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How to Be A RockStar For Your Dog

Because RockStar Dogs Need RockStar People!

Our objective in providing you with the materials here is to help you build a solid foundation of socially responsible obedience and an enjoyable life partnership with your dog. Please keep the following in mind:

Properly executed, you will effectively strenghten the character of your dog in a beneficial way to you and your dog allowing for an enhanced enjoyment of life with your dog.
It is incredibly important that you follow the homework each week to the best of your ability.
Your dog will not train themself to do the things that YOU want them to do!
Remember to always be fair to your dog, set them up for success, and reward them for a job well done!
Do not cheat your dog out of a proper education...they rely upon YOU to step up teach them the things they need to know.
Teach your dog that THEY get to choose. Help them understand that making the right choice will lead to rewards. This results in less conflict and more desirable behavior.

DO

Read all the materials and watch each video
Refer back to the materials often
Replace your daily walks with training time until you acheive your gaols
Ask questions
Send progress videos
Use training "set ups"
Motivate your dog with enthusiastic praise and significant rewards when earned
Use proper and effective corrections as appropriate
Show your dog, teach your dog, proof against distractions
Limit options - Guide choices - Control outcomes!

DON'T

Take or seek advice from friends, online trainers or social media
Expect changes with your dog if continue doing what you've always done
Put your dog in situations they can't navigate successfully (this means NO REGULAR WALKS for now
Don't try to work your dog above their level of undertanding or in environments that are too challenging
Don't force your dog
Don't nag your dog, mean what you say
Forget that learning happens at BOTH ends of the leash
Make excuses for not doing the work!