Table of Contents
About the Author.Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
What Makes a Trainer?
My Agenda.
My Perseverance Sell-Job.
The Not-So-Awful Truth about Motivation.
Basic Rewards for Installation.
Upping the Degree of Difficulty Systematically.
Outline of the Program.
Part One: Fundamental Behaviors.
Chapter 1: Sit and Watch.
Sit.
Watch.
Chapter 2: Down.
Down.
Down from a Stand.
Sit from a Down.
Chapter 3: Come.
Chapter 4: Some Help if You're Struggling.
First Aid.
Naughtiness (On Your Part).
Getting a Pro on Board.
Part Two: Impulse-Control Behaviors.
Chapter 5 :Sit-Stay and Down-Stay.
Sit-Stay.
Down-Stay.
Chapter 6: Wait and Leave It.
Wait.
Leave It.
Chapter 7: Walking on Leash.
Walking on Leash Exercises.
Walking on Leash Outdoors.
Part Three: Maintaining and Improving.
Chapter 8: Mixing It Up.
Position Discrimination.
Fun Discrimination Exercises.
Chapter 9: Taking It on the Road.
Transfer Training Responsibilities.
Change Training Locations.
Chapter 10: Social Applications.
Sit to Greet.
Food and Items on Tables.
What's a Toy and What’s Off Limits.
Management During Training.
Begging and Attention Seeking.
Chapter 11: Consolidation and Maintenance.
Everyday Opportunities for Behavior Maintenance.
Part Four: Advanced Behaviors.
Chapter 12: Heeling.
Training Heeling.
Chapter 13: Mat Training.
Down on Mat.
Mat Training with the Clicker.
Mat Targeting.
Chapter 14: Retrieve.
Shaping the Dead Retrieve.
Dead Retrieve with Position Feeding.
Presentation into Your Hand.
Chapter 15: Sit Pretty and Roll Over.
Sit Pretty.
Roll Over.
Appendix: How Training Works: An Overview.
Get the Behavior!
Fade Your Prompts.
Take It on the Road ("Generalization") and Name It.
Consolidate, Maintain, and Protect.
Glossary of Animal Training Terms.
Index.
