Course Details
This course covers all aspects of IPO style heeling.
In order to get full points for heeling in IPO, the dog must exhibit power, drive, speed, correct position, and focus. In addition, the dog is expected to be a fully engaged and willing partner, and this quality is also being judged. Shade can help you get this highly desirable picture in your dog!
To master this combination of power and drive with extreme precision, Shade will hold you to strict criteria for position and speed, while encouraging the use of prey drive reinforcers such as balls and tug. Knowing when to raise criteria (and by how much), where to reward, and how to maintain high quality work is critical to success in this program. Shade can help you develop these skills.
This course will explore all of the turns (right, left, and both about turns), changes of pace, duration, halts, finishes, and adding other cues. Shade will also consider some common heeling problems and the important factors to consider when you are in the maintenance portion of training.
Dogs participating in the Gold spots in this course are expected to have a developed ball or tug game, or good food drive. In addition, the handler needs to have taken the 2 Drives and Control Courses at any level (or receive instructor approval). Finishes and foundation heel skills are taught in the Drives classes and we can't do advanced heeling without foundation!
This course is also appropriate for handlers who wish to develop their higher drive AKC competition dogs, but keep in mind that this course assumes a dog with a pronounced drive structure.
Registration
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Registration starts at 12:00 PM PDT
Enrollment limits: Gold: 12 students, Silver: 25 students, Bronze: unlimited. If you are interested in bronze level, you can sign up any time during the registration period.
Syllabus
Week 1: Prerequisite skills from Drives 2 2/Left Lateral/Bringing Drive
week 2: Left turns/Left abouts/Slow pace
week 3: Right Turns/Fast Pace/Right about turns
week 4: Halts/Finishes
week 5: Duration/Reward Placement
week 6: Problem Solving/Maintainance
Prerequisites and Equipment
You can get the pre requisite skills/concepts one of two ways.
Drives and Control 1 and 2
or
Toys:Building cooperation and play and High Drive Foundation Skills
Course Testimonials
A SAMPLING OF WHAT PRIOR STUDENTS HAVE SAID ABOUT THIS COURSE ...
I could not have made it this far doing IPO with positive methods without these courses at Fenzi. Truly game changing for me. Shade has not just taught us the exercises, she has made me a better handler and trainer. My dogs and I thank her. Amy S.
I highly highly recommend all of Shade's IPO courses for people looking to develop a better relationship with their dog and to bring fun into training. Shade is very positive and gives clear and valuable feedback. These courses are good, not only for people interested in IPO, but for those looking to develop a solid, happy relationship with their working dog.
Worth its weight in gold.
I literally did not know that women participated in this sport. I had always assumed it was out of my league as I was not a 300-pound male police officer. When I found out that the instructor was a woman, I was so shocked and curious that I took the class at bronze even though I had none of the prerequisites (my little pit bull hung in there gamely, though.) Taking this class at the bronze level really has opened up a whole new world of possibility to me as well as a thoroughly enjoyable "peanut gallery" view of the level of training excellence that goes into producing these dogs. Great class
Shade really takes time with her Gold Level students, and I learned a lot from her critiques
My favorite course from Shade so far!
