This 8 week virtual group class provides an in depth understanding of our training system and introduces dogs to foundational behaviors that form the basis of all versatile gundog skill sets: searching, tracking, retrieving, and obedience. Lifestyle training is also incorporated into the instruction, helping owner/trainers clarify windows of drive expression for their dogs. This produces the ultimate hunting companion, capable of being a monster in the field and a good citizen around town.
Course participants will receive class recordings the day after the live class, and will maintain access to these recordings for six months after the course is over. Between sessions, participants are invited to record training sessions and send training clips to the instructor for assistance and feedback. Discounts for recommended training equipment that we stock are also provided.
This course includes in depth instruction on:
Developing a learning language
Maximizing the value of rewards
Effectively implementing reward hierarchies
Establishing clear signals through classical conditioning
Establishing clear consequences through operant conditioning
Tool selection
Multiple ways to incorporate pressure into your training to enhance reliability, commitment, and control
Pros and cons for various training tools, when to use them, and why
Tools covered:
Flat collars and harnesses
Slip collars (slip lead, wonder lead)
Prong and pinch collars
Electronic collars
Tie outs
Training tables/platforms
Bumpers, tugs, and game
Food
Foundational training exercises, their uses, and progressions
Shaping
Dopamine Box
Marker Board
Game Play
Retrieve
Lifestyle training
Establishing windows for drive expression
Establishing schedules, rituals, and routines
“Do this” vs. “don’t to that”
Building an “off switch” if your dog didn’t come with one
Sign up by March 17th and get 10% off the regular price with code FOUND10.
v.d. Wildblumen & v.d. Eiseneiche puppy owners can attend this class FREE. Your code is available in our Kennel Portal.