OB650 Problem Solving for Open and Utility
Here is your chance to get help with you dog’s Open and/or Utility training. Whether it is a big or small issue, Nancy will isolate the details that need attention. Then she will help you develop a training plan for your dog that will move you forward towards the desired behavior. Nancy brings a lot of judging (20+ years) and training experience (4 OTChs and many national rankings and tournament placements) into her teaching. Her problem-solving classes are wonderful opportunities to learn lots of great training exercises, handling tips, and tools.
Course Details
Gold Students - You decide which areas that need help. We will start with one training issue and when you have a training plan, you can address additional problems.
Silver Students – Silver students will be able to submit 2 short videos - one minute each - during the 6 weeks session. Nancy will analyze each video and help you develop a training plan. As always, you can also ask any question about the training that the Gold students are working through. There will be many interesting training topics. If you aren't sure, sign up at bronze, get a feel for the class and then if you want to upgrade to silver, come back here.
Bronze students: There is a WEALTH of information being discussed in this class. Once the Gold students introduce themselves during the first week and decide on a problem, Nancy will update the class syllabus with a list of the dogs that are participating as well as the training exercises or areas they plan on working.
Syllabus
There is no syllabus for this class. The Gold and Silver students will determine what the content will be in this class.
Here is the list (as of 11/27) of the breeds and the areas will be addressed initially when the class starts on December 1st. This list will be updated as the Gold students introduce themselves. There are 12 Gold students registered. For now, we have:
- Beagle – Putting all the exercises together to get the dog ring ready, including transitions from one exercise to the next.
- Labrador – Fronts and Finishes, Drop on Recall, Retrieves (playing with the dumbbell), more consistency to a few exercises in Open.
- Australian Shepherd – Open ring confidence, transitions between exercises, ring readiness.
- Australian Shepherd – Drop on Recall
- Samoyed – Drop on Recall, Open Position changes, More drive towards the dumbbell on both retrieves.
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi - Increase distance on Utility exercises, add distractions, longer intervals of work before reinforcement.
- Border Collie - Strengthen the Open & Utility exercises. Ensure a consistent and confident performance.
- Cocker Spaniel - Broad jump, heeling, enthusiasm and confidence in the ring.
Prerequisites & Supplies
Sample Lecture
Due to the structure of this course, it will not have lectures.
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...