Relationship and Engagement

Name: Relationship and Engagement
Start: 2024-06-25T18:15:00-07:00
End: 2024-06-25T19:15:00-07:00
Location: Harmony Canine

Schedule

Tue Jun 25 2024 at 06:15 pm to 07:15 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Harmony Canine | Milwaukie, OR

Open for all dogs 6 months or older.
Prerequisite? None - this class does ask for food and toy play, we will BUILD it but please be aware this is not an appropriate class for aggression issues with either resource

This class is our proven foundation work for sport dogs. Everyone in the know knows all sport work begins here and the more successful your Relationship and Engagement with your pup are the easier your sport journey will be. This is a tried and true curriculum taught by excited and actively trialing trainers. Join us to start your sport pup journey!

- Offered engagement as soon as you open your car door and how to enter a new space as a connected team
- Motion-based behaviors including touch and spin
- Still behaviors including chin rest and mat stay foundation for lowering arousal
- Perch work and environmental challenges to build confidence and strength
- Pivot bowl for conditioning, rear-end awareness, and heeling foundation
- Position changes (sit/down/stand)

We will also develop the following handler skills:
- Shaping, luring, and capturing to teach new behaviors
- Reading your dog’s body language for proofing behaviors and confidence building contexts
- How to apply different types of pressure for clear communication

Join us to start your dog sport journey!