Course Details
Train for precision without losing the joy that makes your dog want to work.
Are you ready to improve your dog’s precision without losing the confidence, attitude, and joy that make them want to work? Precision Without Pressure is designed for obedience, rally, and sport dog teams who want accuracy and reliability, but are struggling with dogs that lose enthusiasm, shut down, or become stressed as criteria increases. Whether you’re refining skills or working toward the ring, this class will help you build accurate, reliable behaviors without losing your dog’s attitude.
Precision and joy can, and should, go hand in hand. Through clear structure and step-by-step progressions, you’ll learn how to introduce challenges without creating conflict, build understanding without frustration, and use reinforcement strategically to maintain enthusiasm. This class focuses on building accuracy and understanding while keeping your dog engaged, confident, and happy, even as expectations increase.
If you’ve ever started asking for more and your dog’s engagement or attitude changed, this class was made for you. You’ll learn how to keep both accuracy and attitude strong so your dog can stay confident and willing as training progresses. You’ll finish with a stronger partnership, a dog who loves to work, and skills that hold up in both training and in the ring.
Here’s what makes this class a must:
- Build Precision Without Pressure: Learn how to improve accuracy through clarity, thoughtful progression, and strategic reinforcement placement
- Keep Engagement Strong: Maintain joy, confidence, and focus while increasing criteria and expectations
- Train Thoughtfully: Recognize and manage pressure in your training sessions so your dog can stay successful and motivated
- Create Fluent Behavior: Develop skills that flow smoothly without frustration or hesitation
- Prepare for Real-World and Ring Success: Help your dog handle increasing challenges with confidence and transition from training to reliable performance
- Strengthen Your Partnership: Build a dog who stays connected, engaged, and happy while performing accurately
There’s no need to feel like you have to choose between precision and a happy dog. This class is designed to be supportive, practical, and easy to apply. You’ll leave with a clear plan for your training sessions without losing your dog’s attitude along the way.
Step into your training sessions with more clarity, more confidence, and a dog who truly loves the work. Let’s build precision without pressure, one step at a time.
Teaching Approach
Lectures are released on the first day of each week and include step-by-step written instruction plus short demonstration videos. Most videos are between 20 seconds and 2 minutes long, making them easy to fit into busy schedules. Videos are designed to be understood even without sound; if speaking is important, the lecture will clearly outline what is being said. Homework is included at the end of each lecture so you always know what to practice. Supplemental lectures and videos will be posted as needed.
This class will have a Teacher's Assistant (TA) available in the Student study group in the class forums to help the Bronze students!
