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Control Unleashed Classes
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CONTROL UNLEASHED CLASSES Instructors: Helix Fairweather & Megan Cruz Location: Wilsonville Day/Time: Tuesday, 12:30 pm to 2 PM Length: 7 weeks Next class begins on June 17th (no class July 8 and July 15) FULL
Instructor: Helix Fairweather Location: Outdoors—Albany Day/Time: Friday, Saturday or Sunday evening TBA Length: 7 weeks Cost: $160 for new students, $135 for repeat students Next class begins : TBA Space available Additional Control Unleashed classes are available at Dog Days in Vancouver, WA (see www.dogdaysnw.com for more information) |
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Dogs in any type of environment that has the possibility of presenting unusual stimuli can be considered Control Unleashed candidates. These could be agility dogs, obedience dogs, herding dogs, therapy dogs, service dogs, rally dogs, freestyle dogs, gun dogs, SAR dogs or family dogs. Though the book and classes are centered around agility classes and the stimulus of agility action, any environment can be an overload for some dogs.
The Control Unleashed program is designed to help "dogs with issues" learn how to relax, focus, and function off leash reliably in either stimulating or stressful situations.
A Control Unleashed dog may have one (or more) of these issues: · Dog gets sniffy (very often but not always a stress-displacement activity · Dog wanders away on course · Dog is environmentally oriented out of mild concern or normal behavior (knowing which is important) · Dog's mind drifts off easily · Dog listens to his handler but his body language continually shows that he feels stress (Leslie gives an example in the book) · Dog barks and/or pulls and lunges at dogs and objects he is uncertain about but can be interrupted before having a reactive response or he recovers quickly from a response and continues working · Dog is mildy responsive to sudden environmental changes (such as a falling chair or a person entering the far end of the room) but recovers quickly |
