Confidence Building
Is your dog a Fearful Fido? A Nervous Nellie? No worries! We will introduce several confidence building activities in this 6-week online course to help them be more confident pups. You will enhance your bond with your dog and learn techniques to help them in their journey of becoming more confident.
COURSE DETAILS
Having a dog that lacks confidence is not fun for the human or dog part of the team. There are so many things we can do to help our dogs build confidence and have FUN while doing it.
Whether you have a dog that competes in dog sports and just needs a confidence boost or you have a dog that is afraid to leave your house, the activities and resources available in this class will work wonders for ALL dogs lacking confidence.
In this course we will walk you through how to teach your dog some skills to help cope with the scary world around them like go to place/relax on a mat and also introduce some fun activities including scent work, dog parkour and tricks.
Using fun and engaging games, we will build your dog’s confidence and help them navigate and be more comfortable in this sometimes scary world. Using only positive reinforcement and reward-based training, we will create positive conditioned emotional responses to things they previously didn’t feel so good about! Additionally, you and your dog will have FUN learning new activities to build their confidence.
COURSE OUTLINE
Setting your dog up for success
Introduction to scent work games
Go to place/relax on a mat
Shaping behaviors
Beginner parkour
Tricks
WHAT WILL YOU NEED
High value rewards
Treat pouch
Clicker (optional)
6' leash
10+ cardboard boxes
“place” – bath mat, rug, blanket, etc.
Back-clip harness (optional)
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