1. ALWAYS start from Sit/Stay and have dog on Place. Dog ALWAYS has on a leash.
2. Set up 'collar high and snug, fold back, thumb ON ear'.
3. Command “Fido, Fetch” as you present item at dog’s lips.
4. Once dog opens mouth for item PRAISE.
5. Do the RELAXATION STROKE on muzzle to top of dog’s head as you cage the jaw. Look for that one second of compliance as dog relaxes into the item in its mouth.
6. Command “Give” and add “OK” after each fetch. PRAISE IS FOR DOG OPENING ITS MOUTH.
7.If dog clamps mouth shut, do the ‘brush dog’s teeth’ until dog open its mouth – do NOT repeat your command and keep item close to dog’s mouth until it opens and item is placed inside mouth behind dog’s canine teeth.
8. Place item 10 times (x) in two sessions of 5x each with 2 hours between each session.
Days 4-6
1. Repeat steps 1-5
2. Place item 20 times (x) per day in two sessions, 10x each with time in between each session.
Videos showing Week 2 - brushing the teeth until dog complies. This is Moxie, the 8-year-old food aggressive, highly opinionated English Springer Spaniel. I took Mox through the Koehler Novice Instructor Course and on Week 6, broke my leg. So, this is after 6 weeks of being on crutches and in a cast, I am taking Mox through the Koehler Open Instructor Course. You will see many videos of Mox and I, as well as videos of Ghost (the Samoyed) and I, in this Open Course.
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Koehler Reading Assignment
Page 21: Begin by reviewing from Lesson 1
Bill Koehler summarizes in Paragraph 3
"This precept of practicing a dog extensively at each level, ensuring comprehension in a way that makes failure highly improbable before entrusting response to his initiative, is one that we'll use through this course in retrieving."
Read through Page 24 and stop at
Level 2: Objective: To reach one inch for the dumbbell.
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