In From Foundations to Fluency, you’ll deepen your understanding of how dogs learn by watching full, real-life training sessions with a wide range of adolescent dogs. From Shiba Inus to Rottweilers, Cockapoos to Dobermans, you’ll see how I adapt training to different learning styles, manage frustration, and keep dogs engaged and motivated as the picture changes.
These sessions don’t just show you what to train – they show you how to read your dog, when to change your approach, and how to keep learning positive even when things feel challenging.
You’ll learn how to:
- Progress behaviours by adding distance, duration, movement, and position changes in a way your dog can understand.
- Introduce distractions at home so your dog learns to focus before facing the complexity of the outside world.
- Keep training positive and productive, even when your dog (or you!) feels frustrated.
- Balance food and toy rewards to build motivation while keeping arousal at a level where your dog can still think and learn.
- Structure full training sessions that flow, maintain engagement, and build your dog’s desire to work with you.
- Adjust your approach for different dogs, personalities, and developmental stages – especially during adolescence.
This course is designed to be practical as well as educational. Alongside detailed lessons, you’ll find short “Have a Go” videos that allow you to quickly practise specific skills with your dog, plus challenge sections that guide you in raising criteria and proofing behaviours step by step. These features make it easy to revisit key skills whenever you need a refresher, keeping training fresh and enjoyable.
You’ll also see how mental stimulation plays a vital role in behaviour. Dogs thrive on novelty, problem-solving, and engagement. Simply repeating behaviours, they already know isn’t tiring or fulfilling – progression is what keeps learning meaningful. This course shows you how to provide the right level of challenge, so your dog stays motivated, confident, and eager to work with you.
This isn’t just theory. You’ll watch dogs work through the ups and downs of adolescence, learning how to maintain connection, clarity, and focus even when distractions increase. You’ll gain the confidence to train your own dog with intention – knowing how to evaluate their responses, adjust your criteria, and build behaviours that truly last.
From Foundations to Fluency is your roadmap to creating reliable behaviours, calm focus, and a dog who loves learning with you – no matter what the world throws their way.
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