Morgan's Training

I went to the training plans seminar given by one of our club members and I came away psyched. I worked on my obedience training plan at the seminar because it is the one that I have truly neglected. I'm posting it here just to remind myself. I'm feeling very confident about what I will be able to do with Miss Thing. I went to my garage and tried out a few things with her (fronts, heel position, finishes) and she was very good at it. I feel so much more confident about her training -- even with the layoff she will have when the puppies come (if there are puppies) I want to finish her first AKC novice title in April next year, the Open title in May and the Utility title by the end of next year. I think it is doable.

Morgan’s Obedience Training Plan

May
Focus:
Teach heel position while moving
Teach turns in heeling
Work on relationship
Focus
Control Unleashed behavior
Perfect the hold
Me: Lose weight, practice visualization
Read Jane Savoi

June

Focus:
Introduce forced fetch
Teach right about turn and about U-turn.
Teach change of pace
Perfect finishes
Work on fronts
Work on attention building
Exercise with Morgan
Continue focus and attention exercises—Dog Games for attention

July
Focus:
Teach pivots
Fronts with more distance
Teach back up in front
Teach back up in heel position
Perfect finishes
Continue attention and control exercises
Continue retrieve exercises
Stay exercises
Continue exercise w and w/o Morgan

August
Focus:
Formal obedience recall with front.
Proofing for heeling, fronts and finishes
Continue retrieve exercises with proofing
Stay exercises
Teach Go Out
Maintain attention and control unleashed.
Work on ring nerves

September
Focus:
Attend at least two show n goes
Continue proofing all exercises
Go out with full distance
Proof exercises from May June and July in different places

October
Focus:
Teach directed retrieve
Proofing for go outs
Maintenance exercises for heel, front, finish.
Teach directed jumping
Teach broad jump
Teach DOR
Enter trials for wild card Novice
Go to two show n goes

November
Focus:
Proofing for directed retrieve, broad jump, and directed jumping and DOR.
Maintenance of heeling, fronts, finishes, and retrieves
Enter Wild card Novice and Beginner Novice if available

December
Focus:
Maintenance on all Novice exercises!
Proofing for all other exercises in a variety of different places
Enter wild card Novice and Beginner Novice if available
Teach scent discrimination

January
Focus:
Proofing on all Novice exercises –aim to complete the beginner novice title.
Proof open exercises – retrieve.
Proof go out, gloves, and directed jumping
Continue working on scent discrimination

February
Focus:
Complete beginner Novice title.
Enter Wild Card Novice
Proof all Novice and Open exercises
Attend at least two Show n goes (or UKC trials)
Continue work on utility exercises

March
Focus:
Complete UKC Novice title
Show n goes for Open and Utility exercises

April
Focus:
Complete AKC Novice title