Beginner Dog Training Course Notes
Purposeful Training
The Zimzala K9 Beginner Obedience Training Course is aimed at dogs of all ages, all breeds welcome. Dogs with no prior training can be accommodated. Dogs showing aggression towards other dogs and/or people cannot be accommodated in this group. (Contact us about our "Naughty Boyz & Girlz" training group for "alternative" dogs).
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- Beginner Course Content ORIENTATION (Kindly read before the first session)
- Introduction Session
- Treat Dispenser 1 & 2
- Click then Treat 1 & 2
- Putting it all Together
- Charge the Clicker WHAT TO BRING TO CLASS
- Item List PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS
- Level 1 (Students must pass level 1 to progress to Level 2)
- Level 2 (Students must pass level 2 to progress to Intermediate Training) TRAINED OBEDIENCE BEHAVIOURS
- Down
- Drop It
- Focus / Attention
- Heel work
- Leave It
- Meet & Greet
- Recall
- Retrieve
- Sit
- Stay
- Supervised Isolation (as required for CGC Bronze and Gold test) CONCEPT GAMES & TRICK DOG TRAINING
- Catch It
- Catch Me If You Can - Recall
- Chin Rest / Chin Target
- Cone Game (muzzle training)
- Crawl (optional trick)
- Funder
- Get in Box (optional trick)
- Hand Shake (optional trick)
- High Five (optional trick)
- Jazz Up
- Jump the Hoop (optional trick)
- Magic Hands (optional trick)
- Middle/Peekaboo (optional trick)
- Orientation Game
- Restrained Recall
- Shake Hands (optional trick)
- Sit Pretty (optional trick)
- Spin & Twist
- Tornado
- Touch/Nose Target
- Two Feet Up
- Toy Switch
- Typhoon
- Whistle Recall BONUS MATERIAL - PROBLEM PREVENTION & SOLVING
- Building Calmness
- Building Optimism
- Boundary Game
- Chewing
- Crate Training
- Counter Surfing
- Digging
- Ditch the Bowl
- Ditch the Bowl Raw
- Ditch the Routine
- Drop It
- Handling & Restraint
- Health Matters
- House Training
- Jumping Up
- Play Bite & Bite Inhibition
- Puppy Resource Book
COURSE CONTENT
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