Course curriculum

  • 01

    What are Distractions

    • Calm In the Chaos

    • What Are Distractions

    • Why Dogs Choose Distractions Over You

    • Stress or Distraction

    • Self Control and Choices

    • The Three D’s

    • The Thinking Dog

    • Fluency
  • 02

    Distraction Core Games

    • Observing The Obvious

    • Collar Grab

    • What Does a Collar Grab Have To Do With Distractions?

    • Gotcha

    • Where's My Tail

    • Walk About

    • Start, Change, Stop

    • What’s That!

    • Teaching Cause and Effect - the Smack It Game

    • Pyramid Cups

    • Get In The Pool
  • 03

    Where Am I? Handling the Environment

    • Hand Touch

    • Touch and Go

    • Touch and Hold

    • Do You See That

    • Similarities and Differences

    • Find Something Similar

    • Name That

    • Know Before You Go
  • 04

    Deaf, Dumb and Blind – Dealing with all senses

    • The Eyes Have It

    • Follow My Fingers

    • It's This One Silly

    • HIP TARGET

    • Ooops! I Dropped It

    • Tuna Tracking

    • WHO'S YOUR DADDY - FINDING BACON
  • 05

    Did I Cause That? – Handling the Movement of Others

    • Mimicry: Goal!

    • Mimicry: Manicure

    • Mimicry: Pick It Up Put It Down

    • Mimicry: Put Your Toys Away

    • Walk About Mimicry

    • Turn Around Mimicry

    • I'm Diggin It

    • Material Mountain

    • Russian Dolls

    • The Burrow
  • 06

    It Came Out of Nowhere! – Sudden Environmental Changes

    • Awareness

    • Watch That

    • Peek-A-Boo

    • Stop!

    • Whack It From The Sky
  • 07

    I Have Feet! – Body Awareness

    • One Foot Blue Foot

    • What's Under My Feet

    • Does My Tail Stick Out?

    • Why Is That Table In My Way

    • Show Me Your Body Parts

    • Feel My Fingers
  • 08

    Center of Gravity – Purpose

    • Keep It There

    • Go See

    • Show Me