Understanding environmental stimulation and the affect different stimulation levels can have is key for anyone working on training or coaching with their dog. You might be working on life skills such as lead work or recall. You might be working on more complex things such as coaching your dog to feel more confident around specific things, or helping them not to get over-excited and over-aroused in certain spaces. Whatever journey you are on with your dog, the content of this course is designed to help you along the way. Includes access to the course for one year.

What will I learn?

  • How does environmental stimulation effect your training or coaching?

  • Essential understanding to support you and your dog on your journey

  • The individual dog, the emotional bucket, trigger stacking and the stress system

  • The importance of choice in environments and how choice can affect behaviour

  • Examining environments for different stimulation dogs will need to process

  • Looking at busier spaces and impact on training or coaching

  • Considering the role of management and 'levelling up' difficulty as needed for your individual dog

  • Presented in a webinar-style for easy accessibility

Course curriculum

    1. Introduction

    1. The individual dog, the emotional bucket, the effects of trigger stacking, the nervous system

    2. The importance of choice

    3. Part 1 - Quiz

    1. What is environmental stimulation, looking at environments

    2. Busier spaces, challenges to consider

    3. Conclusion

    4. Part 2 - Quiz

About this course

  • £29.95
  • 8 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

Are you ready to kick start your journey with your dog?