Course Details
This is part of the Awesome Obedience Workshop Series.
Have you experienced crooked or rock back sits on fronts, finishes and halts, bumping on left turns, slow or creeping drops, knocking a jump, early take off or poor jumping style? Did you ever consider that these problems might be physical? This series of workshops will cover conditioning exercises that specifically target obedience skills. The exercises will improve your dog’s strength and help prevent injuries. Your dog will learn valuable body awareness skills that will translate to improved performance. The workshops also address handler skills and body awareness and how it affects your dog’s performance. Whether you are an advanced competitor or beginner, these workshops will bring your dog’s performance to the next level. The activities are low impact and safe for dogs of all ages. The exercises in each webinar are applicable to multiple obedience exercises. Minimal equipment is recommended: perch, platform and fitdisc (or a cushion of some type).
Spin Back & Awesome Awareness for Heeling & Pivots:
Obedience dogs are susceptible to front end injuries resulting from repetitive stress with the following activities: turning on retrieves, gloves, turn and sit with directed jumping, turning after the broad jump. The exercises in this section will stretch and strengthen your dog's neck and shoulder muscles to prevent injuries and create tight turns. Good rear end awareness is required for left turns, the inside turn of the Figure 8, pivots, fronts, and finishes. This section provides exercises that will take your dog's hind end awareness to the next level, resulting in improved performance.
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Lecture Publish Date: Sunday April 19
Video Submissions Due Date: Sunday April 26 @ 12pm noon PT
Feedback & Questions Video Publish Date: Wednesday April 29
Instructor: Petra FordPetra (she/her) graduated from Rutgers School of Health Related Professions 17 years ago with a degree in physical therapy and has experience working with an extremely varied caseload including pediatric through geriatric clients with a vast range of diagnoses. Her areas of expertise included in-patient rehabilitation, orthopedics and neurology. (Click here for full bio and to view Petra's upcoming courses)