Can you learn animal training online? Is this really possible?
YES! Not only is it possible, but also it is one of the most effective and efficient ways to learn. You start training in the best possible environment for your dog or cat - at your home. Online animal training courses allows us to adjust the criteria individually for each learner.
What do our students think about online animal learning?
„An easy access to work, learn and train with "aggressive" or "anxious" dog. This is the most important thing for me, and I could not appreciate it more right now. I can imagine that even if you go to the seminar with a "normal" dog, you can meet theirs or your limitations - sickness, being tired, just having a "bad day." With online learning, you can choose your own time to train. Also, I think online learning gives opportunities to share more of the better quality knowledge at the same price as seminars. There is no necessity to use mental shortcuts, labels, or generalization because everyone has more time to process the knowledge.”
- Agnieszka Rybicka
„Having access to world-class instructors to learn new perspectives and techniques and being able to engage with an amazing global community in a more affordable and planet-friendly format.”
- Amy Suess Loup
„Online format typically facilitates training plans =Think Plan Do Review training. I can prepare and plan my training environment for my dog for each session. This is not as easy in an in-person seminar or class setting.”
- Amy Suess Loup
„for the same price than a weekend seminar (without transports fees), you have the same amount of knowledge, but a longer time to process (need that to have questions but also to work my dog) and a way longer feedback from the instructors. And you can have access to instructors who live very far away, and you'd never have an opportunity to work with (or with some huge expenses)”
- Pauline Vidal-Boubals
Our six weeks of online courses allow you to work with one of the best instructors in the world, all from the comfort of your home. There are two levels of participation: Premium and Auditor.
Animal training courses - what our students receive?
24/7 access to course materials, including lectures, video tutorials, and homework. You don't have to be present at a particular time of day. You can access materials in the most comfortable time for you! Time zones don't matter!
Access to TROMPLO: Students group on Facebook. Our supportive community from all around the globe!
Certificate of Attendance. You can brag about complexing our classes!
Lifetime access to course materials. You can always go back to your class, reread the lessons, watch the videos.
In addition to that Premium Spot gives you:
You can submit 12 minutes of videos each week for instructor evaluation! Record a video at the most convenient time for you, then publish it for the review! You can submit videos daily, allowing our team to give you helpful feedback for the next training session.
Personalized feedback from the instructor - you can ask as many questions as you wish! Our instructors answer daily, six days per week!
All these features make online animal training one of the best options for your animal training journey.
In this class, we will work specifically to have third parties perform care such as the veterinarian, osteopath or groomer.
It is intended for people who have completed Level 1 and who want to translate the techniques learned to the care done by professionals (the foundations of cooperative care will not be re-explained, your dog must master consent behaviors before entering this class).
Veterinary visits are often anxious times for our dogs and for us as well.
Knowing that your dog is going to be stressed at the clinic prompts many pet owners to postpone care. The objectives of this class will be to make these visits more enjoyable for our dogs so that their emotional well-being is also taken into account in the care, not just their physical well-being.
Among other things, we will discuss how:
Make clinic visits enjoyable.
Prepare your dog in case of hospitalization.
Generalize your co-operative care skills in other environments.
This course focuses on teaching our dogs that they have choice, that their behavior has power!
Behavior health that dr. Friedman often talks about! How often do we consider it in working with our animals? Behavior is there to achieve an outcome on the environment. It has a function. Can you imagine living a world where your behavior has no effect? No purpose? Serves no function, no actual effect on the environment? This would be a nightmare! We use our behavior all the time, but we often take this privilege from our animals. “he has to do it”, “he has no choice”, “I have to make him do it”, “he knows how to do it”, we hear it too often. Learned helplessness is nothing else but the situation where the individual learns his behavior has no power. No matter what you do, it will not bring you the effect it had in some other situation. Your behavior doesn’t work.
That’s why we should introduce choice and control to our animal’s life as much as we can.
The choice is empowering for our dogs. Giving dogs choice is a core of my dog training philosophy.
Because of the world we live in, we are forced to limit the choice of our companion animals to a great extent. We choose what they eat, where they live, who they meet. It’s often dictated by the safety of the animal or other members of our community. This is simply how our world functions. But because of that, I am a great advocate of giving choice in training situations. Our responsibility as trainers is to make the process of learning an experience that our dog will choose to engage in. Providing choice means allowing the animal to be a partner. Give your dog a choice, and if you are afraid he will choose not to engage in learning with you, means it is time to look more carefully into what happens during training. This course focuses on teaching our dogs that they have a choice, that their behavior has power!
You will no longer be afraid, your dog may not choose you! It’s one of the foundation courses!
During this course we will focus on:
motivating operations
basics of the science of learning
humane hierarchy by Susan Friedman
antecedent arrangement
play as a form of interaction
consent behavior
choice: the theory behind it
introducing choice (5 stages)
precurrent behaviors
errors and response to them
building barometer of our dog’s engagement in the training session. To take this course as a Premium Member you need to finish Attention Please first (as Premium or Auditor)
This course’s focus is the first part of the retrieve exercise in obedience trial, we will work on the grab, hold, and movement with the dumbbell. Before we go into details, accessories, first exercise, we need to go through the rulebook.
The rulebook for FCI obedience consists of guidelines and point systems for each exercise.
We will analyze what needs to do to score 10/10 for retrieve exercise in class 1.
For the upcoming six weeks I want us to focus on:
Shaping “calm” and “strong” grab and hold behavior.
by calm I mean: one movement of grabbing and closing mouth on an object. What we don’t want is: chewing, correcting the grip of the dumbbell in the mouth (rolling with tongue).
by strong, I mean: with the strength that makes it impossible for a handler to move the dumbbell while the dog is holding it.
Shaping grab from a variety of dumbbell positions:
– our hand
– both our hands
– nose height
– ground height but with handler holding it
– on the floor
Building distance
Variation in handler position
Adding movement to grab and hold behavior (final behavior heel set-up)
Object generalization
Delivery and release to hand
Adjusting correct reinforcement protocol for your dog and retrieve behavior
To take this course as a Premium Member you need to finish Trainer’s Toolbox first (as Premium or Auditor)
Developing skills you and your learner need, to train exactly what you dream off.
This is a course for you, if you want to work with your dog on getting a large behaviors repertoire, and rely on as little helping tools as possible.
In this course we will work with breaking down all the things you would like your learner to able to do, into single behaviors. We focus on developing multiple of the skills you and your learner need, to teach them exactly what you dream off.
We do this by shaping and capturing behaviors, and we work with them off cue, to make sure we get the exact behavior.
The focus of this course is to get the learner started on offering behaviors. We will try to build a big repetoire of behaviors, so that our learners get creative and become an very active part of our training.
If you want to start all the behaviors this course covers, there is going to be quite a lot of work – so be prepared for that.
The behaviors we will cover in this course are:
Focus
Targeting
Sit
Backing
Heel position
Recall
Heeling
Down
Stand
Stay
Doggie-zen
Hold it
Release
Bark
Jump
Search
Under each behavior box, there are several behaviors. We will go through a few of them, and you are always free to chose which behaviors you would like to focus on.
We will also discuss the topics of:
Off cue
Fluency
Doggie-zen
Cues
Pocket it! This course focus will be working without treats in hand and helping as little as possible, without leaving your animal frusrated.
We give the learner the highest rage of choice we can, and teach the learner to actively take part in the training.
This will be part 1, where you get introduced to all of the behaviors, and then select 1 to work with from every box. In vol. 2, we will work more on fluency and adding variations to the behaviors.
This course is suitable for you, if you would like your dog to offer you more behaviors and like to shape them in the direction you want. If you already have all the above behaviors off cue, part 2 would be a suitable option for you.
This course is dedicated to making you an expert in backchaining.
You will leave this course with a desire to back chain everything you can, and have gotten very comfortable with splitting everything into behaviors to perfect.
Some sessions are dedicated to the topic of cues, where we will look deep at, why some cues are like shooting an arrow, and others are more like pushing a car, up hill. We will also discuss the topic of off cue behaviors, having fluency, and very good stimulus control.
Backchaining is one of those things, that be, and seem very simple. But only when you dive a bit deeper into the subject and start realizing what it actually is that happens, and how every single thing we do in the process effects the chain, we will get the full advantages of using it.
We will:
go through the pros and cons of backchaining
Briefly touch base on forward chaining – but we are not going to spend a lot of time on that
Have lessons on off cue behaviors, and if thats a good thing to have
Go through the process of adding cues to already fluent behaviors
Make the cue a green light for performing the behavior.
Dissect the cues, if there are learning history that gives slower responses
Find out what is brutally exposed, when we’re backchaining.
Figure what the glue is, that make chains so strong
Dive into the double effect of each behavior (R+ for previous cue AND green light to the next)
Exercise backchaining in everything we do
Discuss the optional response to a mistake in a chain
Go through the testing phase
Discuss the difficult job that is, being the handler
Practice without dogs too
This course is most suited for teams that already have good solid fluency behavior and also at least 3 reliable cues, that has been learned with positive reinforcement.
You can participate if you want to work with fun chains that you can use around your house, with tricks or with competition exercises. The most important thing is, that youre willing to spend 6 weeks of your life, learning about backchaining.
Get clean, precise, and fluent behaviors – even at a distance.
If you are ever in a situation where you need your dog to do certain behaviors at a distance, this course will help you get there.
Even if you are working at longer distances, you can still get your behaviors as perfect as if you were standing right next to your dog.
Usually, I focus a lot on the behaviors that are happening close to the handler. In this course, that will be turned a bit around.
In these six weeks, we will discuss the following in the lessons:
Which basic skills do we need to get started with distance behaviors?
What equipment do we need – or can have great use of?
How do we teach the dog an “Off cue” stay?
How do we define our criteria, and why is this even more important when we are working at a distance?
How do we get the dog to go to a certain point of distance?
How do we get the desired pace when the dog is running to a certain point?
How can we start and perfect stationary behaviors at a distance – like position changes?
How can we start and perfect speed behaviors at a distance – like picking up the dumbbell?
How can we teach the dog to have precision in behaviors in motion – like down and stand during recall and send away?
How do we make a training plan, take some data, and use this information to get progress?
How do we get fluent behaviors “off cue” when it is at a distance?
How do we choose the best cues for our distance behaviors?
And how do you teach those cues in a way that makes them very reliable?
How can we make the behaviors shine in a back chain?
And how do we use back chaining?
What is the best way to reinforce the behaviors when we are working at a distance?
We will cover the different tools we can use, discuss how to get these behaviors started, and we will go into dept with directional targets and platforms and the fading of these tools.
There will be video examples of the behaviors – and how to get there and text lessons explaining the process.
We will also have a closed Facebook group for all participants, where we all can discuss these concepts and connect more over this topic.
For premium participants, there will be homework with your dog each week, with both set tasks and tasks that you decide on.
This course is suitable for all levels. We will work from the level you are at and adjust the criteria so that they are matching you and your dog.
I can´t wait to get to work with this fun and awesome topic that always gets the creativity going.
You struggle to groom your dog without having him mouth the brush ?
You can’t cut his nails ?
Your dog is running away as soon as you pronounce “shower” ?
Your dog stresses out so much at the clinic or at the groomer that he trembles, shuts down or tries to escape ?
You have to care for your dog and it’s complicated to do it alone at home ?
Your dog doesn’t like to put the collar, harness, muzzle or cone ?
You want your dog to be stressfree and cooperate with him in all sorts of care procedures ?
You want to improve the communication with your dog, develop a trusting relationship and give him more choice opportunities and control on his life ?
If you see yourself in one of this situations, this class is made for you !
Cooperative husbandry training aims to teach animal to assist in their own care.
It’s an ethical and pratical choice. It is used in most of zoological parcs to care for wild animals avoiding restrain, anesthesia and reducing stress. Husbandry training is part of daily enrichment programs. Through this training we give the animal the skills and the opportunities to give his consent. Giving them choice and control over their environnement improves their general welfare.
If we can draw blood from a girafe or an orca without using force…why not do the same with our pets ?
Empowering our dogs in their own care not only make it easier, but also enrich our life together.
Some of the topics covered in this course :
Understanding and using science basics in husbandry training.
Teaching consent positions.
Empowerment : Understanding importance of choice and control.
Behavior, consequences and functions : how to use them to converse with animals.
Teaching your dog the consent concept.
How to train your dog through various daily procedures such as : handling, grooming, bathing, nails care, ears and eyes care, teeth brushing, muzzle training…
What to do when our dog is not ready and you have to do it. Consequences.
A second level course will be focusing on training the dog to third party care such as the vet, the groomer, the osteopath.
This course is designed to create the necessary building blocks for effective communication between you and your dog. It will teach you how to train your dog a repertoire of core behaviours, as well as the skills in how to then effectively apply and progress them. On completion you will have strong, solid base to progress your training from.
Essential Foundation Behaviours is suitable for dogs of any age, stage and can be an important refresher to assist overcoming any training glitches you may encounter.
Control Is An Illusion: Rethinking How We Teach for “Impulse Control”
What do we really mean when we talk about impulse control?
In this class we are going to be asking lots of questions such as: what do we really mean when we talk about impulse control? Are impulses things trainers really can control? Are animals, and in particular, dogs, even capable of the executive functioning required to understand delayed gratification the way humans can? Is this even a fair expectation to ask of them? When an animal succeeds in resisting a temptation, what is really going on behaviorally in terms of the science–not just commonly held views on how dogs should behave? What learning principles underlie the training protocols we often use to get impulse control? And, are there better ways to achieve the important goal of an animal that is safe and calm around potentially exciting stimuli like food reinforcers, squirrels, toys, etc?
In this class we will also focus on practical teaching strategies that avoid some of the frustration and emotional conflict that potentially come along with learning via negative punishment and extinction. Some exercises /topics may include:
How to build trust in the reinforcement process
How to identify and meet your learner’s needs before placing contingencies on behavior
How to teach helpful defaults for stability around exciting things
Release Cues
Back-chained Zen Bowl
Leave it without the “Leave it.”
Motivating Operations
Distractions as non-relevant stimuli, or the “fade in protocol” (Credit: Kay Laurence)
Stimulus control (waiting for cues, listening for cues) without extinction
Dogs’ olfactory abilities amaze us and what they manage to do with their noses is truly astounding.
Nosework is a sport that uses most natural, amazing dog’s abilities and develops them into perfection.
Nosework is one of the greatest dog sports, making its way to the top most popular canine activities. Inspired by working detection dogs searching for narcotics, explosives, nosework makes it available for everyone. Dogs are searching for essential oils hidden in vehicles, interiors, water, exteriors, and containers and they love it!
“No limitations”
This sport is for everyone! It is a perfect activity for old, retired, or disabled dogs who want to stay in shape but can’t be physically challenged. Aggressive dogs are welcome too!
Pure breed, crossbreed, old, young, slow, fast – it doesn’t matter what type your dog is!
During the course we focus on:
what is nosework; rules reading
classically conditioning odors
building solid alert behavior using clicker training
introducing discrimination between hot and cold objects
introducing various odor holders
introducing cardboard boxes
generalization
Course syllabus:
Week 1:
Lesson 1 – Welcome and Introductions
Lesson 2 – What is nosework?
Lesson 3 – Nosework International and methods we use
Lesson 4 – Samples preparation and handling odor
Lesson 5 – Cocktail or not to cocktail?
Lesson 6 – Classical conditioning of odor
Lesson 7 – Hand touch
This course will dive deeper into the topic of shaping behaviors for beginners and advanced students. We started this journey during “Shaping inside out” Webinar, and now we are going to geek out into six weeks of practical work.
The course will cover:
what is shaping,
extinction,
resurgence,
how to shape errorlessly,
step by step guidelines for a training session
planning
antecedent arrangement
backchaining application in shaping
cues in shaping
dealing with errors
multiple practical exercises
shaping with objects
shaping without objects
If you took the “Shaping inside out” Webinar – you would receive a 15% discount for this course!
To take this course as a Premium Member you need to finish Trainer’s Toolbox first (as Premium or Auditor)
Obedience; distance control exercise, position changes with front anchored.
Position changes are one of my favorite exercises from the obedience ring. Starting in class 1 all the way to Elite class (class 3) there is always something we can focus on when doing position changes. This exercise is a perfect combination of precision and speed which equals fluency! Distance control is also a perfect exercise for behavior/precision nerd like myself! There is a lot of focus on those micro-movements, tiny weight shifts that change the whole process of learning.
The course will cover:
✔️ front anchored positions
– sit from stand
– sit from down
– stand from down
– stand from sit
– down from sit
– down from stand
✔️ building precision in each movement
✔️ adding distance
✔️ adding cues
✔️ adding duration
✔️ trial variations
Rear anchored positions will be covered in different courses.
Prerequisites:
– clicker training foundations.
To take this course as a Premium Member you need to finish Trainer’s Toolbox first (as Premium or Auditor)
Basics of good training session- when it comes to toy play, we often fail at the basics, and we get frustrated because of the lack of progress. We emphasize learning how to approach things not directly related to toy play itself, like acclimation, strategies for engagement, and focus on the foundation for effective learning. These carryovers to any behavior but are especially important with toy play.
How to start to play with your dog- one of the most influential things about toy play is a good start. Many people put a lot of attention into learning how to play but forget to consider starting it. The effective beginning can change the look of a whole play.
Game rules – 3 crucial principles of a good toy play that apply to every strategy. An easy example is the chess game. You have regulations that cover how each piece can move, but it’s up to you what strategy you will take. Similarly, some things have to be done to have a good toy play, but besides that, you have endless ways to play.
How to be your best teacher -Learning strategy. We discuss how you can analyze your progress and adapt to create a game best suited to you and your dog.
Tugging strategies-we explore some toy play strategies you can use and modify in your play.
Myths- Unfortunately, there are many myths about tugging. We cover many misconceptions and always try to understand how and why we do things.
Who is this class for?
If you ever thought, “my dog doesn’t like to play with the toy,” or you struggle to get started, this class is for you! We cover the concept of engagement, how toy play works and how to build it from scratch. No matter if you just want to have additional fun activity in your daily life or you need it for sports practice.
So often, I see teams that get angry when they practice. No progress, they don’t know what is wrong, they try so hard, and it doesn’t work. This doesn’t have to look this way. Even if your dog is not a “born toy player’, you can have a great deal of fun learning this together.
Why should you play tug with your dog?
Tugging is my favorite activity of all time. It has so many benefits:
First of all, if you do it right, it’s an excellent activity to build a strong relationship with your furry friend. I believe that part of the reason why so many people I know that are a part of dog sports have such a deep connection with their dogs compared to most typical dog owners is working together, learning, and playing. Toy play offers you the opportunity to spend time where both sides actively seek to understand each other. It’s so often much more than a walk where you are just next to each other. In my opinion, it’s one of the best ways to get to know your dog on a deeper level.
It’s also a great outlet for dogs. If you go to a shelter and ask what is one of the most common reasons for giving up their dogs, one of the things you will hear is biting. “He runs after my kids and bits their ankles,” “she chews on every piece of furniture we have,” and so on. Why do those things happen? Well, dogs aren’t like humans; they need to move around and fulfill their needs and drives. We fail to provide our dogs with a way for fulfilling their needs that is not a problem for us and then blame them for the resulting problems. Toy play can finally give dogs to satisfy their desire to chase, run, and bite in a non-destructive way.
If that didn’t convince you to start playing, I have one last thing that may do that… Physical health and mental well-being. It’s not a mystery that movement is essential for our health when it comes to people. I would say that it’s even more important for dogs. I prepare many dogs for the Frisbee competition, and one side of this training is physical preparation. Up to this day, I didn’t find any exercise that has more profound benefits on a dog’s body than tugging!
Basics of good training session- when it comes to toy play, we often fail at the basics, and we get frustrated because of the lack of progress. We emphasize learning how to approach things not directly related to toy play itself, like acclimation, strategies for engagement, and focus on the foundation for effective learning. These carryovers to any behavior but are especially important with toy play.
How to start to play with your dog- one of the most influential things about toy play is a good start. Many people put a lot of attention into learning how to play but forget to consider starting it. The effective beginning can change the look of a whole play.
Game rules – 3 crucial principles of a good toy play that apply to every strategy. An easy example is the chess game. You have regulations that cover how each piece can move, but it’s up to you what strategy you will take. Similarly, some things have to be done to have a good toy play, but besides that, you have endless ways to play.
How to be your best teacher -Learning strategy. We discuss how you can analyze your progress and adapt to create a game best suited to you and your dog.
Tugging strategies-we explore some toy play strategies you can use and modify in your play.
Myths- Unfortunately, there are many myths about tugging. We cover many misconceptions and always try to understand how and why we do things.
Who is this class for?
If you ever thought, “my dog doesn’t like to play with the toy,” or you struggle to get started, this class is for you! We cover the concept of engagement, how toy play works and how to build it from scratch. No matter if you just want to have additional fun activity in your daily life or you need it for sports practice.
So often, I see teams that get angry when they practice. No progress, they don’t know what is wrong, they try so hard, and it doesn’t work. This doesn’t have to look this way. Even if your dog is not a “born toy player’, you can have a great deal of fun learning this together.
Why should you play tug with your dog?
Tugging is my favorite activity of all time. It has so many benefits:
First of all, if you do it right, it’s an excellent activity to build a strong relationship with your furry friend. I believe that part of the reason why so many people I know that are a part of dog sports have such a deep connection with their dogs compared to most typical dog owners is working together, learning, and playing. Toy play offers you the opportunity to spend time where both sides actively seek to understand each other. It’s so often much more than a walk where you are just next to each other. In my opinion, it’s one of the best ways to get to know your dog on a deeper level.
It’s also a great outlet for dogs. If you go to a shelter and ask what is one of the most common reasons for giving up their dogs, one of the things you will hear is biting. “He runs after my kids and bits their ankles,” “she chews on every piece of furniture we have,” and so on. Why do those things happen? Well, dogs aren’t like humans; they need to move around and fulfill their needs and drives. We fail to provide our dogs with a way for fulfilling their needs that is not a problem for us and then blame them for the resulting problems. Toy play can finally give dogs to satisfy their desire to chase, run, and bite in a non-destructive way.
If that didn’t convince you to start playing, I have one last thing that may do that… Physical health and mental well-being. It’s not a mystery that movement is essential for our health when it comes to people. I would say that it’s even more important for dogs. I prepare many dogs for the Frisbee competition, and one side of this training is physical preparation. Up to this day, I didn’t find any exercise that has more profound benefits on a dog’s body than tugging!
Mechanics of positive reinforcement, delivery protocols and use of marker cues
When used strategically, positive reinforcement provides a way to communicate with a learner. In a good relationship communication never stops. By reinforcing we talk to the dog and simultaneously we learn to listen. Understanding the reinforcement process can improve the relationship between humans and dogs. If we have knowledge of the way dogs learn we can build mutual understanding. Since reinforcement fluctuates the value, it is very important to know what is reinforcing for our learner in this particular moment. Because reinforcement is a dynamic process it changes quickly and in one moment chicken treats are the highest value and the best reinforcement, a few minutes later they become much less important than a ball. If we understand the science behind behavior we are more likely to understand our learners. We will be less prone to label our learners and more willing to communicate with them using appropriate tools.
In this course we focus on:
mechanics of positive reinforcement,
delivery protocols,
use of marker cues,
the clarity in the learning cycle, loop
transport and breaks
To take this course as a Premium Member you need to finish Trainer’s Toolbox first (as Premium or Auditor)
This is Carol and Sweep’s video of before and after this course – look at the change with this stand!!!
Foundation course focusing on a scientific approach to animal training.
Training is a skill we need to learn. Teaching animals is not magic, nor common sense. It’s a combination of science and practical skills we need to master. Don’t worry if you don’t know where to start! I have prepared this course for you. It will guide you through the foundations of training. Step by step journey for anyone wishing to learn more!
Too often, we end up in a position of being teacher and learner at the same time, because we hadn’t had a chance to work on our mechanics, clicker skills, delivery patterns before we started working with our learners.
This course is a compendium of knowledge and practice for animal trainers. Focusing on the scientific approach to animal training we will cover ABA (applied behavior analysis) principles and how they resonate with what we do with animals, we will cover the mechanics and techniques of teaching behaviors! It’s a perfect place to start your training journey, but it is also an appropriate course for more advanced students who want to geek in the depths of thoughtful training. Get ready for discussions, practical exercises, and thorough insight into the animal training world.
Throughout six weeks of online learning, we will cover:
clicker training mechanics
skills for the trainer
errorless learning
chaining
adding stimulus control to behaviors
luring
shaping
structure of training session
concept of fluency
frustration and errors
raising criteria
moulding
concept of loopy training
planning your training session
Course syllabus:
Week 1
Lesson 1 – Welcome and Introductions
Lesson 2 – Education of choice and science.
Lesson 3 – Basic terms
Lesson 4 – Behavior and its contingencies
Lesson 5 – Consequences
Lesson 6 – Marker cues
Lesson 7 – Behavior profile
Lesson 8 – Luring
Week 6
Lesson 27 – Structure of the training session
Lesson 28 – Behavior chains
Lesson 29 – WTF?
Lesson 30 – Poisoned cues
This course is a must-have for anyone interested in diving into the depths of scientific dog training. If you want to be the handler your dog deserves – join me for six weeks of great learning.
In this course, you can work with multiple animals within the weekly time frame (twelve minutes of video submission per week).
This course is multispecies friendly! You can join with any animal you wish!
To take this course as a Premium Member you need to finish Attention Please first (as Premium or Auditor)
Building upon skills we covered in stage one, we will continue our preparation for exams. ORTs and first trials. Our primary focus will always be precise and clear training loop and clarity in search criteria.
We will start where we left with stage 1 and focus on:
start line routine
introducing search patterns
duration of search behavior
handling
building clarity in cues during search pattern
generalization of locations
task analysis of searches
basics of scent theory
increasing complexity of puzzles
planning your own training
Course syllabus:
Week 1
Lesson 1 – Welcome and Introductions
Lesson 2 – Baseline
Lesson 3 – Chains in nosework
Lesson 4 – ABCs of the search
Lesson 5 – Start line routine
Lesson 6 – Our variables
Lesson 7 – Aging
Lesson 8 – Introducing search
Week 2 Lesson 9 – Introduction to scent theory
Lesson 10 – Inaccessible v. accessible
Lesson 11 – Introducing exteriors – boxes on the road Lesson 12 – Introducing exteriors – single hides
Lesson 13 – Duration of the search
Week 3
Lesson 14 – Handler’s job
Lesson 15 – Vehicles – introduction
Lesson 16 – Adding complexity to the search
Lesson 17 – Change of behavior
Lesson 18 – No visual cues
Before we start teaching our learners complicated behaviors we need to teach them how to learn.
Before we start teaching our learners complicated behaviors and advanced concepts, we need to teach them how to learn. This course focuses on building one of the most important skills our dogs need in training; focus.
But hold on a second! What is FOCUS? What does it look like? Is it tangible? How do I know I have it?
Throughout six weeks of online learning, we will answer all these questions and much more. We will operationalize attention, define focus contingency. You will learn how to build an errorless training session, how to define your learner’s focus, how to measure it and how to add layers to your work.
Based on my experience, the majority of time caregivers, handlers experience issues in training, is when they have not taught the attention contingency. Our “focus bubble.” We can’t teach anything if our animals don’t have the necessary skills of how to learn.
If your dog looks around, sniffs, doesn’t respond on cue, looks at you when should be working at a distance, engages with everything in the environment, but yourself – this course is just perfect for you.
Join me for six weeks journey! Learn about:
how to start the training session
how to end the training session
focus behaviors operationalized
clean focus loops from the start
wait for cue behavior
building easy to more complex training scenarios
training loops
backward chaining
antecedent arrangement
trainer’s mechanics
multiple exercises for building focus behaviors
Course syllabus:
Week 1:
Lesson 1 – Welcome and Introductions
Lesson 2 – Definition and concept of focus
Lesson 3 – Acclimation
Lesson 4 – The rules apply both ways
Lesson 5 – Outline of the course
Lesson 6 – Delivery checkpoint
Lesson 7 – Marker cues
Lesson 8 – Start of the training session
Week 2: Lesson 9 – The end of the training session
Lesson 10 – Response to cue
Lesson 11 – Don’t call your dog
Week 3: Lesson 12 – ABCs
Lesson 13 – Catch me if you can
Week 4:
Lesson 14 – Extinction
Lesson 15 – Wait for the cue
Lesson 16 – Sandwich style
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