Complete Guide to Tugging – Bad Dog Agility Academy

Complete Guide to Tugging

Feb 2020
Module 1 Introduction to the Course
Lesson 1 Course Information  
Lesson 2 Changing Your Password  
Lesson 3 Asking Questions/Getting Feedback  
Lesson 4 How to Use This Course  
Module 2 Introduction to Tugging
Lesson 1 Why do I tug with my dog?  
Lesson 2 The Most Important Thing  
Lesson 3 Tugging Demonstration  
Lesson 4 Choosing a Tug Toy  
Lesson 5 What About Food Toys?  
Lesson 6 At What Age Should You Start Tug Training?  
Lesson 7 Teething and Tugging  
Lesson 8 Tugging and Other Dog Sports  
Module 3 The Chase
Lesson 1 How to Entice Your Dog to Chase the Toy  
Lesson 2 Demonstration of Good Chasing  
Lesson 3 Restrained Recall to Toy on a Line (Beginner)  
Lesson 4 Restrained Recall to Toy in Hand (Advanced)  
Module 4 The Bite
Lesson 1 How to Present Toys and Avoid Getting Bitten  
Lesson 2 How to Tug with Toys on a Line  
Lesson 3 How to Tug with Medium Length Fleece Toys  
Lesson 4 How to Tug with Dog on Leash  
Lesson 5 How to Present the Hol-ee Roller  
Lesson 6 How to Avoid Further Injury if Your Dog Accidentally Bites You  
Module 5 The Fight
Lesson 1 Watch for the Weight Shift  
Lesson 2 Protect Your Back  
Lesson 3 Additional Resource: How to Lift Heavy Weight Safely  
Lesson 4 Protect Your Neck  
Lesson 5 Tugging With a Toy While on a Leash  
Module 6 The Release
Lesson 1 When to Add the Release  
Lesson 2 How to Get the Toy Back Before You Add a Release Cue  
Lesson 3 Teaching the Release  
Lesson 4 Building Duration into the Release  
Module 7 The Retrieve
Lesson 1 Demonstration of the Retrieve  
Lesson 2 Try This Quick Fix First  
Lesson 3 How to Mark When Teaching the Retrieve  
Lesson 4 Example of Traditional Retrieve Training  
Lesson 5 Case Study: Problem Golden Retriever  
Lesson 6 Case Study: Using Opposition Reflex  
Lesson 7 Case Study: Success with the Dog  
Lesson 8 Case Study: Transitioning to Thrown Toy  
Lesson 9 Case Study: Adding an Obstacle to the Retrieve  
Lesson 10 Retrieve to Hand or Drop at Feet  
Lesson 11 Transitioning to a "Dead" Toy  
Lesson 12 Ellie's First Retrieve  
Lesson 13 Retrieving with the Holee Roller  
Module 8 Tugging and Retrieve Games
Lesson 1 Games Introduction  
Lesson 2 Enticement  
Lesson 3 Front Wheel Drive  
Lesson 4 Muzzle Grab (Improving Grip)  
Lesson 5 Mommy (or Daddy) Jungle Gym  
Lesson 6 You're So Strong  
Lesson 7 Push-Pull  
Lesson 8 Multi Toy Game  
Module 9 Using Food to Teach Tugging
Lesson 1 Dinner Bowl Protocol for Food-Only Dogs  
Lesson 2 Tugging as a Trick  
Lesson 3 Tugging as Part of a Behavior Chain  
Module 10 Special Topics
Lesson 1 Tugging with sensitive dogs  
Lesson 2 Transitioning from Fun Toys to Functional Toys (or Leash Tugging)  
Lesson 3 Leash Tugging Demo with a Small Dog  
Lesson 4 Establishing a default behavior (eye contact)  
Lesson 5 Tugging for Competition  
Lesson 6 Tugging for Training  
Lesson 7 Should I Hide the Toy?  
Lesson 8 How to Transport Your Dog Between Sequences  
Lesson 9 Adding distractions  
Lesson 10 If Your Dog Tugs at Home But Not at Trials  
Lesson 11 Tugging on Both Sides of the Ring Gate  
Lesson 12 How to Tug in Small Spaces at Trials  
Lesson 13 Use Your Voice: Praise vs Mark on Long Line  
Lesson 14 Distractions and Toy Selection in New Locations  
Lesson 15 Helping Your Novice Dog with Your Veteran Dog  
Module 11 Q & A Sessions
Lesson 1 May 2020 Q & A  
Lesson 2 July 2020 Q&A  
Lesson 3 October 2020 Q&A  
Lesson 4 February 2021 Q&A  
Lesson 5 April 2021 Q&A  
Module 12 Resources and Feedback
Lesson 1 Make a Suggestion  
Lesson 2 Testimonial  

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