OB190 Heeling: Power & Precision - Part 3
This class is part 3 of a 3-part series.
Course Details
Ready to turn those bits and pieces into a formal, ring-ready heeling pattern? What is the secret to a fancy figure 8?
In this class, we will formalize and combine all the elements from the previous two classes to build formal heeling patterns.
- Build your confidence in the ring by learning what to expect from the judge, and practice your responses until your own behavior is fluent and ring-ready.
- Consider the three layers of stimulus control that are in effect in the ring: the judges commands, the handler's cues, and the dog's response.
- Deconstruct the Figure 8 and explore the skills needed from dog and handler, and also making handling choices for your individual dog.
- Build duration and focus for resilient behaviors under pressure
- And put it all together for a polished performance
Syllabus
**Tentative syllabus. Exact order and exercises subject to change based on progress and needs of participating teams.
1. Strategies for increasing duration - My approach
2. Layering in formality - Building the picture around fluent behavior
3. Strategies for incorporating relevant distractions
4. Spatial pressure - gates and barriers
5. Human pressure - judge and stewards
6. Layers of stimulus control in the ring - Adding judge's commands
7. Figure 8 skills - part 1
8. Halts
9. Figure 8 skills - part 2
10. Distractions - Moving toward a source of pressure
11. Relevant mini-sequences
12. Additional sequences and increasing complexity
Prerequisites & Supplies
OB180 Heeling Power and Precision 1
This class will build your heeling skills from the ground up. From weight shift to head position, we will shape each component skill necessary for powerful and precise heeling. Each skill is taught separately, out of context (as what some might consider a “trick”), so that we can maximize motivation and minimize pressure. If it's all just tricks, it's all fun, right? Right!
Instructor
Hannah Branigan
Faculty
Hannah Branigan (she/her) has been training dogs and teaching people for more than 10 years. She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) and a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA-CTP). Hannah is the owner of Wonderpups, LLC, and teaches workshops...