
Dog training is ...
Setting up questions for your dog to figure out and making them easy enough for him to answer correctly.

Champion Hawk du Josar
'Thunder Paws'
With professional horse trainer
Emily Olson
Abundant Life Dog Training empowers dogs to be their best as companions as well as competitive partners. With my training methods, dogs are always emotionally balanced, allowing them to learn quickly and perform accurately.
Dogs have been in my life for over 40 years. They have been my companions, competitive partners, protectors and life helpers, but most of all, my teachers.
- The information we give them.
- The opportunities they are given to rehearse the response until it is habit.
- Proofing correct responses to insure they are confident in distracting situations.
- Our making it reinforcing enough for them to want to offer the response again.
How do you tell your dog he's wrong? By reinforcing him when he is right!
Understanding How To Communicate With Your Dog
By learning as much as I could about what is behind the beautiful eyes of dogs, discovering and implementing the laws of learning, and studying the science behind training, my unique dog training program is extremely effective, and I have been using it with my dogs and teaching it to my student's for 40 years. We have all had amazing results.
Dogs are not born with the ability to understand vocabulary.
Having a dog that does not respond is very different than offering the incorrect response. Two of the reasons why a dog does not respond are:
- Something is affecting his emotional balance. He is in survival mode.
- He is so distracted by the environment that your signal/cue does not stand out.
- They do not know what response to offer to that signal/cue.
- They are confused in what we are asking them to do.
- You mutated the signal/cue so much they no longer see it as information.
- They have not rehearsed the response enough times for it to become habit.
- The response has not been proofed.
- They are not confident what to offer around distracting circumstances.
And the list goes on and on.

Wildland's Indiana Jones
Earning her Canadian TDX
(Tracking Dog Excellent)
My dogs and I have competed and earned numerous titles in 9 different venues:
- Agility - AAC, USDAA, NADAC
- Conformation - AKC/CKC/UKC
- Herding - AKC/CKC
- Obedience - AKC/CKC/UKC/WKC
- Rally - AKC/CKC/CARO/WRCL
- Scent Detection - AKC
- Schutzhund - USCA
- Tracking - AKC/CKC
- Trick Dog - AKC/DMWYD
- Introduction To Obstacles
- The Course - Reading And Strategy
- Advanced Handling And Strategy
- Training For A TD And TDX
- Developing A Strong Foundation
- Novice ~ Utility
- Rally Novice Excellent
- Turning A Trigger Into A Cue
- Understanding Drives & Sensitivities
- Program Planning
Workbooks
- Understand The Science Behind
- Teaching Techniques
- Building A Reliable Cue System
- The Science Of Choosing Cues
- Teaching Foundation Skills
- Understanding Focal Points
- The 'What If ...' Theory
- Proofing & Problem Solving
- Foundation Skills
- Environmental Influences
- Leash Handling Skills
- Proofing & Problem Solving
- Understanding Emotional Instability
- Teaching Foundation Behaviors
- Using Reinforcement Appropriately
- Developing A Game Plan
- Introduction To Obstacles
- Obedience For Agility
- Handling Skills
- Course Strategy
- Negotiating The Signs
- Handling Skills
- Training Skills
- Proper Interaction With Clients





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