Gateway to the Obedience training portion of the advanced dog training workshop

Comprehensive Behavioral Conditioning for Dogs
Section Two of the Advanced Course

Command Training - also called Obedience Training

Page One:: The Purpose of Command Training; The Difference Between a Command and a Request; The Three Steps Necessary to Get the Job Done; How to Tell Your Dog What it is that You Want Him to Do; The Four Modes of Human to Canine Communication

Page Two:: Developing Your Command Voice; The Attention Getter; To Command Two or More Dogs at the Same Time; The Nine Commands and How to Verbalize Them Properly

Page Three:: Teaching Your Dog How to Do What You Want Him to Do; Teaching Your Dog to Sit on Command; Taking a Minute to Bask in the Glow of Perfection; Taking Note of All that is Right

Page Four:: The Big Deal; The Need to Get From Here to There; How to Get From Here to There; The Tactile Cues that Guide Your Dog; Gradually Removing Your Tactile Cues

Page Five:: Extending the Distance From Which You Give the Command; The Command to Stay; Stay as a Form of Reassurance For a Trained Dog; Stay as a Reminder and a Form of Reassurance For Newbies; Making the Most of Your Sandwich Cues; Fading Out Your Sandwich Cues; Extending the Duration of Your Stay Command; Using a This - Not That to Teach the Stay Command

Page Six:: A Quick Review of Do This - Not That, Training; Integrating Sandwich Cues Into a This - Not That; Fading Out Your Sandwich Cues; Extending the Duration of Your Stay Command

Page Seven:: NEVER Forget a Dog On Command; The Power of a History of 100% Compliance; Teaching the Down Command; Teaching Down From a Standing and Sitting Posture; Thinking Through the Details; No Cigars for Crawling Dogs

Page Eight:: The Command to Stand; Teaching the Command to Stand; The Command to Follow You Immediately; Teaching the Let's Go Command

Page Nine:: Requesting the Presence of Your Dog; The Command to Come; Teaching Your Dog to Come to You on Command; Once Your Dog Starts to Get the Hang of Coming on Command; Fading the Sit Command Out of the Sequence of Events

Page Ten: Fading Your Mutt Into More Challenging Environments; Shooting for Perfect Recall; Assessing Your Dog's Potential for a Flawless Recall; If Your Backsliding Dog Disregards Your Command to Come; Making Your Dog Want to Cooperate

Page Eleven: Walking the Dog; Assessing Your Need to Worry About How to Walk Your Dog; Walking Around with a Dog Hooked to the End of Your Leash; Dealing with a Dog that Pulls Against the Lead; If Your Dog Begins to Pull Against the Lead; Popping the Lead; The Vocal Do This - Not That, Procedure in Review; Combining the Two; The Art of Double Teaming Your Pulling Dog; When You Command Your Dog to Heel; Teaching Your Dog to Walk in the Heel Position; Teaching Your Dog to Walk Off-Lead in the Heel Position; Walking Belligerent Dogs in Public Places

Dog Training Workshop