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I broke the ice on this one and added notes directly to your document.
My biggest critiques have to do with the “name”.
The dog’s name will be worth listening to, but why? For the same reasons it is for us, but be careful not to add any specific behavior connected to the name or else it will greatly interfere with advanced training in the future.
So early in the training, it may be worth listening to because they will get a treat, but later on it may be worth listening to so they do not avoid something aversive. However, if they equate the name with some sort of action it can cause a dog to break a stay command when perhaps you are just trying to get their attention for another stationary position change. Sometimes such as in scent work or protection work you may even want a position change, but without the dog turning to even look at you.
Another critique is mainly about having too much instruction in a mini-lesson, but that should work itself out by separating marking, luring, fading, etc.. into different steps, and then the client doesn’t even realize that it is multiple lessons while you ensure perfection at each mini-lesson and transition to the next.
Thank you for posting!
This article is worthwhile:
https://dogtraining.world/knowledge-base/command-structure-chart
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Command Structure Chart – DogTraining.World
Command Structure Chart – DogTraining.World
