Targeting Basics
This class is all about basic targeting skills. There will be discussion threads to ask questions and post video for review. Everyone is a participant. Each class is broken into sections with one or more lessons within each section. You can post ONE short 1-2 min video per section for instructional review. You can post ONE short 1-2 min video per section for instructional review. Each section will post to the site every 7 days.
Content is posted to the site between 3/10/2018 and 4/1/2018. The course is open for video submission, questions, review and comments for 90 days after the first day of class - access to material lasts for 1 yr.
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:
🌀 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)
🌀 Bonus LIVE instruction
Curriculum:
Nose Touch
Sustained Nose Touch
Chin "Rest"
Target Stick
Floor Targets
Targeting can be used to train fitness exercises, useful behaviors and tricks.
Disclaimer: The information in this class may over lap or appear in other classes due to the foundation needed for many behaviors, tricks and fitness exercises.
Your Instructor
Certified Canine Fitness Trainer
Karen Pryor Certified Training Partner
Bobbie owns and operates Pawsitive Performance which offers dog training, fitness training and trick training around the globe. She was part of the TEAM that contributed knowledge and experience to help design the FitPAWS Master Trainer Program (CCFT II) and is a course "Instructor". for the program. Bobbie completed the University of Tennessee Certified Canine Fitness Trainer program to earn a "CCFT" certification and also completed the certification program for Canine Fitness through the Companion Animal Sciences Institute. In addition, Bobbie is a Certified Training Partner with the Karen Pryor Academy.
Bobbie has 5 awesome dogs that train a variety of skills for agility, fitness training, herding, trick training, tugging and dock diving. Bobbie enjoys the training process and strives to comuinicate in the best way she can to help her dogs and clients dogs understand the task at hand. She starts every training sessions with this question "how can I set the dog up for success and give the dog the best information to successfully complete the behavior".