Behavior & Training Class Pre-Class Material

Behavior & Training
Pre-Class Material
Thank you for choosing Peggy Adams Animal Rescue
League as your behavior and training resource. We are
excited to help you strengthen the bond between you
and your companion dog and look forward to meeting
you both soon!
-Behavior and Training Team at Peggy Adams

Force Free Training
What is it?
Force-free learning is geared toward building trust with
your dog by avoiding anything that can be physically
restraining or punishing. This includes choke, prong, or
shock collars. When combined with Positive
Reinforcement (PR) of desired behaviors, the result is a
pup who is willing to ‘try-on’ new behaviors without fear
of physical repercussions. Training is focused on providing
your dog with reward-based reinforcements that are
desirable and fun. Rewards can be food, play, praise,
touch, going out for a walk or anything your dog loves
and will willingly work for. The result is an increased
likelihood that your dog will repeat those behaviors. In a
force-free training environment, we do not correct or
punish unwanted behavior. Instead, we show the dog
ways to earn rewards for preferred behaviors. In the
force-free world of dog learning, alpha, dominant or
submissive relationships with your dog are considered
aversive, forceful and are no longer acceptable.
Force Free Dog Training
Does Not Use:
• Fear to overwhelm and bully a dog
• Pain to cause a dog comply or
shut down emotionally
• Anger to break your dog’s trust
• Bribery (only) to make working with
a dog easier
• Allowing a dog to run wild and do
what it wants because ‘it is having
fun.’
• Quick fix methods that do not
teach new behaviors

Force Free Training
What is it?
Force Free Dog Training:
• You and your dog learning
together
• You are your dog's advocate
• A lifestyle
• The dog is allowed to say ‘no
please’
• It is based on respect, humane
expectations, and relationship
• Based on positive reinforcement

Priority
Our #1 Safety is Your
Please review our Ground Rules for Group
Classes prior to attending a class.

How Do Dogs 'See' With
Their Noses?
Click on the image
to watch this short
video and learn
more!

To Bring or Not to Bring,
That is the Question
WHAT TO WEAR:
Comfortable clothing and
closed toe shoes that
are non-slip
NO flip flips or sandals
WHAT TO BRING:
Your Dog
A leash and collar*
(harness is preferred)
High Value Treats (ex: cheese
hot dogs, roasted chicken in
small bits, in a baggie or
training pouch)
*NO choke chains, prong, slip
or shock collars, and NO
retractable leashes

Where Are We Meeting?
Depending on which class you are attending, you will meet at either:
Domes
Indoor
Training Space
Located in the gray doubledomed
building towards the
north-east side of campus
Raber
Training
Pavilion
In the outdoor, covered, tiki hut
located on the east side of
Peggy Adams’ campus

Some Final Notes...
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to Sign Up!
PLEASE DO NOT:
Do not approach
another person's dog
Do not allow dogs to greet each other or
be within 10 feet of each other
Do not come to class if you or your dog
have symptoms of any illness