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Week 4 – Leash Work, HEEL
Teeth Cleaning

  • Check health requirements for any new puppies who arrive

Review Puppy Class Rules

Puppy Party, and Socialization –– 10 min

  • Offer any puppy one cookie for a SIT for greeting
     

  • During play, when I ask, have your dog come from play, sit, touch his or her collar and release. This teaches your dog that COME does not always end play. You can also use this at home and other places.
     

  • Remember the purpose of the puppy party is to increase the confidence of the shy dogs and decrease the confidence of the alpha dogs, bringing them to a center point.  So people be boring. Reward proper play and good puppy manners

Interrupt any unwanted behaviors and redirect the dog towards another dog.

Lessons - 10 min.

Demo: Each puppy and owner demonstrate SIT, COME, DOWN. WATCH to get feedback from trainer.

Demo:  HEEL command, Retractable lead [4]

Take a piece of food for a lure in the left hand and several pieces in the right hand.

  • Wiggle the fingers of the left hand, slap your side to keep the pups attention on you

  • Walk quickly and say HEEL to keep the pups interest.

  • Do right and left turns (slow turns so that the puppy keeps up).

  • Occasionally say SIT using the right hand to signal and give a food reward.

  • Make it fun. A toy may be used in place of food, especially if the food makes the pup to excited

Gentle Handling Exercises - 20

Pass to neighbor ask for a sit, then reward when completSuspension and cradling with neWhen instructed, pass your puppy to the left, and start over with a new Go slowly.  Give treats.  If the pup becomes too stressed, just hold it until it relaxes, give a break, then start over

Demonstration – 5 min 
Teeth Cleaning Tool
Practice teeth cleaning on your own puppy. 

Topics 5-10 min

  • Close Tethering
     
  • Walking on a loose leash, HEEL, LET’S GO
     
    • Every dog should learn to walk easily on a leash without pulling or dragging.
    • Say LET’S GO and encourage your dog to walk.
    • If it is dragging ahead say EASY, then giving a short collar correction and turn to a new direction.
    • Every dog should go for a leashed walk every day.
    • Keep praising appropriate walking, and try to give 5 praises for every correction.

Homework

Practice Gentling, COME, SIT, DOWN, WATCH, OFF, HEEL, loose leash walking.

Tether with a 1 minute separation, and bring nail trimming tools next class or purchase then

Instructor materials for week 4 class
The instructor should review the following topics on the website prior to class.  These topics will give provide you with the knowledge to teach these commands.  You may choose to handout topics that pertain to commands taught in class to clients upon their request

Canine Close Tether Training
Canine Leash Training

 

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