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Training - GROUP CLASS - "Chaos to Calm: For the Reactive or Hyperactive Dog - LEVEL 2" with Sarah Dixon

You've attended the Level 1 session and you feel comfortable with the material and starter...Read MoreYou've attended the Level 1 session and you feel comfortable with the material and starter exercises and feel ready to start practicing around other dogs. Level 2 classes start introducing STRUCTURED, focused interactions with other dogs in a large space. These classes are carefully orchestrated so that teams can be successful. We will start working on skills to reduce reactivity and eventually progress to off-leash socialization once all skills are mastered(LEVEL 3). Skills taught in this level (not every class will cover every skill): - Using food and play properly - Engagement and being an engaging handler - Handler focus - Leash handling to reduce reactivity - Loose leash walking - Sit stay and down stay - Impulse control and arousal (excitement) management - Calmly watching, then disengagement from triggers - Desensitization - Recall - Down out of motion - Give to leash pressure - Move off of pressure on cue - Leave It - Muzzle conditioning