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FF240: Tricks for Titles

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FF240: Tricks for Titles

Course Details

Did you know that you can now title your dog in Tricks?! Tricks aren’t just for fun anymore and this isn’t just another tricks class! Tricks have so many purposes including teaching your dog to enjoy training, sharpening your skills as a trainer and improving your working relationship with your dog. This class will help guide you through teaching all of the tricks needed to achieve your Trick Dog Novice, Trick Dog Intermediate and Trick Dog Advanced titles.

The tricks in this class are broken into six different categories. We’ll start by focusing on the novice-level tricks for each category and work on building those into the tricks needed for the intermediate and advanced levels.

Your dog does not need any prior training knowledge for this class, but it is very helpful that your dog is food-motivated.

Teaching Approach

The teaching approach for this class is comprised of written lectures and short video demonstrations. Videos will have captions. Instructor feedback is focused on the positive while looking for one or two aspects of the exercise to improve at a time. Instructor prefers to use the unlimited time format for Gold spots (unlimited videos under 60 seconds), however Gold spots can choose to do a 6 minute cap with unlimited video length if it works better for their schedule. 

Sara BrueskeInstructor: Sara Brueske

Sara Brueske (she/her) has been training dogs for over 15 years, and has experienced a large variety of breeds and sports during that time. Having graduated as a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner ... (click here for full bio including Sara's upcoming courses)

Syllabus

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  1. Perch tricks
    1. Get in (N)
    2. Get on (N)
    3. Sit in box (N)
    4. Go to kennel (N)
    5. Balance beam (N)
    6. Wobble board (I)
    7. Balance on exercise ball (I)
    8. Go to place (I)
    9. Sit/down at distance(A)
  2. Head target
    1. Nose touch (N)
      1. Smoosh (A)
      2. Touch lamp (I)
    2. Head down (I)
  3. Front paw target
    1. Paws up on target (N)
      1. Pivot (A)
    2. Push button (I)
      1. Close door (I)
    3. Shake (N)
      1. High five (N)
  4. Thing in a thing tricks
    1. Fetch it (N)
      1. Retrieve flat item (A)
    2. Toys in box (A)
      1. Basketball (A)
  5. Handler tricks
    1. Leg weave moving (A)
      1. Leg weave figure 8 (I)
    2. Circle handler, write in (N)
    3. Paws up on arm (I)
      1. Prayers (A)
  6. Independent tricks
    1. Spin/twist (N,A)
    2. Sit pretty (I)
    3. Walk on hind legs (A)
    4. Play dead (A)

Prerequisites & Supplies

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Dogs of any skill level or age are able to participate fully in this class.

Materials needed (most items do not need to be exact!)

Dog toys or similar objects
Basket
Small garbage can or toddler basketball hoop
Wobble board/teeter (or 2x2 piece of plywood with a towel under it)
2x8 stable board or similar for a “balance beam”
Box for your dog to sit in
Perch for your dog to jump onto
Exercise ball stable enough for your dog
Bowl for pivot work
Push button
Lamp or light switch

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New class for the Feb 2021 session

Registration

Next session starts: February 1, 2021
Registration starts: January 22, 2021
Registration ends: February 15, 2021

Registration opens at 10:30am Pacific Time.

 

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