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Getting Started!
13 Lessons-
StartIntroduction to Enrichment
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StartHow dogs learn
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StartWork with your dog's genetics
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StartHow do Build a New Behaviour
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StartA word about Rewards & Motivation
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StartA Brief Primer on Dog Toys
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StartWhat food does my dog like?
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StartUnderstanding Body Language
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StartUsing a marker (if you want to)
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StartHow to teach: Using a "lure"
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StartHow to teach: Using "shaping" to get the behaviour
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StartHow to teach: Capturing Behaviour
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StartHow to teach: Using targets
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Activities for Brain & Body
19 Lessons-
Start3-Cup Game
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StartTouch a Target
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StartSniff and Go
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StartFind it!
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StartTug Game
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StartGet it
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StartExploring Surfaces
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StartTrash Bag Game
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StartFun with Boxes
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StartBurrito Game
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StartMuffin Tin Game
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StartGo See!
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StartFor dogs who dig
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StartDIY Enrichment Ideas
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StartBody Awareness
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StartFlirt Pole: Chase it!
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StartThe Bucket Game
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StartTargeting with their Paws
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StartScavenger Hunt
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Tricks and Games that are great Skills too!
10 Lessons
Enrichment for Brain & Body
for the young and the young at heart
Course Summary
Keeping your dog's brain and body engaged and active is one of the pillars of overall health. Learning something new (even if it's simple and easy to learn!) provides variety and stimulation for your dog. Of course, learning something new is good for us humans too! While many people think of skills like "sit" and "down" as obedience; they are just the same as learning "shake a paw" or "roll over" to your dog. This course will introduce you to the world of "enrcihment for dog" and set you up to invent your own ideas. Have fun!
Course Curriculum
Carol The Dog Trainer
The Good Dog Collective was born in 2021 when two wonderful trainers saw the need for a holistic (or "whole-istic") approach for living with the canines that we love so much.
Carol the Dog Trainer is a Certified Dog Trainer (CPDT_KA) with the CCPDT which is one of the two leading independent certifying organizations for professional dog trainers in the world. Carol trains all levels of skills and specializes in behaviour modification and leash reactive dogs (often called “leash aggression”). Working with fearful, anxious and aggressive dogs takes knowledge, skill, and experience which she has gained over the past 20 years.
Regina Palamar is an experienced trainer specializing in reactivity and anxiety with a focus on separation anxiety. She is also the founder of In the Dog House pet boarding which is a leader in the industry for the past 8 years.
Experience teaches that not everyone wants the same skill or behaviour from their dogs, so Carol and Regina tailor their programs to meet each client’s needs. Their education, experience and philosophy shines through everyday and is evident in the happy outcomes for their clients.
