Course curriculum
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Getting Started
- Welcome to the ultimate Dr. Dunbar training resource
- Table of Contents
- Dunbar Academy Top Dogs Web Badge
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New Documents
- Behavior Problems Flow Chart
- Housetraining Log
- Socialization Log
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NEW! Food-Stuffed Chew Toys
- Stuffed Chew Toys – The Easiest, Most Effective Tool in Dog Training
- Stuffed Chew Toys Notes
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NEW! Dog-Dog Reactivity
- Dog-Dog Reactivity Video 1
- Dog-Dog Reactivity Video 2
- Dog-Dog Reactivity Video 3
- Dog-Dog Reactivity Video 4
- Dog-Dog Reactivity Video 5
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Videos
- Updated training methods
- SIRIUS Puppy Training Classic
- SIRIUS Puppy Training Redux
- SIRIUS Adult Dog Training
- Training Dogs with Dunbar
- Companion Dog 1: Socialization and Training
- Companion Dog 2: Behavior Problems
- Companion Dog 3: Walking & Heeling
- Companion Dog 4: Recalls & Stays
- Dog Aggression: Biting
- Dog Aggression: Fighting
- Dog Training for Children
- Every Picture Tells a Story
- Who Trains Whom
- Congratulations on completing Ian's Videos
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Books
- BEFORE You Get Your Puppy
- AFTER You Get Your Puppy
- How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks
- Dr. Dunbar's Good Little Dog Book
- Congratulations on completing Ian's Books & Videos
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SIRIUS Academy 1: Business, Promotion, People Training & Games
- Day 1 Overview
- Lecture Notes for SIRIUS Academy 1
- SIRIUS Academy Slides
- Video 1.1 Pet Dog Training = People Training
- 1.1 Notes
- Video 1.2 Formulas for Business Success
- 1.2 Notes
- Video 1.3 Promotion: What it's All About!
- 1.3 Notes
- Video 1.4 Training People to Train Their Dogs
- 1.4 Notes
- Video 1.5 The Fork in the Road & The Bozo Game
- 1.5 Notes
- Video 1.6 Use the Force
- 1.6 Notes
- Congratulations on completing SIRIUS Academy 1: Business, Promotion, People Training & Games
- Bonus Content: (Recorded) Q+A Webinar on Promotion, Community Outreach and Networking
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SIRIUS Academy 2: Behavior Counseling
- Day 2 Notes
- 2.1
- 2.1 Notes
- 2.2
- 2.2 Notes
- 2.3
- 2.3 Notes
- 2.4
- 2.4 Notes
- 2.5
- 2.5 Notes
- 2.6
- 2.6 Notes
- Congratulations on completing SIRIUS Academy 2: Behavior Counseling
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SIRIUS Academy 3: Adult Dog Classes & Home Training
- Day 3 Notes
- 3.1
- 3.1 Notes
- 3.2
- 3.2 Notes
- 3.3
- 3.3 Notes
- 3.4
- 3.4 Notes
- 3.5
- 3.5 Notes
- 3.6
- 3.6 Notes
- Congratulations on completing SIRIUS Academy 3: Adult Dog Classes & Home Training
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SIRIUS Academy 4: Puppy Classes & Home Training
- Day 4 Notes
- Video 4.1 Unleashing Puppy Potential
- 4.1 Notes
- Video 4.2 Ouch! Teaching Bite Inhibition
- 4.2 Notes
- Video 4.3 The Essential Puppy Class I and II
- 4.3 Notes
- Video 4.4 Triage to Compliance
- 4.4 Notes
- Video 4.5 Bungee Basics
- 4.5 Notes
- Video 4.6 Desensitization and Discrimination
- 4.6 Notes
- Congratulations on completing SIRIUS Academy 4: Puppy Classes & Home Training
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Science Based Dog Training 1: Wasting Puppyhood
- Day 1 Notes
- 1.1
- 1.2
- 1.3
- 1.4
- 1.5
- 1.6
- Congratulations on completing Science Based Dog Training 1: Wasting Puppyhood
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Science Based Dog Training 2: Beyond Learning Theory
- Day 2 Notes
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.3
- 2.4
- 2.5
- 2.6
- Congratulations on completing Science Based Dog Training 2: Beyond Learning Theory
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Science Based Dog Training 3: Verbal Distance Control
- Day 3 Overview Notes
- 3.1 Notes
- 3.1 What is Training?
- 3.2 Notes
- 3.2 Motivation
- 3.3 Notes
- 3.3 Behavior Problems
- 3.4 Notes
- 3.4 Meet the Beast
- 3.5 Notes
- 3.5 Centripetal Attraction
- 3.6 Notes
- 3.6 Super Sit!
- Congratulations on completing Science Based Dog Training 3: Verbal Distance Control
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Reliability & Games Workshop Day 1
- Description
- Reliability & Games Day 1 Notes
- Video 1.1 This is How we Train
- Video 1.2 Classical Conditioning & Lure Reward Intro
- Video 1.3 Lure Reward Practice
- Video 1.4 All or None Reward Training
- Video 1.5 Let the Games Begin!
- Video 1.6 Doggie Dash
- Video 1.7 Sit Means Sit-Stay
- Video 1.8 Reliability by the Numbers
- Video 1.9 Proofing Exercises
- Video 1.10 Distance Positions and Dancing with your Dog
- Video 1.11 Lights, Camera, Practice!
- Video 1.12 Musical Chairs
- Congratulations on completing Reliability & Games Day 1
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Reliability & Games Workshop Day 2
- Reliability & Games Day 2 Notes
- Video 2.1 Concentric Circles
- Video 2.2 Keep Your dog Close/Proximity
- Video 2.3 Slow Recall Race
- Video 2.4 Training In Traffic Game
- Video 2.5 Lure, Reward Training
- Video 2.6 Rolling, Creeping and Backing Up
- Video 2.7 Focus and Persistence
- Video 2.8 Virtual Reality Games
- Video 2.9 Slow Recall Race
- Video 2.10 Distance Catch
- Video 2.11 Musical Chairs
- Video 2.12 Street Slalom Snake
- Congratulations on completing Reliability & Games Workshop (2 Days)
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Growl Class - A Workshop Demo for Reactive Dogs
- Overview
- FIght History Questionnaire
- Video Notes
- Video 1 – How did we get here, and how are we going to fix it?
- Video 2 – Building Muscle Memory
- Video 3 – Building Your Dog's Confidence Around Other Dogs
- Video 4 – Understanding Representative Feedback & Maintaining Bite Inhibition (Group 2 Returns)
- Video 5 – Correcting Unwanted Behavior and More
- Video 6 – Learning the Jolly Routine
- Video 7 – Follow Up Training and Equipment Questions
- Video 8 – Q & A and 1st Group Returns
- Video 9 – Behavior Pacifiers and Off Leash Walking
- Video 10 – More Jolly Routine and Settling (Group 2 Returns)
- Video 11 – Capturing, Constructive Commands, and Go Tos
- Video 12 – More Q & A
- Congratulations on completing Growl Class - A Workshop Demo for Reactive Dogs
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New Concepts for the Treatment & Prevention of Dog Aggression: Biting & Fighting
- Aggression Intro
- Lecture Notes
- Video 1: The Great Insanity
- Video 2: 3 Types of Problems
- Video 3: Weighing Risks
- Video 4: Normal Behavior
- Video 5: Using Food
- Video 6: Temperament Testing
- Video 7: Ziwi Peak
- Video 8: Amp Up the Kibble
- Video 9: Sensitive Breeds
- Video 10: Laying Tracks
- Video 11: Treat & Retreat
- Video 12: A Little Bit of Magic
- Video 13: Touching Triggers
- Video 14: Delinquent Waiter
- Video 15: Teaching Tug
- Video 16: Whip's Rules
- Video 17: Multi-Age Socialization Group
- Video 18: Loving Tug
- Video 19: Shaping Tug
- Video 20: Fight-Bite Ratio
- Video 21: Handler Anxiety
- Video 22: 3 Types of Feedback
- Video 23: Growl Class
- Video 24: Reactive Dogs & Crying Babies
- Video 25: Jolly Routine
- Congratulations on completing New Concepts for the Treatment & Prevention of Dog Aggression: Biting & Fighting
- A Note about the Dog Aggression Q+A Recording
- Dog Aggression Q+A Webinar Recording April 28 2017
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Crucial Concepts in Dog Behavior & Training
- Overview
- Video Lecture Notes
- 01 Introduction
- 02 Your Puppy’s Success: It’s A Team Effort
- 03 Ready… Steady… Socialize!
- 04 How to Create a Social Butterfly
- 05 The Importance of Education
- 06 Nature vs Nurture
- 07 Introduction to Reward Based Training Techniques
- 08 Reward Based Training Techniques Reviewed
- 09 Applying and Improving Learning Theory
- 10 Basic Training Sequence: 1, 2, 3, 4
- 11 Phase Out The Food!
- 12 Introduction to Reinforcement Schedules
- 13 Reinforcement Schedules Reviewed
- 14 The Rapid Recall Formula
- 15 Undesirable Behavior 1: Punishment
- 16 Undesirable Behavior 2: Non-aversive Punishment
- 17 Undesirable Behavior 3: Redirection
- 18 Undesirable Behavior 4: Examples
- 19 Prior Proper Preparation
- 20 Proofing and Quantification
- 21 Off-Leash Reliability
- 22 RRC&R Repetitive Instruction Until Compliance and Repeat
- 23 What Do Owners Need to Know?
- 24 Vocabulary Building Exercises
- Congratulations on completing Crucial Concepts in Dog Behavior & Training
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Simple Solutions for Common Dog Behavior Problems
- Lecture Notes
- Chapter 1: It's About Education
- Chapter 2: Behavior vs. Temperament
- Chapter 3: Starting from Scratch: Quick, Easy, Fun!
- Chapter 4: From 0 to 100 in 8 Weeks
- Chapter 5: Errorless & Easy Training for Dogs of Any Age
- Chapter 6: Loving the Crate
- Chapter 7: Analogue with Meaning
- Chapter 8: Fun with Hollow Chewtoys
- Chapter 9: Teaching with Science
- Chapter 10: Barking Solution: Easy as 1, 2, 3
- Chapter 11: Shush on Cue
- Chapter 12: The Power of All or None Reward Training
- Chapter 13: Don't Take Good Behavior for Granted
- Chapter 14: Separation Anxiety Diagnostic Tool
- Chapter 15: Predicting & Preventing: No Surprises
- Chapter 16: Digging – for Treasure!
- Chapter 17: Age is Just a Number
- Chapter 18: Rocket Science it is Not
- Chapter 19: Putting Energy Levels on Cue
- Chapter 20: The Real Cause of Pulling on Leash
- Chapter 21: Doggie Behavior Problems: Put Them on Cue!
- Chapter 22: Recalls & Relationship Problems
- Chapter 23: Sit vs. Recalls
- Chapter 24: Distance Command Techniques
- Congratulations on completing Simple Solutions for Common Dog Behavior Problems
- Simple Solutions Q+A Webinar - Recorded May 12 2017
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Social Behavior and the Doggy Dominance Myth
- Video 1
- Video 2
- Video 3
- Video 4
- Video 5
- Video 6
- Video 7
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Dog & Cat Behavior Problems
- Intro
- Video 1
- Video 2
- Video 3
- Video 4
- Video 5
- Video 6
- Video 7
- Video 8
- Video 9
- Video 10
- Video 11
- Video 12
- Video 13
- Video 14
- Video 15
- Video 16
- Video 17
- Video 18
- Video 19
- Video 20
- Video 21
- Video 22
- Congratulations on completing Dog & Cat Behavior Problems
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Practical Behavior Information for Veterinary Practitioners
- Video Notes
- Session 1 Lecture Notes
- 1.1 An Ounce of Prevention
- 1.2 Better Late than Never
- 1.3 It's Up to You!
- Session 2 Lecture Notes
- 2.1 Prevention vs. Treatment
- 2.2 Assess the Damage
- 2.3 Bite Inhibition
- 2.4 Bite Threshold
- Session 3 Lecture Notes
- 3.1 Predictable Behavior Problems
- 3.2 Total Management
- 3.3 Autotraining with Kongs
- Session 4 Lecture Notes
- 4.1 People Training
- 4.2 Building a Better Practice
- 4.3 Change is Coming
- Congratulations on completing Practical Behavior Information for Veterinary Practitioners
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Canine Sexual Behavior
- Lecture Notes
- Video 1
- Video 2
- Video 3
- Video 4
- Video 5
- Video 6
- Video 7
- Congratulations on completing Canine Sexual Behavior
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How to Use Food Intelligently in Lure Reward Dog Training
- How to Use Food Intelligently in Lure Reward Dog Training
- Lecture Notes - How to Use Food Intelligently
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Kelly Interviews Ian
- 1. How and why to run a puppy class?
- 2. The Secret Life of Pets
- 3. Ian's New Dog? Competitive Obedience
- 4. Food in Training: Brives vs Lures vs Rewards
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Jamie Interviews Ian
- 1. Ian's Childhood
- 2. The College Years
- 3. Mr. Brinklow and the Magic of Observation
- 4. How did Ian become a dog trainer?
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Ian Teaches SIRIUS Puppy Training 1
- ID SIRIUS Puppy 1.1
- ID SIRIUS Puppy 1.2
- ID SIRIUS Puppy 1.3
- ID SIRIUS Puppy 1.4
- ID SIRIUS Puppy 1.5
- Introduction to Ian's Puppy Training 1 Class
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Retro Dunbar
- 1 Dogs Live to Learn and Love
- 2 Train Your Dog – Save a Life
- 3 Oh Come, All Ye Faithful
- 4 Manners, Please!
- 5 Dogs Just Want to Have Fun
- Video 6 Notes
- 6 Opposites Attract
- 7 Canine, "Heel" Thyself
- 8 Stay With Me
- 9 From a Distance
- 10 Live and Learn
- 21 Silence May Be Golden, But Patience is Platinum
- 22 My Dog Doesn't Know "Sit"
- 24 Motivation is Key
- 25 Catching More Flies
- 26 My Eyes are Here
- 31 Praise
- 32 How Dogs Learn
- 33 More Praise
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Downloadable & Customizable Resources for Promotion
- How to use these resources
- BEFORE You Get Your Puppy
- AFTER You Get Your Puppy
- Cat Manners
- Come Sit Down Stay
- Destructive Chewing
- Digging Problems
- Excessive Barking
- Fear of People
- Fighting with Dogs
- Home Alone
- Housetraining
- Hyperdog
- New Adult Dog
- New Puppy
- Puppy Biting
- Puppy Training
- Walking on Leash