Teamworks Resources
Please Click on the links below for Class Materials & other Helpful Resources
Materials/Homework for all classes
Videos and Other Helpful Resources
Behavior Modification Resources
Helpful Resources
Recommended Reading List : Training Philosophy | Kids and Dogs | Puppy Training | Adolescent Dogs | Behavior Problems | Other Topics of Interest
Materials/Homework for all classes
PDF Handouts, please click on the link to download the PDF.
- Agility Classes (All)
- Behavior Handout
- Canine Body Postures
- Calming Signals
- Class Evaluation Form
- Counter Conditioning / Desensitization
- Creating a Puppy Habitat
- Dog & Baby Safety
- Dog & Toddler Safety
- Dog Body Language
- Dog Body Language Video
- Dog Body Signals
- Dog-Dangerous Foods
- Dog Space Etiquette
- Don’t Jerk That Leash
- Good Games (Family-Friendly) to Play With Your Dog
- Healthy Weight Chart
- How NOT to Greet a Dog
- Polite Greetings – Dog to Human
- Polite Greettings – Dog to Dog
- Positive Reinforcement Training
- Premack Principle
- Socializing Your Puppy
- Puppy Socialization Checklist
- Success Stations for Dogs & Toddlers
Videos and Other Helpful Resources
Please click on the link to open the video or download the PDF.
Puppy Training Videos
- Choose To Heel Method for Puppies
- Polite Greetings
- Clicker Introduction
- Impulse Control: Chirag Patel’s “Bucket Game”
- Bucket Game for Accepting Handling
- Bucket Game for Cooperative Care Behaviors
- Bucket Game for Grooming
Good Play Between Dogs
- Functional Play Behaviors
- Relaxed Play Behavior in Dogs
- Calming Signals During Play Between Dogs
- Polite Greeting Behaviors in Dogs
- Captioned Dog Play video
- Dogs saying “no thanks” to interaction with another dog
- Managing arousal for safe and healthy dog-dog play
Good Games to Play with Your Dog
- Games That Build Your Recall – Doggie Ping Pong / Hide & Seek
- Simple Games for Busy Owners & Active Dogs – The Find It Game/ The Shell Game/ Doggie Puzzle Toys – Tricks Class
- Games for Your Digging/Critter Hunting Dog – Barn Hunt Class
- Games for Your Athletic Dog – 2-Ball Retrieve/ Tug / Soccer/ Push Ball — Agility Classes / Flyball Class
- Rules of How to Play Tug
- Leslie McDevitt’s Up Down Game
- Leslie McDevitt’s Ping Pong Game
Agility Skills
- Puppy Agility Foundation Training Playlist – Are You Ready to Compete? (PDF)
- Agility Skills Video Playlist – Agility Crosses Fundamentals (PDF)
Behavior Modification Resources
- The Stink Eye Movie – Does your dog bark at only some other dogs? – Do You know why?
- End Result: Video of Two very reactive dogs trained using McConnell & London’s Feisty Fido Program
- Does Your Dog Have Territorial Aggression? (Purchase the Sentry Dog Book)
- Is Your Dog Fearful? Or Is Your Dog Reactive?
- Does your Dog Steal and/or Guard Resources? (Purchase the Take Control But Don’t Lose Control book)
- What is the Therapeutic Agility Class? (Purchase the Therapeutic Agility Book) What is The Virtual Agility League?
- For Parents: Do you need help teaching your children how to interact properly with your dog? (Buy the book Dogs Have Feelings Too)
- Introducing your dog to a basket muzzle by Chirag Patel.
- Too Scared To Sit – pdf of a presentation on how emotions affect training
- Classifying Different Types of Aggression – pdf of a presentation on why using the word “aggression” is not specific enough
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Helpful Resources (PDF)
- Puppy Socialization
- Clicker Training Basics
- Foods That Dogs Should Never Eat
- Protocol for Relaxation
- Dog Space Etiquette
- Building Toy Drive
- Calming Signals in Dogs
Recommended Reading Lists
Training Philosophy
- Don’t Shoot the Dog – Karen Pryor
- Learn to Earn – Dr. Sophia Yin
- Take Control But Don’t Lose Control – Michele Godlevski
- Control Unleashed – Leslie McDevitt
- On Talking Terms With Dogs – Calming Signals – Turid Rugaas
- How Dogs Learn – Dr. Mary Burch and Jon Bailey
- The Culture Clash – Jean Donaldson
Kids and Dogs
- Living With Kids & Dogs – Colleen Pelar
- Dogs Have Feelings Too (A book for kids) – Michele Godlevski
- Family-Friendly Dog Training – Patricia McConnell
Puppy Training
- Puppy Primer – McConnell & Scidmore
- Perfect Puppy in 7 Days – Dr. Sophia Yin
- How Dogs Learn – Dr. Mary Burch and Jon Bailey
- Star Puppy – Dr. Mary Burch
- Way to Go! (Housetraining) – McConnell & London
- Learn to Earn – Dr. Sophia Yin
- Before & After You Get Your Puppy – Dr. Ian Dunbar
- Toolbox for Building a Great Family Dog – Terry Ryan
- Dogs Have Feelings Too (A book for kids) – Michele Godlevski
Adolescent Dogs
- The Canine Good Citizen – Dr. Mary Burch
- Take Control But Don’t Lose Control – Michele Godlevski
- Ruff Love – Susan Garrett
Behavior Problems
- Cautious Canine – McConnell & London
- Feisty Fido (leash reactivity) – McConnell & London
- Mine! (resource guarding) – Donaldson
- The Sentry Dog (territorial behavior) – Michele Godlevski
- I’ll Be Home Soon (Separation anxiety) – McConnell
- The Bark Stops Here – Terry Ryan
- Fight! (dog-dog aggression issues) – Donaldson
- Feeling Outnumbered? (Pack Issues) – McConnell & London
- Behavior Adjustment Training – Grisha Stewart
- Click to Calm – Emma Parsons
- Way to Go! (housetraining) – McConnell & London
- Really Reliable Recall – Leslie Nelson
- Help for Your Fearful Dog – Nicole Wilde
- When Pigs Fly (training difficult breeds) – Jane Killion
- The Other End of the Leash – Patricia McConnell
- Take Control But Don’t Lose Control – Michele Godlevski
- Low Stress Handling Techniques – Dr. Sophia Yin
- Therapeutic Agility – Michele Godlevski
- The Muzzle Up Project
- Too Scared to Sit – a presentation by Michele Godlevski
- Classifying Different Types of Aggression – a presentation by Michele Godlevski
Other Topics of Interest
- Dog Friendly Gardens –Cheryl Smith
- Pet First Aid – American Red Cross
- Play Therapy With Kids & Canines – Rise VanFleet