Course Details
We spend a lot of time teaching our dogs to retrieve items to us and to hold onto items, then when we want them to take an object away from us and drop it in the middle of nowhere our dogs are understandably confused.
In this Drop It Like It’s Hot workshop I will coach you through how to train your dog that taking an object away from you and dropping it on cue is just as rewarding as giving you an object. In order to successfully complete this workshop you do not need a body of water or a pool, because the training in this workshop is starting from the beginning, so it is best to be done in your house or yard.
This workshop will be of particular interest to those competing in Portuguese Water Dog Water Work Competitions, particularly those wanting to train the Ball Drop exercise, it will also be of interests to anyone wanting to train their dog to take objects away from the handler and drop them on cue.
This method of training has proven very successful in both dogs new to the exercise and in dogs that have been trained other ways and failed and then retrained successfully using this process.
Prerequisites: your dog must be able to pick up an object off the floor
Supplies
1. 12”x12” 1” garden foam or fit cushion (approximately)
2. Pylon or post
3. Food your dog will do backflips for
4. Clicker or other marker, a whistle or a duck caller
5. 5 or 6 objects your dog likes to put in their mouth
6. A balloon
7. A rope to tie to the balloon
8. A platform you dog is comfortable standing on
9. A chair for you to sit on
Watch the trailer
Lecture Publish Date: Sunday February 6th
Video Submissions Due Date: Sunday February 13th @ 12pm noon PT
Feedback & Questions Video Publish Date: Wednesday February 16th
Guest Instructor: Barbara Lloyd
