WEEK TWO
Finish the following guide to complete your Green Belt Rank:
Welcome to Beginner Obedience as a Doggie Dojo Dog Ninja. Through this course, we will start to work through your dog's foundation behaviors. This guide is a summary of each skill you must learn to earn your Green Belt Rank.
During class we will be primarily practicing and refining each skill. You must make sure to study each skill before class.
During class we will be primarily practicing and refining each skill. You must make sure to study each skill before class.
Before Class Two, please do the following:
JUMPING
SIT AT SIDE
Getting your dog to sit at your side is important for when you want them to wait at a door, wait on a walk before crossing a street, and sit during a greeting.
Step 1- Lure the dog to your side. If needed take a step back with one leg to increase your luring distance. Then step forward to line them up next to your side.
Step 2- Ask and signal your dog to sit.
Step 3- When the dog's rear end hits the ground, say "Yes" and then reward.
Step 1- Lure the dog to your side. If needed take a step back with one leg to increase your luring distance. Then step forward to line them up next to your side.
Step 2- Ask and signal your dog to sit.
Step 3- When the dog's rear end hits the ground, say "Yes" and then reward.
LEASH SKILLS - POSTING
DOWN
COME WHEN CALLED
FADING FOOD - REWARD WITH OPPOSITE HAND
Using food in training can help motivate your dog to do the behavior. The trick is that they do not have to see before
doing a behavior. In order to prevent this, we must start fading the food out of our signal hand.
Step 1-
Have food in both hands signal with your right hand and then reward with the left hand. Then signal from your
left hand and reward with your right hand.
Step 2-
Once you have done Step 1 a few times, then remove the treat from whatever hand you signal for the behavior.
Then reward with the opposite hand.
Step 3-
Stash the treats out of sight and have no food in either hand. Ask and signal for the behavior.
When the dog does the behavior, reveal the stash of treat and reward them.
doing a behavior. In order to prevent this, we must start fading the food out of our signal hand.
Step 1-
Have food in both hands signal with your right hand and then reward with the left hand. Then signal from your
left hand and reward with your right hand.
Step 2-
Once you have done Step 1 a few times, then remove the treat from whatever hand you signal for the behavior.
Then reward with the opposite hand.
Step 3-
Stash the treats out of sight and have no food in either hand. Ask and signal for the behavior.
When the dog does the behavior, reveal the stash of treat and reward them.
