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Getting started - read this first!
15 Lessons-
StartWhat this course is - a study in ONE dog!
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StartMatters of liability
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StartFactors to contemplate and address as you plot your own course
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StartVocabulary to know
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StartHow to use this course for your situation
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StartCounterconditioning, distraction food or distraction training?
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StartWhat is Arousal? Is it Good or Bad?
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StartConsiderations of Lifestyle, Expectations and Long Term Interests
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StartAversives
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StartTraining Equipment
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StartTypes of work or play
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StartAge and Maturity
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StartDistance, Intensity, Duration.
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StartTraining Techniques for Modulating Arousal
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StartCommunity Forum
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Begin at tennis courts: Cars, critters and dogs, oh my!
9 Lessons-
StartDay 1 - Just starting out!
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StartDAY 2 - no platform yet - winds up with movement - allow sniff and wander
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StartDAY 3 first day with platform - rain makes traffic noisy
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StartDAY 4 adding structure - teaching him to be calm holding a toy
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StartDAY 5 - still allowing a lot of looking; relatively low ROR with platform
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StartDAY 6 - sees dog/redirect/ROR too low/slow to respond
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StartDAY 8 - Both of us making good choices
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StartDAY 9 lots of high quality work and connection today
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StartDAY 10 - ROR should be higher - I'm practicing removing eye contact
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More at the tennis courts
9 Lessons-
StartDAY 11 - rough day - avoidance and chasing
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StartDAY 13 - very conscious of a super high ROR - 1 second
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StartDAY 14 - addressing some toy hoarding
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StartDAY 15 - Lose him to something; use toy to try to get him back. High arousal
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StartDAY 16 - dog there - high arousal moments
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StartDAY 17 - struggles over a tarp on the ground in distance
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StartDAY 18 - sees dog, high arousal but not too bad!
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StartDAY 19 - very difficult day - high arousal and hard to soothe
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StartDAY 20 - moved outside fence at tennis courts
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starting at Sharon Heights Park
9 Lessons-
StartDAY 21 - First day Sharon Heights Park
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StartDAY 22 - Use of crate for management with a loose dog
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StartDAY 23 - Lots of platform time this day
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StartDAY 24 - some active play in parking area at park
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StartDay 25 - challenging day; busy park with people, cars, etc.
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StartDay 27 Brain games with low physical arousal
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StartDAY 28 - new parking area - park workers show up close
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StartDAY 29 - first time platform on lawn at Sharon Heights
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StartDAY 30 - Challenging day with high arousal
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Continuing at Sharon Heights park
11 Lessons-
StartDAY 35 - non-stop background noise at park
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StartDAY 32 - good day even with a lot of distractions
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StartDAY 31 - Heavy focus on brainwork
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StartDAY 33 includes redirection
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StartDAY 37 - struggling with impulse control around toys
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StartDAY 38 - tight leash not followed by aggression - good boy
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StartDAY 36 - good day; handling the world well
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StartDAY 34 - starts with a long wander/sniff
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StartDAY 39 - he asks for platform when scatter is too hard
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StartDay 40 - not much to show! So you get some good training instead
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StartConcluding Behavior Work
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Dice: Adolescent and Overaroused
40 days of addressing overarousal
As an adolescent working line dog, Dice is "overarousal looking for triggers". He is not aggressive but he is frustrated when he can't chase all the things! That frustration sparks anger, and redirection on the handler does happen. What does Denise do with Adolescent Dice? Here you'll have a safe space to discuss challenging behavior.