Puppy Challenges
Master Puppy
These challenges are designed to test your puppy’s abilities, and are a lot more difficult than the exercises in previous levels! You can spend as much time training for each challenge as you need
Fading Out Food
Cookies On The Counter - 3 Behaviour Sequence
Showcase your puppy doing a behaviour chain with 3 behaviours before you mark and reward, while your rewards are not physically on your body
Try to pick “easy” behaviours your puppy knows well and has on cue (doesn’t need a lure)
Try to keep this fun and smooth. If your puppy is disengaging you might be asking for too much too soon.
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Sequencing
10 - For - 1
Choose 10 different behaviours to perform in a sequence for one reward
Try and select behaviours and skills that are easy and your dog knows well. Each behaviour should be unique and distinct. Avoid things like stay/wait/leave it, and don’t repeat behaviours
Have a big party when your dog completes the sequence!
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Impulse Control
It’s Raining Cookies!
Have your dog perform a leave-it while you drop 5 treats on the floor all at once. Treats should be mid/high value.
You may do either an assumed leave-it or use a leave-it cue.
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Loose Leash Walking
Treat-Free Walking
Perform either a figure 8, serpentine, square or L pattern with no treats on your person.
You may have some treats placed on a table or shelf a distance away and reward your dog after you complete the pattern.
Perform the pattern twice, but you can pause and reward your dog between repetitions and then restart
Recall
Recalls With Distractions
Have your dog perform a recall (ideally restrained, but you can also do it from a stay) past food in a food dish (or toy on the ground)
OR
Have your dog recall away from someone who is feeding them.