Classes are held weekly on Fridays, 12 to 14 pm Mountain time, from June 30st, 2023 to August 18th, 2023.
This class aims at building specialized competency around “dummy training”, which is a combination of retrieving and scent work. Most dogs enjoy using their senses to explore and engage with their surroundings. Dummy training offers the opportunity to teach important life skills that broaden dogs’ behavioral repertoire. These include but are not limited to (a) stimulation of all canine senses but especially their scenting ability; (b) stimulus control which leads to improved “attention to owner” and “self-control” (i.e., choosing to look at owner and to wait for the next cue); and (c) the owners learn how to harness their dogs’ skill set to increase cooperation. All competencies are taught with positive reinforcement procedures by applying principles form the science of behavior analysis.
A minimum of 5 attendees and a maximum of 12 attendees.
