Herding Games for Urban Dogs - No Sheep Required!

Descripción

This fun course shows you how to teach your dog some entertaining games and activities that replicate the skills of working herding dogs. In place of sheep or other livestock, you will use a ball for your dog to "herd"! This beginner level course is suitable for dogs of all breeds, and requires no herding experience or previous training. Teaching your dog these fun activities will aid in developing off-lead control, as well as giving your dog beneficial exercise and mental stimulation. The training is based on praise and food or toy rewards. It's a "clicker free" course. The course includes: Equipment You Will Need Wait (Impulse Control) Come (Obedience) Here or Close - Recall To Heel Recall From Distractions Selecting A Ball To Suit Your Dog Push or Drive The Ball Balance Point - Line Up Push The Ball And Change Direction Using A Target Mat Move in a Circle - Clockwise and Anticlockwise That’ll Do or All Done - Finish Training Session Hup or Hop Up Jump Over A Bar Walk Backwards Walk Up and Stop at Distance Using a Drag Lead or Training Line Fun Games Based On Real Herding Skills Course consists of three hours of video, with 39 lectures. Will completing this course teach your dog to herd livestock? No! This course will teach you how to provide your dog with an alternative activity, that uses some of the skills and training that herding dogs require. But before commencing training for Herding, a dog needs to be able to Stay, Come When Called, and be respectful and attentive to the handler. So you could certainly do this training before going on to do actual herding with livestock.

Lo que aprenderás

• Learn some fun games to exercise your dog and satisfy their natural herding instincts
• Enhance your bond with your dog by working together in harmony
• Teach your dog to listen to you even when at a distance
• Work in partnership with your dog to develop a cooperative relationship

Requisitos

• No experience of herding livestock is required, and your dog does not need to be a traditional herding breed
• No previous training is required as the course includes the basic obedience training needed including sit, stay and come when called