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Thank you so much for watching and giving insight!!!

We have been slowly doing exactly what you laid out as far as the tug game….her confidence is building.

She will play a prolonged game with little wins big wins and hanging on for longer periods of time….I have multiple bite pillows and tugs on ropes for her. It works well to relieve…

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Thanks for the update! This has been one of my favorite cases to follow, mostly because it’s been incredible to watch George’s growth as a handler and your patient coaching. I know how many tiny steps it took just to get them to a point of safely enjoying everyday activities together.

It looks like the biggest hurdle now will be filling the void…

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Hi Anjani! Thank you for posting this! I looked and can only access the P1 instructions for sit. It is simple and easy to understand. It may just be the formatting and glitches in the document with my computer? I’m not the most tech savvy.

A couple thoughts: I have found it helpful to break down what a “mark” is, and a “charge the Marker”…

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A little background:

Luna was a rescue who came in dangerous to handle. She is a highly emotional girl who dealt with ALL conflict (real or perceived) with combat. If she encountered anything that made her feel uncomfortable she would attempt to stop it by attacking the source of the conflict. If she was on leash, reacting at a trigger, and…

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I would appreciate peer review on marking for all the commands. Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sVNM440HgxafK8-ooSmUoSDfVElZMxapnzv6PZ2N1CM/edit?usp=sharing

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Anjani Heath-Instruction

Instruction Template Trainer’s name: Anjani Heath Tips for making good instruction: Name or number your lessons in any way that you find fit. Each lesson should be as SHORT as possible. It is better to be successful at many micro-lessons … Continue reading

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1. Thank you for providing the correct link to the Victoria Stilwell harness. I updated it in the course.

2 I removed the YouTube video below the link.

3 I did have the email exchange pages down, since I will not be including them in future coursework, but I did make the pages live again, so that they can be used in the current coursework.

Thank you!

Member

Howdy!

1 Victoria Stillwell harness store link URL has changed/needs updating.

2 The YT video below her harness link is showing as no longer available

3 Both email exchange links are bringing up a 404 Not Found page in the K9-1 website.

Thanks!

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She is a good girl! She has certainly kept me on the edge of my seat these last 2 years! Hard to believe it’s been that long!!!!!

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I love how calmly she watches the toss, without the temptation to break early.

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“Aller”

Recently we started shaping the beginning steps of Vetra’s formal retrieve command. The end product will be her going to get the object, returning to a heel position, and holding it in her mouth, until I reach down, at which point she will reach forward and place it in my hand, maintaining the heel position until free’d.

My…

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Thank you!!!! That’s helpful…I can see through this conversation that I really need to focus on organizing my thoughts…. and the way that I think when I am giving a critique because all of the things that you talked about are things that I do, but why didn’t they come to mind when I was looking at the video…. I definitely need more…

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To answer: “Is a variable reward during generalization something I should rethink?”

I don’t think that is something to rethink. I think that rule makes the most sense most of the time, unless there is a specific reason not to follow it.

Sometimes there may be choices that are particularly dangerous to the dog in certain scenarios, where you may…

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I love how technical this is! I saw the timing of the reward and not the bigger picture!

Yes!!! When we do avoidance lessons we don’t reward with something motivational (usually free time) until after a complete set or rep, for the free or for a break from work….so that we can be sure the dog is truly holding to avoid punishment, we do…

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I got a kick out of watching this video because it really is a testament to the power of phase 2 and what phase 3 should look like. When phase 2 is done properly, the dog already understands exactly when a correction will occur. So once they understand that all the rules are exactly the same, except for the fact that the correction truly is now…

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Very nice instruction and good boy Ripple!

I have a couple thoughts: instead of focusing on rewarding him after a correction, I would suggest rewarding him while he is holding the command, especially as he is going to learn about higher levels of accountability. This will expedite the process and reinforce that the best way to receive rewards…

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Mr. Ripple, demo dog extraordinaire, has decided he is perfect and will not break for things that previously drove him nuts (rude). So please forgive that most of the video is just me talking about the concept and not really showing it, because he really surprised me 🙃.

Anyways, here’s Ripple showing he knows how to avoid…

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Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks

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Go to Just Lecture and Sample Instruction. Sample instruction is at the bottom of the list. Loads of instruction videos.

I’m looking for phase one training videos for basic commands like sit, down, come, stay, etc… Just signed up again as I have a new 8 week old golden doodle puppy. It’s been years since I’ve been on here and the site is different than I remember.

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Thanks for the feedback!

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Hi Anjani,

I checked out your instruction. Overall, this is very good. It is nice and simple, so most people should be able to clearly understand it.

There are some inconsistencies across the different commands that, if adjusted, would make the instruction even smoother for clients.

For example, in the sit and down instruction, you present the…

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<div>I would appreciate it if you guys could review the following:</div>

-attention to name

-Using a positive marker

-marking sit

-marking down

-Marking Come

-Marking Climb

-Marking Heel

Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sVNM440HgxafK8-ooSmUoSDfVElZMxapnzv6PZ2N1CM/edit?usp=sharing

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Anjani Heath-Instruction

Instruction Template Trainer’s name: Anjani Heath Tips for making good instruction: Name or number your lessons in any way that you find fit. Each lesson should be as SHORT as possible. It is better to be successful at many micro-lessons … Continue reading

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Me too, these people have called multiple trainers and some of which i had worked for in the past right before i started taking this course. They all scolded the owner telling them this was all thier fault, very bad attitude. Told them to euthanize him (The usual stuff)

Kind of funny that they found me Via ChatGPT.

i Still wouldn’t call myself…

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Sounds like a serious dog. Glad he’s not in Peru and the family is getting professional help

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Helios, a 4 year old Dogo Argentino, recently rehomed 1 month ago along with the owner, he is showing breed-typical genetics in regards to dominance, territorial aggression, and high fight/ prey drive with rapid escalation and sometimes skipping steps in the aggression cycle, also showing aggression towards other family members when not in…

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Emo dog trainer moments!!!

This client and her 7 year old female Akita were with me when I made the decision that I could no longer train way that I was training prior to FSTD, Sophia was 6 months old at the time. I appreciate her so much because I went from telling her horrible things about her and her dog…. and crying in my car after almost…

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Yes, they happen simultaneously. I put the remote in my loop or anchor hand. The phase 2 collar can mask the ecollar if the pumping or direction is not light, but the dogs are capable of noticing both of the handler is doing proper leash pumps. At this point in the training, the leash is used as very light help. If the dog understands the…

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Hi Allie, thanks for explaining the difference between clear enticement and distractions that don’t necessarily “trick” the dog. I’ll have to break out the chicken nuggets next time.

Could you explain more about layering the eCollar with the leash? Do you mean doing them simultaneously? If so, do you have concerns on how the dog would…

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Hey Taylor! I have a couple thoughts!

When doing p3 escape conditioning, I layer the directional pumps with the nick. If we nick, and the dog doesn’t adjust, then we pump (without the Nick’s) we are distancing the response to the ecollar. The dog is then responding to the pumps and not the nick. This can cause the negative side effects that we…

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Hi all, here’s my video instruction for Ripple’s first E-Collar escape conditioning session ever! I’ve included my instruction template as well. Any feedback would be appreciated.

P.S I sang his name at one point when I shouldn’t have, because I wasn’t giving him a command. Don’t judge my attempts to get him to…

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