Mickey Mini Golden Doodle Timid and Resource Guarding

  WEEK 5:  WE BASICALLY DID ALL THE EXERCISES OUTSIDE AND THEN STARTED THE RECALL/COME COMMAND AGAIN. WEEK 6 NEW VIDEOS: RECALL VIDEOS: RECALL HANDLER JOGGING BACKWARDS RECALL HANDLER STANDING STILL SEND TO PLACE (CREATING MORE DISTANCE VIDEO:

 ALL WEEK 3 NOTES REMAIN THE SAME.  IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE CONCENTRATED ON IN WEEK 4'S LESSON, THE OTHER HOMEWORK REMAINS AS WELL. IN THE LESSON, WE CONCENTRATED ON THESE THREE THINGS.  YOU CAN USE THESE AND OTHER DISTRACTIONS INSIDE WHEN PRACTICING THESE THREE THINGS AND THE REST OF YOUR HOMEWORK. A.  The YouTube Daycare Dog Video B. Rolling a chair or something else around the room with you C. Moving furniture D. Doing chores or cooking E. Food on the floor in a plate that you do not let him get to WHAT WE PRACTICED IN OUR LESSON ON 9/4/2026 AND NEW GOALS: 1.  CIRCLE SIT STAYS LEASH DROPPED INSIDE WITH DOG DISTRACTION.   It took us about 8 minutes to get 4 in a row at 30 seconds in the lesson.  Then we increased it to 1 minute and brought out a dog distraction, Chewy.  Getting 4 in a row at 1 minute took 22 minutes.  We want to get the time down with inside distractions and the leash being dropped to 5 minutes.  You can rotate t...

 NOTE 1:  MOST NOTES REMAIN THE SAME FROM WEEK 2 EXCEPT WE ARE NOW WORKING ON DISTRACTIONS.  THIS MEANS YOU CAN WORK OUTDOORS, BUT BE SURE THAT THE ENVIRONMENT IS CHALLENGING BUT NOT OVERWHELMING.  INDOORS, WE ARE WORKING WITH SOUNDS AND VISUALS ON YOUTUBE OR OTHER TV/MOVIE. NOTE 2:  INSIDE AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL DISTRACTIONS: THESE YOUTUBE VIDEOS CAN HELP WITH THAT.  REMEMBER YOU DO NOT HAVE TO START WITH THE HARDEST. DOGGIE DAYCARE VISUAL & NOISES DOGGIE NOISES ONLY NOTE 3:  INSIDE OR OUTSIDE DISTRACTIONS THAT MAY NEED A HELPER OR A DISTANCE CLOSE TO CHALLENGING THINGS: Moving furniture around  Something fast moving (maybe grandkids as long as it is safe and he won't lash out OR he is far away to be safe. On the Long Sands boardwalk (grassy part near the bathhouse), working around people and/or dogs walking by.  FYI, it does not have to be the perfect day with many dogs. If you are on the beach during a walk, have leashed dog (6' leash o...

     NOTE 1:  ALL TRAINING SHOULD BE DONE WITH TRAINING COLLAR AND TRAINING LEASH ON. NOTE 2:   DO NOT LEAVE TRAINING COLLAR OR TRAINING SLIP LEAD ON WHEN YOU ARE NOT ACTIVELY TRAINING YOUR DOG. NOTE 3:  PLEASE PUT ON YOUR 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:  EVERYTHING THIS WEEK SHOULD BE DONE IN LOW AND EASY DISTRACTION (INSIDE IN A QUIET AREA). 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 PROBLEMS THAT COME UP IN BETWEEN LESSONS. NOTE 6:  IF YOU DON'T GET THROUGH ALL THE EXERCISES IN ONE DAY, YOU CAN JUST BE SURE THAT THE EXERCISES YOU DID NOT GET TO ARE DONE THE NEXT DAY.   THE MOS...

  Equipment Needed :   6' Leash (week 1, afterwards we will use 15' long line); Training Collar Explanation and Goal of Exercise:   Formal command that requires the dog's immediate response to the command in a straight line that ends very close to the owner/handler/trainer in a sit position (auto sit). Uses for This Exercise:    This is an immediate directive to return to the owner.   This can be just to leash up, or the owner/trainer/handler could see danger up ahead.   This exercise, done well and to a standard, can not only return your dog to you, but also avoid some dangerous situations (hole in the ground, barbed wire, away from wild animals that have come into the yard ET). The following are the steps for this exercise: NOTE 1:  THIS EXERCISE IS WRITTEN AS IF YOU ARE ALSO PRACTICING HEEL.  YOU DON'T NEED TO PRACTICE HEEL TO DO THIS; YOU CAN JUST WALK IF YOU LIKE. NOTE 2:  IT IS POSSIBLE TO PRACTICE YOUR STA...

  Equipment Needed:  6' Leash, Training Collar (or slip leash can be used instead for both)    THE DISTRACTION WE STARTED MICKEY WITH IS A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 8 FEET (INSIDE) INSTEAD OF CIRCLES WHICH WILL COME LATER. REMEMBER THE GOAL OF FOUR IN A ROW IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING AND YOU CAN AND SHOULD DECREASE THE DISTANCE AND/OR TIME IF IT IS DIFFICULT TO DO THAT.   Explanation and Goal of Exercise:  Great for keeping a dog stationary when doing chores around the house.  Stationing a dog in any human or canine social environment when needed.  To keep the dog from greeting too enthusiastically by learning to wait and greet when allowed.  There are many other uses for this exercise.    The dog is required to perform the position of the command and stay there until the release word is given. This is also the beginning of the dog understanding that when you move the rules of stay remain the same. The handler/owner wi...