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NO CHANGES FOR WEEK 4 NOTES:    NOTE 1:  YOU CAN START EXPERIMENTING WITH DRAGGING LEASH INSIDE FOR TRAINING.  ANYTIME YOU HAVE TROUBLE THOUGH, PICK UP THE LEASH FOR THOSE REPS. NOTE 2:   DO NOT LEAVE TRAINING COLLAR OR TRAINING SLIP LEAD ON WHEN YOU ARE NOT ACTIVELY TRAINING YOUR DOG. NOTE 3:  PLEASE PUT ON YOUR TRAINING COLLAR CORRECTLY.  ALSO BE SURE TO HOLD THE LEASH CORRECTLY. This is a link to a leash article on our business blog.  Leashes How to Hold Them and How to Fold Them . NOTE 4:  PRACTICE IN WITH DISTRACTIONS POSSIBLY PLANTED AT HOME OR WHILE DOING A TRAINING WALK. NOTE 5:   THE GOALS ARE PLACES TO WORK TO IN THE FUTURE.  IF YOU DON'T MAKE THE GOAL, DON'T WORRY AS LONG AS YOU PUT IN THE WORK TOWARDS THE GOAL.  PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN CALL OR EMAIL ME WITH ANY TRAINING PROBLEMS THAT COME UP IN BETWEEN LESSONS. NOTE 6:  IF YOU DON'T GET THROUGH ALL THE EXERCISES IN ONE DAY, YOU CAN JUST BE SURE T...

    Many dog owners and dog training students quickly get stuck in one place or feel that they have reached an impassable point .  This cycle can make dog training students bored when they can't go onto something more challenging in dog training or behavioral modification of their dog .  Meanwhile, with an understanding of how to advance their training and get to their goals, those goals are probably within reach by tweaking what they are doing or finding professional dog training help to bring it forward .   How does a dog owner honestly measure their success in dog training and/or behavioral modification ?   First of all, training your dog is a lot more interesting if you are improving or progressing in more advanced areas.  A dog owner also needs to understand that their current dog is an individual.  Their learning speed, physical prowess, way that they learn, and motivations are all assembled differently than other dogs.  General...

  Your dog training program has come to an end or you have plateaued while training your dog yourself.     Very few dog training packages or programs train your dog completely.   If you want to make the most of what you have learned and have a well-trained dog, here are some things you can work on.     Work on increasing the three Ds .  The three Ds represent duration, distance, and distraction .   Often these are worked on one at a time to build upon what is familiar to the dog already .  Just remember to be reasonable and judge your team’s ability so that you don’t overload your dog unfairly .   When distance is worked on outside, it is common to have a long line 15’ for safety .     Different e nvironments can introduce challenging distractions.  Pick a few new environments each week that challenge your dog without unfairly overloading them.   This could just start with differ...

   Equipment Needed:   (optional unless outside, then long line needed) 6' leash inside for dragging, training collar on dog (even though you won't really be using it, it could be a flat collar too), Flirt Pole. NOTE 1:  SQUISHY FACE IS THE BRAND OF FLIRT POLE I USE. NOTE 2:  ANY TOYS USED IN PLAY TRAINING ARE ALWAYS JUST USED FOR PLAY TRAINING.  YOUR DOG CAN HAVE OTHER TOYS, BUT THIS TOY ONLY COMES OUT FOR PLAY TRAINING SESSIONS. If you want to know more about play training, check out this series on my business blog,  play training series .  This is more of a series in why it is valuable and things to avoid. STEP 1:   Typically, if your dog knows it, put your dog in a sit while you get the flirt pole. STEP 2:   When you are ready, use your release word "yes" and wiggle the toy at the end of the bungee on the pole like play.   If your dog or puppy are not the most graceful, remember you want them to get the lure....