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Week 4 Notes Homework and Videos

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I HAVE PUT TOGETHER SOME TRAINING LOGS IN EXCEL OR PDF THAT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO USE.  REMEMBER TO READ THE DIRECTIONS AND WATCH AS YOU GO TO BE SURE YOU DON'T MISS A STEP. Sandy Training Log Link NOTES REMAIN THE SAME FOR WEEK 4: NOTE 1:  ALL TRAINING SHOULD BE DONE WITH TRAINING COLLAR AND TRAINING LEASH ON . NOTE 2:   DO NOT LEAVE METAL TRAINING COLLAR OR TRAINING SLIP LEAD ON WHEN YOU ARE NOT ACTIVELY TRAINING YOUR DOG. NOTE 3:  PLEASE PUT ON YOUR METAL TRAINING COLLAR CORRECTLY.  ALSO BE SURE TO HOLD THE LEASH CORRECTLY. This is a link to a leash article on our business blog.  Leashes How to Hold Them and How to Fold Them . NOTE 4:  START EVERYTHING AT THE BEGINNING IN ENVIRONMENTS AND WITH EQUIPMENT THAT ARE EASY FOR YOU.   YOU WANT TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT FOXIE HAS LEARNED AND HOW TO HANDLE FOXIE IN LOW DISTRACTIONS FIRST, SO THAT YOU WILL BEGIN TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IN MORE COMPLICATED OR HIGHER DISTRACTIONS LATER. NOTE...
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Week 4 Leave It Command

  Equipment Needed:   6’ Leash, Training Collar, and Food Reward     Explanation and Goal of Exercises:   This begins to teach your dog to leave something or someone alone.  This is important as later on your dog could be interested in something dangerous to themselves.  The goal of this exercises is to start the process and understanding of the “Leave It” command.   STEP 1:   First have your dog on leash and collar so they do not wander off.   STEP 2:  Take a food reward and put it in your closed fist.   STEP 3:   Present your fist to the dog but not all the way up to their nose.   STEP 4:  Say “leave it”.  If they are at y our hand already do not snatch your hand away.  Snatching your hand away ends up having the dog go after your hand in an unpleasant way later on.     STEP 5A:  If they leave your hand alone, say the release word, “Yes”, as you open your hand for the dog to take the...
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Week 4 Videos

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Off Leash on Ecollar Outside: Sits w Sandy-Practice Without Any Equipment: Send to Place-Practice Without Any Equipment: Downs Practiced with Food Reward (and lure): Downs from Standing with Sandy Off Leash on Ecollar: Working with Sandy at the Mall: Attention to Name (to get her attention when she is distracted eventually): Leave It Reps:
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Week 4 Ecollar Cheat Sheet

   Mannerly Mutts E-Collar Usage Notes (Educator) Online full manual link to Educator Collar      Turning E-Collar on and off. Two red dots (one on collar and one on remote) are magnets.  This turns off (or on) the collar only. Line them up. Test with vibration button, which is the lone button on the side 2.  Turning the remote on and off                 a.  Large button on back turns off collar (small button changes mode so don't touch that).                 b.  Hold the large button down until you see the screen on the front come on (or go off if                           you are shutting it off for the evening. Charging E-Collar Daily. Turn collar off AND remote before putting it on charger. Charger used with collar and remote. Round hole covered by rubber in back or side (remote) is where it...
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Week 4 Sit with Ecollar

  Sit Reps with the Electronic collar: ***Some or all of these can be done in the above exercise, when the dog is called back to you.   Simply place them in a sit after a "let's go" or "come".   They can also be done as a stand alone. Equipment needed:    Electronic collar, flat or training collar for leash attachment, and long line or 6' leash. STEP 1:  . Make sure you have turned the electronic collar on correctly (use the vibrate button, which on the dogtra is the last button away from the antenna side).   Also make sure the collar was put on tight enough. STEP 2:   Come to a stop from whatever you are doing (walking with the dog or following the dog around).   Be sure that you have access to stepping on the long line fairly close to your dog.   In fact in the beginning, you may want to be stepping on it already. STEP 3:   Issue the command "sit". STEP 3A:   Give them a second.   If they sit within that time, be sure to...
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Week 4 Let's Go with Ecollar

 Let's Go command.   So remember let's go means just move towards me.   You can tighten that up as much as you would like to be closer or farther away.   At the very beginning, I like them to come at least six feet from me. STEP 1:  Hold the long line appropriately through the handle STEP 2:  Begin walking your planned path until the dog is not following you anymore and has become distracted or not paying attention to what you are doing STEP 3:  At that point say "Let's Go" or "[Dog's Name] Let's Go" if you prefer. STEP 4A:  If the dog immediately comes towards you say "Good Boy" or "Good Let's Go".   STEP 4B:   If the dog doesn't (wait a couple of seconds to give them a chance, but not too long), use the top button (called the nick button) on the Dogtra collar and tap it repeatedly until the dog turns toward you, and then stop and encourage your dog forward STEP 4C:  If your dog gets confused or stuck with the t...
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Week 3 Notes, Homework and Videos

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NOTE 1:  ALL TRAINING SHOULD BE DONE WITH TRAINING COLLAR AND TRAINING LEASH ON . NOTE 2:   DO NOT LEAVE METAL TRAINING COLLAR OR TRAINING SLIP LEAD ON WHEN YOU ARE NOT ACTIVELY TRAINING YOUR DOG. NOTE 3:  PLEASE PUT ON YOUR METAL TRAINING COLLAR CORRECTLY.  ALSO BE SURE TO HOLD THE LEASH CORRECTLY. This is a link to a leash article on our business blog.  Leashes How to Hold Them and How to Fold Them . NOTE 4:  START EVERYTHING AT THE BEGINNING IN ENVIRONMENTS AND WITH EQUIPMENT THAT ARE EASY FOR YOU.   YOU WANT TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT FOXIE HAS LEARNED AND HOW TO HANDLE FOXIE IN LOW DISTRACTIONS FIRST, SO THAT YOU WILL BEGIN TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IN MORE COMPLICATED OR HIGHER DISTRACTIONS LATER. NOTE 5:   THE GOALS ARE PLACES TO WORK TO IN THE FUTURE.  IF YOU DON'T MAKE THE GOAL, DON'T WORRY AS LONG AS YOU PUT IN THE WORK TOWARDS THE GOAL.  PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN CALL OR EMAIL ME WITH ANY TRAINING PROBL...
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Week 3 Bathroom Schedule

  7:55 am poop and pee (could be 9 am if you sleep in) 12:00 pm pee and possible poop 3:00 pm pee and possible poop 4:45 pm pee (then feed) 5:05 pm I just check in case she missed it due to being excited about dinner 7:40 pm pee and probable poop 9:00 pm pee and maybe poop (especially if she did not do it at 7:40 pm) Note:  the last time she goes out she may not have to poop and I haven't been having a problem with her sleeping through the night.
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Week 3 Using Common Training Commands to Influence Behavior

  Many dog owners, who have trained their dogs, do not realize the tools for working on many dog behaviors that are problems to them are the repetitive use of training commands themselves. The ability to use these commands repetitively in different situations can help build the types of reactions that dog owners prefer from their dogs in many situations.     Here are some common dog training issues and the commands (trained well) that can help your dog know what you want in certain situations:     NOTE: ALL OF THESE ARE ASSUMING YOU ARE IN SIGHT AND SUPERVISING THE DOG     ISSUE: MY DOG COUNTER SURFS OR BEGS AT THE DINNER TABLE     Let's go (which is an informal type of recall) or recall (come command) away from the counter to you.   Also, a back or go command can be used if you are in the counter area.   A place and or down stay command can be used to station the dog away from the area.   There are also other options that ...
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