Index
advanced behaviors
agility
assistance work
obedience
rally-o
aggression
and breed of dog
calming signals for
demanding/dominant
fear
maternal
and new objects/situations
overt
and pain threshold
with physical cause
possessive
redirected
and social dominance
temperament testing for
territorial
types of
in well-socialized dogs
aggressive dogs
figure-8 halters for
head halters for
touching
agility
Agility Association of Canada
AKC (American Kennel Club)
alert dogs
American Kennel Club (AKC)
APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers)
assistance dogs
Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT)
attention
barking for
negative
attentive body language (of dogs)
back, finish around
back-chaining
backpacking
ball, targeting
barking
attention-seeking
control of
eliciting type of
extinguishing
play
reasons for
speak training
territorial/protective
Beagles
behavior chains
to earn click and reward
games using
in opening/closing doors
behaviors
advanced
“bad”
complex
of media dogs
moving
obsessive
prereaction
redirecting to
shaping
stationary
bell, in housetraining
body harness
body language
canine
in visual cues
with voice cues
bonding
Border Collies
Boston Terriers
boundaries
bow
break times
breeds
banning
characteristics of
and insurance rates
bridging signal
click as
good as
in housetraining
Bulldogs
camping
canine freestyle
Canine Freestyle Organization
canines. See dogs
canine (dog) wranglers
capturing
for digging
in speak training
for teaching moving behaviors
carting
CD (Companion Dog)
chain of behaviors. See behavior chains
chewing
and amount of exercise
controlling
choke chain training
choke collar
clearness of cues
clicker
as bridging signal
description of
linking reward with sound of
close doors
collar
choke
flat
martingale
pull tab on
come
with dropped leash
head halter correction with
increasing distance
in multiple-dog training
in obedience trials
in Open obedience trials
in running with horses
teaching
visual cue for
Comfort Trainer head halter
commands. See cues
communication
barking
through body language
correction versus
from dog in housetraining
as safety issue
training tools versus
without training tools
Companion Dog (CD)
competition
agility
canine freestyle
conformation shows
obedience trials
rally-o
complex behaviors
conformation shows
correction, communication versus
coupler
crates
Crufts Dog Show
cues (signals)
definition of
from dog in housetraining
visual
voice
demanding tone
dig command
digging, controlling
directed jump
directed retrieve
distance, increasing
distinctiveness of sounds
distinctness of cues
distracted body language (of dogs)
distraction proofing
adding distractions
behavior shaping with
in clicker training
defined
in group training
with head halter
with horses
for media dogs
in multiple-dog training
order of distractions
phasing out harness
phasing out head halter
phasing out leash
for playing in park
and prereaction behaviors
with pull tab on collar
reducing use of training tools
with Sense-sation harness
training devices with
in training for public places
Doberman Pinschers
dog parks
dogs (canines). See also specific types
body language of
as distractions
personalities of
playing with
as predators
vocal tones of
dog wranglers
doors
close
open
down
head halter correction for leaving
in obedience trials
teaching
visual cue for
down-stay
with dropped leash
dropping leash with
in multiple-dog training
signal for
teaching
for teaching patience
drop-on-recall
dropping the leash
early stage of
increasing distance with
earthdog
Easy Walk harness
phasing out use of
use of
enthusiastic tone
environment, dog’s awareness of
excitement, for teaching speak
exercise pens, housetraining and
extinguishing noise
facial expressions
family, learning names of
feral dogs
fetching
food
as preparation for directed retrieve
with two dogs
field trials
figure 8, in obedience trials
figure-8 halters
Find It game
finish exercise
flat collar
flyball
food
fetching
as reward
forging ahead
head halter correction for
Sense-sation harness correction for
frightened body language (of dogs)
gaiting
games. See also tricks
behavior chaining
Find It
Name Game
Out of Sight Recall
Round Robin
Gentle Leader halter
German Shepherds
give, visual cue for
Golden Retrievers, touch as reward for
go left, visual cue for
good
as bridging signal
visual cue for
go out
go right, visual cue for
group training, distraction proofing in
growly tone
guide dogs
halter. See head halter
Halti halter
hand, targeting
handlers
hand signals. See also visual cues
happy body language (of dogs)
happy tone
harness
body
Easy Walk
phasing out use of
Sense-sation
head halter
distraction proofing with
phasing out use of
popularity of
pressure with
in tandem work
for territorial/protective barking control
as training tool
hearing dogs
heel
with dropped leash
in dropping leash training
finish exercises to
with a head halter
in multiple-dog training
in Novice obedience trials
in Open obedience trials
phasing out head halter with
in rally-o courses
with Sense-sation harness
with tab on collar
teaching
in Utility obedience trials
when running with horses
herding activities
herding dogs
hiding, obedience and
high tone
hiking
hoop jump
horses, running with
hound breeds
housetraining
hunting
hunting trials
ice cubes
increasing distance
with dropped leash
with leash
for stay
inside dog (tandem training)
Internet resources
intimidated body language (of dogs)
inviting play body language (of dogs)
jumping
directed
in Open obedience trials
over or through
on people, controlling
Keep Going cue
K9 flying disc
K9 Kumalong halter
language, teaching
laughing
leash
concealing use of
double
dropping
with harness
with head halter
in heel training
in multiple-dog training
phasing out use of
in running with horses training
with Sense-sation harness
in stay training
training to work without
when increasing the distance
leash laws
leave it
in running with horses
teaching
left, finish to the
legs (in obedience trials)
lie down
lie still
lift left leg, visual cue for
lift right leg, visual cue for
location
of clicker
unfamiliar
location proofing
loudness of click
low tone
lure
in come training
in distraction proofing
with a head halter
reducing use of
in roll over training
in running with horses
in stay training
in teaching moving behaviors
in teaching stationary behaviors
in teaching targeting
lure coursing
martingale collar
matches (practice trials)
meaning of clicker
media dogs
mixed-breed dogs
mouthing, controlling
moving behaviors
come
heel
multiple-dog training
art of
avoiding confusion in
come
distractions with
down-stay
hoop jump
jump over or through
on-leash
praise in
readiness of dogs for
roll over
shake
sit up
sit-stay
speak
trick work
twirl
wave
mushing
Name Game
names
family, dog’s learning of
in multiple-dog training
own, dog’s learning of
preceding command with
tandem
negative attention
new places, as distractions
noise, extinguishing
no-jump box
nonemotional response
North American Dog Agility Council
not sitting, head halter correction for
Novice obedience trials
nuisance barking
obedience activities
Obedience Trial Champion (OTCh)
obedience trials
levels for
Novice classes
Open classes
Utility classes
objects, targeting
obsessive behaviors
obstacles (in agility competition)
101 Things to Do with a Box
open doors
Open obedience trials
operant conditioning
OTCh (Obedience Trial Champion)
Out of Sight Recall game
outside dog (tandem training)
parks, play in
patience
pattern of training
pawing
people, as distractions
performance trials
personalities of dogs
phasing out training tools
as goal of training
harnesses
head halter
leash
signal of readiness for
Pit Bulls
play
barking during
jumping as form of
in the park
as reward
stealing to instigate
play bow
police dogs
pop up
positive control
positive reinforcement
demeanor of dogs trained by
for media dogs
and need for other types of direction
in trick training
potty pads
praise
during exercise
in multiple-dog training
verbal versus clicker
predators, canines as
prereaction behaviors
production dogs
prong collars
protective barking
public places, training for
camping
distraction proofing
dropping the leash phase
greater distance, dropped leash phase
hiking and backpacking
increasing the distance phase
phases of
play in the park
pull tab on collar phase
running with horses
pull tab on collar phase
punishment
with choke collars
with head halters
leash pressure as
occasional need for
when dog comes to you
puppies, housetraining
purebreds
quiet
rally-o
recall. See come
retrieving
directed
in Open obedience trials
of toys
reward
chasing squirrels as
in distraction proofing
items serving as
for jumping up
linking clicker sound to
to maintain enthusiasm and motivation
in multiple-dog training
offering unrequested behaviors for
playing with other dogs as
sound of clicker as
varying schedule of
roll over
basic trick
in multiple-dog training
Rottweilers
Round Robin game
running with horses
sanctioned shows
scat mat
scent discrimination
scenthounds
camping with
tricks for
scent hurdles
schutzhund
search and rescue dogs
Sense-sation harness
distraction proofing with
effectiveness of
phasing out use of
in tandem work
use of
separation anxiety
and changes in environment
and toys as rewards
service dogs
shake
basic trick
with different paw
in multiple-dog training
other tricks based on
shaping behaviors
“show and tell”
sighthounds
camping with
off-leash working of
tricks for
signals. See cues
sit
head halter correction for leaving
instead of jumping up
Sense-sation harness correction for leaving
teaching
visual cue for
sit-stay
with dropped leash
dropping leash with
instead of jumping up
in multiple-dog training
Sense-sation harness correction for leaving
teaching
sit up
basic trick
in multiple-dog training
rising totally on back paws
visual cue for
social environment
sound of clicker, as reward
speak
basic trick
in multiple-dog training
speed of learning
sporting breeds
sports, canine. See also competition
squirrels, chasing
stacking
Staffordshire Bull Terriers
stand
tandem
teaching
stand for examination
as exercise
in Novice obedience trials
in Utility obedience trials
stand-stay
state parks
stationary behaviors
down
sit
stand
stay
teaching
stay
adding movement
down-stay
with dropped leash
head halter correction for leaving
increasing distance
increasing time for
near horses
in obedience trials
sit-stay
stand-stay
teaching
visual cue for
stay here
stay out
stealing, controlling
stick, targeting
submissive body language (of dogs)
submissive urination
Sub-Novice matches
tandem name
tandem training. See multiple-dog training
targeting
through behavior shaping
named toys
an object
for putting on head halter
your hand
temporary boundaries
terrier races
terriers
territorial barking
theory of clicker training
therapy dogs
throwing out behaviors body language (of dogs)
timing of rewards
tones for commands
touch
preferred types of
as reward
touch toys
toy breeds
toys
to control chewing
as distractions
finding
retrieving
as reward
targeting
tricks with
tracking
training techniques. See also multiple-dog training
training tools
body harness
choke collar
in distraction proofing
Easy Walk harness
and flat collars
head halter
martingale collar
phasing out use of
Sense-sation harness
for tandem training
using
tricks
and dog’s physical build/attention span
Find It game
jump over or through
open/close doors
positive reinforcement for
retrieve a toy
roll over
shake
sit up
speak
targeting named toy
twirl
for two dogs
wave
twirl
in multiple-dog training
sit up as basis for
UDX (Utility Dog Excellent)
unfamiliar location
United States Dog Agility Association
upset body language (of dogs)
Utility Dog Excellent (UDX)
Utility obedience trials
verbal cues. See voice cues
visual cues
body language in
for come
distinctness/clearness of
for down
early training of
facial expressions
for give
for go left
for good
for go right
for lift left leg
for lift right leg
for sit
for sit up
for stay
used by dogs
for wrong
for yes
vocal tones. See also barking
canine
for voice cues
voice (verbal) cues
clicker use versus
dog’s name preceding
dog’s understanding of
for elimination
use of
using canine vocal tones
visual cues versus
words used for
walk on hind legs
Walkies method
water, availability of
wave
basic trick
in multiple-dog training
weight pulling
Westminster Dog Show
whimpering tone
wildlife management areas
words
differentiating
teaching meaning of
wrong, visual cue for
yes, visual cue for