Course Details
Are you ready to add some paw-zazz to your trick training? Tired of the same old tricks of spins and weaves? Let’s kick it up a notch! We’ll take the basics and transform them into an array of awesome tricks and behaviors! Whether you do freestyle, therapy dog work, enjoy earning Trick Dog titles, or just love to train, this class will give you plenty of options to enhance your repertoire, your routine, and your training relationship!
Teaching Approach
Each team works at their own pace and at a level where their dog is showing understanding and confidence for the exercises. Each week contains several exercises as handler's choice depending on dog and handler skill level.
Lectures are released weekly and include written descriptions and video demonstrations of each exercise in a step-by-step approach. Some lectures and exercises also include diagrams. Lectures and exercises start at a foundation level and take you through the process to more advanced skills. Supplemental lectures may be provided depending on need.
Video demonstrations of the exercises include the instructor's training sessions with her own dogs as well as actual students working the exercises. There are a variety of breeds and sizes represented in the demo vids. Demonstration video length varies between 1-3 minutes. Many of the demo videos are also captioned.
Students will be provided with both general and specific written feedback, often including timestamps for clarity. Students will be able to show their work for any previous weeks as well as the current week’s exercises for continued feedback.
The exercises can generally be completed in a small space. The equipment list is very specific to the class exercises so you will want to be sure to have them ahead of time to get the most benefit from the class.
This class will have a Teacher's Assistant (TA) available in the Facebook study group to help the Bronze and Silver students! Directions for joining that Facebook group will be in the classroom after you register.
Instructor: Julie FlaneryJulie Flanery (she/her), CPDT-KA has been working professionally with dogs and their handlers since 1993. She focuses on the needs of the dog and helping people form a strong relationship, through clear communication, and positive reinforcement. She has placed Obedience...(Click here for full bio and to view Julie's upcoming courses)
