Instructor: Sarah Stremming
Course Details
The sister course to Worked Up is here! Arousal Layering Games is a class designed to help you teach your dog how to think better under high levels of arousal. Worked Up is a suggested prerequisite for this course, but even students who have not taken Worked Up will benefit from the fun games that aim to teach our dogs how to concentrate when they are spinning out of control. By utilizing a training system that helps the dogs control themselves we will turn that barking-biting-spinning-screaming mess into a collected sports dog.
Registration
Next session starts: April 1, 2019Registration starts: March 22, 2019Registration ends: April 15, 2019
Registration will begin at 9:00 AM Pacific Time.
For answers to commonly asked questions see our FAQ page.
Enrollment limits: Gold: BY LOTTERY ONLY, 12 students, Silver: 25 students, Bronze: unlimited.
Registration Lottery ends 5pm March 17th. Click here for details and entry link.
If you are interested in a bronze level subscription, you can sign up at any time during the registration period.
Syllabus
Pre-Class Materials
Sustained nose target
Marker cues
Positions out of motion
Defining arousal
Week One
Skydiving and Dog Sports
Arousal checks and balances
Self-capping behaviors
Week Two
What gets your dog high? How to layer
Run-n-Cap Game
Week Three
What you should know about thresholds
Tug Targets Game (with food too!)
Week Four
When frustration is the true culprit
Touch-n-Go Game
Week Five
Stimulus Control vs Impulse Control
Total Tease Game
Week Six
Competing Motivators
Break the Pattern Game
Prerequisites & Supplies
Suggested prerequisite is Worked Up.