Purpose: Teach your dog basic obedience by developing and strengthening a trusting relationship between you and your dog using positive reinforcement.

Course Information: This class is designed for any dog over the age of six months who has never taken a training class before or needs a refresher on basic manners. The owner will learn how to precisely signal his dog’s correct response with a small hand-held “clicker” and reward the behavior so that it will more likely happen again. Obedience exercises such as sit, stand, down, and stay are introduced, as are loose-leash walking, polite greetings, “leave-it”, attention and the really reliable recall – skills crucial to the pet dog living in our society. The owner will gain a better understanding of what dogs need and can be expected to achieve dogs in the household.

Prerequisites: None What you can expect to learn from this course:

• Understand how dogs learn and how to use equipment
• Learn to use a clicker and positive reinforcement
• Learn the skills needed to continue training your dog throughout its development
• Learn to teach your dog to sit, down, stand, attention, loose lead walk, leave it, recall, stay, and end unwanted behaviors such as jumping and barking.

Additional Equipment:   You will need to purchase specific equipment in order to train your dog or puppy by the methods demonstrated. A 6 foot leather training leash; Freedom Harness(TM); Limited Slip Collar (TM); 2 food stuffable toys. These can all be obtained at a pet store or online.

Instructor: Susan Sharpe, CPDT-KA

Course Length: 6 lessons

Course Cost – $50.00

Student Information: Access to this course will expire in 6 months.

You must also read and agree to the E-Training for Dogs, Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions prior to taking a course: Click HERE to read these. You will be asked when you register if you have read them and will not be allowed to take the course if you do not agree to the terms.

Purpose: Understand why your dog may become distracted and how to get him to focus on you. Learn how to train a distracted dog.

Course Information: In this seminar, you will learn how to deal with your dog’s distraction, by understanding why they become distracted as well as techniques to get him focused on you.  The concepts of shaping, capturing, lures and prompts will be discussed, and you will understand how and when to use a clicker to successfully teach your dog to pay attention to you, even in the most distracting of situations.  You will learn how to use play and attention as an alternative to treats to reinforce your dog for showing impulse control and should have the needed basic skills to capture and shape your dog into focus.
There are many video demonstrations and a short fun quiz at the end to test your knowledge.

Course Content:

• Why are dogs distracted?
• Understanding “shaping” and “how to” shape a behavior
• Understanding “lures and prompts” and “how to” lure/prompt a behavior
• How to use a clicker
• How to use a clicker to gain your dog’s attention
• How to use a clicker to shape a “down”
• How to use targeting to help focus your dog (teaching “touch”)
• How to reinforce good behavior – self-control
• How to train your dog to pay attention to you
• How to train your dog to “look at me” …even in high distractions

Instructor: Renea L. Dahms DipCBST, CDTI, RMT

Course Length: One 60 minute session. You will have unlimited access to this course for 60 days.

Course Fee: $41

Available OnDemand only.

Student Information:

Access to this course will expire in 30 days.

You must also read and agree to the E-Training for Dogs, Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions prior to taking a course: Click HERE to read these. You will be asked when you register if you have read them and will not be allowed to take the course if you do not agree to the terms.

Purpose: Prepare your dog to take the Canine Good Citizen Test.

Course Information: The purpose of the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen Test and program is provide a venue to ensure our dogs can be relied upon to be a good citizen of the community. There is no competition for the Canine Good Citizen Test, it is a pass/fail test. However, both purebred and mixed breeds can achieve this title and are often more welcome in public settings. Many working dogs, such as assistance dogs or therapy dogs are required to earn the Canine Good Citizen title. This is a Canine Good Citizen training course. Train your own dog without expensive travel to pass the Canine Good Citizen test. Clicker training is not a prerequisite skill but a positive attitude is! We use all positive training techniques to teach you Canine Good Citizen training. NOTE: Correction-based training methods or equipment are not acceptable in this class.

Required Text: Citizen Canine

Required Equipment:

This course uses the following special training tools. These need to be purchased by you and can be found online. Please order these prior to taking your first lesson. You can click on the item to find them online.

• Training Leash
• Freedom harness
• Limited Slip Collar
• 2 Food Stuffable Toys
• Clicker

Cost includes sales tax, shipping and handling. You will be expected to have the materials by the second session. If you are taking the OnDemand Sessions, order now, click HERE to order and specify the class you are taking, and where you want the materials sent.

What you can expect to learn from this course:

• BE PREPARED to pass a Canine Good Citizen test near you.
• Canine Good Citizen training
• The 10 Points included in the AKC Canine Good Citizen Test; some of which are:
• Walking on a loose leash
• Walking through a crowd
• Appropriate reaction to distractions

Instructor: Jan Crary

Course Length: 6 one-hour sessions

Course Fee – $95

Student Information:

Access to this course will expire in 3 months.

You must also read and agree to the E-Training for Dogs, Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions prior to taking a course: Click HERE to read these. You will be asked when you register if you have read them and will not be allowed to take the course if you do not agree to the terms.