About the course

Your puppy was lovely. Then somewhere around seven months the recall went, the lead went tight, and the dog that used to look at you started looking at everything else. You have probably been told to go back to basics with more treats. That is the one thing that will not work, because teenagers stop taking bribes. This course explains what actually changed, runs a privilege audit on your house, rebuilds your dog's week in the proportions a teenager needs, and sorts the lead out without a single command. Five modules of readable lessons, four downloads, and a plain line at the end about what needs a trainer's hands rather than your reading.

Diona The Trainer

I'm Diona, a Melbourne dog trainer and behaviourist. I came to this the long way: fifteen years across zoos, wildlife reserves, and assistance dog programs, with a degree in Veterinary Science and a Master's in Early Childhood Education behind it. The turning point was my previous dog, Kirin. She was trained for assistance work, beautifully obedient, and that was exactly the problem. A dog that only behaves when you give it a cue falls apart the moment you can't give one in time. So I started asking a different question: what does a dog that doesn't need to be told look like? Murphy, my current dog, is the answer, and teaching that is what I do now. A lot of my work is with teenage dogs, the ones that were lovely puppies until about seven months. Nothing is broken. The dog grew up, and the training was built for a puppy. My goal is to do for dog ownership what changed parenting: move it from control to understanding. Almost every owner I work with says the same thing by the end. I wish I'd known this sooner. That is why these courses exist.

Curriculum

6 Chapters · 18 Lessons

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      Welcome, and how to use this course

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      The lease runs out

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      The amplification map

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      It did not forget. It opted out.

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      Freedom is the drug

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      What comes off, and what comes back

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      The rule only works with play

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      The other teenager, the one that is too obedient

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      The teenage proportions

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      CALM, half the day

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      ANCHOR, without a command

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      The combined outing, and the sweat test

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      Your lead's not long enough

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      Fifteen minutes to a loose lead, play first

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      The dog that wants to say hi

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      Marking, and what it tells you

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      The honest check, and when it is not behaviour

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      Where to next

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Eighteen short lessons and four one-page downloads, self-paced and yours to keep. Read one lesson a night and your dog's week looks different by Sunday.

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