WEEK 1.1 Introduction and background

WEEK 1.1 Introduction and background

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Clicker Retrieve

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Week 1: Useful information before you get started

How to get help on this course5

Using food as a motivator7

WEEK 1.1 Introduction and background5

WEEK 1.2 Preventing problems and the 'Drop' behaviour

VIDEO: How to take things from a puppy: For little puppies, pre-clicker retrieve4

VIDEO: The Two-Fer Game: For little puppies, pre-clicker retrieve2

WEEK 1.3 Training locations and equipment

WEEK 1.4 Homework2

Week 2: Looking at and/or heading towards the retrieve item (Phase 1)

Delayed 7 days

WEEK 2.1 How to begin a clicker retrieve session

WEEK 2.2 How to end a clicker retrieve session3

WEEK 2.3 Looking at and/or approaching the retrieve item (PHASE 1)6

Example 1 - Me with Grey

Example 2 - Leslie with Luke

Example 3 - Belinda with Harry1

Example 4 - Annabelle with Nel

Example 5 - Sam with Lexi

WEEK 2.4 Homework12

Week 3: At least a touch (Phase 2) and pick-ups (Phase 3)

Delayed 14 days

WEEK 3.1 At least a touch (PHASE 2)

Example 1 - Karen with Jasper

Example 2 - Carol with George

Example 3 - Alinda with Cora

Example 4 - Mary with Trilli6

Example 5 - Amanda with Blossom1

WEEK 3.2 Pick-ups (PHASE 3)8

Example 1 - Me with Grey

Example 2 - Me with Fire

Example 3 - Leslie with Luke

Example 4 - Annabelle with Nel1

Example 5 - Sam with Lexi

Example 6 - Karen with Jasper2

WEEK 3.3 Homework4

Week 4: Continuing pick-ups (Phase 3) and hand target (Phase 4)

Delayed 21 days

WEEK 4.1 Pick-ups (continued)

Example 1 - Me with Fire

Example 2 - Me with Slate1

Example 3 - Mary with Trilli1

Example 4 - Annabelle with Nel

WEEK 4.2 Hand target (PHASE 4)2

Example 1 - Me with Grey

Example 2 - Charlotte

Example 3 - Karen with Jasper

Example 4 - Carol with George

Example 5 - Me with Moye

Example 6 - Vicki with Matilda

WEEK 4.3 - Homework6

Week 5: Slight distance and a mini hold (Phase 5), proofing the hold against food (Phase 6) and duration on hand targets (Phase 4 cont.)

Delayed 28 days

WEEK 5.1 Introducing slight distance and a mini-hold (PHASE 5)4

Example 1 - Leslie with Luke

Example 2 - Åke with Rallison

Example 3 - Sam with Lexi

Example 4 - Annabelle with Nel2

Example 5 - Belinda with Harry

Example 6 - Philippa with Doug

WEEK 5.2 Proofing the hold against food (PHASE 6)15

Example 1 - Me with Slate

Example 2 - Me with Grey2

Example 3 - Åke with Rallison

Example 4 - Philippa with Doug

Example 5 - Åke with Rallison4

1) Water deliveries - the first use for proofing the hold against food4

2) Preventing mouthing - the second use for proofing the hold against food

WEEK 5.3 Duration on the hand target (PHASE 4 continued)

Example 1 - Me with Moye and Grey

Example 2 - Me with Ren2

WEEK 5.4 Homework

Week 6: Putting the pick-up and hand target together (Phase 7)

Delayed 35 days

WEEK 6.1 Putting the pick-up and hand target together

Example 1 - Carol with George

Example 2 - Leslie with Luke

Example 3 - Ann-Marie with Darcey

WEEK 6.2 Continue your other exercises

VIDEO: Hold until the click. Drop at the click.

VIDEO: Revising water deliveries4

WEEK 6.3 Homework9

Week 7: The finishing touches (Phase 8)

Delayed 42 days

WEEK 7.1 The finishing touches5

Example 1 - Me with Slate

Example 2 - Åke with Rallison

Example 3 - Tess with Luna

WEEK 7.2 - Transitioning to Game

Example 1 - Me with Ren (and ducks)

Example 2 - Me with Moye (and ducks)

WEEK 7.3 A short coda!6

WEEK 7.4 Deliveries