Training Handouts

I provide private training and group class clients with handouts to help them practice at home on their own. These handouts are also available here for anyone who may be interested.

You are not only free, but encouraged, to distribute these handouts to anyone that may find them useful. They are licensed under the Creative Commons for free distribution, just as long as you provide me with credit.

The handouts are stored on Scribd where you can view, print or download them depending on your individual needs. You can also share them with friends and family directly from Scribd’s site.

Charging the Marker – setting up a positive reward marker.

The Name Game – instructions on training your dog to give you eye contact when her name is called.

Find It – an exercise to help you with leash walking.

Targeting and Say Hi – an exercise to help with polite greetings.

Training Give or Drop – training your dog to drop items on cue.

Training a Release Word – introducing the idea of holding a sit or down until released, the precursor to “stay.”

Loose Leash Walking – training walking nicely on leash.

Training “wait” – an important impulse control exercise.