Syllabus
Week 1 - Concepts:
- Management - perceived safety
- Signs of stress
- Parallel activities
- Cool down periods
Planning - setting short, med, long term goals:
- Where are you now?
- What scenarios are the easiest next steps?
- What scenarios are longer term goals to revisit later?
Training:
- Move away skills: Stationing & Recall (trick based)
Week 2 - Individual skills / practicing separately
- Get out of trouble games
- Adding arousal safely - Recall and Send to station away from person//couch/boxes/chews - as is appropriate for that dog (comes from planning in week 1)
Week 3 - What affects the integration process?
- arousal, thresholds, mealtimes, tired or sick dog, etc.
- Choose one scenario from the short term goals & apply skills, together if appropriate, with separation or safety measures as needed
- Wrap up - safety first. Go slowly, always at the dogs' pace.
Registration
GOLD LEVEL $149 - Students may ask instructors questions and post up to six minutes of video per week for instructor feedback. Access to all class materials and can post to class forums.
SILVER LEVEL $99 - Students may ask general questions in the discussion forum and post ONE 90 second video per week (3 total) for instructor feedback. Access to view all class materials and class forums.
BRONZE LEVEL $49 - Students have access to all class materials and may view all class forums. A Teacher’s Assistant (TA) will be available for this class. Instructions will be provided in the classroom after registration.
For additional details on enrollment levels please view our Getting Started section on our Help Page.
Three week class will start March 1st and end March 21st, 2026.
Registration opens April 22nd at 10:00am Pacific Time.
