Spring Break!
After tomorrow’s Trick Class I am going to take a little Spring Break for Easter and we will have a little longer stretch between classes and the switch will bounce the every other week to a different rotation so that others might find those weeks easier to make. So the classes will start back up the week after Easter.
This is a great time to either take a little breather if you have been going strong all along taking all of the classes and keeping up with homework. Or It can be a nice catch up time if you missed a few classes and want to go back and watch them. Or the new set of classes starting the week after Easter is a great jump in point if you have yet to really get started as we will be diving in to some new subject: Rally Obedience & Cooperative Care!
I will keep up with the FB group if you post videos or ask questions so the whole program is not on break, just the group classes for next week 🙂.
Don’t forget about the Easter Trick Challenge! Post your entries between April 10th-16th!
Homework
TRICKS CLASS:
Put your toys away:
REACTIVITY:
Work on your recall off of moving toys/food!
Also think about some ways you can work on set ups for being able to work on those motions that usually surprise you when you can make them happen predictably.
FOUNDATIONS!
Focus!!! You can’t have anything else without your dog’s focus. If they are looking at other things they are going to go to those other things. So while we want to teach our dogs that it’s ok to sniff and explore we also want to make sure they know how to stay focused and walk with us when needed. I like to teach focus at my side and in front. I like doing this exercise to get my dog looking at my face and not my hands. We will work more on other ways to also do this and you can see more of those in the foundation modules.
Help your dog focus on your face:
you can use a treat, show them you have it and then draw it up towards your face. You can even put it in your mouth and drop it that way.
Say your focus cue word and give the treat.
Taking one perfect step!
Begin with your dog at your side looking up at you. Take 1 step rewarding as you step off so they do no drop their heads as you step.
Puppies!
Work on your Puppy Push ups, Stay taking one step, recall game, and that hip roll!