Sequence of Essentials
Essential training concepts are sequentialy arranged to bring your dog to a measurable understanding of off-lead control. Off-lead control should be one of the most important criterion for evaluating any training program.
The essential concepts are attention, responsibility, discipline, subordination, patience, accountability, and acceptance. The table below illustrates which exercises are used to influence the learning of these concepts.
| WEEK | CONCEPT | EXERCISE |
one |
attention | longe line foundation |
two |
responsibility | heeling and sitting |
three |
discipline | auto-sit, and sit-stay |
four |
subordination | down |
five |
patience | down, and stand-stay |
six |
accountability | throw chain, and recall |
seven |
acceptance | light line heeling |