Civilpooch

Training challenge idea:

• Invite trainers of all styles to participate.
  
• Trainers must train using the style they profess is the best.
• Assign trainers a 20x20 square room.
• Choose four tasks: Sit, Down, Stay, Heel, Come; on verbal cues.
• Restrictions: No leashes, no restraint.
• Dogs can be touched, praised, pushed into position.
• Any kind of training collar permitted, collar can be used as consequence, including correction, but not  as a restraint.
• Trainer can leave the room at any time.
• Any kind of food allowed, food can be used as a consequence or a lure.
• Toys allowed as lure or reinforcer.
• Prompting can include verbal, physical, toys, or food.
• You can yell, loom, or assert calm assertive energy. You just can't touch the dog.
• 7 days of training. Two, one-half our sessions per day. Videotaped.
• Dog and trainer separated between sessions (no contact).
• Green dogs.
• See which trainers can complete the task in the time allotted.

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