6-Week Class

Picture Perfect Positions for Obedience, Rally, and More!

Start Date: June 1, 2022
Registration Opens: May 22, 2022

Class Description

This class will cover stationary and moving position changes needed for the sports of rally and obedience.  We will break down and teach the following exercises:

-Basic Position Changes in Heel (sit, down, and stand) -Command Discrimination and Signals (position changes in front at a distance).

-Drop on Recall, Moving Down (moving down position in front and heel) -Moving Stand (moving stand position in front and heel) -Moving Sit Portion of the Directed Jumping Exercise and Send to Cones in Rally (moving sit position while dog travels away).

Whether your dog is brand-new to position changes or you want to take what you have and incorporate it into the formal rally and obedience exercise, this class is for you!

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Class Syllabus

This information is subject to change:

 

Week 1
  • 1.1 Shaping Versus Luring
  • 1.2 Why Use Props?
  • 1.3 Props for This Class
  • 1.4 Nitty Gritty Details
  • 1.5 Clean Loops
Week 2
  • 2.1 Sit in Front
  • 2.2 Teaching a Chin Rest
  • 2.3 Chin Rest with Sit and Putting on Target
  • 2.4 Down in Front
  • 2.5 Stand in Front
Week 3
  • 3.1 Sit in Heel
  • 3.2 Down in Heel
  • 3.3 Stand in Heel
  • 3.4 Reward Placement for Positions
Week 4
  • 4.1 Adding and/or Fading Hand Signals
  • 4.2 Adding Distance
  • 4.3 Combining Position Changes
Week 5
  • 5.1 Moving Sit
  • 5.2 Moving Down
  • 5.3 Moving Stand
Week 6
  • 6.1 Command Discrimination Exercise (stationary)
  • 6.2 Signal Exercise (stationary)
  • 6.3 Drop on Recall (moving)
  • 6.4 Moving Down in Heel (moving)
  • 6.5 Moving Stand (moving)
  • 6.6 Moving Sit (moving)