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Pooch-Perfect Pregnancy

  • Course
  • 80 Lessons

A practical guide to helping your dog acclimatise to life with a new-born baby
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Contents

Introduction

Welcome!
Meet The Trainers

Getting To Know Your Dog

Your Dog's Ancestry
How Dog's Learn
Finding Your Dog's Motivation
Freework Tutorial

Setting Your Dog Up For Success

Reward Markers
Cue Vs Command
Practice Makes Perfect
Proofing

Planning Ahead

Researching Dog Carers

Foundations of Dog Skills

Down
Relaxation Protocols - Bed Settle
Drop (Letting Go Of Toys)
Leaving Items The Dog Shouldn't Have
Enough Cue
Release Cue
Desensitising Walking Equipment
Avoiding Common Training Mistakes

Foundations of Baby Skills

Introducing Your Dog To Baby Gates
Introducing Your Dog To Baby Equipment
Introducing Your Dog To Bedside Cots - Part 1
Introducing Your Dog To Bedside Cots - Part 2

Crate Training

Crate Intro
Crate Stage 1
Crate Stage 2
Crate Stage 3
Crate Stage 4
Crate Stage 5
Crate Stage 6
Crate Stage 7
Crate Stage 8

Barrier Training

Setting Up Your Barriers
Creating A Safe Space
Strengthening Boundaries
Increasing Criteria - Movement
Improving Settle Points
Increasing Criteria - Planned Absence Training
Increasing Criteria - Distance & Duration

Prams, Pushchairs and Strollers

Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6
Stage 7

Conditioned Emotional Responses

Look At That (LAT) Training
Proofing The LAT Training
Baby Proofing the LAT
Increasing Criteria - Moving With Baby
Introducing Your Dog To Baby Sounds
Bringing It All Together

Making Your Changes Ahead Of Time

Decreasing Exercise
Increasing Enrichment
The Importance of Chews

Retrospective Training - Training We Didn't Realise We Needed!

Intro
Baby Carrier
Patting/Burping Baby
Play Mat

Threshold Training - Door Manners

Introduction
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6
Stage 7

Problem Prevention - Leave Training

Nappy Management
Introducing the Leave Exercise
Strengthening the Leave Exercise

Last Minute Preparations

Pre Loading Kongs
Organise Day Care Or Walker
Pack Your Dog's Bag

First Impressions Count

Introducing Baby Scent
Introducing Scent Using Freework
Classical Conditioning - Scent
Classical Conditioning - Sight
Bringing It All Together
Learning To Disengage From Baby

What To Do If You're Struggling

Help!