DISTANCE LEARNING
ONLINE GROUP ZOOM LESSONS
We, at Trainers to the Rescue have been teaching online classes since 2020, and found many skills lend themselves to online learning. These skills can be taught in a very small space. Being required to video yourself also forces you to take a good look at exactly what you are teaching your dogs.
Our online classes are taught in two phases. Phase one is a Zoom meeting that you can attend live (we normally have 4 working students). If you are a working student, you will work during the live Zoom meeting, working on the skills or challenges presented that week. If you are an auditor, you may listen and ask questions during the live meeting.
Phase two is watching/posting videos via a Private Facebook group. One of the class TAs takes the zoom meeting and edits them into practical chunks. This way you can watch the material on your own schedule. Our TAs also create supplemental materials to more clearly demo techniques or concepts that might have happened during the live class. The group is also a place to ask questions between meetings to make sure you are on the right track. Yes, we can even help you set up your software and hardware.
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The online group Zoom lessons we are currently offering are outlined belowed.
DIRECTED RETRIEVES, BLIND RETRIEVES, AND CASTING
We still have auditing spots available in this upcoming Zoom class.
This class teaches the foundation for UKC Directed Retrieve and Directed Signal Retrieve, as well as the foundation for “blind” retrieves for retriever hunt tests. We will demystify the language and concepts for these skills in a way that makes everything accessible for people and dogs. This class is geared towards dogs with or without a reliable retrieve, making it accessible to puppies and dogs in the early stages of training these skills. We will learn how to build confidence, add distance, and teach accurate and consistent directions.
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This Zoom class is scheduled for Tuesdays, from 6 to 7pm Pacific Time from 10/20 - 11/24.
An auditing spot is $110.
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How Our Zoom Classes Work:
Our online classes are designed to be flexible, personal, and fun. Whether you join as a working or auditing student, you’ll get structure, guidance, and a supportive learning community. We meet live on Zoom once a week, and videos and notes of the classes are posted in the class Facebook group for students to review at their convenience.
As an auditor, you can watch the live class and you can ask questions in class, review recordings at your convenience, and work at your own pace. You will be added to a supportive Facebook group for the class to post your homework for feedback, connect with classmates, or to ask questions in.
The Facebook group will also have a vault of class recordings for you to review anytime.
You will receive instructor support through the group and live in class as well.​
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Click the button below to contact our TA to sign up!
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TEACHING EYE CONTACT AND ENGAGEMENT
If you’ve ever thought, “My dog knows how to [heel/fetch/whatever], and if he’d just pay attention he’d be great,” we have an upcoming Zoom class just for you!
Cindy's class, Teaching Eye Contact and Engagement, Session 1, will be starting on Thursdays 6-7 pm Pacific, from 10/15 - 11/19. We have just 1 or 2 working spots available for $210, and unlimited auditing spots for $110.
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We will start at the beginning of teaching eye contact and work through your dog maintaining engagement with you at distance in front of you as well as in heel position. This class is great for dogs at all ages and stages of training.
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How Our Zoom Classes Work:
Our online classes are designed to be flexible, personal, and fun. Whether you join as a working or auditing student, you’ll get structure, guidance, and a supportive learning community. We meet live on Zoom once a week, and videos and notes of the classes are posted in the class Facebook group for students to review at their convenience.
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Working Spots:
You and your dog participate live during class. You can ask questions, show your progress, and receive personalized feedback each week. Working spots are limited to keep the experience interactive and supportive.
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Auditing Spots:
Perfect if you want to watch, learn, and train at your own pace. You can watch the live class and you can ask questions in class.
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All Students Receive:
Supportive Facebook group to post your homework for feedback, connect with classmates, or to ask questions in.
The Facebook group will also have a vault of class recordings for you to review anytime.
You will receive instructor support between sessions through the group.
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Click the button below to e-mail our TA to sign up!
FOUNDATION FOR HEELING (audit)
Heeling is HARD. It is a lot of skills on the human, and it's a lot of skills on the dog. Furthermore, the human and the dog have to work in tandem to achieve the smooth and fluid partnership we dream about. Demystify heeling by breaking it down into smaller skills from defining heel position, adding movement, learning how to cue, handler body language, teaching turns and arcs, changing speeds, attention, and more. We help you build the technical skills for the human and the dog to assemble the "big series of little skills" that make up heeling.
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This 18+ weeks of content can be audited through our private Facebook group. As you work through the classes, you are welcome to post your homework/videos for feedback from the instructor and peers.
MORE AVAILABLE CLASSES FOR AUDIT
Work at your own pace through our videos and materials in our class Facebook groups that you will gain lifetime access to. You will also have the benefit of the student community to bounce ideas off of. Instructors and TAs will provide feedback to questions and videos, as well.
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The current classes we have available for auditing are:
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Tiger Puppy (performance puppy skills)
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Intro to Heeling​​