Suzanne and Lena's Training Journey, Fall 2023

A place to learn a new language, the Koehler Method of Dog Training, which is an entire language of communication between owner(s) and their dog. Let the journey begin.

FOUNDATION Course Outline

FOUNDATION Course - Outline

Weekly training schedules

10-14 thru 10-19, Week 4 TEAM Schedule
9-30-24 thru 10-5-24 TEAM training schedule
9-23-2024 thru 9 -28-2024 FC Week 1 Weekly Training Schedule
9-16-2024 thru 9-21-2024 Weekly Training Schedule

FOUNDATION Course Equipment List

Equipment you will need for FOUNDATION Course

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Mary and Lena, Week 1 Tunnel of Love

Here’s the link:

https://youtu.be/92xj6cUJKIM?si=Xg2mvTUXSW8aa7ua

Great job, Lena ❤️

at October 05, 2024

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Mary HorvathOctober 5, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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FOUNDATION Course Glossary

FC Week 2 Glossary
FC Glossary: The first 2 weeks of LL and QT

FOUNDATION Course Weekly Articles Explaining WHY this works

FC Week 2 article, 'Why it Works' by Deb Kidwell
Intro to LL and Week 1 - Why the KMODT works so well" Excellent article by Deb Kidwell (student, breeder of Labs and a Phd in History)
Understanding the Four Drives by Deb Kidwell (student, breeder of Labs and a Phd in History)

10-7-2024 thru 10-11-2024 Week 3

10-7-2024 FC Week 3, Day 1, afternoon training, Roxanne/Lena
10-7-2024 FC Week 3, Day 1, morning session with Trina/Lena

Week 3 HOMEWORK: Cliff Notes

Week 3 HOMEWORK: Dog learns Discipline

9-30 thru 10-5-2024 TEAM Reports: Week 2

10-3-2024 FC Week 2, Day 4 morning with Roxanne/Lena + Mary/Ellie & 10 very much alive pigeons, too!
10-2-24 Week 2, Day 3, afternoon with Jessi/Lena
10-2-24 Week 2, Day 3, morning with Kat/Lena.
10-2-2024 FC Week 2, Day 2, afternoon session. Trina/Lena
10-1-24 FC Week 2, Day 2 morning session. Mary/Lena
9-30-24 FC Week 2, Day 1 morning session. Roxanne/Lena

HOMEWORK Week 2: Cliff Notes

Cliff Notes - Week 2: Left Training Turn
Cliff Notes - Week 2 The Right Turn and AS
Cliff Notes - Week 2 Working with 'Fido' to learn the new Halt mechanics to Auto Sit (AS)
Cliff Notes, Week 2 Straight Line Heeling

HOMEWORK Week 2: Dog learns Responsibility

HOMEWORK Week 2, Days 5/6: The KISS hand signal/Sit correction for AS (Auto Sit) + the HW, Week 2, Days 1/2, 3/4, 5/6 3-step Halt to AS & Sit mechanic's review
HOMEWORK Week 2: The Right Turn
HOMEWORK Week 2: Halt mechanics to get the AS (Auto Sit)
HOMEWORK Week 2: The Sit and the 3 turns
HOMEWORK Week 2: Understanding how/why the "Out!" works in the dog world as an Applied Punisher
HOMEWORK: Week 2 = The "OUT!" why it works and how it works. The Sit and the 3 turns

9-23 thru 9-28 TEAM Reports: Week 1

9-25-2024 FC Week 1, Day 3 morning session. Roxanne/Lena
9-24-24 FC Week 1, Day 2, afternoon Trina/Lena
9-24-24 FC Week 1, Day 2, morning session. Mary/Lena
9-23-2024 FC Week 1, Day 1, Kat/Lena
9-23-2024 Week 1, Day 1 FC - Lena was in class today and VERY interested in Ellie's training!

HOMEWORK Week 1: Longe Line with planted distractions

HOMEWORK Week 1: Small dogs examples
HOMEWORK Week 1, Day 1: LL small dog explanation & videos
HOMEWORK: Week 1 Day 3: Boaz LL with planted distractions (med level of distractions)
HOMEWORK Intro to LL: LL do's and don'ts + videos and pictures
HOMEWORK Week 1 intro: 16 minutes reviewing Quiet Time, LL and safety equipment

9-16 thru 9-21 TEAM Reports: Introduction to Inverted Longe Line

9-21-24 Lesson 1, ILL, Saturday morning. Lead Instructor Jessi/Lena
9-20-24 ILL Lesson 1, Day 5, Friday afternoon. Student Trina/Lena
9-20-24 ILL Lesson 1, Day 5, Friday morning. Lead Instructor Jessi/Lena
9-19-2024 Lesson 1, Day 4, Thursday afternoon. Student Trina/Lena
9-19-2024 Lesson 1, Day 4, morning session. Roxanne/Lena @ CV
9-18-2024 Lesson 1, Day 3, Wed afternoon @ HD. Kat/Lena
9-18-2024 Lesson1, Day 3, morning training session, Roxanne/Lena @ ACC
9-17-2024 Lesson 1, Day 3, afternoon training in Monroe. Kat/Lena
9-17-2024 Lesson 1, Day 2, morning training with Mary/Lena @ CV
9-16-24 Lesson 1, Day 1 - The training begins here @ Dog Obedience 1st. Kat/Lena ILL

HOMEWORK: Introduction to ILL (Inverted Longe Line)

HOMEWORK: The Cool-Down (done after every training session)
HOMEWORK Intro to Lesson 1: How to correctly put on a chain slip collar
Picture of Correction of the 270 left turn
HOMEWORK: The introduction week of Inverted Longe Line
HOMEWORK Intro to ILL: LL do's and don'ts + videos and pictures
HOMEWORK Week 1: Need extra help with LL? Call Sugar
How to have instant control of your dog using the LL (Longe Line)
HOMEWORK Week 1 intro: 16 minutes reviewing Quiet Time, LL and safety equipment
WRITTEN HOMEWORK Week 1, Days 1-6, The Quiet Time Exercise (Passive Training)
WRITTEN HOMEWORK Week 1:Active work = understanding LL & 80/20 rule

HOMEWORK: Before You Begin

HOMEWORK : Before you begin

Student TEAM EXAMS

10-7-2024 FC Week 3 EXAM # 1: Body Bend Readiness Test. Roxanne/Lena
10-3-24 FC Week 2 Tunnel of Love EXAM. Roxanne/Lena
9-16-2024 thru 2-28-2024 Week 1 EXAM. Handlers Jessi, Trina, Mary, Roxanne, & Kat. Some Week 2 material also!

INSTRUCTOR EXAMS

FC Week 2 EXAM Tunnel of Love
FC Week 1 EXAM examples

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Blog Archive

November 2024 (2)
October 2024 (28)
September 2024 (5)
October 2023 (1)

IMPORTANT

Additional dog equipment for cleaning/stearlizing
Using YouTube to upload videos & photos
*IMPORTANT* what words to use with your dog
Do the Dew(claws)? by Dr. Chris Zink, renowned sport vet specialist and author
Health RISKS of unnecessary spay/neuter
The ONLY dry food that has NEVER been recalled -Life's Abundance. I am a distributor.

Worthy reading (and listening too!)

Pack Dynamics: Radio Interview with Roxanne Lee
Posted a fabulous (but old) article, Four Ways to Walk a Dog, by Mike Lenehan. So worth the read.
NADOI article # 2: How I choose new students
ADT University: What Roxanne learned to be able to train dogs (and their owners)
NADOI Article # 1: The Bend in the Road Story (how I ended up a KMODT Instructor)

Fun Stuff

The Cold Quick Run in the Snow at Schoolley on Wednesday, March 26
Photo's from Sat morning group Sit/Stays and group "Dogs Jump"
Some advanced jumping: Drago, Iko, Sugar, & Pree
Past training sessions at Schoolley Mill Park and ADT
What a Fun Wednesday to be together!

My dogs as puppies AKA "The Lee Pack"

Boaz photos of his socialization journey as a mere puppy
Photos of a young Pree's socialization just a couple of years ago
Preeasaureas! @ 11 weeks meets Ghost: July 10, 2015
Pree arrives at Lee home June 20, 2015
Sugar socialization as a young dog, 2009 -2010
Lab Obedience Trials @ Frederick, MD with 5-month old Suga

AKC Trials, Titles and Events

Slideshow: Museum of Maritime Pets 9-23-2015 @ Atlantic Marina
Sugar and Roxanne's 7th Leg for UDX
All Stars 2014...Team Applewoods! The last All Stars and my Sugar was # 2 Utility Dog which gave our Team Applewoods # 2 placement against some of best obedience trained dogs in the country
AKC trials and titles with my dogs and my students dogs
Pree and earning legs for her AKC SH (Senior Hunt) title
AKC Rally Pairs...sheer fun!
Crackers and Red and Diego and Ghost - AKC titles

Understanding Your Dog's Genetic Wiring

Understanding "Instinctive Drift" (genetic hard-wiring in any dog)
"The Misbehavior of Organisms" by Breland and Breland 1961

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