Information Recall
Training notes
The ideas from your sessions, written down for between visits.
This is the recap sheet Kae hands out after training. Keep it where you can find it: the keywords are the things to remember when you practise at home.
Training a dog
What does it mean to "train a dog"?
Dog Training includes a large spectrum of related pieces. It's not just sit and stay, it's
- Formal Obedience Sit, Down, Stand, Let's Go, Come
- Informal Obedience greeting people, meeting other dogs, place in the household
- Breed Fulfillment digging, running, biting
- Dealing with unwanted behaviours
- Progressive Work and Skill Growth over years
- Personal Connection
- Neutrality
Luring
Starting small helps build a strong foundation for bigger steps.
Keywords
- Food on the nose
- Movement, speed
Don't worry, we will eventually start using less direct luring — but you need to start small!
Voice commands
You'll do yourself a huge favour by keeping words to a minimum at the start and sticking with noises as long as possible.
Keywords
- Yes
- No, Ah-Ah
- Too much Name!
- Little pause
- Movement > noise
Food
You can use kibble or raw. Food is your most powerful tool.
Keywords
- Luring
- Reward, reinforce
- Food motivation
- Crab hand 🤏 vs horse hand 🫴
- Focus, impulse control, desire
Lifestyle
What about in between training?
Keywords
- A crate for safety, vet, and transport
- Bathroom etiquette
- Tired baby is cranky baby
- "Stealing", and chewing
- In between training: strategic treat placement
Equipment
- Flat collar and tag
- Martingale
- Harness
- Clothes
- Toys
- Leash
- Bedding, crate
First moves
- Spin to the left and right
- Straight lines
- Through the middle
How long will it take
Raising a dog from a puppy is a process of around two years.
Keywords
- Journey before destination
- Mistakes, I don't know
- Patience
- Repetition
- Growth vs perfection
- Phone
- 076 810 0934
- kaecollins@gmail.com