Get the 2O2O contacts you've always wanted!

Contact training can be confusing in terms of where to start and knowing when you have the finished product.

In reality we never have a finished product; we are never done, always striving to find that next level and new ways to proof our understanding in training and in the ring.

This Foundation 2O2O Contact course will run over 12 weeks. The 6 Modules are designed to be fun, more like a game that is creating understanding of the foundation layers required to give you and your dog the best possible start to building and proofing fantastic 2O2O Contacts that will be the envy of your competition!

You won’t need any full contact equipment like a See Saw or A-Frame but you will need a stool or similar that could be used as a type of perch before we extend the understanding to a plank. Get creative! There are lots of different things you can use for the 2020 position.

We've broken this course down into the following 6 Modules:

Module 1: Setting the Groundwork

Making decisions about your verbal commands, what is meant by the word 'Criteria' and how that translates for you and your dog. Aim to create the understanding of a wait

Module 2: Foundation Skill - The Perch

Building the understanding of the perch and the 2O2O position with a small amount of handler motion in the wait

Module 3: Flat Work

Adding some understanding for flat work handling and how it transfers to our 2020. Add focus forward to the perch work with no handler motion

Module 4: Adding Motion

Increasing understanding of the perch, adding handler motion and independence

Module 5: Introducing the Plank

Introducing the plank with the aim of a solid 2O2O with the added distraction of the toy for focus forward

Module 6: Balanced Understanding

Bringing both handler and dog motion together with the aim of being able to send and run with your dog going into 2O2O regardless of where you are

The 8 things we plan on teaching you and what you will walk away with as a result of participating in this course are:

1. Where to start! A structured program to follow that takes the guess work out of 2O2O Contact Foundation training
2. Layers of understanding and a solid foundation for you and your dog to then move forward as you transition from foundation to contact work
3. Correct use and timing of rewards such as food and toys in your training and why we would use one over the other
4. Learn how to build understanding that allows your dog to make correct choices and keep progressing and proofing
5. If you've got a dog who is a thinker ‘shaping’ behaviors can be challenging. We can help you work through these challenges and successfully build those essential foundation layers
6. How to make the 2O2O Contact Release as important as the 2O2O Position
   Foundation skills that will teach your dog to stop correctly on a plank with a good transfer of energy from front to rear
7. You! Understand the importance of why you need to be consistent with your criteria and why it will pay dividends down the road
8. It is not a race! Understand why it is important to take the time to work through any situation to create real understanding and desire to want to work with you, the handler.

Get the 2O2O contacts you've always wanted!

• 40+ lessons 
• 6 skill assessments
• 12 weeks of personal feedback
• 6+ Bonus lessons that support your transition to elevated equipment and early sequencing