Course Details
Engagement is the most challenging piece of obedience and rally. The dog knows the exercises. But there are so many distractions at a trial! We often find ourselves nagging the dog. Reminding them to watch us over and over. Ideally engagement is the dog’s choice. They actively choose us over the environment. In this workshop you will learn how to develop cues for engagement. When teaching these cues, we let the dog take the lead in offering engagement. Offering is empowering! And it gets rid of nagging and conflict. Once the cues are fluent, you can implement them in every aspect of your training. Dog not engaged? Present the cue, dog offers engagement, problem solved! This workshop will benefit teams of all levels, beginner through advanced.
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Lecture Publish Date: Sunday June 1st
Video Submissions Due Date: Sunday June 8th @ 12pm noon PT
Feedback & Questions Video Publish Date: Wednesday June 15th
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)
