Course curriculum

  • 01
    Welcome to the course!
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    • Welcome message from John - how this course works
  • 02
    Reinforcement
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    • Introduction to food reinforcement strategies
    • Choosing your treat - part 1
    • Delivering food treat to the dog's mouth
    • Dropping the food treat for the dog
    • Tossing the food treat for the dog
    • Combining food reinforcement strategies
    • Reinforcement in practice - part 1A
    • Reinforcement in practice - part 1B
    • Choice of food treat - part 1
    • Choice of food treat - part 2
    • How delivery can cause problems.
    • Rapid reinforcement technique
    • Multiple treats in hand
    • Feeding from left and right hand and using the clicker
  • 03
    Dealing with Aggression and Reactivity
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    • Webinar - Introduction to aggression.
    • Antecedents of aggression - part 1
    • Antecedents of aggression - part 2
    • Antecedents
    • Case Study - Sheldon 1
    • Case study - Sheldon 2
    • Case Study - Sheldon 3
    • Blooper - Logan wanted to join in
    • Case study - Sheldon 4
    • Case study - Sheldon 5
    • Case study - Ben 1
    • Case study - Ben 2
    • Case study - Ben 3
    • April 2019 Workshop - part 1
    • April 2019 Workshop - part 2
    • April 2019 Workshop - part 3
    • April 2019 Workshop - part 4
    • April 2019 Workshop - part 5
    • April 2019 Workshop - part 6
    • April 2019 Workshop - part 7
    • April 2019 Workshop - part 8
    • April 2019 Workshop - part 9
    • April 2019 Workshop - part 10
    • April 2019 Workshop - part 11
    • April 2019 Workshop - part 12
    • April 2019 Workshop - part 13
    • April 2019 Workshop - part 14
    • Aggression cases - initial information gathering 1
    • Aggression cases - initial information gathering 2
    • Aggression cases - initial information gathering 3
    • Case study - Sooty 1
    • Case study - Sooty 2
    • Case study - Sooty 3
    • Case study - Sooty 4
    • Case study - Sooty 5
    • How to hold the leash - part 1
    • Reinforcing alternative behaviours - part 1
    • Reinforcing alternative behaviours - part 2
    • Positioning
    • Round the clock game
    • Weeping Angels 1
    • Weeping Angels 2
    • Weeping Angels 3
    • Ladder of Aggression
    • Case study - Fergus 1
    • Case study - Fergus 2
    • Case study - Fergus 3
    • Case study - Fergus 4
    • Case study - Fergus 5
    • Case study - Fergus 6
    • Case study - Fergus 7
    • How to deal with problems in real time - 1
    • How to deal with problems in real time - 2
    • How to deal with problems in real time - 3
    • Planning your session - 01
    • Planning your session - 02
    • Planning your session - 03
    • Planning your session - 04
    • Planning your session - 05
    • Planning your session - 06
  • 04
    Learning Theory - knowledge and application
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    • Essential understanding - introduction to learning theory - part 1
    • Essential understanding - introduction to learning theory - part 2
    • Essential understanding - introduction to learning theory - part 3
    • Essential understanding - introduction to learning theory - part 4
    • Basics - introduction to understanding fluency
    • Basics - increasing criteria
    • Basics - increasing duration of behaviour
    • Resurgence and spontaneous recovery - part 1
    • Resurgence and spontaneous recovery - part 2
    • Resurgence and spontaneous recovery - part 3
    • Resurgence and spontaneous recovery - part 4
    • Quadrants schmadrants
    • Basics - building fluency
  • 05
    Loose lead/leash walking
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    • Shaping loose lead walking - part 1
    • Shaping loose lead walking - part 2
    • Shaping loose lead walking - part 3
    • Shaping loose lead walking - part 4
    • Shaping loose lead walking - part 5
    • Shaping loose lead walking - part 6
    • Drunk man walking (or woman!)
  • 06
    Skills for people
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    • Treat and move drills - part 1
    • You are not Han Solo!
  • 07
    Movement
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    • Let's get you thinking
    • Slow is smooth and smooth is fast
    • Movement as the marker
    • Movement as the marker post script
    • Movement as the marker - example
    • Be aware of your balance
    • How to hold the leash - part 1
    • Balance, movement, leash control
    • Let's get outta here!
  • 08
    Lead handling
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    • Holding the lead/leash - basics
    • Mime pulling
  • 09
    Adolescent dogs - it doesn't have to be a nightmare!
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    • Intro - part 1
    • Intro - part 2
    • Case study 1 - part 1
    • Case study 1 - part 2
    • Case study 1 - part 3
    • Case study 1 - part 4
    • Case study 1 - part 5
    • Case Study - Angus Standard Poodle
    • Angus 1
    • Angus 2
    • Angus 4
    • Angus 5
    • Angus 6
    • Angus 7
    • Angus 8
    • Angus 9
    • Angus 10
  • 10
    WTF? - What's the function?
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    • Introduction
    • Introduction - part 2
    • Flowchart for problem behaviours
    • Flowchart
    • Flow chart 2
    • Function identification - examples 1
    • Function identification - examples 2
    • Function identification - examples 3
  • 11
    Resource guarding
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    • Case study 1 - part 1
    • Case study 1 - part 2
    • Case study 1 - part 3
    • Case study 1 - part 4
    • Case study 1 - part 5
    • Case study 1 - part 6
    • Case study 1 - part 7
  • 12
    Use of Non-contingent reinforcers
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    • Introduction
    • Case study - Brody 1
    • Case study -Brody 2
    • Case study -Brody 3
    • Case study -Brody 4
    • NCR - Lesson 1
    • NCR - Lesson 2
    • NCR - Lesson 3
  • 13
    Miscellaneous
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    • Conversation with Sam Turner
    • Puppy consultation - Dusty 1
    • Puppy consultation - Dusty 2
    • Webinar for balanced trainers - part 1
    • Webinar for balanced trainers - part 2
    • Webinar for balanced trainers - part 3
    • Webinar for balanced trainers - part 4
    • Slovenia Workshops - session 1
    • Slovenia - Casper 1
    • Slovenia - Casper 2
    • Slovenia 2
    • Slovenia - Pumi 1
    • Slovenia - Pumi 2
    • Anatomy of trust 1
    • Anatomy of trust 2
    • Anatomy of trust 3
  • 14
    The Business of Business
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    • Introduction
    • What your website should do
    • Initial call - part 1
    • Initial call - part 2
    • Pricing
    • Social media webinar 1
    • Social media webinar 2
    • Social media webinar 3
    • Social media webinar 4
    • Social media webinar 5
    • Social media webinar 6
    • Social media webinar 7
    • Social media webinar 8
    • Social media webinar 9
    • Social media webinar 10
  • 15
    Web classes
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    • July 19 - 1
    • July 19 - 2
    • July 19 - 3
    • 4th December 2019
    • 18th December 2019
    • 6th February 2020
  • 16
    PLAY!
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    • Switching from one toy to the next - part 1
    • Switching from one toy to the next - part 2
    • Switching from one toy to the next - part 3
    • Switching from one toy to the next - part 4
  • 17
    Working with fearful dogs
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    • Fearful dogs - Bambi 1
    • Fearful dogs - Bambi 2
    • Fearful dogs - Bambi 3
    • Fearful dogs - Bambi 4
    • Fearful dogs - Bambi 5
    • Fearful dogs - Bambi 6
    • Fearful dogs - Isla
  • 18
    Engagement - the cornerstone of recall
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    • Introduction to engagement
    • Recall - Charlie 01
    • Taking off the leash
    • Counting game
    • Counting Game In Action
    • Recall - Charlie 02
    • Recall - Charlie 03
    • Recall - Charlie 04
    • Recall charlie 05
    • Recall Charlie 06
  • 19
    Multi Dog Households
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    • Introduction
    • Multi Dog Part 01
    • Multi Dog Part 02
    • Multi Dog Part 3
  • 20
    Building behaviour
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    • Introduction - options
    • Luring part 01
    • Luring part 02
    • Luring part 03
    • Luring part 04
    • Luring part 05 - fading the lure
    • Luring part 06 - cup stick
    • Luring part 07 - cup stick
    • Putting it into practice 1
    • Putting it into practice 2
    • Putting it into practice 3
    • Putting it into practice 4
    • Putting it into practice 5
  • 21
    Zoom calls
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    • Introduction
    • Dog barking while on the balcony; at dogs, cyclists and pedestrians on the street
    • Adolescent wolfhound, excited around dogs, lunging and barking
    • Adolescent lab - excitable around other dogs
    • Romanian street dog, nervous/fearful behaviours when out of the house
    • Pitbull, currently in foster; grabbing and hard mouthing behaviours
    • Nervous behaviours in the street
    • Border collie, fearful outside