Saturday, February 16, 2013

Dog Training Tomorrow


Tomorrow will be my first time actually training a class!  It will be for 4- H, but you don't have to be in 4- H.  It will be at my house in Bailey, Colorado at around 2: 00!  If you live around Bailey then please post a comment below and I will make sure I answer you.  On the same hand, if you can't come to all practices, since they'll be on Sundays, just make sure you come to as many as you can.  At the first lesson we will be teaching the basics.  The basics will mostly include clicker training and sit.  I'm so excited!  Over at my place we have already started teaching ourselves teaching skills.  We've been watching a movie called Heeling: Just Another Trick!  We can use that to help us train the people how to train their dog to enjoy learning heel, do heeling's not a bad thing.  If you're interested then here's a little more information.

Supplies:

Papers proving that your dog is up to date on their shots
Leash
Car, unless you live really, really close!
Dog
Treats
Clicker
Crate
Toy if your dog plays with toys

These are some things you will have to need.  The papers are so that we don't have any sick dogs.  The leash is so that you can keep control of your dog.  The car is for transport.  The dog is needed, because if you don't have a dog with you, why come?  Treats are a very good thing to have for the dog who is motivated by food.  Bring a clicker, so that you can teach the dog to be rewarded from the clicker and not the treat all the time.  Bring a crate, because if your dog has to stay in your car while you give instructions you don't want them to be loose.  Well that's for the people who mind dog hair all over their car.  Lastly, the toy is only for the dog who is motivated by toys. My dogs are not motivated by toys, so it would be pointless for me to use one.  This is just a basic plan for what we will be doing.  Please remember this is based for 4- H, so if you would be interested in joining our 4- H club then here's what it's all about.  4- H is something that helps you find something you love to do and you can do many things.  These things are like crafts, dogs, livestock, and small animals.  My club specializes in crafts and dogs.  In 4- H we also try to help develop leadership skills.  That's all that I can say about 4- H other then it's REALLY fun!  My club will work in crafts by bringing in an artisan at every meeting.  Our meetings are at this moment in the bubble, if you live around Bailey you know what that is, and are at around 6: 00.  We're currently trying to move our meetings into an empty home education room.  That's all I have to tell you today, bye!

2 comments:

  1. Its your little cousin, Allison! I would personally like to go, although Maggie doesn't exactly enjoy all of the other animals!

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  2. Maybe if you'd like to come over with Uncle Grahm like you did last time with the trailer a day before the class with Maggie you could participate!

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