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…

How To Teach Directions Correctly

Directions with Abby Reed Abby walks through the foundations of directional control — starting with why a solid stop whistle needs to come first, and how to use memory retrieves…

Teaching Search, Hunt, and the Lost Whistle – Updated 2026

This module shows you how to use that drive, whether your dog works on a shoot or lives on the sofa. Five minutes of structured searching tires a working breed…

How To Teach Stop Correctly – Updated 2026

How to teach a stop that is fast, fun, and not negotiable, from first whistle in heel work to stopping a dog at distance. The stop is not just a…

How To Teach Heelwork Correctly – Updated 2026

The command everyone dreads and every dog needs — on a shoot day, on a pavement, or anywhere in between. This module covers  why turns are your most powerful tool,…