Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to training for puppy & older dogs

    • Practical Tutorials - Introduction to Training Course for Puppy and Adult Dog

    • Planning for the arrival of your new puppy! EXCITING!!!

    • How dogs learn and ways to teach them.

    • Considering how your dog thinks and feels can affect your training

    • Introduction to Training Week 1

    • Marking and reinforcing a new behaviour (Click & Treat)

    • Confidence Building Games

    • Collar Versus Harness

    • The Name Game

    • Meet & Greeting a New Dog

    • Puppy Toilet Training

    • Introduction to Training-Week 2

    • Recall Games - Triangle Recall

    • Recall Games - Ping Pong Recall

    • Luring-What is it?

    • Lure to Sit

    • Lure to down

    • Introduction to Training- Week 3

    • Loose Lead Walking Games

    • Swap one item for another.

    • Examination of the dog - Touching him all over.

    • Food Manners- How to deliver treats safely

    • The Hand Touch Game

  • 2

    Practical Puppy Foundation/Introduction to Training Section 2

    • Preventing Separation Anxiety - Helping your dog to get used to being left alone.

    • Introduction to Training - Week 4

    • Lead Walking- Practice moving forward

    • Stop Jumping Up (Four Paws on the floor)

    • Stay

    • Stand

    • Introduction to Training- Week 5

    • Puppy Biting and Chewing

    • Loose lead Walking - Changing direction

    • Impulse Control Games - THINK!

    • Restrained Recall

    • Recall - Collar Touch. (Take hold of your dog before you reward!)

    • Introduction to Training- Week 6

    • Stay- Adding distractions and duration

    • Food refusal from hand or floor.(Impulse Control)

    • Wait

    • Sit (at your side)

    • Down (at your side)

    • Kennel Club Good Citizen - Puppy Foundation