In-Person Training
There are several ways to prepare for competition in any dog sport. Your dog must be well trained with distractions, duration, and distance at a minimum. Having stimulus control (fluency of a behavior: the behavior only happens on cue, does not happen with any other cue, and occurs quickly and precisely) with all the behaviors necessary for any competition is a tall order.
Check out these helpful classes and experiences!
Field Trips for Competition
Available Dates: March 10, 17, 24, 31, and April 7 and 14
Times: 12:00 noon, or 4:30pm
Class Length: 50 minutes
Fee: Full Registration fee of $180 includes 6 classes.
Individual Classes are $40 each
This class is just what it sounds like, Field Trips!
You know your dog will work in your regular training area. But do you know how they will be in an unfamiliar area? What about around strangers? Other animals? I get performance anxiety and it overflows right down to my dog! To help them deal with it I must ensure they can work under pretty much any conditions. Then they should not be phased by my personal issues.
It is important to prepare our competition partners for everything. To do that you need to teach them how to work under many conditions. The more experiences they have and learn to work under, the better prepared they will be for the actual performance.
During these classes we will work on:
*observing our dogs so we know how they are feeling and when they are ready to work;
*teaching our dogs when it is time to start work;
*teaching our dogs what it looks like to be in competition;
*teaching our dogs how to get ready and focus;
*working around a variety of distractions;
*increase how long and how far our dogs can work;
And more….
Each week we will work in a different location. Some will be outside, some will be inside stores or other facilities.
This class is suitable for all dogs heading into any competition, be it conformation, agility, obedience, rally or other. At a minimum they must be leash trained for at least Loose Leash Walking.
An Introduction to Managing the Mental Side of Dog Sports
You can succeed! It is my mission to help.
Join me for An Introduction to Managing the Mental Side of Dog Sports webinar on March 26, 2026 at 11:00 am PT.
Learn More and Register Here!
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