Beginning Open Obedience Syllabus (Revised)

Week 1:
*Introductions
*Starting DOR (drop on recall)
(1) Teaching the Drop movement
(2) Introducing dogs to the bar

* For advanced students: beginning DOR games (anticipation game 1)
* Evaluate Heeling

Week 2:

*DOR continues:
(3) Introduction to drop-at-bar game
(4) Handler begins to move back
*Starting the Retrieve
(1) Evaluate the Dogs
(2) Choose methods – Intro first steps

* Heeling

(1) Work on Heeling issue #1 Attention (stationary)

*Working for Speed Begins:
(1) learn control of food and “get it” game

Week 3:
*Jumping Begins:
(1) Demonstrate how to teach jumping and jumping steps.

(2) Evaluate dogs jumping
*Starting Out of Sight Stays
(1) Evaluating Dogs Stays
(2) Taking Yourself Out of the stay-picture
*DOR continues:
(5) dogs moves back / handler moves forward
*Retrieve Continues:

* For advanced students: heeling, change of pace, and sitting with dumbbell in mouth.
* Heeling

(2) Review heeling issue #1: Stationary Attention

(3) work on heeling issue #2 : Head Position & moving attention
*Working for Speed Continues:
(2) Introduce front chute

Week 4:
*Jumping Continues:
(3) Review Jumping steps

*Starting Broad Jump:
(1) Intro steps
(2) “get it” – “get it” or “get it” -front game using chute (3) Intro wrap object
*Out of Sight Stays continue:
(3) Add Chairs
*DOR continues:
(6) dog and handler move back – add occasional recall
(7) showing dog what to do

* Heeling

(4) Introduce British-pick-up game
*Retrieving Continues:

*For advanced students: begin working on jumping, and turning with dumbbell in mouth.
*Working for Speed Continues:
(3) Introduction to tugging,

(4) Introduction to Rah game.

Week 5:

REVIEW WEEK

Week 6:
*Jumping Continues:
(4) Introduction to high jump
*Broad Jump Continues:
(3) Evaluate person-less broad jump
(4) Evaluate wrap – front
*Out of site stays continue:
*DOR continues:
(8) Evaluate DOR – occasional recall over
(9) Fade bar + add two bar

* For advanced students proofing begins
* Retrieve Continues:

* For advanced students: Teach dog to retract feet during retrieve
*Working for speed Continues:
(5) Intro to “watch my hands” game
*Start Figure 8:

Week 7:
*Jumping Continues:
(9) learning to walk, run, jump with something in mouth
*Broad jump continues:
(8) Putting it all together --- fading the props
*Out of sight continues:
*DOR continues:
(10) Evaluate DOR and fade of bar
(11) Corrections for DOR

*For advanced students proofing continues

* Heeling Review
*Retrieve Continues:

Week 8:

* Fading food and using praise, how to insert yourself first

* Corrections in dog training and how to use them.

REVIEW WEEK