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Element Dog Training
Nov 2
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Definition: A duration behavior where your dog holds/maintains a specific behavior until released.


Purposes: Stationing behavior and alternate behavior to common "nuisance" behaviors:

  • Door rushing

  • Food begging

  • Exuberant greetings

Promotes:

  • Healthy separation

  • Building independence

  • Impulse control

  • Boundary practice

Gear:

  • Treat pouch and treats

Prerequisites:

  • Solid understanding and implementation of a marker word

  • Understand how to set and build criteria

  • Canine body language

  • Human Skills

    • Body awareness

    • Environmental awareness

  • Criteria Setting


Training Phases (Click to View):

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