F3009 Radius Training: The Invisible Long Line

3 WEEK CLASS - You love being out and about with your dog, decompressing and exploring off leash ... but they just can't seem to stay within a distance you are comfortable with. The more you anxiously call them back, the more your dog bounces out to the edge of the invisible bubble you'd like them to stay in. You're not alone! Over the next three weeks, we are going to develop your dog's understanding of the invisible bubble—the radius around you that you'd like them to keep!

Course Details

This approach can be used both for more relaxing off-leash freedom and long-line/flexi walks without pulling.

Teaching Approach:

Working spots are highly personalized for each team. My priority is for your dog and you to get as much out of our time together as possible, and give you a clear path forwards to keep working on your skills once class ends!

Lectures will be released one or two at a time, with the majority of the material dropping in the first week.

To increase readability, lectures have bold titles, short paragraphs and, wherever it makes sense, bullet points and illustrations. Each lecture ends with a designated "homework" section.

Syllabus

Week 1: Making yourself and the bubble attractive

1 What is radius training and what leash should I use?

2 The way this class is structured: bird eye's view

3 Foundation skill: giving in to leash pressure

4 Relationship games in the bubble

5 Offered check-ins

6 Take an interest in your dog's hobbies!

7 An introduction to the boundary of the bubble: WHERE to train

Week 2: The boundary of the bubble

8 Opportunity cost (stage #1: long line or flexi)

9 Dropping the long line (opportunity cost, stage #2)

10 Don't lose your human!

11 The off-leash radius (opportunity cost, stage #3)

Week 3: The off-leash radius

12 The "lose your dog!" game

13 Increasing environmental difficulty

14 Radius maintenance

Prerequisites & Supplies

A long line (at least 30 feet/10 meters, but longer is better), a dog who likes to range far, and a way to record yourself out and about! Treats and/or toys your dog loves! A sense of adventure! Optional: flexi leash of the same length as your long line.

Instructor

Caden (he/they), CCUI, is a dog trainer, writer and traveler currently based in Mexico and South America. He has been fond of dogs of all sizes, shapes and personalities for as long as he can think—especially the so-called difficult ones. Figuring out how to approach each dog as a unique individual is one of Caden's greatest passions. ...

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