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Control Unleashed Reactive To Relaxed

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One of the most common challenges faced by dog trainers is how to effectively manage “problem” dogs in their classes. She explains in detail how to use parallel racing, giving advice on working with motion-triggered dogs and training a reactive dog to watch other dogs in motion. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Not all dogs learn the same way and learning different options of communicating will help strengthen the bond and focus between you and your dog. Leslie McDevitt, MLA, CDBC, CPDT is a Certified Dog Behaviour Consultant through the Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers.

She specializes in creating operant counterconditioning procedures to empower working, performance, and pet dogs to feel safe and comfortable so they can function confidently in stressful environments.We are slowly working ourselves through the CU program and I hope that the exercises will continue to help (me and) my dog to be able to cope with the world around him. but, I think all things requiring tact and judgement (not just dog training) just ARE kind of hard to set down unambiguously in words. Thankfully there is a book that walks both instructors and dog owners through creative, positive, science-based methods for transforming dogs in an anxious, excitable state into one that is calm and in which they are able to focus and learn. Dogs that are uncomfortable or unable to work off lead around other dogs Dog that are easily distracted and have difficulty concentrating Dogs that are reactive or easily aroused Dogs that are anxious or stressed and shut down Dog that are unable to control their impulses when excited This training program can change your dog’s life!

Though the book was targeted to agility instructors, McDevitt offers practical, useable advice for all instructors and the handlers of reactive dogs. In this classic book, Dog Behaviour Consultant Leslie McDevitt provides us with a programme to help ‘dogs with issues’ learn how to relax, focus and work reliability off lead in a distracting, stimulating or stressful environment. This book was recommended by a friend who thought it could help overcome problems I have with one of my dogs. McDevitt gives step-by-step instructions on how to teach these, which include doggie zen, leave it, the whiplash turn, targeting, and going to place.

McDevitt stresses that this is a behavioural programme and not an agility class or obedience programme.

She then talks us through the first CU exercises, which involve letting your dog off lead in a confined area and gauging his response. These work by teaching your dog default behaviours to help them cope with potentially stressful situations. Dog owners look to us to keep them safe, ensure an environment conducive to learning and use our special knowledge and skills to handle the out of control dog that threatens to disrupt class.Dogs that are uncomfortable or unable to work off lead around other dogs Dog that are easily distracted and have difficulty concentrating Dogs that are reactive or easily aroused Dogs that are anxious or stressed and shut down Dog that are unable to control their impulses when excited This training program can change your dog's life! So I would probably have bought this book when it first came out if I'd read the whole summary and stuff. Voluntary behaviors have always played a role in Control Unleashed® games, and now more than ever Leslie is focused on giving dogs a "voice" through their behavior; a voice that handlers can easily recognize and respond to. She uses many of the principles professional dog trainers are all familiar with in CU: Learning to read your dog’s signs of stress; Conditioning a relaxation response so the dog can think; Working with dogs prior to reaching a threshold of arousal; Finding the point at which each dog can work and learn; Reframing the picture so the dog sees what has been anxiety provoking as safe; and Using the Premack Principle to create attention and focus on the owner.

Leslie's books have been translated into multiple languages and Leslie has taught the material from her seminal book Control Unleashed: Creating a Focused and Confident Dog to people and dogs all around the world.

Leslie has served in many capacities (including president and obedience training director ) at Y2K9’s Dog Sports Club.

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