Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome

    • Welcome to Focus and Impulse Control class

    • Bio

    • Course Outline
  • 2

    Week 1- Focus

    • Week 1 Lecture: Focus

    • Assignment 1 Offered focus

    • Video demo of Offered focus

    • Adding Duration and Distractions

    • Video demo - Adding Duration

    • Video demo - Adding Distractions

    • Adding Behaviors

    • Video demo - adding behaviors

    • Assignment 2 Choosing a cue to begin and end work

    • Video demo of a start and end cue

    • Assignment 3 and 4 Surprise Parties and Mat or Station training

    • Video demo of Station training
  • 3

    Week 2 - Impulse Control

    • Week 2 lecture - Impulse control

    • Assignment 1 Choosing Self-Control - Automatic Sit

    • Assignment 2 - Doggie Zen

    • Video Demo Doggie Zen - Hand closed

    • Doggie Zen - Cookie in Your Open Hand

    • Video Demo Doggie Zen Cookie in open hand

    • Doggie Zen - Cookies on the floor

    • Doggie Zen - Cookies on the Floor

    • Assisgnment 3 - Teaching Patience

    • Video Demo - Slow treats from hand

    • Video Demo - Slow treats from dog's bowl with a spoon
  • 4

    Week 3 - Arousal and Environmental Influences

    • Week 3 Lecture - Arousal and Environmental Influences

    • Assignment 1 - Come and Go Game

    • Video Demo - Come and Go

    • Assignment 2 - Leash off

    • Video Demo - Leash Off

    • Assignment 3 - Penalty yards for loose leash walking

    • Assignment 3- Penalty Yards for Loose Leash Walking

    • Video Demo - Penalty Yards

    • Assignment 4 - Self-Control at the Door

    • Video Demo - Self-Control at the Door

    • Assignment 5 - Leave it and Drop it

    • Video Demo - Leave it

    • Video Demo - Drop it 1

    • Video Demo - Drop it 2
  • 5

    Week 4- Dealing with Distractions

    • Week 4 Lecture - Dealing with Distractions

    • Assignment 1 - Advanced Offered Focus

    • Video Demo - Advanced Offered Focus

    • Assignment 2 - Treat Drop

    • Video Demo - Treat Drop

    • Assignment 3 - Look and Look Back

    • Video Demo - Look and Look Back

    • Assignment 4 - Polite Greetings

    • Video Demo - Polite Greetings

    • Congratulations!