Intermediate Obedience

A. Review and Evaluation (Week One)

Depending on previous training and a need for a “Refresher”, your dog will be reintroduced to the concepts of Basic Obedience. He will be expected to “Show His Stuff” before we move into the Intermediate Obedience Program. Next, We will work on increasing his obedience to the basic concept even with distractions to his attention. This is very important in the areas of “Sit Stay” “Down Stay” “Wait” and “Come on Leash”. These concepts were all introduced in Basic Obedience. Your dog will now need to go through what we call “Proofing”. This “Proofing” exposes your dog to “increased distractions” while he is expected to keep his focus on his handler.

B. Hand Signals & Off Leash Work (Week Two)

Next, we introduce hand motions for “down”, “stay”, “sit”, and “come”. We also begin more time “off leash” during training sessions and on walks around our 5 acre property including walks in the pasture and down by the creek.

C. “More of the same” (Week Three)

beginning to work your dog “off leash” is a big step and takes careful training with a focus on “consistency and persistence”. This phase is continued from the focus on week two. Week three introduces additional distractions as well as in increased duration of obedience for each command. “Proofing” is an important part of week three solidifying concepts learned in weeks two and three.

Advanced Training

Evaluation and Review

When one begins to talk about Advanced Obedience for their dog, they desire to to have their dog 100% off leash and 100% obedient including the area of “come”. The great challenge here is that some percentage of dogs will “choose not to come” if the distraction is too great (boy no bicycle, small dogs, squirrels, etc.). No dog trainer in their right mind can guarantee a 100% “come” for any dog under EVERY circumstance; this is not wise since you do not have “ultimate control” over the dog’s choice to return to you or cross the street chasing the squirrel!

B. “Electric Collar”

is the only option for 100% “come”. If you decide to do Advanced Training, your dog will be evaluated and a review of Intermediate Obedience will be needed. This process usually takes a week to complete. Under “normal distractions” a dog works very well “off leash” with verbal and hand commands. The addition of the Electric Collar allows your dog to be “off leash” all the time. The Electric Collar becomes your dog’s electronic leash. The use of the Electric Collar becomes the way you “reach out and touch” your dog when it will not come.

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AKC Canine Good Citizen Training

We are proud to offer the AKC Canine Good Citizen Training and Evaluation Program. Please feel free to contact us about this additional training for your dog. The AKC Program is recognized by organizations that use dogs in service work. With this training you will receive and certificate from AKC.