Box Climb
5 repetitions
Instructions
- Lure your dog on the box
- Praise your dog and REWARD them a couple of times
- Give them a BREAK and REWARD
- Repeat
Focus & Break
5 repetitions
Instructions
- Lure your dog onto the box
- Say "FOCUS" as you lure your dog to make eye contact
- Wait until they make eye contact with you
- BREAK and REWARD
- Repeat
Stay - Box Circles
5 repetitions
Instructions
- Get your dog on the box
- Say "STAY"
- Circle around your dog
- BREAK and REWARD
- Repeat
Mix it up by circling around the other way
Stay - Out and Back
5 repetitions
Instructions
- Get your dog on the box to the HEEL position
- Say "STAY"
- Walk out towards the front of your dog to the end of the leash
- Turn around
- Walk back to the HEEL position
- BREAK and REWARD
- Repeat
Leashed Recall
5 repetitions
Instructions
- Get your dog on the box
- Step to the end of the leash and turn around
- RECALL your dog to the FRONT position
- BREAK and REWARD
- Repeat
Down and Recall
5 repetitions
Instructions
- DOWN your dog and have them STAY
- Walk away while maintaining eye contact
- RECALL your dog to the FRONT position
- BREAK & REWARD
- Repeat!
GREAT JOB
What's Next
Make sure you end your training session on a high note while your dog is still engaged and wanting more! The end-goal is to be able to start a training session ANY WHERE, ANY TIME while MIXING UP THE EXERCISES!
Keep practicing this workout until you can improvise a 5-minute training session with all the moves you've learned in this workout.