FE220 Control that Crazy Canine - Developing Impulse Control in the Competition Dog
Do you have an impulsive dog with tons of energy but no idea how to focus it? Does your dog find more value in self-entertaining than in engaging with you? Do you find yourself frustrated in training class at your dog's lack of attention? Would you like to learn how to channel your dog's energy so that you can get some productive training done?
Join successful OTCH/MACH/HC trainer Nancy Gagliardi Little in this critically important class, and learn how to develop the focus that is so important in our competition dogs. Learn how to set up a training session for success, develop games to help your distracted dog focus, and recognize the difference between drive and energy. Learn what YOUR responsibilities are, both in training and in public. Develop a plan for getting your dog back when things go badly, and better yet, learn how to prevent failure from happening in the first place. This class is suitable for any age, breed or temperament of dog, and is open to all sports!
Course Details
Do you have an impulsive dog with tons of energy but no idea how to focus it? Does your dog find more value in self-entertaining than in engaging with you? Do you find yourself frustrated in training class at your dog's lack of attention? Does your dog have issues with stays, waiting on on recalls, or any other exercise that demands self control?
Join successful OTCH/MACH/HC trainer Nancy Gagliardi Little in this critically important class, and learn how to develop the focus that is so important in our competition dogs. Learn how to set up a training session for success, develop games to help your distracted dog focus, and recognize the difference between drive and energy. Learn what YOUR responsibilities are, both in training and in public. Develop a plan to help your dog understand that self control can lead to exciting fun games.
This class is suitable for dogs 6 months or older, any breed or temperament of dog, and is open to dogs in all sports!
This class uses Susan Garrett's "Crate Games" as the foundation platform and applies this framework to build impulse control into various exercises in obedience and/or agility.
Syllabus
Week 1
Introduction
Baseline video
How to Handle Mistakes
Counter Conditioning Crate Exits
Testing the Value
Is Your Dog Ready to Work
Starting Sends
Brief Crate Stays
Week 2
Adding Duration to Crate Stays
Adding Distractions to Crate Stays
Adding Distance to Crate Sends
Adding Distance to Crate Stays
Crate Recalls
Week 3
Going In/Out Doors
Varying the Distance on Crate Sends
Varying the Distance on Crate Recalls
Varying the Distance with Distractions on Crate Stays
Starting Stays out of the Crate
Week 4
Testing the Release
Varying Distance on Out Of Crate Stays
Adding Distractions to Out Of Crate Stays
Adding Distractions to Crate Recalls
Varying Quiet Duration on Crate Stays
Starting Out Of Crate Recalls
Engagement Game #1
Week 5
Adding Distractions with Duration to Out Of Crate Stays
Adding Distractions to Out Of Crate Recalls
Varying Quiet Duration on Out Of Crate Stays
More Recall and Sending Games
Engagement Game #2
Week 6
Varying Distractions, Duration, and Distance on Out Of Crate Stays
Varying Quiet Duration and Distance on Out Of Crate Stays
Increased Distractions and Varied Distance on Out Of Crate Recalls
Testing The Release on Out Of Crate Recalls
Engagement Game #3
Prerequisites & Supplies
Instructor
Nancy Gagliardi Little
Faculty
Nancy Gagliardi Little (she/her) has been training dogs since the early 1980s, when she put an OTCH on her Novice A dog, a Labrador retriever. Since then she has put many advanced obedience titles on her dogs, including 4 AKC OTCH titles, 6 UD titles, 3 UDX titles, and multiple...