Week 3 Homework Notes (homework schedule is on a separate post)

NOTE 1:  NEVER LEAVE THE CHAIN COLLAR (OR TRANSITIONAL LEASH) ON YOUR DOG WHEN NOT WORKING ON TRAINING WITH THEM OR SUPERVISING THEM DRAGGING A LEASH (THIS IS A MANAGEMENT STRATEGY I SOMETIMES USE SO THE DOG IS NOT HARD TO CATCH IF THEY START ACTING INAPPROPRIATELY).

NOTE 2:  PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU PUT THE METAL TRAINING ON CORRECTLY EACH TIME BEFORE STARTING TO TRAIN ON THESE.   



NOTE 3: YOU CAN USE BOTH THE TRANSITIONAL LEASH AND MUZZLE IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE IN A VERY PEOPLE DOG CRUNCHY SITUATION.  HOWEVER, THAT WILL NOT MEAN LET YOUR DOG DO AS THEY WOULD LIKE.   THE WALKS SHOULD BE STRUCTURED UNTIL YOU REACH A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN LET YOUR DOG GO TO THE BATHROOM OR JUST BE A DOG, IF APPROPRIATE (THERE ARE NO IMMEDIATE DANGERS AROUND FOR HIM TO REACTE BADLY AT).

NOTE 4:  I DO ALSO RECOMMEND STARTING THE EXERCISES INSIDE AT FIRST SO YOU GET A GOOD FEEL FOR THE MECHANICS OF THEM.   

NOTE 5:  IF YOU ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH SOMETHING OR MOVING  INTO A MORE STRANGE OR DISTRACTION RICH ENVIRONMENT, YOU WILL NEED TO GO BACK STEPS IN DURATION AND DISTANCE.  INSIDE IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CIRCLE STAY FOR INSTANCE, YOU WILL WANT TO START WITH IT ON LEASH UNTIL YOU MEET YOUR GOALS THERE, AND THEN YOU CAN TRY THE DROPPED LEASH INSIDE.

THE BLOG HAS MANY OF THE PREVIOUS STEPS ON HERE THAT YOU COULD BACK UP TO.   IF YOU ARE HAVING A PROBLEM AND HAVING A HARD TIME FIGURING IT OUT, JUST CALL OR E-MAIL US!   REMEMBER, YOU ARE WORKING WITH THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THEO IS WORKING WITH YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME.   THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO START TO GET FOUR IN A ROW OF EVERYTHING WITHOUT NEEDING CORRECTIONS EASILY.  THE LENGTH OF TIME, THE DISTANCE, AND THE DISTRACTIONS ARE ADDED IN (USUALLY ONCE AT A TIME) WHEN THE HANDLER CAN COMPLETE THAT GOAL.   THEO'S NEW KNOWLEDGE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE, UNLESS YOU DO NOT WORK THEM.

NOTE 6:  IF YOU DON'T GET THROUGH EVERYTHING IN ONE DAY, JUST DO WHAT YOU DID NOT GET TO THE NEXT DAY.   TRY TO STAY TRUE TO AN HOUR A DAY FOR AT LEAST SIX DAYS OF THE WEEK, BUT IF YOU SLACK JUST GET BACK UP ON THE HORSE.  

NOTE  7:  REMEMBER YOUR MARKER WORDS.  GOOD = GOOD JOB AND KEEP GOING.   NO = THAT IS NOT WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR TRY AGAIN (VERBAL CORRECTION WHICH CAN BE FOLLOWED UP BY A COLLAR CORRECTION)  YES = GOOD JOB AND RELEASE FROM WORK

NOTE 8:  YOU CAN HAVE NON TRAINING WALKS, BUT YOU SHOULD STILL BE IN CONTROL OF  YOUR DOG'S S BEHAVIOR ON THOSE WALKS.  IF YOU GIVE COMMANDS THAT ARE NOT DURING A FORMAL TRAINING SESSION THOUGH, THAT TIME IS NOT COUNTED TOWARDS YOUR TRAINING TIME.   IT WILL BE GOOD IF YOU ARE USING THE COMMANDS AND YOUR DOG IS FOLLOWING THEM.  THE SAME PROTOCOLS FOLLOW FOR IF HE DOES NOT FOLLOW THE COMMAND.   TRAINING TIME SHOULD BE A FORMAL NUMBER OF MINUTES AND GOALS DURING THE DAY.

NOTE 9:  BEFORE I WALK IN OR OUT OF THE DOOR I START IMMEDIATELY GIVING COMMANDS SUCH AS SIT STAY AND POSSIBLY A HEEL.  I HAVE YOUR DOG SIT FOR INSTANCE BEFORE THE DOORS AND THRESHOLDS.   I CONSIDER IT WORKING MODE FOR DOGS WHERE THEIR JOB IS TO FOLLOW MY LEAD AS BEST AS HE POSSIBLY CAN (DURING TRAINING TIMES, ALTHOUGH YOU ALSO DON'T WANT HIM PRACTICING BAD BEHAVIOR DURING NON TRAINING TIMES).

NOTE 10:  HOMEWORK TIME SHOULD BE AN HOUR A DAY.  IT IS NOT A STRAIGHT HOUR THOUGH, AND MOST SESSIONS COULD BE JUST 15 MINUTES AT A DIFFERENT PORTION OF THE DAY THAN ANOTHER HOMEWORK SESSION.   

NOTE 11:   NEVER GIVE A COMMAND IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO REINFORCE IT.  YOU CAN USE YOUR COMMANDS DURING THE DAY OUTSIDE OF TRAINING

NOTE 12:  THE BLUE TEXT ON THE HOMEWORK TIME POST GOES TO DIRECTIONS OR VIDEOS OF THE EXERERCISES.

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