Course Details
Strengthen your bond with your dog in just seven days through fun and engaging games! This workshop provides practical techniques to enhance your dog's focus, responsiveness, and connection. It’s perfect for dog owners and trainers looking to deepen their relationship with their dogs while improving their focus and engagement. You'll learn:
- -How to use "Where's Your Brain?" to gauge your dog's readiness to work.
- -Strategies to break down distractions and generalize cues effectively.
- -Activities to keep your dog occupied when you need to disengage.
- -Tips for teaching your dog how to reorient to you after reinforcement
- -Setting up clean training loops
- -Methods to associate the word "ready" with sustained engagement, even during handler disconnection.
By the end of this seven-day journey, you’ll have a powerful toolkit of games and strategies to foster a lasting connection with your dog. You’ll leave feeling confident in your ability to make training sessions productive, fun, and rewarding—for both you and your dog.
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Lecture Publish Date: Sunday Apr 20th
Video Submissions Due Date: Sunday Apr 27th @ 12pm noon PT
Feedback & Questions Video Publish Date: Wednesday Apr 30th

Nicole Wiebusch CPDT-KA (she/her) has been competing in dog sports for over 25 years. Starting in 4-H, Nicole quickly became addicted to the sport of obedience and has been showing in obedience, rally, and agility ever since. (Click here for full bio and to view Nicole's upcoming courses)