General Exercises

Routines to do before any activity.

Sport Specific Exercises

Customize your routine to get the best performance from your dog, from agility to scentwork.

Cool Down Exercises

Stretches and other techniques to help your dog recover after a long day of working with you.

About Warm Up and Cool Down Routines

In this course, learn to teach your dog an effective warm up routine before ANY activity to improve sport performance and reduce injury risks. Different activities need different exercises; we don't warm up an agility dog the same way we warm up a scentwork dog. Includes ways to effectively cool down your dog so they recover after a long day of working with you.

Michelle Shadwick CCAS, AKC CGC, Fit Dog

Hi dog lovers! I want to help you improve your dog's sport performance and reduce their risk of injury, no matter what activity they're doing with you. I'm here to give you the best opportunity to make your pup a paragon in the ring!

Curriculum

6 Chapters · 35 Lessons

  1. 1

    Course Introduction

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      How to use this course

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      Before we begin...

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      Safety and Vet Clearances

    4. Setting Goals for Success Free preview
    5. Importance of Fitness for Dogs Free preview
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      Equipment List

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      Training Methods: Luring and Shaping

  2. 2

    Chapter 1: Foundation Behaviors

    1. Lesson 1: Front Foot Target Free preview
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      Lesson 2: Rear Foot Target

    3. Lesson 3: Square Stand Free preview
    4. Lesson 4: Stillness Free preview
    5. Posture: Sit Free preview
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      Posture: Sphinx Down

    7. Foundation: Nose Touch Free preview
    8. Chapter 1 Assignment Free preview
  3. 3

    Chapter 2: General Warm Ups

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      Exercise 1: Cardio

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      Exercise 2: Position Changes

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      Exercise 3: Backing Up

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      Exercise 4: Sidesteps

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      Exercise 5: Spins

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      Exercise 6: Shake / High 5 (Optional)

    7. Exercise 7: Tug Free preview
  4. 4

    Chapter 3: Sport Specific

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      Rear Leg Lift (Heeling and Jumping)

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      Declarative Jumping (Jumping)

    3. Pop Ups (Heeling) Free preview
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      Cookie Scatters (Scentwork and Tracking)

  5. 5

    Cool Down

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      Exercise 1: Cardio

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      Exercise 3: Hip Flexor Stretch

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      Exercise 4: Nose to Shoulder/Hip/Toe

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      Exercise 5: Cookie Stretches

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      Notes on Cooling Down

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    Putting it all Together

    1. Note 1: Weather Free preview
    2. Note 2: Sets & Reps Free preview
    3. Note 3: Is this working? Free preview
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      How long does my warm up last?

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