I signed up for Intro to Nosework at bronze with Hazel. My goal is to get her on odor and then join local classes at the intermediate level in January. The local classes start training the dog on food, but I want to go straight to odor this time around.
I also signed up for Cookie Jar Games at silver. I usually don't like silver, but the instructor said there will be a lot of discussion and good value for silvers in this course so I'm going to try it. Still not really sure what we're going to be doing, but it's all about impulse control and delayed gratification which is something Watson has always struggled with. Most of it can be done inside which is great.
@Paviche, I took Engagement the first time it was offered and it was fantastic. It really made me re-think a lot of stuff I do. At its core it's simple, shape your dog to engage with you for longer and longer to earn a reward. But the philosophy of it is really good. It made me much more patient. I think it will be excellent for Stitch.
I haven't taken Rally Skillbuilding, but I just finished my first class with Sue and she is awesome and hilarious so I imagine it will be great.
I also signed up for Cookie Jar Games at silver. I usually don't like silver, but the instructor said there will be a lot of discussion and good value for silvers in this course so I'm going to try it. Still not really sure what we're going to be doing, but it's all about impulse control and delayed gratification which is something Watson has always struggled with. Most of it can be done inside which is great.
@Paviche, I took Engagement the first time it was offered and it was fantastic. It really made me re-think a lot of stuff I do. At its core it's simple, shape your dog to engage with you for longer and longer to earn a reward. But the philosophy of it is really good. It made me much more patient. I think it will be excellent for Stitch.
I haven't taken Rally Skillbuilding, but I just finished my first class with Sue and she is awesome and hilarious so I imagine it will be great.