
Living Room Agility, On Line Class
Great as a foundation for agility, building your working bond or just for fun.
Limited space is needed. Common household items will be used.
April 1-May 15
Instructor Sumac
$75.00 per team (1 handler/1 dog)
Working spots are eligible for CEUS:
7.5 CEUs for Certified Pet Dog Trainers and 7.5 CEUs for Behavior Consultants by CCPDT
8 Observation Attendance Hours by IAABC
$50.00 Auditors (Auditors have access to the private site but do not post videos, questions or comments)
Exercises are designed to build confidence, coordination, team work and skill.
Training techniques are based in positive reinforcement. Shaping through mark/reward will the primary system used. T
Handlers will enhance their ability to read their dog’s body language and how it affects performance. Working with over excitement, lack of motivation and fear will be covered as needed.
Handlers will learn when and why to rapidly reinforce or delay. How timing motivates and builds the level of performance.
The power of reward placement will be harnessed to advance distance skills.
Exercises include:
Focus Games
Targeting Games
Body Position Games
Cone Mat Games, for handling and building distance
It Wiggles, Wobbles, Rolls and Bangs, to build confidence
Box Walking, to build coordination
Under the Towel Games, to build confidence
Impulse Control Games
This class is appropriate for puppies on up. No experience nessesary there is something in this class for both beginner and advanced agility teams.
Here is how it works
Participants will be members of a private class site.
Assignments will be posted weekly (often including a video demonstration of the assignment)
Students will video tape their training and post it for review.
The posting process is quite simple.
1. Video tape your training session.
2. Upload your video onto your computer.
3. Set up a Youtube account. There is no fee and Youtube has simple directions for doing this.
4. Click on the Youtube upload button and choose your video to post.
5. Past the link to the video on the class site.
Don't have a camera? You may take the class as and learn from the posted videos and comments.
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