CLASS OUTLINE

CREATING A LEADER FOLLOWER RELATIONSHIP

1. Earn all praise, i.e. sit before petting, etc.
2. Work for food.
3. Tone of voice
4. Timing of praise / reprimand
5. How to pet with meaning
6. Sit / stay at doorways
7. Off all furniture (or exceptions off/ on)
8. Enforce all commands given.
9. Control all games, no tug-of-war, no wrestling..
10. Praise good behavior
11. Instructive reprimand (off/quiet/outside)

ANTI-AGRESSION EXERCISE/ CONTROL EXERCISES

1. The cradle position
2. Controlled down / stay
3. Muzzle grab.
4. Pairing a negative (quiet paired with binaca)

THINGS TO BRING

1. Collar and leash (long-line)
2. Treats
3. Poop bags

LESSON / WEEK 1

Sit                                                                    Bite inhibition
Down                                                  Chew toys
Stand                                                   Socialization
Take it off                                                       Come/ Go Play

LESSON/ WEEK 2

Cradle exercise
 Pass to the right, give a treat
 Pass to the right, look in ear
 Pass look in mouth - paw.  Distract with treat.

FORM TIGHT CIRCLE
 Socialize shy dogs first and explain  - play - let leash drag.  Dominance and fighting.  Put pups in center to keep pups in circle.

CALL DOGS OUT ONE AT A TIME.
Go to pup and put food on nose, say come.
Explain - call only to a positive (call from seat or stand as needed.) 
Touch collar when calling to come.
Release with go play.
Explain play as a reward.

MOVE FROM CIRCLE TO LINE
1 or 2 at a time to slow progress of sit, down and stand, (5 commands, 1 reward)  Everyone should watch to learn.
Take it and off.

HOLD PUP ACROSS FROM OWNERS
Owners call pup.  Let go.  Direct pups towards owners.

STAY - SIT OR DOWN.
SHORT-  distance - duration- distraction.  DO NOT TAKE YOUR EYES OFF YOUR PUP.

DOWN STAY - Stay low close to pup, put hand (2 fingers) on inguinal area, rub or put slight pressure below withers.  (sit stays at doorways).

WALK ON LOOSE LEASH - Say "easy" - give tug.  Go in opposite direction.  Stand still until leash is slack.  Circle to the left - Hold leash low.

GO TO COMMANDS
New Places
Loud Noises
Shopping Carts
Motorcycles

HOMEWORK

1. Sit / stay at front door
2. Down before feeding
3. Sit, Down, Stand, Down, Sit
4. Take it off
5. Continue Handling & Anti-agression exercises
6. Walk on loose leash, say "easy."

PRACTICE THROUGHOUT THE DAY  (not all at once)

LESSON / WEEK 3

1. Cradle and Handling.  Pass pup to the right
2. Socialize, call dogs.
3. Sit / stay with ball distraction
4. Down / stay with "poison popcorn"
5. Come when called
            1. from sit / stay
            2. from distraction
6.         A. Heel -
                        1. Food treat in each hand.
                        2. Step and sit  (left hand on nose, right hand for sit)
            B. Attention - "Look"  for 3 seconds ( or name)
            ("Fido" "heel" "sit")

LESSON / WEEK 4

BRING A TOWEL OR THE DOGS BED.

While pup is playing, go up to pup and pull tail and give treat.  Get pups excited, then sit.  Bubbles, pop gun, distractions.