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WEEK 6 HOMEWORK

  NOTE 1:  RULES ARE THE SAME AS WEEK 4. NOTE 2:  CONCENTRATE ON TRAINING IN DISTRACTIONS AND OUTSIDE (SAFELY ON LEASH) HOMEWORK SCHEDULE: 1.  CALMING AND IMPULSE CONTROL EXERCISES: "SIT ON THE DOG" AND "LONG PLACE" SHOULD BE PRACTICED ON ALTERNATING DAYS FOR 30 + MINUTES . 2.  OBEDIENCE EXERCISES:  "SIT" FIRST COMMAND, "SIT STAYS", "SEND TO PLACE", "CIRCLE PLACE", AND "RECALL/COME" SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT 30-MINUTE PRACTICE . GOALS: 1.  Sit on the Dog:   Your dog should be able to go to the down position within 5 minutes , and then you should practice with distractions for the next 30 + minutes . 2.  Long place :  Your dog should be able to remain on the place for a full 30 minutes as you work on that with distractions. 3.  Sits, Send to Place, Recalls :  You should be able to complete three sets of four in a row in under 5 minutes each, separately.  You should be working up to distractions, different en...

Week 5 & 6 VIDEOS OF NEWISH THINGS WORKING ON: RECALL & SEND TO PLACE WITH MORE DISTANCE

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  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:

Week 4 Notes Homework and Videos

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 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...