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Is there a page in the module/course I'm missing out?

Rajesh K
Rajesh

January 19, 2020 at 12:28am

Hi everyone

Excited to join this course :) I finished module 1 and I'm in Module 2 segment 2 and I just couldn't find any page with info on how many reps I must do, how long each session should last and how many sessions I can do in a day do before going to the next module. Is there an assignments page in this course? 

Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide! 

Jake Reger
Jake

January 19, 2020 at 11:52am

You're not missing an assignment page. I would say however that you should keep the sessions short so that the dog remains highly motivated to do the work and finish on a great rep. I always try to apply the no more one more time theory to my training sessions. When the dog I'm working with flys into the behavior that I'm looking for and holds for reinforcement and releases only on break regardless of the number of repetitions I've done I will end the session there. How many sessions you can do during the day is dog dependent as well. I think the main focus should be to keep motivation levels high during the process. If energy and motivation start to fade it's likely time to be done for the day. 

Christina Stockinger
Christina

January 21, 2020 at 4:48am

Agree fully with Jake. Everything depends also on the individual dog. Short means: Certainly not longer than the dog is interested. If he doen't focus on you and the exercise, then he is either bored, distracted by something more interesting or simply hasn't understood the exercise yet. If my dogs perform it wrong, then I may try perhaps a second time dependend the individul dog. A third time never under those circumstances.

Better you break the session up and let this follow with something you know 100% it is eas for him. So he recieves a reward and end the session with the feeling of success. If he hasn't understood the exercise you must spliit it in easier pieces. For example you wznt him to go around you, then you can give him the Release + then his reward if has only performed a part of this circle. Once he's got this, you can from now on  gradually ask for more.

Other example: My hubby wanted to train with one of the dogs. At that time  our 3 dogs followed the Sit command immediately and correctly. But in this case one of the dogs was distracted because of  some monkeys in yard. This for them a very high distraction. Better end the session or try the Sit on other place, where Doggie is not distracted.My  Hubby tried to repeat various times, each time more impatient and louder. Finally he shouted: Sit!, Sit!!, Sit!!!. What does the dog learn this way? That the command  isn't Sit! but: Sit, sit, sit. If he learns something at all.

I'd recommend Patience and never trying to teach, when I'm having no Focus from him..

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