Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome

    • Welcome to Module 2

    • Module 1 Recap
  • 2

    Our Dogs' Bodies

    • Our Dogs' Bodies

    • Breed Types

    • Skeleton

    • Cervical Vertebrae

    • Thoracic Vertebrae

    • Lumbar Vertebrae

    • Sacrum

    • Scapula

    • Humerus

    • Mandible

    • T13 L1

    • Being in Balance

    • Dogs in Balance

    • Things that can impact being in balance
  • 3

    Coat Patterns

    • Coat Patterns

    • Skin Layers

    • Coat Patterns

    • Important Things to Remember

    • Practicing Coat Pattern Observations

    • Observation 1

    • Observation 1: What did you see?

    • Observation 2

    • Observation 2: What did you see?

    • Observation 3

    • Observation 3: What did you see?

    • Observation 4

    • Observation 4: What did you see?

    • Summary of Coat Patterns
  • 4

    Intro to Our Dogs' Brains

    • Intro to Our Dogs' Brains

    • Types of Dog Intelligence

    • Cognitive Dimensions

    • Types of Memory

    • Fear Memories

    • Dog Reactivity: Dogs that are hard to read

    • Negative Bias
  • 5

    Stress

    • Stress

    • Threshold Levels

    • The Importance of the Nervous System

    • The 5 F's

    • How to identify a change in the nervous system

    • Key Chemicals and Hormones

    • The Arousal Curve: Yerkes Dodson Law

    • Is your dog being Stubborn?

    • Candle Analogy

    • How to snuff candles out

    • Have a go
  • 6

    Senses

    • Senses

    • 7 Senses

    • Smell

    • Sight

    • Hearing

    • Taste

    • Touch

    • Proprioception

    • Vestibular

    • Sensory Integration
  • 7

    Observations

    • Observations

    • Key things to remember

    • Key areas to look at

    • Practicing Observations

    • Observation 1

    • Observation 1: What did you see?

    • Observation 2

    • Observation 2: What did you see?

    • Observation 3

    • Observation 3: What did you see?

    • What can these observations mean?
  • 8

    Patterns and Preferences

    • Preferences and Patterns

    • Preferences

    • Patterns

    • Movement Patterns

    • How do we influence these patterns?

    • What can you see?

    • Jonty's Movement Pattern
  • 9

    Creating Slowness in Body and Mind

    • Creating Slowness in Body and Mind

    • How do dogs act with minimal human intervention?

    • How to create slowness and softness?

    • Engage the slow thinking brain

    • Using certain skills won't change internal state

    • Importance of eating and drinking height

    • 3 R's

    • Sleep
  • 10

    Positive Play

    • Positive Play

    • What is play?

    • Prey Sequence

    • Risks of high energy, repetitive activities

    • What is Positive Play?

    • Example of Positive Play
  • 11

    Scentwork

    • Scentwork

    • The Dog's Nose

    • SCENTsitive Dogs

    • The Seeking System

    • Scent Games
  • 12

    Meeting and Greeting

    • Meeting and Greeting

    • Data Gathering

    • Greeting Sequence

    • How do we interrupt this sequence?

    • What to do next time your dog meets someone
  • 13

    Resilience

    • Resilience

    • What is Resilience?

    • The Resilience Rainbow

    • Predictability

    • Decompression

    • Completing the stress cycle

    • Mental and Physical Wellbeing

    • Safety and Security

    • Social Support

    • Agency

    • The importance of practicing resilience
  • 14

    Summary

    • Summary