This course covers the final steps of off-leash dog training! A dog graduating this course is more than ready for the Canine Good Citizen Test, Therapy Dog Test, or simply to be a beautifully-trained companion or working partner.

• Emergency Recall - is now practiced and perfected off-leash, outside, with a focus on calling the dog away from something they're chasing
• Sit/stays and Down/stays - off-leash, with various distractions: dogs running by, bouncing balls, people calling or offering food, etc.
• Leave it - birds, squirrels, dogs, cats, garbage...you name it!

More importantly, at this point not only will your dog have some AMAZING skills, but YOU will have a thorough understanding of HOW to train your dog to do just about anything! If you'd like to train your dog to do a new behavior, you'll now understand the training process so well that you will be able to:

• Define exactly the behavior you want
• Break it down into its separate steps
• Train each step using luring, shaping or capturing
• Put the behavior on cue
• Vary your reinforcement schedule to maintain the behaivor
• Fade the marker
• Have your dog perform the exercise anytime, anywhere!

And of course, if at any point you need help, you will receive individualized coaching from your instructor to guide you through the process.

 

Happy Dog Training & Behavior, Inc.                (631) 424-DOGS                  Long Island, New York