Evaluation and goals. The trainer and the owner will evaluate the dog's (s’) current skill levels and identify unsatisfactory areas needing improvement. Training will focus on the areas identified as unsatisfactory during the initial evaluation. In general, the goals for the dog(s) are:
To be in control and polite around other dogs and people.
To perform basic pet obedience upon command: sit, stay, loose leash, let's go, top doing what you are doing, go to place, impulse control, etc.
To improve upon identified bad habits that may exist, or to prevent them from developing. Such as chewing, barking, jumping on people, rushing through doorways, grabbing and biting, or others.
Behavioral issues such as anxiety, or aggression requires modification training so we can stabilize it and give the owner the tools to manage it.
Re-evaluation. At the conclusion of the training, the owner and the trainer will re-evaluate the dog and identify whether the dog has met the goals. If the dog has not met some goals, the owner and trainer will discuss whether these goals can be achieved by the dog with additional training and will consider additional training.
Expectations. It may not be possible in some cases to achieve all goals. For example, a dog may have a medical condition that prevents the dog from being reliably housebroken, The trainer will notify the owner if any areas are identified where goals need to be modified. In most cases, however, all goals should be achievable given appropriate time and owner's compliance with homework.
Maintenance of Goals. Follow-up training is imperative. Dogs will need to be rewarded for good behaviors and corrected for bad choices, just like they were taught in our classes. This hemps them understand what we expect from them, aleviates insecurities with consistency and clarity and extablishes fair leadership. The frequency of and type of rewards can be varied.
In order for the dog to listen, and for the relationship to flourish, the owner must become a fair leader.
- The owner must understand the basic principles of training (covered in the lessons).
The owner must apply the basic principles of training not just in trianing sessions but in all interactions with the dog.
The owner must not interact with the dog in a way that rewards bad behavior and/or punishes good behavior.
The owner must regularly train the dog at to maintain the level of training achieved.
The owner must not give commands that they are not ready to reinforce if the dog does not perform.
Dogsports4u Academy will deliver the results of training your dog, however, dogs are not robots and such results will not work and diminish without your involvement and maintenance.
IT IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SCHEDULE OCCASSIONAL REFRESHMENT SESSIONS WITH THE TRAINER 6-12 times per year or as needed
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