Beginner's Obedience Rules, Definitions, Course Outline & Suggestions
We do not teach your dog. You teach your dog and we will show you the best way we use for our dogs.
There are many different techniques. We will suggest different approches to training your dogs.
TCKC Rules for the Beginners Obedience Course
Keep your dog on a short leash, close to you, and under control at all times.
Always keep dogs at least two feet apart.
Do not allow dogs to play, or to sniff each other nose-to-nose, or nose-to-tail.
Pick up after yourself and your dog.
If your dog has an accident in the clubhouse, you are responsible for cleaning it up.
Do not bring sick dogs or females in heat to class. However, handlers should continue to attend in order to keep up with the assignments.
You must thoroughly bathe previously in heat females before returning to class.
No Refunds after the first session.
No smoking allowed in the clubhouse.
Beginner's Obedience Definitions
LEASH/LEAD are one and the same.
FORWARD - to step out to HEEL.
HEEL - to step out with your left foot, which signals your dog to begin walking.
HALT -to stop... tell your dog to sit.
HANDLER refers to the person working the dog.
SIT precisely means that, DO NOT TELL YOUR DOG "SIT, DOWN," these are two separate commands.
HEEL POSITION - the dog's shoulder is in line with your knee.
LEASH CORRECTION - to give a quick, snappy jerk of the lead at the dog's level; forward for lagging, or straight back for forging.
LAGGING - the dog is out of heel position, and behind the handler.
FORGING - the dog is out of heel position, and is ahead of the handler.
GOING WIDE - the dog is too far to the left of the handler.
CROWDING - the dog is too dose to handler and is leaning.
Beginner's Obedience Course Outline
Week 1
Registration
Introductions and address any questions
Demonstration of today's exercises:
Name recognition - Sit - Stand - Down - Heel - About turn
CGC Exercise 5 & 8
Week 2
Review week 1
Demonstration of today's exercises:
Watch me - Figure 8 - left & right turns - Sit Stay - down stay - Stand Stay
CGC Exercise 1,2 & 3
Week 3
Review week 1 & 2
Demonstration of today's exercises:
Circles left & right - heeling change of pace (fast/slow)
CGC Exercise 4
Week 4
Review week l, 2, & 3
Demonstration of today's exercises:
Finish right & left - Distance Stay - recall from sit stay
CGC Exercise 6 & 7
Week 5
Review week 1, 2, 3, & 4
Demonstration of today's exercises:
Distraction Recall (redirection)
CGC Exercise 9 & 10
Week 6
Review week 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5
Run through everything individually.
Questions
CGC Test
Suggestions
Don't train when you are angry.
Don't train while you are smoking.
Don't train in the heat of the day.
Stop training if you get frustrated, take a break and go back to it later.
End every training session on a good note, and with lots of praise (Release word).
Don't rush; teach one exercise at a time.
Avoid repeating the same exercise more than a few times while in-home training, and vary the order of the exercises.
Think positive.
Be enthusiastic; make training fun for your dog by being happy.
Remember, after every correction, you must praise your dog.
Be consistent in your training. Don't punish your dog for doing something, and then allow him to get away with it at other times.
Remember to use a firm but calm tone of voice when giving commands.
Do not shout at your dog.
Remember to wear good, solid shoes for training. Don't wear clothes that interfere with the dog's work, such as skirts, floppy jackets, etc.
Do not feed your dog right before coming to class, if you must feed him/her do it at least 2-3 hours before, or feed when you get home after class.
Walk (Potty) your dog before you leave home and right before you come inside. This gets them more relaxed. Please pick up after your dog.
Use great rewards while training. Remember to bring treats and something else your dog really likes to class.
Please be prompt and attend class regularly. Check in with the instructors. Notify them if you are unable to attend class.
Use the proper collar. We will show you different collars and what we use for our dogs. Some dogs are soft and some dogs will be more stubborn.
It is our hope that you will practice at home 10-15 minutes twice a day with your dog. It can be broken up into five minute sessions.
Remember dogs like parameters and set routines; they prefer to play everyday at a certain time and to eat everyday at a certain time.
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