Training the Touch Pads

About

The touch pad behavior is the act of the dog making physical contact with a desired item that is placed in a strategic location. It does so by means of standing, sitting, or laying down, with the item. This item is usually placed in a strategic location.

We feel the touch pad is one of the most useful, if not the most useful behavior we can teach our dogs. For many of us, formal training begins with the touch pad. It has many practical aspects that are easy to transition into real life, as well as a multitude of uses with helping to create and maintain some of our other obedience behaviors.

Within this course you will find the necessary material to successfully teach your dog the touch pads, regardless of breed, or level of training. The material in this course is designed for everyone and every dog. This information is going to help people who are using the touch pads to eventually train advanced obedience behaviors such as heeling, as well as the everyday house dog being trained to simply stay on their dog bed.

Just a few of the topics covered in this course are:

Various methods used to teach the touch pads
Suitable items to use as touch pads
Using touch pads to shape and maintain other behaviors
Practical applications for the touch pads
Basic concept of marker training
Working with sensitive or stubborn dogs

We find that teaching the touch pad behavior is a must for anyone and everyone ranging from house pet to star competitor. This behavior also builds drive and confidence in the dog, which is useful again for all aspects of our training.

This course is filled with fun, easy, and crystal clear methods designed to assist with even the most difficult of dogs. Touch pads are a joy to teach, and ultra-fun to maintain as well as advance all aspects of your relationship with your dog.

Course Outline

MODULE 1: Getting Started
In this first Module we will cover everything you need to start off on the right foot. We will cover everything from the concepts to the materials we will be using throughout this course.
- SEGMENT 1: Welcome to the Course - Why Touch Pads
  
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- SEGMENT 2: Marker Training - Release & Duration
  
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- SEGMENT 3: Equipment / Training Aids
  
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- SEGMENT 4: Food Rewards - How & Why
  
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- SEGMENT 5: Toy Rewards - How & Why
  
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- SEGMENT 6: Training Environment
  
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MODULE 2: Teaching Touch Pad Basics
In this next module, we will be covering the methods used to successfully teach the touch pads to your dog. We basically use one of three methods, depending on the character of your dog, and it training experience at this point.
- SEGMENT 1: Free Shaping
  
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- SEGMENT 2: Luring
  
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- SEGMENT 3: Compulsion - Leash Pressure
  
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- SEGMENT 4: When to add the cue or "command"
  
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MODULE 3: Advancing the Basics Free Preview
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In this next module, we will study how we take the basics to the next level. It is always important to move along with behaviors at the appropriate time, in order to avoid "getting stuck".
- SEGMENT 1: Getting into Rhythm
  
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- SEGMENT 2: Creating Distance
  
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- SEGMENT 3: Creating Stability
  
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- SEGMENT 4: Getting Beyond Luring
  
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- SEGMENT 5: Introducing Different Items for Touch
  
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- SEGMENT 6: Multiple Touch Pads
  
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MODULE 4: Applications - Moving Forward
In this module, we will be covering many of the possible applications we can use the touch pad behavior for.
- SEGMENT 1: Stay Behaviors - Proofing
  
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- SEGMENT 2: Rear End Awareness
  
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- SEGMENT 3: Send Away
  
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- SEGMENT 4: Jumps - Hurdle
  
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- SEGMENT 5: Walking Backwards
  
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- SEGMENT 6: Food Refusal
  
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- SEGMENT 7: Closing
  
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FAQ

What's the difference between this course, the DVD, and the stream?

DVD: 1 hours 37 minutes (physical copy)

Stream: 1 hours 37 minutes, lifetime access, stream from anywhere

Online Course: 72 videos (91 minutes), additional text content, discussion board, lifetime access, stream from anywhere