Phase 4 is designed with our handlers that have purchased a dog from the program in mind. This course will guide you through the tricky transition period and on to learning to handle your dog, playing games to further training, pattern games and finally to a full time working team. We have a journal that goes a long with this course and 6 units with in the Phase 4 series to guide us together to the final product.
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About Phase 4
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When your service dog is dropped off to you, we have to remember we are flipping its world totally around. Our job as handlers in these first few weeks is stability, relationship building and bonding. Putting our dogs on a schedule helps them to know what is going to come next in each day. Predictability is the goal for the dog so it can work on settling into the new routine and eases some anxiety about being in a new home.
Tethering is very specific when it comes to your service dog. We are not talking about back tying in this video. Tethering means that the dog is connected to you if it is not playing outside or in the kennel. We can avoid a lot of behavior problems simply by tethering the dog as it is getting used to the home. It is a passive way of teaching the dog what to do, so the dog isn't finding all of the things it should not be doing.
It is so important to know the things that your dog loves to do. Learning your dogs play style will help you connect with your new service dog much faster and begin building a bond with your dog. This will teach you some ways that dog like to play but also please rely on your trainer to teach you how to play with your dog. This is a very nuanced topic and is best addressed by the trainer that has had your dog for the last 18 months or so.
In this video we will talk about ways to help your dog decompress after the trip home. We will help you learn about sleep habits and goals, new and different ways you can decompress your dog and how that will help you both!
No label Gaining Handler Comfort in Public
Learning how it feels to be in public with a dog is a big learning curve. This lesson is going to guide you through some tactics that we use as handlers to get through the day with a dog by our side.
Even the most experienced handlers can have a dog that has an accident in public. This lesson teaches you to be prepared so that you can handle anything! Be responsible and kind always if this happens to you but most of all, be prepared with the steps outlined in this video.
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This video focuses on creating a bond with your new Service Dog. Check out the games, tip and tricks that are taught here to set you both up for success.
No label Identifying Stress Behaviors
Identifying stress behaviors teaches you what to look out for in your new dog. During the transition you will see some stress in your dog. We are taking it from everything it has ever known into a new environment and new handler. This video paired with your journal will help you to learn what behaviors you can specifically expect in the dog you have and how to rebound from stress in the best way
No label Managing Social Pressure
No label No Pressure Field Trips
In this video you will learn what a "No Pressure Field Trip," is and how we use them in the program to help build relationship and a positive association to novel environments.
No label Roaming Place
Roaming place is a tactic we use from the very beginning of training. We teach a place stay from very early puppyhood so this is something that should be easily transferable when you get your dog home.
No label Beginner Dog Body Language
This is a quick over view of some of the more common things we see in a transition phase with our dogs. If you have more questions about what you are seeing in your dog please reach out to your trainer.
No label In Home Skills
This video will go over the skills you need to work on in the home once your dog gets there. These skills are the foundation to a stress free dog and the first step to working in public.
No label Setting Up a Training Loop
Loopy training is beautiful training. This video shows you how to set up a training loop that will help set you up for success in not only training, but relationship building and making work fun for your dog.
No label What is an Opt-in or an Opt-out?
An opt-in is just as important as an opt-out in Errorless training. We have to listen to the dogs opt-out in order for the opt-in to mean anything. This video shows you examples of a dog wanting to work and opting in and when they are ready to be done.
No label When to Move Training Outside
This video is important! Sometimes our teams want to move faster than the dog is willing to and we have problems arise from that. Learn when it is time to move outside with your basic training in this video.
This video is going to teach you the building blocks of most training. Distance, Duration and Distraction are our measuring stick to see if a dog really understands the behavior being taught. Keep this in the back of your mind while you are working your dog.
Play is the butter to our training bread. If we can engage in play in any environment we are going places! This video will teach you the importance of play in your journey with your new service dog.
No label The Yes Game
The "Yes," game is one of the easiest ways to build engagement with your new dog. It is simple, fun and can be done sitting or laying down for the clients that need that.
No label Find It Game
The find it game is a basic that all of our puppies learn and we use it in SO many of our training scenarios. This video will teach you how to play it with your dog.
No label Hide and Seek
Hide and seek is a fun game we teach to our new teams. The collaboration you get to learn in playing this game together is unmatched. You can work on basic skills all while playing a game the dog and handler love!
No label Pattern Game
The pattern game is a fundamental as well for our program. You will expand on this game and use it in many training scenarios so make sure you get this game into your training rotation
No label The Touch Game
The touch game is also foundations for so much more. Touch teaches a hand target that is invaluable to our teams. When you are out working and need to adjust the dogs position, a simple hand target or touch is the way we do that!
No label Journal Review and Expectations
This is a simple overview of what you will see in your journal and how to fill that out properly for your trainer. The journal helps us to move forward or hold our training when needed
Welcome to Phase 4 - Unit 2. This video is going to go over your training environment for this unit!
No label Exploring New Environments
In this video we will talk through picking new environments for your dog and how to set everyone up for success as we work away from the home.
No label In Home Training
This video will talk about how our in home training sessions should look for the unit. It will guide you through some of the changes that will need to be implemented now that we are starting to work out of the home.
This video will teach you about having engagement and attention from your dog and how that will help in all training going forward. Don't forget the "Yes," game from Unit 1 because you can use that in the new environments you are practicing in from now on
We are very clear with our expectations in the program and this video will help you to know when you are ready to get working outside the home.
No label In Home Task Work
This video will help guide you to know when you are ready to begin working on your task work in the home.
No label Using Play to Gain Information
Play can be used as a measuring stick to see how your dog is feeling. This video outlines how to use play to find how your dog feels.
No label Behavior is Information
My favorite saying in dog training is "Behavior is Information." Behavior can tell us so much if we are willing to listen to our dogs and not override their behaviors.
No label Think Safety
We have to be responsible for protecting these dogs that we have spent so much time and money working on. This video will teach you some basic ways to protect your dog in public
No label Find It - Level 2
The expansion of the find it game and incorporating it into training for the dogs. This video will explain step-by-step, how to set up your game for more practice
No label The Up, Down Game
This is another pattern game we like to use to help our handlers when they recognize any hyper focusing in their dog.
No label Bowl Game - Step 1
Bowl games are originally taught by Hannah Brannigan. This is a game used for agility dogs to help build their engagement, focus, decision making skills and relationship with the handler. We love bowl games and teach it for service dogs as well
No label Touch Game for Public
This video shows you how to take your "Touch Game," into public work. How do you use it to move your dog or even reward your dog? This video will show you!
No label The "Yes,' Game for Public
Take your "Yes," game out and about and reward your dog for engagement with you. This video will walk you through using yes in public and what that should look like.
No label Welcome to Unit 3
This video is just a short welcome to unit 3
No label Unit 3 Training Environment
What are your training environment expectations for this unit? Watch here to find out
No label Success in Public
This video summarizes healthy expectations for early public work
No label Roaming Place Reminder
Don't forget the more you start going in public the more helpful that Roaming Place is going to be. This video will walk you through the benefits of using the roaming place in home and out to public.
No label Length of Training Sessions
This video will help you to learn what the beginner public sessions should look like. The time frame you can expect success and what to watch out for to know when to leave.
No label Low and No Spoon Days
This lesson goes over our energy and how we can help reserve it when it comes to our dogs. It will give you idea's on keeping the dogs enriched and happy on days when you cant do all the training work.
No label Extra Fun Training Days
Dive into this lesson to give your dog some extra fun when you have time.
What will your reinforcement types be in a distracting environment? How can you work with your rate of reinforcement to get the best work out of your dog? This lesson will answer those questions for you!
No label Recognizing When to Take a Pause
Recognizing when to pause in training is an under rated skill. This video will teach you what to look for so that you can make sure your dog is progressing through training with confidence.
No label Recognizing When its Time to Leave
This lesson will break down for you to tell when a lesson has become unattainable. When it is time to leave so you don't push your dog over threshold? Learn here
No label Find it - Level 3
The third step of the find it game!
No label Teaching "Paws up," Command
Paws up can be used in many of our pattern games. This video will help you to see how we teach that command to our dogs
No label Teaching a Spin
Spin can be such a fun thing to teach. You can use it as a basic behavior or as a reward event for your dog. Learn a beginner spin in this video
No label Magnet Hand in Public
Learn magnet hand if you are struggling with distractions in public. It is a super fun way to up your engagement and keep your dog focused on you
No label Bowl Game - Step 2
The next step to strengthen your bowl game
No label Welcome to Unit 4
A quick welcome to Unit 4
No label Training Environment for Unit 4
What does your training environment look like for Unit 4 and how does home training look now? Watch this video for your training expectations
No label Success in Public U4
This video will overview what you should be looking for in this unit to know you are being successful.
No label Enrichment Galore
This video is just simple ideas at enrichment for your dogs during this training period.
This video sets expectations of public training vs. what and how long your home training will look each day once you hit this training point.
This video brushes up on using Distance, Duration and Distraction to read your dogs fluency in training
This video will help you think through talking with your dog and conversing about things in public rather than being unaware of their feelings.
No label Bowl Game - Step 3
The next step to your bowl games!
No label Movement as a Reinforcer
If you are feeling like your dog is blowing off commands or needing a different reinforcer for working in public, this video will walk you through how to use movement to reinforce behaviors.
No label Teaching a Spin - Level 2
This video teaches you the next steps to having a spin in public as a behavior or a reward event!
No label Yellow/Blue
Yellow Blue game is the very beginning of a "Not your business," cue. Shelly teaches the first steps of this game in the video
No label Beginning Scent Searches
Scent work can be life saving or just fun! We are teaching it in Phase 4 just for fun and for the dogs to have something that works their brain in the house.
About the Teacher
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My name is Dawn and I own Errorless Service Dogs. I have been a professional dog trainer for 13 years now and have had the pleasure of learning from the very best! My courses are designed to teach relationship first, gamifying training and basic handler education for our owner trained teams. Welcome! I am so glad you chose our courses.