Hamar Hundeskole Trainer Module
Effective, ethical and scientifically based dog traning
Do you love to train your dog? Do you enjoy watching your dog change? Do you like the feeling of coping that follows good training?
Are you also fed up by being told what you must and have to, but never learn how and why?
Or do you just want to learn more about the dog and the dogs behaviour?
Then this is the course for you!
At this course you will learn how dogs learns, and how you can make your dog do what you want in a positive way. You will learn versatile, systematic, methodical and effective dog traning. And never the least - you will learn how to train your dog without the use of aversive techniques.
You will learn how you can teach your dog to behave properly in everyday-life, how to do cool tricks, or perform excercises from different dog sports.
When completing the course, you will be able to plan and implement your dogs training - for precisely what you and your dog needs!
In this course you will learn how to be the best trainer your dog deserves!
Trainer Module
In the trainer module you will learn about:
- the dog and the dogs behaviour
- how and why the dog learns and not
- several methods you can utilise in effective and positive dog traning
- planning and evaluating traning
- many practical examples of how the different methods may be used
Practical details:
Opens at 22.03.2024!
The course has a total of 6 modules, and all of them will be accessible 100% online!
All modules closes with partial exams that has to passed before you can enter the next module. In addition, some of the modules also includes practical exercises that has to be solved and approved. All of the excercises will have to be approved in order to get the module approved.
Homework and feedback in a private Facebook group
Regular Q&A sessions online
What you need:
Computer and printer
Facebook account
Smart-phone or camera
Dog to train with
LAY-OUT AND CONTENT
Module 1
INTRODUCTION
Practical information about the course
Module 2
The behaviour of the dog
Basic learning about why the dog acts like a dog
Partial exam #1
Module 3
BASIC LEARNINGTHEORY
Learning mechanism and reinforcement theory
Partial exam #2
Module 4
ADVANCED LEARNING THEORY
Methods and techniques
What happens when it fails?
Partial exam #3
Module 5
PRACTICAL TRAINING
Train your own dog to perform different tasks using the learned theory, methods and techniques
Requires a dog to train with
Partial exam #4
Module 6
COURSE WRAP UP AND FINAL EXAM
Perform a self-assign project with your dog
Describe the learning process of a self assigned task, and do it in real life. The training shall be documented in a written report.
The course is finalised and acknowledged when the report is approved of.
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CONTINUOUS CONTACT WITH INSTRUCTOR
You will get access to a private Facebook group when the course opens. You can ask questions to the instructor and the other participants in the group. You can upload videos, and also look at other participants videos. This is a very useful and educational community!
Individual feedback on homework is also given in the Facebook group. You can upload and send in how much homework you feel like, and feedback will be given at stated times.
MATERIAL
You will be given access to lectures, checklists, logs and other useful materiel during the education. You will have access to the material for a certain time after you have completed the course.
On a regular basis, Q&A sessions will be held. During Q&A sessions, the content of lectures and homework will be discussed and clarified, and you will be able to ask any question needed.
The course is based upon acknowledged litterature, and it is strongly adviced to read some of it as the course proceeds.
MAIN INSTRUCTOR
The main instructor is Hilde Ulvatne Marthinsen. Hilde has worked as an instructor since 1991, and has helped many dogowners and - handlers with their dogs over several years. Hilde has trained her own dogs in several dogsports like agility, obedience, rallyobedience, retrieverhunting and different fieldsports like tracking and searching.
Hilde has a PhD in biology, and being a reseacher has a great impact on her view of dog traning and methods. Dogtraining shall be fun for both dog and handler, and be systematic and structured at the same time in order to be effective. Thats why it is important that the handler is able to communicate to the dog what we want it to do, and not focus on what we dont want the dog to do.
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