Trina and Jett - Their FC journey begins 1-20-2025

A place to learn a new language, the Koehler Method of Dog Training, which is an entire language of communication between owner(s) and their dog. Let their journey begin...

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FOUNDATION Course Curriculum Outline

FOUNDATION COURSE Equipment List

FOUNDATION Course Equipment List

1-13-2025 HHPR @ Cottonwood in da fresh snow

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RoxanneJanuary 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
It was SO COLD this morning. BRRRRRR
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Class videos

3-10-2025 Week 7 class video
3-3-2025 Week 6 TC class video
2-24-2025 Class videos
2--17-2025 Week 4 Class videos
1-27-2025 Week 2 Class videos. Trina/Jett
1-20-2025 And so it begins

Class contact information

Class contact information

Class Intro's

Meet me, Trina, and my first obedience dog, mighty Zoey
Meet Jessi Wyatt: Lead Instructor
Meet Mary, Advanced Graduate Student, Hobby Instructor and her Molly (recovering from surgery) and new puppy, Ellie
Meet Kat, Advanced Graduate Student and Hobby Instructor and her dog, Niko!
Meet Kellie and Piper - the brilliant one
Meet Gayle and Olive, Therapy Dog Extraordinaire

FOUNDATION Course Glossary

FC Week 4 Glossary
FOUNDATION Course Glossary of New Terms, Intro and Lesson 1

FOUNDATION Course Articles

Week 6: Why it works like 'magic'" by Deb Kidwell
"KMODT Week 5: Why it works" by Deb Kidwell
"Hell Week" AKA Week 4 - Why it works by Deb Kidwell
KMODT Week 3 – Why It Works by Deb Kidwell
FC Week 2 article, 'Why it Works' by Deb Kidwell
Intro to ILL and LL (Lesson 1). " Why the KMODT works so well". Excellent article by Deb Kidwell (student, breeder of Labs and a PhD in Military History)
Lesson 1: Understanding the 4 canine drives and use of Distractions by Deb Kidwell

Week 7: Dog learns Acceptance

Week 7, The "Heads-Up" command
Week 7: Increasing distance on formal Recall
HOMEWORK Week 7-8: The Sit Walkabout
HOMEWORK Week 7: Intro to light lines..BE CAREFUL
WRITTEN (AND VIDEO) HOMEWORK Week 7: Dog learns Acceptance *updated 2024*

Week 6: Dog learns Accountability

HOMEWORK Week 6: The Active Sit
HOMEWORK Week 6: The sheer MAGIC of TC
Week 6: The all-important and vastly misunderstood, rarely understood, phenomenal 'magic' of TC
WRITTEN HOMEWORK Week 6: Dog learns to to accountable no matter what

HOMEWORK Cliff Notes Week 5: Dog learns Patience

Week 5 Cliff Notes: Return to Your Dog
Week 4 -5 Cliff Notes Sit/Stay EXPANDED
Week 5 Overview Cliff Notes
WRITTEN HOMEWORK Week 5: Dog learns Patience and Resignation

HOMEWORK Cliff Notes: Week 4 AKA "Hell Week"

Week 4 Cliff Notes: Heeling and Approach by a Stranger
Week 4 Cliff Notes Turn Review and NEW Turn, Left About Turn
Week 4 Cliff Notes The Recall to SSIF
Week 4 Cliff Notes Heeling review and "Place" extended
Week 4 Cliff Notes, Figure 8
Week 4 Cliff Notes Overview
HOMEWORK Week 4: Footwork = steps to help your dog heel well

HOMEWORK Week 3 Cliff Notes: Dog learns Discipline

Cliff Notes Week 3: Overview
Cliff Notes Week 3: Stand
Cliff Notes Week 3: Stand Photo Sequence
Cliff Notes Week 3: Place
Cliff Notes Week 3: How to regulate the 'J' loop of your leash
Cliff Notes Week 3: Fix for lagging dog & *NEW* Pace changes
Cliff Notes Week 3: Refresher on Halt mechanics to AS & *NEW* Exercise Finish (EF)
Cliff Notes: Week 3: Pace Changes
Cliff Notes Week 3: Pace Changes and Heeling Patterns
Cliff Notes Week 3: Heeling Post Cliff Notes

HOMEWORK Week 2: Dog learns Responsibility

FC Week 2 Ruth's Journey
1-27-2025 Week 2 Class videos. Trina/Jett

HOMEWORK Week 1: Dog learns Attention

Week 1 examples

HOMEWORK: Introduction to Inverted Longe Line (ILL)

HOMEWORK: INTRO to ILL, a bit of history here
HOMEWORK: The Cool-Down (done after every training session)
HOMEWORK: Lesson 1 - Intro to Inverted Longe Line (ILL)
Picture of Corrective 270 left turn
HOMEWORK Intro to LL: LL do's and don'ts + videos and pictures
How to have instant control of your dog using the LL (Longe Line)
HOMEWORK Lesson 1 intro: 16 minutes reviewing Quiet Time, LL and safety equipment
WRITTEN HOMEWORK Week 1, Days 1-6, The Quiet Time Exercise (Passive Training)
WRITTEN HOMEWORK: Active work = understanding LL & 80/20 rule (active training)

HOMEWORK: Before we begin

HOMEWORK Due: Before we begin Lesson 1

Student EXAMS

3-8-2025 Week 6 EXAM(s). Student Trina/Jett
3-2-2025 Week 5 Pop Quiz. Student Trina/Jett
2-28-2025 Week 5 EXAM # 2: String Test. Student Trina/Jett
2-26-2025 FC Week 5 EXAM # 1, Vickster's Test. Student Trina/Jett
2-20-2025 Week 4 EXAM. Student Trina/Jett
2-14-2025 FC Week 3 EXAM # 2: Silence is Golden. Student Trina/Jett
2-12-2025 Week 3 EXAM # 1: Body Bend Readiness Test. Student Trina/Jett
2-8-2025 Week 2 Tunnel of Love EXAM. Student Trina/Jett.
1-25-2025 Week 1 LL EXAM. Student Trina/Jett

Class Student EXAMS - their history

Week 4 classmates EXAM(s): More fascinating history
Week 3 EXAM # 2: Silence is Golden, classmates/their dogs (more fascinating history, here)
Week 3 EXAMs # 1: Body Bend Readiness Tests. Classmates/dogs

INSTRUCTOR Exams

Week 7 EXAM
FC Week 6 EXAM(s) - the Effects of TC work
Week 5 POP QUIZ....please submit (this is NOT the Week 5 EXAM # 2)
Week 5 EXAM # 1: The Vickster's Test
Week 4 EXAMs with Leenie, Redd and Boaz
Week 3 EXAM # 2: Silence is Golden
Week 3 EXAM #1: Body Bend Readiness Test
Week 2 Tunnel of Love EXAM
7-21-2022 FC Week 1, Day 4, Week 1 EXAM Readiness Test (Ruth)

Mannerly Puppy 2025

1-13-2025 HHPR @ Cottonwood in da fresh snow
1-4-2025 HHPR # 2
1-1-2025 1st HHPR
12-30-24 Jett meets the Pack
12-28-2024 First time Roxanne meets Jett

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February 2025 (5)
January 2025 (5)

Classmates events

11-12-2024 GSLDTC Roxanne's videos
November 2024 GSL Dog Club Trials: Kat's Videos
Piper/Kellie Post AKC GSLCDTC Trials results...
Redd and Ruth's Mannerly Puppy EXAMs @ 16 weeks old
12-3-21 Olive's Mannerly Puppy EXAM
AKC trials and titles with my dogs and my students' dogs

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