognise what your strengths and weaknesses are in your team 3 Biggest Problems 3 Biggest Lessons LWDG Training Essentials: Stay Organised with Our Printables! Make…

Fitness Plan for Working Dogs – Part 1

Fitness Plans – Introduction Background Why do we need a structured fitness plan Case Study Goals for Fitness Plans LWDG Training Essentials: Stay Organised with Our Printables! Make the most…

Fitness For Working Dogs – Part 2

Elements of a Fitness Plan Recognise your fears Dream Big! What are your dreams? Different Elements of a Fitness Plan Picking Up Team Fitness Requirements Beating Team Fitness Requirements LWDG…

Fitness Plans For Working Dogs: Overview

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Using A Place Board With Your Working Dog Module

Please use the chapter menu to move through the course above: 00:25 – Introduction 02:18 – Introducing the board 04:26 – Puppy behaviour 10:00 – Place 14:00 – Recall 17:00…

Training Your Dog To The Sound Of Shot Module

Many of us who love our gundogs find great satisfaction in teaching them how to be happy with the sound of a gunshot. This online video provides clear, step-by-step instructions…

Field First Aid Module

If you’re a woman who loves her working dog, watching this video on canine first aid is a must. In just a few minutes, you’ll learn how to identify and…

Summary

Not all rewards are reinforcing Your dog will be your best teacher Be creative LWDG Training Essentials: Stay Organised with Our Printables! Make the most of your training sessions with…

Using Toys and The Premack Principle

Most dog owners are familiar with the concept of positive reinforcement – rewarding the desired behaviour in order to increase the likelihood of that behaviour being repeated. However, many people…

Using Food For The Basics Module – Using Rewards Effectively

Food is great for the basics – quick and easy for high reps. Reward the dog’s own choice – don’t want to constantly be telling them what to do! Can…

What Are Rewards

Our relationship is vital, and praise should always be usedRewards can be from the handler (praise/food/toys). Rewards can also come from the environment or the ‘premak’ principle. Action Steps Think…