A list of the stuff we train and need to practise and need to learn! You can find clips of these on the internet under the hashtag above
Come!
On Your Mat!
With Me!
Spin!
Paws Up!
Flat!
Commando!
Kiss!
Scratch Scratch! (Kicking the ground with feet)
Catch!
Around! (tree etc)
Bring It!
Hand! (Drop)
Twirl!
Roll Over!
High Five! (& Double High Five!)
Close!
Wait!
Touch! (Nose to Hand) & moving touch high arousal (& low arousal slowly?)
Stand!
Puppy Sit Ups (Sit – stand – down / sit – down – stand / stand – sit – down / stand – down – sit)
Walking Waits (with whistle)
Look At Me!
Mirroring
Find It! (& Find The Other One!)
Switch!
Chin Rest
Leave It
Lunging me dogs weaving under legs (‘figure of eight’?)
Gym pairings (mirroring / puppy sit ups / actions sequence cued by my actions)
Distance commands (train on mat and increase distance incrementally til 10m)
Verbal only cues (graduate to verbal cues facing away from dog)
Body signal only cues
Middle (& move around in middle)
Back – move backwards (done by side)
Blind retrieves
Double dummy retrieve
Pee cue (Out To Pee!)
Meerkat! (& Meerkat Up!)
Patient Circles
Close Right!
To train / strengthen:
Paw Targets (back paws, individual paws?)
Around and around legs (close in) (forwards and reversing) ‘Wrap!’
Back Up! (away from me)
What else can I put on whistle cues?
I run in wide circle, they run in wide circle
Hold!!!!!! (any item)
Carry (hold & move, only drop of hand – give to me – on cue)
Conga (paws up on me and walk)
Back feet up on a wall (Handstand)
Commando backwards
Jump on back and stay
Jumps over any body parts
Over & Under cues teach
Left & Right teach
Canicross – by my side (steady) and out in front (pelt it, mush mush?) cue
Hand after Tug
Flirt Pole Stop
Emergency Stop
Sendaways
Gundog directionals (started)
Rebounds
Bow
Paw cross (both ways)
Paws on my feet walk
Shy
Pray
Hug
Still (be still whilst wipe eyes for example, or just hold still for anything)
Selfie position (smile at camera over my shoulder)
Recall with whistle off a ball
Open Mouth & hold it open for examination
Husbandry – Nail dremmel / cutting
Balance sth on nose / head / paws
Sword fighting
Stimulus control (take toy when say the word ‘take it’ but not ‘yellow’ or ‘taxi’)
Guard (stare at item prolonged until given cue to get it / take it)