Open Enrollment
Learn the Key to Training the Proper Movement, Form, and Posture Needed for the Foundations of K9 Fitness
This self guided class is all about training the foundation skills need for canine fitness. Skills will be taught on the flat without any balance equipment and this is more of a training class.
It's about showing the proper training techniques for the foundation exercises and getting proper posture while engaging the correct muscles and muscle activation so that your dog understands what you are asking before putting dogs on balance equipment.
This is a great class for PUPPIES!
If you are new to K9 fitness, overwhelmed by all the information out there, or wondering where to even start.
A solid foundation will get you on your way!
Are you still getting front foot movement in down/stands and sit/stands?
Is side steeping still a mystery to you?
Are you struggling with getting your dog to shift weight to their rear while pivoting or backing up?
Join BLCC today for this fun and beneficial self guided class to teach your dog the foundations of K9 fitness!
If you have aspirations to do more advanced exercises with your dog, well you can! Every advanced exercise is an extension of a foundation piece. Train a SOLID foundation and you will have what it takes to take your K9 fitness to the next level.
Why Take This Self Guided Class?
This class is great for:
☆ Puppies - before growth plates closure - limited repetitions
☆ Newbies to fitness
☆ Those looking to fine - tune their foundation skills
The foundation exercises and positioning of the exercises taught in this self guided class have been chosen to safely improve the following:
Trunk Core & Strength
Balance & Coordination
Flexibility & Range of Motion
Confidence
Body Awareness
Human & Animal Bond
Advantages of the Self Guided Online Class
✔ Convenience of online learning
✔ More time to learn the material than traditional in person class format
✔ Work at your own pace in the convenience of your own home
✔ Access to material for as long as BLCC exists
What's Included?
SELF-PACED CLASS
As soon as you sign up, you have access to all the lessons.
This way, you can pick and choose which exercises to work on.
Start Date
Class will begin right after you enroll. This class is always open so some students will be ahead of you and some will be behind you.
Format
Each class is broken into lessons, with one or more exercises within each lesson - access to material for as long as BLCC exists
The school reserves the right to modify, update or remove this class at any time.
Course Curriculum:
Lesson 1: Stand, Stand/Down/Stand, Left and Right Circles, Surface Training
Lesson 2: Rock back sit, Backup
Lesson 3: Weight shifting, Pop up, Pivot
Lesson 4: Tuck sit / Kick back stand, Bow, Relax at your side
Lesson 5: Side stepping, square sitting
Lesson 6: Got to mat, Wrapping a cone
Class consists of 6 lessons with multiple exercises per lesson.
What Level Are the Exercises?
This self guided course will have beginner exercises, but even those who have been doing fitness for a while may benefit from revisiting and refreshing the foundation skills.
Suggested Pre - requisites
A basic understanding of clicker training and the following behaviors either on verbal cue or hand signal cue, using a target or lured is helpful but not required:
❖ Nose touch and/or nose hold
❖ Chin rest
❖ Cone wrap
❖ Paw target
❖ Although not required, students may benefit by having previously taken Targeting Essentials for K9 Fitness. Students who have not taken either of these classes are still very welcome in this class.
Possible Equipment:
Subsitutions will be recommended if you don't have the equipment used in the videos. Many exercises will be shown on the flat (no equipment needed). FitPaws equipment may be purchased via the link below and Klimb is offering an educational discount for BLCC students. More information on the Klimb educational discount is provided upon enrollment.
➢ 2o2o Board / Travel Plank or Aerobic Bench
➢ Target
➢Target Stick
➢ Mats
➢ Feed pan or bowl
➢ Stool
➢ X - Pen
There are many possible equipment options or you may use something you have laying around your house.
Training Methods
A variety of methods can be used to obtain the proper movement or position - shaping, luring, targeting, and It's Yer Choice. These methods will be discussed in the video tutorials, in the forum, and through video review.
Disclaimer: Some information in this class may overlap or appear in other classes due to the foundation needed for many behaviors, tricks, and fitness exercises. In addition, there are overlapping skills needed for many different performance activities so you may see exercises that are the same but packaged up differently toward a slightly different goal.
Bobbie Lyons, CSCC, CCFT, KPA CTP
Lead Instructor and Program Director - Certified Canine Strength and Conditioning Coach Program
Certified Canine Fitness Trainer
Karen Pryor Academy Faculty
Bobbie owns and operates Pawsitive Performance LLC which offers dog training, fitness training, and trick training around the globe. Bobbie is the lead instructor and program director for the Certified Canine Strength and Conditioning Coach program that is offered through North Carolina State University and North Carolina State University Veterinary Medicine. She was also a part of the TEAM that contributed knowledge and experience to design the CCFT II Live Lab and was a course instructor for the program. Bobbie completed the certification program for Canine Fitness through the Companion Animal Sciences Institute and she is a Certified Training Partner with Karen Pryor Academy.
Bobbie has 4 awesome dogs that train a variety of skills for agility, fitness training, trick training, tugging, and dock diving. Bobbie enjoys the training process and strives to communicate in the best way she can to help her dogs and clients dogs understand the task at hand. She starts every training session with this question "how can I set the dog up for success and give the dog the best information to successfully complete the behavior".
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