Relationship Building & Ring Entrance Skills

By Janice Gunn

This DVD was filmed live at TNT Training Center in Abbotsford, BC – March 2013

Janice demonstrates how to build a strong relationship and why this is important for the competition dog.   There are many pieces to building a successful relationship and she will share with you what has worked for her.   Competition is a team sport between you and your dog; learn what it takes to put those pieces together for a happy and successful journey.  You will see Janice put demonstrate a variety of techniques with her own dogs, ranging from a 200-OTCH Golden to her youngest 1 year old Labrador Retriever.  You will learn how to play tug properly, how to keep your dog on cue, tricks to keep your training fun, and lots more!

Ring Entrance techniques are also covered.  Learn skills how to make entering the ring a positive experience.  Janice demonstrates with her dog’s three different concepts.  You can practice what works best for you and your dog and put together your own personalized ring entrance plan.  Train your dog to be excited to enter the ring and not wanting to avoid it.

This DVD is perfect for the novice and intermediate handler.  Whether you compete in competition obedience or rally, you need to have a strong, positive relationship with your dog, and you need to have an agenda and enter the competition ring with purpose.

Here are just a few topics covered in this DVD:

• Three important cues your dog needs to be successful
• Three important behaviors every dog needs
• Tips on how to keep your dog engaged
• Fun, stress relieving tricks
• Building your dog’s endurance for group stays
• Free Shaping
• Tugging and play techniques

About Janice

Janice owns TNT Kennels & Training Center and has been instructing and leading seminars for the past 20 years.  Her students have all types of breeds and have won numerous awards.  She has produced 4 successful DVD’s on competition training. Janice is a devoted marker trainer, using both the clicker and verbal marking.  She practices positive reinforcement and motivating her dogs to love to train.

She has owned, trained and competed with Dalmatians, Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers and has competed and earned top awards in obedience, field, hunt test, agility, tracking, and conformation.   She has competed at the National level in both obedience and Retriever Field Trials.

Janice is working on her 7^th OTCH dog, and has earned multiple perfect 200 scores with 5 different dogs at various levels from novice thru to utility.  She has been training & competing with her dogs for 40 years!

running time – almost 2 hours