Course Details
Can we teach fronts without props and aides? Without nitpicking and nagging? Can we teach our dogs to not only love fronts but to offer them? Yes, you can! Imagine your dog consistently performing fronts with animation and accuracy. All we need to do is get out of the dog’s way. We need to free them up to process and problem solve. In this workshop you will learn how to shape fronts. Once your dog understands front, you can teach your dog to offer them. Because it’s the dog’s idea, offering is empowering and builds enthusiasm. Trainers inadvertently tend to flood the dog with information. This adds pressure and interferes with the dog’s ability to process. You will learn to help your dog by communicating with motion. This workshop is applicable to dogs just learning fronts as well as improving and problem-solving front issues.
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Lecture Publish Date: Sunday Aug 17th
Video Submissions Due Date: Sunday Aug 24th @ 12pm noon PT
Feedback & Questions Video Publish Date: Wednesday Aug 27th
Instructor: Petra FordI have been training and competing for several decades in a variety of sports including Hunt Tests, Field Trials, Nosework, Agility and Rally. My first love has always been competition obedience. I have been fortunate to win the AKC National Obedience Championship four times with three different dogs. (Click here for full bio and to view Petra's upcoming courses)
