Puppy Pass Criteria
- Handler is able to get and hold dog‘s attention
- Handler understands how to use clicker or marker word and how to ̳get the timing right‘ when rewarding their dog.
- Handler understands how to play with their dog as a reward using toy and/or body.
- Use of food, etc as a reward will still be on a high rate but luring to get behaviour has been faded for the following exercises
- 3 step heeling without losing attention
- Sit – at left side (position for sit, drop, and stand does not need to be perfect, just needs to be on the left side)
- Drop – at left side Stand – at left side
- Turns – Handler to know how to execute left, left-about and right, right-about turns
- 10 second sit stay and 10 second down stay Informal recall