Working With A Sensitive Dog – Part 7

Working With A Sensitive Dog – Part 6

Working With A Sensitive Dog – Part 5

Working With A Sensitive Dog – Part 4

Working With A Sensitive Dog – Part 3

Working With A Sensitive Dog – Introduction

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Working With A Sensitive Dog – Part 2

Working With A Sensitive Dog – Part 1

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

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

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

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

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…

9. Directions (Hot Mess Handler)

Teaching your dog the directions left, right, and go back can be a lifesaver while training/hunting/competing. Dogs that are trained in these commands will respond better to your commands in…

8. Hunting (Hot Mess Handler)

Simply being able to follow a scent is not enough – dogs also need to be trained to stay within a certain area when they are hunting.  By teaching them…