FE485 All the Sports: Building on the Basics

All the Sports: Building on the Basics expands on the behaviors and concepts learned in the first All the Sports class. We'll move forward with various concepts to create more advanced behaviors. This class is suitable for any age of dog or puppy as long as they have taken the All the Sports class in the past.

We will be focusing on building on the following behaviors that were taught in the previous class:
Session structure
Pivots
Chin rest
Toy play
Stay
Rear foot targeting
Wraps

Course Details

Teaching Approach

This class will be taught through written letures with short demonstration videos.

Syllabus

Week 1:

  1. Session structure
    1. Adding behaviors
  2. Markers
    1. Location specific
    2. Remote rewards

Week 2:

  1. Chin rest
    1. Adding motion
  2. Pivots
    1. Review
    2. Adding handler

Week 3:

  1. Rear foot targeting
    1. Position changes
    2. Back up
  2. Stays
    1. Communicating calm stays
    2. The three D’s

Week 4:

  1. Heel
    1. Adding forward steps
  2. Chin rest
    1. Beginning front position

Week 5:

  1. Wraps
    1. Adding distance
    2. Focus forward
  2. Toy play
    1. Sending to dead toy
    2. Adding behaviors to toy play

Week 6:

  1. Useful tricks
    1. Spins
    2. Leg weaves

Prerequisites & Supplies

FE370 All the Sports: Foundation for the cross-training canine (available to purchase with lectures only as a prerequisite).Equipment:Jump stand or cone or similar to wrapPlatform about 12" wide and long enough for the dog to sit comfortably onBowl for pivots

FE370 All the Sports

This course outlines the foundation training program developed by the instructor, Sara Brueske. This program was developed with experience training many different breeds and ages of dog to successful careers in the sports of canine disc, agility, obedience, and dock diving as well as professional trick dogs.

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Instructor

Sara Brueske (she/her) has been training dogs for over 15 years, and has experienced a large variety of breeds and sports during that time. Having graduated as a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner ...

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