Clicker Retrieve
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Week 1: Useful information before you get started

How to get help on this course
Using food as a motivator
WEEK 1.1 Introduction and background
WEEK 1.2 Preventing problems and the 'Drop' behaviour
VIDEO: How to take things from a puppy: For little puppies, pre-clicker retrieve
VIDEO: The Two-Fer Game: For little puppies, pre-clicker retrieve
WEEK 1.3 Training locations and equipment
WEEK 1.4 Homework
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 session
WEEK 2.3 Looking at and/or approaching the retrieve item (PHASE 1)
Example 1 - Me with Grey
Example 2 - Leslie with Luke
Example 3 - Belinda with Harry
Example 4 - Annabelle with Nel
Example 5 - Sam with Lexi
WEEK 2.4 Homework
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 Trilli
Example 5 - Amanda with Blossom
WEEK 3.2 Pick-ups (PHASE 3)
Example 1 - Me with Grey
Example 2 - Me with Fire
Example 3 - Leslie with Luke
Example 4 - Annabelle with Nel
Example 5 - Sam with Lexi
Example 6 - Karen with Jasper
WEEK 3.3 Homework
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 Slate
Example 3 - Mary with Trilli
Example 4 - Annabelle with Nel
WEEK 4.2 Hand target (PHASE 4)
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 - Homework
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)
Example 1 - Leslie with Luke
Example 2 - Anneke with Rallison
Example 3 - Sam with Lexi
Example 4 - Annabelle with Nel
Example 5 - Belinda with Harry
Example 6 - Philippa with Doug
WEEK 5.2 Proofing the hold against food (PHASE 6)
Example 1 - Me with Slate
Example 2 - Me with Grey
Example 3 - Anneke with Rallison
Example 4 - Philippa with Doug
Example 5 - Anneke with Rallison
1) Water deliveries - the first use for proofing the hold against food
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 Ren
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 deliveries
WEEK 6.3 Homework
Week 7: The finishing touches (Phase 8)

Delayed 42 days

WEEK 7.1 The finishing touches
Example 1 - Me with Slate
Example 2 - Anneke 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!
WEEK 7.4 Deliveries

Week 1: Useful information before you get started

What equipment do you need for this course? Where should you hold your clicker retrieve sessions? How do you set the room up? What is 'shaping'? And much more!

8 Lessons