The Marks-A-Lot Program

1. Puppies, up to six months

A) Socializing  -Situations, People and other Animals

B) Discipline

C) Marking

D) Things not to do

2. Basic Training Steps

A) Basic obedience

1) Here - using whistle as soon as possible

2) Heel

3) Sit - using whistle as soon as possible

B) Hold and Drop - From Table to Ground

C) Force Fetch  - From Table to Ground

1) From Hand

2) From Ground

D) Whip Fetch - Stick Fetch

E) Fetch Multiple Objects - 2 inch bumper, Dokken, Bird, a large bumper, 2 lb chunk of wood and the E-Collar Transmitter

F) Fetch From Pile

G) Fetch From Stacked Pile

H) Fetch To Two Over Piles

I) Fetch To Back Pile

J) Force To Back Pile  

1) Whip - Buggy Whip

2) Marble (Sling Shot)

3) Introduction to the Collar

A) Heel

B) Sit  - Transfer to Whistle

C) Debolting -Using distractions

D) Fetch To Back Pile - With Collar

E) " T " and Double " T "

F) Water Force  - Whip and E-Collar

G) Swim Bye

H Water " T "

4) Blinds

A) Wagon Wheel from Side - 4-8-16-32-64 bumpers

B) Wagon Wheel from In Front  -2 back, 2 angle back, 2 overs, 2 angle in and 1 in

C) Three Leg Lining Drills with Stick Men  

D) Chinese Blinds  - Eccentric blinds

E) Teaching Angels - Road, Cover, Water Channel

F) Diversion Blinds - Poison Birds, Dry Pop, Bird Shot while returning with retrieve

5) Marking and Marking Drills

A) Stick Men Marking Drills: Single, Double and Triple.

B) Land Singles

C) Land Doubles (MUST BE HANDLING)

D) Water Singles

E) Water Doubles (MUST BE HANDLING)

F) Out of Order Doubles

G) Retired Gun Double, Handler Thrown Short Bird

H) Retired Gun Double, Advanced Concept

I) Basic Triple

J) Basic Triple with Retired Gun

K) Retire Alternate Guns

L) Inverted Triple

M) Inverted Triple with Retired Guns

N) In Line Triple

O) In Line Triple with Retired Guns

6) Challenge to find new concepts that the dog cannot do successfully and teach........