iSpeakDog! Group classes - Next Series April 19, 2025
Beginner Class with 63 dogs in attendance
Puppy/Beginner Class Curriculum
Puppy/Beginner Class - Week 1 (ALWAYS Free Class)
· Introduction– Name, dogs name, what your dog was bred to do, goals, something positive about your dog. Homework, look up breed online akc.org
· How your dog learns and how we train – our energy, positive, reward for good ignore and redirect for bad.
· Timing –how important timing is and consistency.
· Body Language vs. Tone – Move less, talk less
· Be able to touch your dog anywhere – for grooming and vet handling
· Focus Command – Root of all training.
· Potty Training – 14 days in a row!
· Crate Training – size, length of time, feeding in crate
Puppy/Beginner Class - Week 2
Review – focus command
• Unwanted behaviors – redirection and reward
• Jumping – how jumping is created, why dogs jump, how to fix it
• Sit for greeting – the auto sit
• Teeth on skin – how to discourage
• Sit with Release – how we release everything. Foundation for recall and stay
• Collars/Leashes – proper fitting and different types of collars for different uses
• Toys – which ones to use. How breed type affects the type of toy is best (or worst)
• Walking on a leash properly – difference between walking and heeling.
Puppy/Beginner Class - Week 3
Review – focus, sit with release. Walking on loose leash
• Leave it – leaving things alone. Can never have
• Drop it – drop it but replace it or possible resource guarding can build
• Down – reward in the direction you want the behavior to be
• Nutrition – foods vs foods (www.dogfoodadvisor.com)
Puppy/Beginner Class - Week 4
· Review – focus, sit with release, leave it, take it, down with release
· Walking on a leash & Leave it – ignoring things on a walk
· Basics of Grooming
· Come – reinforce word of initial focus command
· Stay with Release – reinforce word of prior commands
Puppy/Beginner Class - Week 5
Review- focus, sit with release, leave it, take it, down with release, come, stay
• Socialization to other animals- how to read opposing dog
• Proper greeting to other dogs on lead – sniff and go
• Come with Sit – combing commands before reward
• Pass the dog - have stranger tell your dog commands