LUKE- example

Update 07/19:

Good afternoon! What a long week its been. Luke has started to pick up on everything we've been working on. He has gone from taking 10 minutes to sit before coming out of the run, to under 3 minutes. We work on his threshold manners on every interaction. It's important for him to be as calm as possible before entering a new situation.

We work on leash pressure and loose leash walking daily as well. If there's pressure on the leash, I stop walking and he is required to sit before I take another step. We do this from the dog run, to the door, to the off leash area and back. While in the off leash area, I have him follow me around off leash. Rewarding with food every few steps and also, incorporating super sits.

While in the off leash area, we work on his recall. When he is roaming around, I will call him back to me. I only reward with food if he goes into a sit automatically. If he doesn't, I redirect and reward with only his freedom as the reward. Going into the automatic sit, he gets two rewards. The food and the freedom. The food is only used as a primary reward for a short time and freedom will then become the primary. Freedom is a form of life reward which will always produce a more reliable dog when used properly.

He is unsure of the swift paws lure course. Which I was definitely surprised over. I have been trying to find some other toys/games that provide the correct motivation. Motivation is one of the most important aspects of dog training.

Below are links to the behavior problem compendium. This is where you will find all the pertinent training materials for most, if not all problem behaviors.

TEMPLATE EXAMPLE: This link is to the introduction for the behavior problems compendium. Please start there and work your way down to the BPCC Introduction.

https://www.dunbaracademy.com/courses/take/behavior-problems/texts/45377149-introduction

TEMPLATE EXAMPLE: This link will bring you to the Temperament Training section. This entire section is important and will help you decode Luke's fears when you get home. His age leaves him susceptible to novel objects becoming scary.

https://www.dunbaracademy.com/courses/take/behavior-problems/texts/14430521-video-lesson-temperament-training-overview

TEMPLATE EXAMPLE: This link will bring you to the 1st of 2, obedience courses. This is where you will learn all about super sit and how a reliable sit can curb most problem behaviors.

https://www.dunbaracademy.com/courses/take/behavior-problems/texts/14430955-video-lesson-obedience-training-super-sit-overview

TEMPLATE EXAMPLE: This link is to the 2nd obediance course. Which gives. You more skills to resolve behavior problems. All or nothing and wait and reward are the two I employ most with Luke currently.

https://www.dunbaracademy.com/courses/take/behavior-problems/texts/14448636-video-lesson-more-obedience-skills-to-resolve-common-problems

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REQUIRED TEXTS:

These required texts are full of pertinent information regarding the development of your dog. Click the links below to access each text. 

REQUIRED ONLINE COURSE:

Dunbar Academy Behavior Problems Course – Free online course for you to enroll in before your training program begins. **Just input your name + email, create a password and then you have access to this FREE COURSE.**

RECOMMENDED READING: 

This link will take you to the free downloads section of Dog Star Daily. Please go to the Downloadable Articles and Behavior Blueprints and see if any of these materials hold any relevance to your training needs!

RESOURCES:

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