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Box Climb

5 repetitions

Instructions

  1. Lure your dog on the box
  2. Praise your dog and REWARD them a couple of times
  3. Give them a BREAK and REWARD
  4. Repeat

Focus & Break

5 repetitions

Instructions

  1. Lure your dog onto the box
  2. Say "FOCUS" as you lure your dog to make eye contact
  3. Wait until they make eye contact with you
  4. BREAK and REWARD
  5. Repeat

Stay - Box Circles

5 repetitions

Instructions

  1. Get your dog on the box
  2. Say "STAY"
  3. Circle around your dog
  4. BREAK and REWARD
  5. Repeat
    Mix it up by circling around the other way

Stay - Out and Back

5 repetitions

Instructions

  1. Get your dog on the box to the HEEL position
  2. Say "STAY"
  3. Walk out towards the front of your dog to the end of the leash
  4. Turn around
  5. Walk back to the HEEL position
  6. BREAK and REWARD
  7. Repeat

Leashed Recall

5 repetitions

Instructions

  1. Get your dog on the box
  2. Step to the end of the leash and turn around
  3. RECALL your dog to the FRONT position
  4. BREAK and REWARD
  5. Repeat

Down and Recall

5 repetitions

Instructions

  1. DOWN your dog and have them STAY
  2. Walk away while maintaining eye contact
  3. RECALL your dog to the FRONT position
  4. BREAK & REWARD
  5. Repeat!

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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.