Course Details
Awesome Obedience Workshop Series.
Have you experienced crooked or rock back sits on fronts, finishes and halts, bumping on left turns, slow or creeping drops, knocking a jump, early take off or poor jumping style? Did you ever consider that these problems might be physical? This series of workshops will cover conditioning exercises that specifically target obedience skills. The exercises will improve your dog’s strength and help prevent injuries. Your dog will learn valuable body awareness skills that will translate to improved performance. The workshops also address handler skills and body awareness and how it affects your dog’s performance. Whether you are an advanced competitor or beginner, these workshops will bring your dog’s performance to the next level. The activities are low impact and safe for dogs of all ages. The exercises in each webinar are applicable to multiple obedience exercises. Minimal equipment is recommended: perch, platform and fitdisc (or a cushion of some type).
Building Endurance In Heeling: Heeling is a very complex behavior for dogs. It’s common that dogs can heel for a short time but struggle for an entire heeling pattern. Dogs often lose attitude, position, focal point and/or engagement. How do you teach them to hold it all together AND maintain attitude? How do you get them to heel with engagement and accuracy in preparation for the ring? This workshop will break down how to build your dog’s mental stamina in a fair, mindful and fun way. Heeling also requires physical strength and stamina. It is important to make sure your dog is physically able to handle heeling for longer periods. We will discuss warning signs for physical issues that could adversely impact your dog’s ability to heel for an extended period of time.
Note: This is a repeat workshop that has run previously under a different course number. Please review your workshop library to make sure this would not be a duplicate purchase.
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Lecture Publish Date: Sunday July 30th
Video Submissions Due Date: Sunday Aug 6th @ 12pm noon PT
Feedback & Questions Video Publish Date: Wednesday Aug 9th
Instructor: Petra FordPetra (she/her) graduated from Rutgers School of Health Related Professions 17 years ago with a degree in physical therapy and has experience working with an extremely varied caseload including pediatric through geriatric clients with a vast range of diagnoses. Her areas of expertise included in-patient rehabilitation, orthopedics and neurology. (Click here for full bio and to view Petra's upcoming courses)
