Growly Greeters Foundation Skills

🐾 Course Title: Growly Greeters Foundation Skills

🎓 Course Headline: Practical skills for dogs who are worried by other dogs

Welcome to the Growly Greeters Foundation Skills course! This course is the perfect next step if you've already explored the concepts in our Is your dog a Growly Greeter? theory course. 📚🤓

Whether you're a seasoned dog owner or new to canine behavior, this course will equip you with practical games and exercises to help modify your dog's behavior in situations where they feel stressed, particularly around other dogs. 🐶➡️🎯

Why take this course? The video skills introduced here are not just theoretical - they are designed to give handlers a robust tool kit to support their dogs effectively and confidently.

Course Breakdown:

We've tailored the course into four key segments that cover a wide range of practical skills:

1. Pattern Games:

   • These games are crafted to help your dog find calmness and confidence in their environment.

2. Working Games:

   • Focused on counter-conditioning, these exercises teach your dog to associate positive experiences with what once caused stress.

3. Decompression Games:

   • These games are for post-encounter recovery and building resilience in your dog.

4. General Skills Games:

   • These skills are not only useful for addressing underlying stress but are also valuable for enhancing your dog's general behavior tool kit.

No prior training knowledge is required, but having completed the Is your dog a Growly Greeter? course will provide you with a solid foundation. 🚀

The course is designed with short, demonstrative videos that make learning accessible and easy to follow. These videos guide you through each skill step-by-step.

Course Content:

Throughout the course, you'll learn:

• Step-by-step instructions for each skill, ensuring clear understanding and application.
• Video demonstrations that show real-life examples of how to introduce these skills to your dog.

Upon completion of this course, you will have acquired a range of practical skills to support your dog in changing their emotional response to certain triggers. You'll be able to:

• Interrupt behaviors that are leading your dog over threshold.
• Quickly exit situations before they become overwhelming for your dog.
• Help your dog recover and relax after an encounter that may have been stressful.

Join us in the Growly Greeters Foundation Skills course and take the first step towards helping your dog navigate the world with more confidence and less stress. 🌟💪

Let's embark on this journey together and transform the way our furry friends perceive and interact with their environment! Enroll now and start building a happier, calmer life for you and your Growly Greeter.