Mentoring Session: 10/7/10

Jan/Nad
Cathy/Rooster

Karen/Webster

Lynn/Lily

LOCATION:
Balboa Park Organ Pavillion

MENTORING SESSION

• Steve White:  "Pre-brief, Be Brief, Debrief"
• criteria
• Wearing harnesses for SDW, removing harnesses for LL
• leash length
• footprint
• demeanor
• focus and attention
• noses
• V/NV L3 behaviors
• stairs
• speed
• position
• Surfaces L2 on open benches
• GTM L2 on own mats/shaping to different mats (ala clinic)
• different mats
• mats on stairs
• mats on benches
• by shaping
• Come L3
• ramp
• name recognition all together and individually
• C&L adding distance
• DownStay L3
• C&L: adding distance
• dog/trainer on different level
• trainer leaving dog
• Down L3
• Sit L3
• Stand L3
• using C&L
• dog performing behavior at a distance
• HOLES:  one cue or two?
• fluency
• latency
• LL walking to Tea Garden
• ZERO tolerance; LL
• GTM w/o mat
• lying quietly at table during lunch

WORKING LUNCH

Discussion

• end of year goals
• resolve reactivity
• L3
• CGC
• qualify for supervised vested training
• find out what the requirements are
• individually?  as a group?
• coaching goals
• clinic GTM
• What to do?
• Sheila: shaped
• ZERO tolerance
• What does it mean to you?
• Time management
• training smart
• other obligations
• saying "no"
• Handling misunderstandings
• Videographer
• Flip AND upload
• Rachael agrees!
• 4th Thurs (after class) do public work in Oceanside/CP
• Clinic Project
• Go 6
• Change
• Station
• Comebefores
• Where We're Going
• How We're Getting There
• SDW:  read Level 6 Leash and assorted Introduction sections for addtl. guidance

• INTRODUCTION/STEPS
  Problem Solving
  Foodless Behaviors
  In the Game
  You Can Take That to the Bank
  Default Behaviors
  Competition Heeling, Loose Leash Walking, and Service Dog Walking
  Safety
  Vested and Non-Vested
  Plays Well with Others

• PMOCAPDT
• ideas