Beginner
6 months+ that haven’t had much training, much greater focus on behavior issues than puppy class
Wk 1 – Engagement/handling skills, equipment, fear/aggression/dominance, discussion more focused on individual issues
Wk 2 – Look, Sit, leash pressure work/loose leash walking basics
Wk 3 – Leave It, Drop It, Down
Wk 4 – Recall, motivation and how to use different types of rewards
Wk 5 – Stay, Touch
Wk 6 – Place, how to add distractions and when to correct
Wk 7 – Trick We will leave this up to the class, but something simple like Shake or Spin, Review behaviors
Wk 8 – Review and polish, test, graduation