Week 2 Notes Homework and Video

NOTE 1:  All week 1 notes remain the same, except if she is doing well then having the distractions be outdoors is fine.

NOTE 2:  WEEK TWO CHANGES NOTES ON EXERCISES THAT CHANGED.

Homework Schedule:

Calming Exercises (You Can Rotate These on Different Days):

  1. Sit on the Dog 30 + minutes Goal:  To get your dog to lay down on their own steam in five minutes or under. Week 2 Change:  Practice this with her outside.


  2. Long Place 30 minutes to start  Goal:  To get your dog comfortable and more relaxed staying on their place for five minutes.  Week 2 Changes:  Build this up to 30 minutes now, and see if you can drop the leash at home.   If you are outside, you could practice this on the long line (place object should be somewhat comfortable for 1/2 hour practice).  I DIDN'T GET A VIDEO OF THE LEASH DROPPED DOING THIS, BUT WE DID PRACTICE IT.



Obedience Exercises:
  1. Heeling and  Interim Sit Correction 15 minutes  Goal:  To get 3-5 well positioned steps in a row in each string, and then stop and practice sit.  Remember to say sit first, then wait 1 Mississippi count before giving the interim sit correction.  Hopefully she does more than a few sits on her own so we can advance the sit later.  If she does, then your goal is to get three sets of four in a row sits without needing a correction (but that may be a little bit in coming). 

  2. Send to Place 5 plus minutes Goal:  To get your dog to step on themselves for times in a row for 3 sets.  Week 2 remains the same.  If you wanted to try to get her onto the place from a little more of a distance, you could work with that.  It is not necessary for this week though.

  3. Circle Place 5 plus minutes  Goal:  To be able to perform 4 circle places in a row for one minute.  Week 2:  If you are outside, use the 6' leash or the long line.  Inside drop the leash and circle around the room.  Outside will be more difficult if you try that, so start on the 6' leash at the end, and then see if you can't work towards the long line.  You do not need to put the long line all the way out.



  4. Still Sit Stays Started 7 Plus Minutes (or much less depending on what time you start with) Goal:  To eventually get to four in a row 1 minute sit stays.  If you are doing this outside, you are probably going to want to start at 10 seconds or even less.

  5. Recalls Started 15 reps total or 7 plus minutes  Goal:  Just get your dog used to coming in towards and then sitting (or practice interim sit correction with her) quickly.   This starts the muscle memory for the command.  

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