Performance & Specialist Skills
Once the target behavior is clearly defined, the useful question becomes more precise. Is the bottleneck scent-work progression, position changes, heelwork, backchaining, stimulus control, or duration? Choose by the skill you are actually building rather than by the broadest course title.
Nosework
Begin with Introduction to Nosework when the foundation itself needs to be built. Continue to Nosework Stage 2 after the introductory skills are established and the training goal has moved toward more advanced searches and trial preparation.
Position changes and backchaining
Choose Position Changes in Obedience when the goal is a complete system for precise position changes. Choose 5 Things You Need to Know About Backchaining when the immediate bottleneck is understanding how the finished sequence should be constructed from its end.
When the backchaining workshop shows that the applied goal is precise position changes—not chain architecture by itself—continue to Position Changes in Obedience.
Heelwork
Choose Heelwork for Obedience when the defined performance goal is heelwork and you need a more precise plan for constructing and maintaining it.
Cues and stimulus control
Choose Mastering OFF CUE Behaviors when the immediate question concerns behavior occurring without the intended cue. Continue to To Cue or Not to Cue for a broader examination of cue design and stimulus control, then use Trainer’s Toolbox when cue work is one part of a wider mechanics and fluency problem.
When cue work reveals that the behavior itself, its prerequisite pieces, or its criteria plan is not stable, continue to Shape Me Up. When cues are one part of a broader mechanics and fluency problem, continue to Trainer’s Toolbox.
Duration
Choose Hold Your Horses! – Duration when the form already exists and the actual goal is maintaining it over time. Continue to Shape Me Up! – Errorless Shaping when work on duration reveals that the underlying behavior, prerequisite pieces, or criteria plan still needs reconstruction.