Pat & Sophie & Lyvi Go To School July 2026

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Saturday, October 3, 2026

Group Set stay & down stay

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Week 10 Exam

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Monday, September 21, 2026

9-21-2026 FC Week 10, the 'pseudo' fading away of the KISS

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Sunday, September 20, 2026

Week 9 Beginner Novice.

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Thursday, September 17, 2026

Week 8 walk away exam.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

2nd attempt of Week 7 exam

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Monday, September 14, 2026

Week 7 Exam. 1st attempt Pat and Sophie.

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Week 10 - The Finish Line

Week 10 FC: A real AKC Novice trial. Roxanne and students' dog, Ghost
Week 10 Novice run thru/EXAM
Week 10 Polishing the SSIF and Finish
HOMEWORK Week 9 & 10: A visual "L" shaped heeling pattern. A visual Figure 8.

FC Week 7: Dog learns Acceptance

Week 7 and forward - Using the TC for the flaring or lagging dog
Week 7: Increasing distance on formal Recall
HOMEWORK Week 7: Intro to light lines - BE VERY CAREFUL
HOMEWORK Week 7-8: The Sit Walkabout
Week 7-8, The "Heads-Up" command
WRITTEN (AND VIDEO) HOMEWORK Week 7: Dog learns Acceptance *updated 2025*

FC HOMEWORK, Week 6, the "magic"

FC Week 6 : The Active Sit
HOMEWORK Week 6: The sheer MAGIC of TC
WRITTEN HOMEWORK Week 6: Dog learns to to accountable no matter what

HOMEWORK Week 6: Dog learns Accountability

HOMEWORK Week 5: Dog learns Patience

"KMODT Week 5: Why it works" by Deb Kidwell
Week 5 Overview Cliff Notes
Week 5 Cliff Notes: Return to Your Dog
Week 4 -5 Cliff Notes Sit/Stay EXPANDED
HOMEWORK Week 5: The Down Correction + showing the sequence of the Down as we progress
HOMEWORK Week 5: The Recall with more distance using Front Place Board to shape dog
HOMEWORK Week 5: The Finish
Week 5: Fixing slow starts with a FASTER first step (not a longer first step)
HOMEWORK Week 5: Return to your Dog
HOMEWORK Week 5: Continued Sit/Stays and Diminishing circles
Week 5: How to fix lagging (wincing) or a dog that is to wide (forward right diagonal step while heeling)
FC Week 5: The diagonal forward step for a too wide or to slow of a dog's pace

HOMEWORK Week 4: Dog learns Subordination

8-17-26 Week 4 class videos
Week 4 'KMODT, Why It Works' by Deb Kidwell
FC Week 4 Glossary
Week 4 Cliff Notes Overview
Week 4 Cliff Notes: Heeling and Approach by a Stranger
Week 4 Cliff Notes Turn Review and NEW Turn, Left About Turn
Week 4 Cliff Notes: The Recall to SSIF
Week 4 Cliff Notes: Recall to SSIF videos
Week 4 Cliff Notes Figure 8
Week 4 Cliff Notes Heeling review and "Place" extended

HOMEWORK Week 3: Dog learns Discipline

KMODT Week 3 – Why It Works by Deb Kidwell
FC Week 3 Glossary
WRITTEN HOMEWORK Week 3: Dog learns Discipline as Safety Zone shrinks to 12" - 18"
Week 3 Cliff Notes: Overview
Week 3 Cliff Notes: Heeling Post
Week 3 Cliff Notes: Pace Changes and Heeling Patterns
Week 3 Cliff Notes: Pace Changes
Week 3 Cliff Notes: Refresher on 3-Step Halt mechanics to AS & *NEW* Exercise Finish (EF)
Week 3 Cliff Notes: How to regulate the 'J' loop of your leash
Week 3 Cliff Notes: Place
Week 3 Cliff Notes: Stand Photo Sequence
Week 3 Cliff Notes: Stand
8-10-2026 Week 3 Class videos

HOMEWORK Week 2 (the original): Dog learns Responsibility

8-3-26 FC Week 2 (the original) class videos
FC Week 2 Glossary
FC article, 'Why it Works' by Deb Kidwell
HOMEWORK Week 2: Halt mechanics to get the AS (Auto Sit)
HOMEWORK Week 2: The Sit and the 3 turns
HOMEWORK: Week 2 = The "OUT!" why it works and how it works (instruction + videos)

HOMEWORK: Dog learns Attention

Tuesday, Sept 2, 2025, FC LL in area of HUGE distractions like goats!!! FC Week 1 practice EXAMS (1st efforts)

HOMEWORK: Due before we begin

HOMEWORK: Due before we begin

Student EXAMS

INSTRUCTOR EXAMS

Week 7 EXAM
FC Week 6 EXAM(s): I expect you to submit several EXAMs.
FC Week 5 EXAM # 2: The String Test
Week 5 Pop Quiz
Week 5 EXAM # 1: The Vickster's Test
Week 4 EXAM(s) in two videos
FC Week 3 EXAM # 2: Silence is Golden (shhhhh!)
Week 3 EXAM # 1: Body Bend Readiness Test
FC Week 2 EXAM: Tunnel of Love
9-4-2025 Da 3 Amigos FC Week 1 EXAM(s)
1-18-2024 Week 1 EXAM. Instructor Jessi/16-week-old Cane Corso, Nova

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