Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

    • Meet Your Instructor
  • 2

    Safety First

    • Management: Keeping Kids Safe Starting NOW

    • How to Triage When Things Go Wrong

    • Why Does My Dog Dislike Kids?

    • Homework

    • Quiz
  • 3

    Reading Your Dog's Body Language

    • Why Is Body Language Important?

    • Body Language Basics

    • Calming Signals

    • Let's Practice

    • Let's Practice

    • Let's Practice

    • Let's Practice

    • Additional Resources

    • Homework

    • Quiz
  • 4

    Triggers & Thresholds

    • Definitions

    • A Human Example

    • Trigger Stacking

    • Trigger Stacking in Dogs

    • Homework
  • 5

    Changing How Your Dog Feels About Kids.

    • Counterconditioning and Desensitisation - Say What?

    • How it Works.

    • Desensitization

    • Counterconditioning

    • Example One

    • Example Two

    • Key Ideas

    • Common Counterconditioning and Desensitization Mistakes to Avoid

    • Using Stationing to Keep Kids Safe During Training

    • Homework

    • Quiz
  • 6

    Teaching New Skills

    • How Dogs Learn

    • Interrupting Behaviors with Hand Targets

    • How We Can Teach Our Dogs to Do What We Want.

    • Let's Talk About Muzzles!

    • Homework

    • Quiz
  • 7

    What is Best for My Dog?

    • How Dangerous is My Dog and Can I Keep Her?

    • Homework

    • Quiz

  • 8

    Educating Your Dog AND Your Kids.

    • How SHOULD my kids interact with my dog?

    • Treat and Retreat

    • Mat Training

    • Discussion Time!
  • 9

    Giving Your Dog the Right Guidance

    • Beyond Counterconditioning...Teaching Your Dog What To Do Instead of Aggressing

    • Reward Your Dog for Backing Away

    • Keeping Dogs Happy

    • Nosework

    • Decompress Your Dog
  • 10

    Congratulations!

    • We're Done!