Facebook LIVE Sessions
1st LIVE Session (5th April 2020)
- Roll into blanket
- Drumming with paws
- Why and when to use verbal cues vs body language/signals
- How many times should you train a week
- Warm up before training tricks
- When to use toys versus treats
2nd LIVE Session (12th April 2020)
- Special treats vs dog’s own food
- Own food in home, more special when distracting environment
- Starting new tricks inside vs outside
- Doing easy/known tricks before and after new and difficult ones to boost confidence
- Front legs on ground, hind paws on handlers body (back-up against owner)
- Sit pretty with both paws covering nose
- Training tricks with dog having its back turned towards owner
- Walking in big circle around handler, distance handling
- Phasing out targets or hands in crossing paws trick
- Back-up against vertical structures
- Another trick for focus
3rd LIVE Session (19th April 2020)
- Exercises for stretch/warm-up/flexibility
- Holding paws in position for longer
- Getting comfortable with vertical slippery surfaces
- Doing the canine elephant more than once
- Becoming independent in the canine elephant
- Building muscles in the side and in the back of the dog
4th LIVE Session (26th April 2020)
- How to further develop some of the tricks
- How to teach dog to wipe its paws
- Different tricks to get your dog into position to do double backwards slalom
- Teach dog to go around an object while owner walks opposite way around
- Tips on succeeding with behind
- Teaching your dog to sneak
- Teach your dog to walk sideways either in front of you or next to you
- Skipping
- Jumping over skip ropes
