Do as I Do Workshop – Saturday 1:00pm – CJ Hazell

Dogs have a wonderful ability to learn through social learning. That means that they can see what someone else does and then try it for themselves. They can imitate what they have seen, learning new skills as they do. We can tap into this ability by teaching our dogs to learn something new by imitating what we do. This allows us to teach some skills more quickly, teach complex behaviors more easily, and often the dogs will remember it better.

In this workshop I will introduce this method to new teams and add on to the skills of those teams who have already started learning this. Your dog needs to know 3-6 behaviors that they can do independently of touching you. At least 2 of the behaviors should involve a prop like a jump, platform, or toy. They should know these reasonably well.

Choose behaviors that you are comfortable demonstrating. If you don’t want to get onto the floor and rollover, then rollover should not be one of your behaviors. But if you are fine doing it, then go for it. Some suggestions that work well are SPIN, BACK, DOWN, SIT PRETTY, 2 or 4 FT ON, GO AROUND, FOOT TARGET, TOUCH OBJECT WITH NOSE OR PAW, LIFT PAW, JUMP, or PICK SOMETHING UP.

Cost: $60 for members, $75 for non-members. Limit 8 working spots, unlimited auditing. $20 per auditor.

Instructor: CJ Hazell

Email CJ with questions about this class.