Course curriculum

  • 1

    TOTONIKS ADULT FOUNDATION COURSE

    • Adult Foundation Course introduction

    • An adult dog’s needs

    • How does your dog communicate with you?

    • How to handle and communicate with your dog

    • Principles for teaching dogs

    • What is deference training?

    • How deference training works at a neurological level

    • Practical information

    • What you need for training

    • Why high protein?

    • 7 experienced vets explain why you should if possible feed raw

    • Why Totoniks?

    • Any questions?

    • Adult knowledge test

    • Adult Foundation Course material
  • 2

    TOTONIKS VIDEO TRAINING SESSION 1

    • Lesson 1: ESSENTIAL points to assist you with your learning process

    • Teaching your dog manners, treat delivery

    • The name game

    • Your dog’s parent side

    • The "Look" command (task sheet 1)

    • Focus work continued

    • How to play with your dog with toys

    • How to use a lead
  • 3

    TOTONIKS VIDEO TRAINING SESSION 2

    • Lesson 2: ESSENTIAL points to assist you with your learning process

    • How to complete Task Sheets 2 & 3

    • Your first recall the "Come" command

    • Heel off lead (How to ask a dog to walk next to you)

    • How to ask a dog to Down

    • How to ask a small dog or puppy to Down

    • The "Give" command, asking a dog to let go of a toy
  • 4

    TOTONIKS VIDEO TRAINING SESSION 3

    • "Down" command with a 5-second wait, or use of the leg for a Down

    • "Wait" command plus a fix for the wait command

    • "Fetch" command

    • "Give" command for dogs that don't want to let go
  • 5

    TOTONIKS VIDEO TRAINING SESSION 4

    • "Heel" command on lead

    • "Down" command standing up

    • "Wait" plus "Give" command

    • Stay

  • 6

    TOTONIKS VIDEO TRAINING SESSION 5

    • Find Game, teaching your dog to hunt

    • Grooming your dog

    • Dropping a lead

    • "Come" command (Recall with distractions)
  • 7

    TOTONIKS VIDEO TRAINING SESSION 6

    • "Heel + Sit + Down" commands

    • Focus work more distractions

    • Heel off lead with a toy

    • "Down + Stay" leaving a room with a "Release" command
  • 8

    TOTONIKS VIDEO TRAINING SESSION 7

    • "Wait" command with food and a Toy

    • Stay + leaving room + walking away + running away

    • Compilation training videos 1 Play, Give, Heel, Recall, off lead, Down

    • Compilation training videos 2 (Stay, Wrong, Wait, Give, Heel on lead)

    • Compilation training videos 3 (Stay, heel with toy, focus tag advanced, wait with toy and food)