Journals

Training Journals and Monthly Training Plans

In all my years training dogs and the last nearly 2 decades on social media talking with and watching dog owners, the main thing I notice about those who do actually train their dogs is that they have no comprehensive curriculum in the training. They have no plan.

A training journal helps you in two ways. 1) you have a plan, already written out for you. The games and exercises are done in the order listed ensuring maximum gain in your training efforts with your dog.

You can see what you've done, what worked, what didn't and what you still need to do to help your dog become the best companion you could imagine.

There is a 3rd reason if you are journaling your training journey with a service dog in training. 

If you ever end up in court due to access issues or someone claiming your dog isn't a "real" service dog, your journals are proof that the dog is trained both for public access and for tasks that help with your disability.

All Training Plans are $15, Journals are $5.  Please go to http://paypal.me/playyourway to purchase.  Make sure you put in the notes to seller section which plan or journal you are purchasing.

Training Plans

Motivate Your Dog	30 Days To Focus	30 Days to Self Control	Taking A Walk
Motivation; the reason why: the reason why not. *What is he concerned with/worried about *What does he respond to / gravitate toward *What does he avoid *What is he indifferent to / appears to have no meaning for him *How does he respond when attracted *How does he respond when avoiding	Focus, like attention, should be self-directed. In other words the dog should be choosing to focus on you instead of being cued to. There are times when you are going to ask for focus, but in general, the cues should be environmental and functional not a word or signal.	Think about the phrase SELF control. It comes from the self, not from outside or from others. It means that there is a conscious, determined, decision to restrain oneself from impulsive actions and immediate gratification. That means no cues from the human, no "stay" command, no implied or overt action or body language that tells the dog to refrain from action or maintain a course of action.	Walking with your dog can be fun or it can be grueling. Learn how to turn your walk from a chore to joy in 30 days.