Dog Manners

This is the homework portal for prepaid students of the in-person version of Dog Manners

  • 1

    Welcome to Dog Manners

    • Welcome Video

    • Behaviour Struggles

    • You may notice some changes
  • 2

    How to Survive With Your Dog Until the new training kicks in

    • Introduction to Event Marker Training

    • Video Demo - Teaching the Event Marker "Yes!"
  • 3

    Foundational Concepts

    • Ditch the Bowl - What Do We Mean?

    • What Counts as a Reward?

    • Reinforcer Ideas

    • Things to Remember When Training Your Dog
  • 4

    Week 1

    • Introduction to the Calmness Triad

    • Introduction to Release Words - "Break!"

    • Boundary Games

    • Impulse Control with Food

    • Food Fun Games - Creating MORE Reinforcers Through Food Play

    • Approach With 4 Feet on the Floor

    • FIND IT

    • Hand Targets

    • Toy Motivation

    • The Slow Treats Game

    • The Tight Leash Game

    • Name Game

    • Week 1 - Training Checklist

    • How to incorporate practicing homework into your busy schedule
  • 5

    Week 2

    • Boundary Games - The Next Layer of Learning

    • D.M.T.

    • DMT - a deeper look

    • Toy Motivation - Review

    • Impulse Control with Food

    • Hand Target

    • Approach with 4 on the Floor - Adding bounce in our step

    • The Attention Game

    • The Slow Treats Game - increasing the challenge

    • COLLAR cue

    • The Tight Leash Game

    • The Faith Game

    • The Funder Game

    • Week 2 - Training Checklist
  • 6

    Week 3

    • Boundary Games - Name it

    • Impulse Control with Food

    • The Mouse Game

    • The 2 Toy Switch Game

    • Hand Target

    • Move to Side

    • Puppy Push Ups

    • The Attention Game - adding duration

    • The Slow Treats Game - Review

    • COLLAR with step backwards

    • The Tight Leash Game - Review

    • The Faith Game

    • The Real-Life Faith Game

    • Casual Walking with FIND IT

    • FUNDER with COLLAR grabs

    • Name Game Dash

    • Week 3 Training Checklist
  • 7

    Week 4

    • Building distance to LEAVE the dog on the Boundary

    • The Mouse Game with LEAVE IT

    • The 2 Toy Switch Game

    • Hand Target - hands in different angles

    • The Attention Game - review

    • Move to Side with offered attention

    • Focused Walking - WITH ME

    • Puppy Push Ups - Name them

    • COLLAR - increasing distance

    • Alternate between the Tight Leash Game and the Faith Game

    • The Real-Life Faith Game - Review

    • Go Visit

    • Casual Walking - becoming unpredictable when we reward

    • FUNDER with COLLAR grabs - review

    • Stepping INTO your dog

    • Name Game Dash - Review

    • Intro to Restrained Recalls with GO PLAY

    • Week 4 Training Checklist
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    Week 5

    • Boundary Games - building criteria

    • Boundary Games - SENDING to the bed

    • Introducing Door knocks and Doorbells

    • The Mouse Game - intro to owner standing up

    • WAIT - intro

    • Focused Walking - WITH ME - rewarding every step our dog stays close

    • Puppy Push Ups - Review

    • COLLAR - moving with pressure

    • The Real-Life Faith Game - Review

    • GO VISIT - increasing challenges

    • Casual Walking - becoming unpredictable when we reward

    • Restrained Recalls - building distance

    • Whistle Recalls

    • Week 5 Training Checklist
  • 9

    Week 6

    • Boundary Games - opening door - Review

    • Boundary Games - SENDING to the bed - Review

    • Building volume and distance with knocking and sending to bed

    • The Mouse Game - take 1 step away

    • Puppy Push Ups - Review

    • WAIT - building duration and small handler movements

    • Walking through doors politely

    • GO VISIT - Review

    • Casual Walking - becoming unpredictable when we reward

    • Introducing using Sniffing as a reward for walking nicely

    • The SuperBowls Game - Intro

    • 1-2-3 Pattern Game for Walking

    • Week 6 Training Checklist
  • 10

    Week 7

    • Knocking on the door and sending to the bed

    • Intro to answering the door

    • Puppy Push Ups - Review

    • The Mouse Game - take several steps away

    • SuperBowls - Person at end of row

    • Casual Walking - continuing to be unpredictable when rewarding

    • WAIT - longer duration with handler motion

    • Walking through doors politely - next challenge

    • GO VISIT - Review

    • Focused Walking - WITH ME - becoming unpredictable when rewarding

    • Restrained Recalls - Review

    • Week 7 Training checklist
  • 11

    Week 8

    • GO VIST from the bed

    • Inviting a guest in

    • The Mouse Game - walking past the pile of food on the floor

    • Wait - weaning off the Hand Target

    • Wait - without using Hand Target

    • Door Manners with WAIT

    • The SuperBowls Game - adding distractions

    • Focused Walking with the 1-2-3 Pattern Game - Review

    • Transitioning from Casual Walking to Focused Walking

    • Stepping into the dog

    • The Double Leash Game with a LEASH cue

    • FUNDER with COLLAR grabs - Review

    • Name Game Dash - Review

    • Restrained Recalls - Review

    • Recalls - building more distractions and distance

    • Week 8 Training Checklist
  • 12

    Week 9

    • Casual Walking outside from vehicle to building

    • Inviting a guest in - review

    • Boundary Games - bringing it all together - a review

    • The Mouse Game - Real Life version

    • The SuperBowls Game with GO VISIT

    • Transitioning from Casual Walking to Focused Walking - Review

    • 1-2-3 Pattern Game for Walking - Review

    • Door Manners with WAIT - Review

    • Progression with the Double Leash Game

    • The SuperBowls Game - 2 teams approaching each other

    • Figure 8 pattern walking with the 1-2-3 Game

    • FUNDER with COLLAR grabs - Review

    • Name Game Dash - Review

    • Restrained Recalls - Review

    • Week 9 Training Checklist
  • 13

    Week 10

    • Casual Walking outside from vehicle to building

    • Inviting a guest in - review

    • The SuperBowls Game - 2 teams approaching each other

    • GO VISIT with motion

    • Door Manners with WAIT - Review

    • Progression with the Double Leash Game - Review

    • FUNDER with COLLAR grabs - Review

    • Name Game Dash - Review

    • Restrained Recalls - Review

    • Recalls - Adding Challenges

    • Weaning off food rewards

    • Week 10 Training Checklist
  • 14

    Congratulations! You did it!

    • Congratulations! You did it!
  • 15

    Where to go from here!

    • Did you enjoy our program?

    • Where to go from here!