Foundations – Unlock Your Dog’s Potential

Ultimate Puppy Module 4

Foundations Course (Please note the Foundations Course is a module included in Ultimate Puppy.) Whether you have a puppy, adolescent, or rescue dog this course will be invaluable in building the foundations of great positive training. More than 5.5 hours of video materials.

Whether you have a puppy, adolescent, or rescue dog this course will be invaluable in building the foundations of great positive training. The Foundations Course provides 5.5 hours of videos in easy-to-navigate modules allowing you to watch in any order. This course is a module included within the Ultimate Puppy course.

The Foundations course comprises the following: 
  • Understanding the training process and implementing a consistent method of communication.
  • Extensive handling exercises and how to introduce equipment.
  • Early preparation for separation.
  • Managing jumping up and handling visitors to the home.
  • How to get focus and the step-by-step process for successful recalls, early lead work, sit, stand and down.
  • Safety position, hand targets, and their uses on early walks.
  • Simple movements, duration behaviours and play behaviours with you and with other dogs.
  • Finally, what your early walks might look like and how to use various tools and techniques you have been taught.
  • 5.5 hours of videos in easy-to-watch blocks/modules. Watch in any order. 

Meet the course authors: Di Martin & Kamal Fernandez

Course Content

MODULE 1 - Introduction
Introduction
1 Topic
Sample Module
Introduction
MODULE 4
4.1 Learning Theory
6 Topics
4.1.1 Learning Theory
4.1.2 Communication
4.1.3 Introducing a Marker
4.1.5 Starting and Ending your Session
4.1.6 Taking Treats Gently (teaching your dog to use its tongue)
4.1.7 More on Food Manners
4.2 Daily Training
17 Topics
4.2.1 Daily Training Introduction
4.2.2 Kitchen Manners
4.2.3 Early Formal Handling
4.2.4 Handling Exercises
4.2.5 Picking Up Puppy
4.2.6 Collar Handling
4.2.6.1 Advanced Collar Grabs
4.2.7 Introducing Equipment
4.2.8 Early Work on Separation
4.2.8.1 Jumping Up Introduction
4.2.8.2 Doorways and Gateways
4.2.8.3.1 Handling Visitors – doorbell means crate time
4.2.8.3.2 Visitors to the Home Discussion
4.2.8.3.3 Visitors in the Home
4.2.8.4 Further Tips for Jumping Up
4.2.8.5 Settle Training
4.2.9 Summary of Daily Training
4.3 The Important Foundation Behaviours
26 Topics
4.3.1 The Training Process Introduction
4.3.2.1 Cue Seeking
4.3.2.2 Cue Seeking Stage 1
4.3.2.3 Cue Seeking Stage 2
4.3.2.4 Cue Seeking Stage 3
4.3.2.5 Cue Seeking Stage 4
4.3.2.6 Cue Seeking Stage 5
4.3.2.7 Cue Seeking Stage 6
4.3.2.8 Cue Seeking Stage 7
4.3.3.1 Recall Introduction
4.3.3.2 Recall Stage 1
4.3.3.3 Recall Stage 2
4.3.3.4 Recall Stage 3
4.3.3.5.1 Recall Games Using Run Cue
4.3.3.6 Recall and Cue Seeking
4.3.4 Hand Target
4.3.5 Sit, Stand, Down
4.3.5.1 The Release Cue
4.3.6.1 Safety Position
4.3.6.2 Safety Position Extras
4.3.7.1 Lead Work Introduction
4.3.7.2 Lead Work Introducing Equipment
4.3.7.3 With Me Through Choice
4.3.7.4 With Me Training
4.3.8 Six Simple Movements
4.3.9 Traffic Light Hand
4.4 Play
4 Topics
4.4.1 Play
4.4.2 Meeting Dogs and People Introduction
4.4.3 Meeting People Outdoors
4.4.4 Meeting Dogs
4.5 Early Walks
1 Topic
4.5 First Walks
Module 5
5.0 Thank you and more
1 Topic
5.1 Thank you and more
Includes
7 Modules
56 Topics