Self Guided -Targeting Essentials For K9 Fitness
Designed by Bobbie Lyons, CSCC, CCFT, KPA CPT
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Targeting Improves Muscle Engagement
Learn the targeting skills that will decrease the amount of time needed for fitness!
Self - Paced Class
As soon as you sign up, you will have access to the full course!
Do you have a dog that dives on props as you put them on the floor or a dog that is overly focused on your hands?
A lot of clients think this is endearing as their dog is so excited to get on equipment and super food motivated but in reality it shows a lack of solid communication between handler and dog. This takes precious time away from what ever task you are training.
Putting each target behavior on cue (verbal or hand signal ) will make your training sessions more efficient and will "give more specific information to your dog" to create a better line of communication.
Why Take This Class?
Any Healthy Dog! Beginner to advanced dogs that don't already have targeting skills on cue.
Targeting improves communication between dog and handler
Targeting is a useful way to teach behaviors and tricks
Targeting is useful to obtain specific position for fitness exercises
Learn about shaping behaviors and timing of the click (refine your shaping skills)
Advantages of the Online Class
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 chose which exercises to work on.
Start Date
The class will begin right after you enroll. This class is always open for enrollment, so some students might 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 materials for as long as BLCC exists.
The school reserves the right to modify, update or remove this class at anytime.
Course Curriculum
This course will have foundation targeting skills, but even those who have been doing fitness for a while may benefit from revisiting and refining their targeting skills. There are no actual exercises included in this class.
- Nose touch
- Sustained nose touch
- Bridge hold
- Chin "rest"
- Target stick
- All feet targeting
- How to use targeting in fitness
- Floor targets
- Front and rear feet targeting
- 4 feet on 2 objects "four"
- All feet on one object
- Individual rear foot lifts
- Individual front foot lifts
- Same side feet targeting or ipsilateral stands
Suggested Pre-requisites
A basic understanding of clicker training and the following behaviors either on verbal or hand cue signal, using a target or lured are helpful, but not required:
Possible Equipment
Substitution will be recommended if you do not have the equipment used in the videos. Klimb is offering an educational discount. Information to get the discount will be available upon enrolling. FitPaws equipment can be purchased via the link below.
Buy FitPaws Equipment HERE- Clicker
- Target Stick
- Floor targets
- Mat
- Feed pan
- Frisbee
- Cone
There are many possible equipment options or you may use something you have laying around your house.
Training Methods
A variety of training 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 turtorials, 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.
SELF - PACED CLASS
As soon as you sign up you will have access to all the lessons. This way, you can pick and choose which exercises to work on.
Get started for only
$69
One-time fee, USD*Taxes are included in listed price*
- Access to the popular Targeting Essentials for K9 Fitness class
- Access to material for as long as BLCC exists