Student Handouts and videos

Orientation Handout

Conversations with Dogs–Susan Garrett Distraction Training

FOUNDATIONS for Obedience Start Right

Overview

Impulse Control Module

Check In

video of Jeanne with Sassy

video

written

Whiplash Turn

video

written

It's Yer Choice (SG)

video

written–food in hand

written–food on floor

Say Please by Sitting

Say Please by Automatically Sitting

Say Please by Sitting (Jeanne with Ginger)

Sit for Petting even when excited

written “Say Please by Sitting”

Leave It! (Dr. Yin)

video

Written (body block and leash restraint)

Settle on a Mat

video

Cooper video

video (adding a cue)

written–shaping the mat

written–adding a cue

Park

video (Sarah)

video (Kay)

Gotcha

video

another video

Other videos about impulse control

Self Control at a door (Amber)

Self Control at all doors (Ginger puppy)

HUGE list (and links for the ones that are broken above) of many of Dr. Sophia Yin’s videos

Attention Module

Check In / Whiplash Turn / Park / Gotcha

(see Impulse Control Module)

Value for Name

video

written

Attention when Moving

Jeanne with Sassy

written

Polite Walking (SJC)

Move with Leash Pressure

video

written

Hand Target

video

written

Obedience Start Right–The 'Real Stuff' 🙂

Tricks
Level 1

head dip – written

Video of teaching a chin target for handling

Chin Rest

Level 2

paw lift

Level 3

new behaviour

Level 4

box game

Down
Level 1

follow a target

video of luring/shaping a down (Jeanne with boarding dog)

Level 2

add a cue

Level 3

increasing duration – video Conversations with Dogs (building reliability in distraction)

Level 4

distance

It's Yer Choice
Level 1

From the hand with eye contact

video – It’s Yer Choice (all levels)

Level 2

from the floor with eye contact

video – It’s Yer Choice at doorway

Level 3

other objects

Level 4

dropped objects

It's Yer Choice around the house

doorways

Name Game
Level 1

Check In (default attention)

Jeanne with Sassy video

video

Level 2

Whiplash Turn for Name

video

Level 3

Respond in Distraction

video of whiplash turn in distraction

Level 4

increase duration of eye contact

Walking Together
Level 1

Move with Leash Pressure Video

Level 2

Beginning Steps (SJC) 180 Degree Turn

Level 3

Walking Together (HomeSkooling U)

Jeanne with Sassy video

Connected Walking–Canine-centric walks (LADs)

Level 4

Adding Distractions

Walking with Distractions (ADG)

more loose leash walking (includes penalty steps)

USING “Move to Leash Pressure” with Reactive Dogs

Recall to Hand
Level 1

hand target / add cue

video Ginger Level 1 hand target

video Cooper hand targeting

Level 2

Recall Level 2

Level 2 video (Ginger)

Level 3

Recall Level 3

Level 3 video (Ginger)

Level 4

Recall Level 4

Settle on a Mat
Level 1

Creating Value for the Mat

video of puppy learning to settle on a mat

Cooper learns to settle

Level 2

Adding a Cue

video of adding a cue, starting to build duration on a mat

Level 3

Introduce Duration and Distraction – video of Conversations with Dogs (building reliability in distraction)

Level 4

Change the Boundary

Sit
Level 1

IYC sit (hand over head) or captured

video of captured sit

another captured sit video (Donna)

Lured Sit/Down/Stand (Chirag)

Sit until Released (WHY we do it the way we do)

Level 2

Adding a Cue

video of Teaching a Release Word

Level 3

Introducing Distractions and Duration

video of building a ‘stay’

Conversations with Dogs (building reliability in distraction)

Level 4

Greeting People in a Sit

Vet Class (Care and Health)

Chin Rest

Nail Trimming