RTP Fall Into Retrieve 2022

A place to gain transformation and develop teamwork, at a whole new level, during the retrieve training journey. A place to grow, to learn, to see yourself differently.

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How to make your own High, Broad and Bar Jumps
Equipment recommended for Retrieve Course

Retrieve Course Outline

RTP Fall into Retrieve 2022 Course Curriculum (Open work included)

Lesson 6: An IMPORTANT conversation. What stops you in life stops you from success in the Retrieve Course.

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GREAT SALT LAKE DOG TRAINING CLUB, Nov 11-13 trials

November 11-13, Loni/Shadow
November 11-13, Kim/Kara Beginner Novice trials
Observations from Brad Christenson regarding this past AKC weekend trials

IMPORTANT articles worth reading and rereading

The Battle of the Dumbbell by Deb Kidwell (Retrieve Class 2019)
"Treat training versus Koehler training" By Loretta Holmburg, student and PhD in Education
"Force/Compulsion" an article by Matt Peel, owner of Goose Creek Outfitters & Retrievers, LLC
Just for fun: Applied Principles of Training - based on modern training theories. You will LAUGH so hard!

Conversations worth hearing

Lesson 6: An *IMPORTANT* conversation. What stops you in life stops you from success in the Retrieve Course.
Lesson 4 important conversations: Retrieve @ 6" + EC (demo examples of Red, Sugar, Boaz & Pree)
Lesson 3: Understanding the Week 3 changes
RC 2019 Lesson 1: Understanding the different ways to teach the retrieve, Trust = CCC & PIC

Lesson 12 Extending distance on RoF

Lesson 12

Lesson 11: Building speed and precision. RoHJ

Lesson 11: RoHJ Ruth demos. Extending distance on retrieves, building speed and precision against HIGH distractions

Lesson 10: Placed Retrieve ON the ground

12-4-22 Lesson 10 with Jessi demo'ing with Ruth
Lesson 10: The Placed Retrieve with NO setup. Redd's first few days.
Lesson 10: RoF, the Placed Retrieve, no setup. Days 1-3, the dog is learning new application of "Fetch", gaining confidence, getting muscle memory. Day 4, build speed, dog is to launch FAST, FAST, FAST with NO help from you at all.

Lesson 9: Marrying the "HOLD" to the "Fetch" as DB goes to the ground

Lesson 8-9: What stops you in life is what stops you in the Retrieve Course
Lesson 9: The Sequence to "Fetch" from the ground. Once HOLD Part 3, "Stair Test" is passed
Lesson 9: Marrying the Fetch to the HOLD. Boaz
Lesson 8 - 9: Figure 8 fixes for lagging 4 new videos to match picture.
Lesson 8 - 9: Polishing the Figure 8 amidst my mental musings and thoughts
Lesson 9: A bridging mechanic for Team Red to get to HOLD Part 3, the Stair Test (this is what I need you to do Kim with Kara)

Lesson 8: The "HOLD" Part 3

Lesson 8 Key Conversation
Lesson 8: Helping Kara get over her apprehension of hands close to her for HOLD when moving
Lesson 8 - 9: Figure 8 fixes for lagging 4 new videos to match picture.
Lesson 8 - 9: Polishing the Figure 8 amidst my mental musings and thoughts

Lesson 7: The "HOLD" part 2, going to ground retrieves and into to "Jump-Jump'

Lesson 7, The "Swing"
Lesson 7: The 'Jump-Jump' command
Lesson 7: The "HOLD" in ever increasing HIGH distractions.
Lesson 7: Understanding the shift in the mechanics

Lesson 6: The "Hold" Part 1, the continued arm's length retrieves, Turn to SSIF and the "Jump"

11-6-2022 Lesson 6 Class video's. Ruth is Demo Dog
Lesson 6: The 'Jump' command
Lesson 6: Same arm's length reach retrieve to decreasing in height obstacle to Turn to SSIF
Lesson 6: The "HOLD", Part 1

Lesson 5: The 1' (12 inches) retrieve, the Turn to SSIF.

Lesson 5, Day 1, the 12" retrieve with Ruth as Demo Dog
Lesson 5: The 1' retrieve. Days 1/2 (depends on the dog). Remember to step forward with LEFT foot if you need to for balance.
Lesson 5: Days 2-6. The 12' retrieve, heading to the ground, the Turn to SSIF. Stephanie/Redd

Lesson 4: The 6" retrieve

10-23-2022 Lesson 4 Demo videos with Ruth
Lesson 4 Doodling - Heeling Stick with left turn
Lesson 4: The retrieve @ 6" + EC videos

Lesson 3: The 1" retrieve with EC

Lesson 3 Heeling Stick - Right Turn
Lesson 3: Review of photo sequences of 7 steps on Set up + EC @ 1" retrieve in HIGH distractions
10-16-2022 Lesson 3, the 1" retrieve with EC
Lesson 3: the 1" retrieve + Ear Correction

Lesson 2: Open on Command and Heeling with Heeling Stick

10-6-22 Lesson 2 Open on Command
Lesson 2 EXAM: Open on Command Roxanne/Boaz + Roxanne/Redd
Lesson 2: The Heeling Stick Sit/Stand/Heel * For Week 10 graduates ONLY*

Lesson 1: Introduction to "Fetch"

10-2-22 Intro video and Ruth's in class demo
Lesson 1: The "Fetch" and "Give" mechanics
Retrieve Course 2018 Lesson 1: The 'Fetch' rules (written + photos)
Lesson 1: Heeling Stick, Sit/Stay & Stand/Stay
Heeling Stick Lesson 1: demo of Sugar trained with Heeling Stick, and Lesson 1 demo with Boaz
Lesson 1 Cliff Notes

STUDENT EXAMS (Lessons 1-4)

11-9-2022 Ruth's Lesson 6 EXAM(s)
11-4-2022 Ruth's Lesson 5 EXAM
10-26-22 Lesson 4 EXAM in NEW, WOW distractions that are OFF-THE-CHARTS!!!!
10-23-2022 Lesson 3 EXAM. Nate/Fran
10-22-2022 Lesson 3 EXAM. Rebekah/Mosa
10-22-2022 Lesson 3 EXAM. Mary/Molly (Take 3)
10-22-2022 Lesson 3 EXAM. Loni/Shadow
10-21-2022 Lesson 3 EXAM. Kim/Kara
10-20-2022 Lesson 3 EXAM with Ruth
10-17-2022 Lesson 2 EXAM. Loni/Shadow
10-15-2022 Lesson 2 EXAM. Jessi/Lu
10-14-2022 Lesson 2 EXAM. Mary/Molly
10-14-2022 Lesson 2 EXAM. Kim/Kara
10-14-2022 Lesson 2 EXAM with Ruth and chickens and scary things too! SUPER HIGH DISTRACTIONS!
10-10-2022 Lesson 1 EXAM. Loni/Shadow
10-9-22 Lesson 1 Retrieve EXAM and Lesson 1 Heeling Stick EXAM. Student Rebekah/Mimosa
10-9-2022 Lesson 1 EXAM. Jessi/Lu
10-7-2022 Lesson 1 retrieve EXAM and Lesson 1 Heeling Stick EXAM. Student Mary/Molly
10-7-22 Lesson 1 Retrieves and Lesson 1 Heeling Stick EXAMS. Student Nate/Fran
10-6-2022 RTP Fall into Retrieve Lesson 1 EXAMS. Ruth

INSTRUCTOR EXAMS

Lesson 11 EXAM
Lesson 10 EXAM
Lesson 9 EXAM
Lesson 8 EXAM: The HOLD Part 3 Stair Test
Lesson 7 EXAM(s)
Lesson 6 EXAMs: 3 videos. (1) Retrieves @ 12", Turn, SSIF video, (2) HOLD Part 1, and the "Jump"
Lesson 5 EXAM
Lesson 4 EXAM.
Lesson 3 EXAM. This time 10 consecutive retrieves in face of HIGH distractions
Lesson 2 EXAM: Open on Command
Lesson 1 EXAM

RC Entry EXAMS

10-4-2022 RC Entry EXAM. Nate/Fran
10-4-22 Lulu RC Entrance EXAM. Jessi/Lu
10-3-2022 RC Entry EXAM. Rebekah/Mosa
10-2-22 RC Entry EXAM. Mary/Molly
10-2-22 Today Ruth did her RC Entry EXAM
Instructor Retrieve Course Entry EXAMS - Redd as demo dog

Blog Archive

December 2022 (30)
November 2022 (63)
October 2022 (43)

Prior Retrieve Class Student's Testimonies

7-1-2019 Nate and ALFIE, AKA "Murderous Beast"
What did I learn going through RC 2nd time as coach/mentor to 13-year old daughter Alice/Mabel? by Brad Christensen
My Final Understanding by Stephanie Skeen
Retrieve Class Summer of 2021. First Utah Retrieve Course
The Final by Jesse Wyatt
What I got out of the Retrieve Course by Brooke Christensen (2020)
Retrieve Course Questions by Rebekah Fitzgerald (Kratos retrieve handler)
Retrieve Course - What I learned from Corbin Fitzgerald
Retrieve Class 2019 Photo Shoots

IMPORTANT Links

*IMPORTANT* what words to use with your dog
Health RISKS of unnecessary spay/neuter (2 articles written by vets)
Do the Dew(claws)? by Dr. Chris Zink, renowned sport vet specialist and author
How to use YouTube to embed video inside a New Post in a Blog videos
BEST DOG FOOD: The ONLY dry food that has NEVER been recalled - Life's Abundance, I am a distributor

Articles and Interviews

NADOI Article # 3: Picking the RIGHT Puppy Matters
NADOI article # 2: How I choose new students
NADOI Article # 1: The Bend in the Road Story (how I ended up a KMODT Instructor)
Posted a fabulous (but old) article, Four Ways to Walk a Dog, by Mike Lenehan. So worth the read.
Roxanne gives a radio interview on Pack Dynamics

What it took for me to become a Nationally Certified Obedience Instructor

NADOI Article # 1: The Bend in the Road Story (how I ended up a KMODT Instructor)
What it took for Roxanne to become a Journeyman II Instructor at Applewoods - school for dog trainers

Fun Stuff

My FAVORITE Puppy Pack run photo -:)
Boaz photos of his socialization journey as a mere puppy
Pree as a puppy meets Ghost - WHEW!
Boaz joins our home June 2017
Some advanced jumping: Drago, Iko, Sugar, & Pree
Saturday sensory overload for 4-month-old Sugar.
Sugar as a puppy

AKC Trials, Titles & Events (all them ribbons'n'stuff)

Redd's Mannerly Puppy EXAM @ 17 weeks old
Pree and earning legs for her AKC Senior Hunter title
Boaz and earning legs for his AKC Junior Hunter title
All Stars 2014...Team Applewoods! Sugar is # 2 dog in the country!
Slideshow: Museum of Maritime Pets 9-23-2013 @ Atlantic Marina
Week 10: A Novice trial with my students' dog, Ghost
Sugar and Roxanne's 7th Leg for ACK UDX title
AKC trials and titles with my dogs and my students' dogs

Understanding a dog's genetic hard-wiring

Understanding 'Instinctive Drift' and what that means to you, the dog owner
"The Misbehavior of Organisms" by Breland and Breland 1961

Retrieve Course Equipment List

Retrieve Course Outline

Lesson 6: An *IMPORTANT* conversation. What stops you in life stops you from success in the Retrieve Course.

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Fun Stuff

AKC Trials, Titles & Events (all them ribbons'n'stuff)

Understanding a dog's genetic hard-wiring

Lesson 6: An IMPORTANT conversation. What stops you in life stops you from success in the Retrieve Course.