NEDTC Steps Training Goals
Prompted eye contact for 2 seconds, handler smiling!
Unprompted eye contact 4 times in 2 minutes
Sit 5 times on verbal and/or hand signals, no lure, first cue
Down 2 times on verbal and/or hand signals, no lure, first cue;
Respond to name from across the ring
Recall from center of room on long line
Back up and focus with food/toy distractor
Loose leash walk across ring with minimal distractions.
Touch
These Exercises may be performed with continuous rewards.
Down and sit on one cue, no lure
Puppy pushup (sit-down-sit) no lure, mark/treat after 3 behaviors
Doggie Zen ~ leave a treat in the hand alone for 5 seconds
Sit/stay 15 seconds with moderate distractions (person or dog moving within 6 feet)
Down/stay for 15 seconds with moderate distractions (person or dog moving within 6 feet)
Recall from across the room on long line
Loose leash walk across room and back past a person
Touch
Settle
Side Sit
Exercises are performed with intermittent food rewards.
STEP 3 Real life and distractions! :
Sit/stay for 40 seconds with handler at end of leash and more distraction (person or dog circling)
Down/stay for 40 seconds with handler at end of leash and more distraction (person or dog circling)
Doggie Zen Leave it 5 seconds with treat on floor
Loose leash walking past a dog and/or treat/toy
Recalls with multiple dogs
Automatic sit when a person approaches
Touch games.
Settle
Exercises are performed with varied, random rewards
Perform all Canine Good Citizen exercises
Stays
Polite greetings
Come when called
Loose Leash Walking
Go to your mat
On-lead heeling across ring in groups.
Exercises are performed with variable and real-life rewards