From Reactive to Proactive

Part 1 - Understanding
14 Lessons
- Reactivity or Over-Reaction?
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- What Causes Reactivity?
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- Why Reactivity is Hard for Us
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- Both Ends of the Lead
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- Three Steps to Behaviour Change
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- What Comes Before Behaviour
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- Behaviour is Always Happening
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- Outcomes of Behaviour
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- Triggers and Trigger Stacking
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- Stress Responses - The Four Fs
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- Behavioural Responses
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- Traffic Lights for Managing Distance
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- How Long Will It Take?
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- Handout 1 - Understanding Reactivity
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Part 2 - Observe
17 Lessons
- Importance of Health Checks
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- The Impact of Diet
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- Physical Clues
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- Nervous System Responses
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- What Are your Dog's Candles?
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- Introduction to Body Language
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- Body Language - Mouth
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- Body Language - Ears
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- Body Language - Tail
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- Body Language - Movement
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- Discovering your Dog's Favourite Treat
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- ACE Free Work
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- Using Diaries
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- Describing Behaviour
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- Goal Setting
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- Handout 2 - Observation
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- Coaching Session #1
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Part 3 - Reset
18 Lessons
- Less is More
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- Take a Breath
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- Getting Enough Sleep
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- Deconstructed Dog Walk
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- Practical Alternatives to Walks
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- The Miracle of Management
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- Managing Access to Triggers
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- Managing Noise Reactivity
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- Managing Window Reactivity
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- Introduction to TTouch
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- Ear TTouch
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- Turtle TTouch
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- Zebra TTouch
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- Multiple Dog Households - Preventing Additional Stress
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- Managing Intra-Household Reactivity
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- Self-Calming: Breathing
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- Self-Calming: 54321
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- Handout 3 - Reset
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Part 4 - Build Confidence
13 Lessons
- Power-Ups for You
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- Pattern Games for Easy Walks
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- 123 Treat
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- Cup Final Game
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- The Bucket Game
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- Introduction to BAT
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- Up and Down
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- Feeling Safe
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- Reframing Your Response
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- Resilience and The Negativity Bias
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- The Importance of Posture
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- Threat or Challenge Mindset
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- Handout 4 - Build Confidence
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Part 5 - Essential Skills
15 Lessons
- What Dogs Need
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- What is "Look At That"?
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- Teaching "Look At That"
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- Holding the Lead
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- Using a Long Line
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- Bringing Your Dog to a Stop
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- The Treats Game (Positive Interrupter)
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- Slowing Down the Exit
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- "Let's Go!" - Emergency U-Turn
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- Back Up and Treat
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- Loose Lead Walking - "300 Peck"
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- Waiting at the Door
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- Figure-8 for Calm
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- Handout 5 - Essential Skills
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- Coaching Session #2
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Part 6 - Grow Your Relationship
12 Lessons
- Relationship Building
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- Exercise, Enrichment and Play
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- Stopping When Your Dog Stops
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- Reinforcers - What Your Dog Likes
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- Words Matter
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- The Counting Game
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- Nose Target to Hand
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- Middle
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- Fun to Focus
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- Teaching a Settle
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- Is This OK for You?
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- Handout 6 - Grow Your Relationship
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Part 7 - Advanced Skills
13 Lessons
- Influencing Behaviour
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- Changing Associations
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- Getting your Dog's Attention to Move Away
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- Prompting With Noise
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- Prompting With Your Body
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- Prompting With Your Lead
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- ACE Set-ups
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- The Dreaded Doorbell
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- Reducing Lead Tension - Stroking the Lead
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- Reducing Lead Tension - Sliding Connections
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- TTouch Balance Lead
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- Reactivity to Visitors Using Food
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- Handout 7 - Advanced Skills
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Part 8 - Ready for the Real World
10 Lessons
- Progress for You
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- Progress for Your Dog
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- Successful Stealth Training
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- Reactivity Bingo
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- Using What's In the Environment
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- Practicing Hazard Awareness
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- Emergency Situations
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- Hazards and Risk Assessment
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- Handout 8 - Ready for the Real World
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- Coaching Session #3
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From Reactive to Proactive

Tackling Over-Reactivity Together

Course Summary

Course Curriculum

Part 1 - Understanding

Part 2 - Observe

Part 3 - Reset

Part 4 - Build Confidence

Part 5 - Essential Skills

Part 6 - Grow Your Relationship

Part 7 - Advanced Skills

Part 8 - Ready for the Real World

Stephen Bell

John Smith

Highly Recommended Course. Easy to Understand, Informative, Very Well Organized. The Course is Full of Practical and Valuable for Anyone who wants to Enhance their Skills. Really Enjoyed it. Thank you!!

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