Focus training channels and directs the dogs energy. Start your training session with focus and touch routines.
DOGS LEARN CONTEXTUALLY NOT HABITUALLY..., this means that they cannot automatically repeat a routine in a different context. So go back to 'kindy' in an new context until your dog can repeat the discipline in the new context.

TRAINING CONTEXTS commencing
- 1. Enclosed courtyard or in house
- 2. Yard ( limited distraction)
- 3. Public area ( high level distraction)

BASIS TRAINING IS REWARD BASED,... Luring with a treat introduces your dog to the required behaviour
REPETITION TRAINING,... 20 reps minimum for each behaviour in each session with a marker and food rewards will get immediate results.
DOGS have an approximate 6 SECOND MEMORY,..after that,...go back to the beginning and start the routine again.
Give the command & let dog work it out for 4 sec,... Affirm or correct within 6 sec.
Your Affirmation or Correction should be energy neutral without emotion.
‘ENERGY' is evident to a dog as emotion & intent.
Dogs read intent. Be clear in your intent so that your dog is confident in your approval. Dogs respond to emotion. Control your emotion in such a way that your dog can understand and obey without confusion or fear. Don’t punish your dog for something they have not yet learnt or do not understand. When your dog fails to fulfill your command, simply say ‘NO’ without frustration or anger then start again.
REWARD MARKER and DURATION MARKER'YES is your REWARD MARKER'
Mark success with YES or a click(er) as the ‘reward marker’, immediately followed by food reward.'GOOD' is your ‘DURATION MARKER’.
When you are doing a sequence of behaviours or advancing your duration, mark your approval with your ‘DURATION MARKER. I refer to the ‘duration marker’ as a ‘positive neutral’, meaning that you are indicating approval without high emotion or immediate reward. This does not require a treat but communicates success, approval and affirmation to your dog.
JACKPOT YOUR REWARDAlways follow ‘duration work’ with a JACKPOT. YES -> REWARD, YES-> REWARD, YES -> REWARD, YES -> REWARD.
NO Means START AGAIN Don’t use the word ‘no’ to correct or punish your dog. I refer to 'NO' as the ‘negative neutral’. Your saying ‘NO’ must not convey disapproval to your dog. If the dogs cannot complete the command say NO (unemotionally) and positively recommence the routine. Never correct a dog for something it does not understand.
REGULATE PHYSICAL TOUCH
During training, never touch your labrador without firstly giving a command. Touch is reward. Never touch a dog beyond what they can cope with. And do not 'hype' them.
Always give the command "sit" and wait for compliance before you touch your dog. Never touch a dog until the command & response has been completed
'keep the dog calm'
PROBABLE CAUSES of training problems include,... Anxiety, Boredom, Aggression
PROBABLE SYMPTOMS TO IDENTIFY Include barking, scratching, yawning and staring
STAR-ING IS ONE OF THE MOST OBVIOUS SIGNS OF DOG AGGRESSION,... Stop all star-ing immediately
TRAINERS MUST BE CALM AND CLEAR in their response to a dogs (except with recall