Lessons in Stage One: Behaviour Dog Parent Training (BDPT-S1):

1. 1 Daily Journal Tracking

   Objective: How success is achieved through self-tracking to escalate and creates precision focus on progress.

2. 2 ACCEPT© Model & the Roles to Change Your Dog for Life

   Objective: Introduces various roles a dog parent must play in order to become the best caregiver.

3. 3 Why Force Undermines Your Parenting Role

   Objective: Brings awareness and insight into what force is, what it does to human-dog relationships and popular beliefs

4. 4 The Basics of Triggers

   Objective: To understand what triggers are and asks parents to create a list of triggers.

5. 5 Trigger Worksheet Assignment

   Objective: An assignment to help dog parents identify triggers their dog may have and is essential to develop strategies in following lessons

6. 6 Practical: Manage Stage and the Build Stage

   Objective: The two equally important strategies to support behaviour change.

7. 7 Motivating Your Dog With Recipe Included

   Objective: Dog parents learn all about motivating their dogs to find joy in learning with them.

8. 8 The Power of Puzzles

   Objective: Dog parents gain an understanding of enrichment through puzzle play

9. 9 Practical: Nurturing Problem-Solving Skills and Mental Stimulation

   Objective: Dog parents apply teaching and coaching best practices for enriching problem-solving.

10. 10 More Games ...

    Objective: Explore new games to provide teaching and coaching opportunities, while creating enrichment in the dog's life.

11. 11 Introduction to CPM

12. 12 Canine Paralanguage Method (CPM)

    Objective: This lesson teaches how our voice and expression can deliver a type of therapy add-on to support behaviour change and deepen our bond with our dogs.

13. 13 Practical: CPM and Psychophysiology Tool Creation

14. 14 Practical: Basic Level for Strengthening Impulse Control

    Objective: Dog Parents begin to put in place impulse control. This foundational level will be built upon throughout this course until Mastery is achieved.

15. 15 Practical: Intermediate Level for Strengthening Impulse Control

16. 16 In Real-Time: Teaching Leave-it & Quiz

17. 17 Practical: Beginner & Intermediate Touch

    Objective: Learn how to teach Touch the PivotalChange.ca way - it different and works on building your relationship

18. 18 Self-Assessment for Stage 2 Readiness

    Objective: Introduction to stage one metrics and self tracking dashboard

Lessons in Skillful Dialogue - Part One:

1. 1 The Power of a Skillful Dialogue

   Objective: Parents learn the benefits of having a dialogue with their your dog

2. 2 The Four Emotional States

   Objective: Parent gain knowledge of the four emotional states a dog can experience.

3. 3 Level 1 - Practice Analysing Dogs' Emotions

   Objective: Physical representation of dogs in various states of emotion for parents to learn and test themselves on.

4. 4 Level 2 - Practice Analysing Dogs' Emotions

   Objective: Physical representation of dogs in various states of emotion for parents to learn and test themselves on.

5. 5 Level 3 - Practice Analysing Dogs' Emotions

   Objective: Physical representation of dogs in various states of emotion for parents to learn and test themselves on.

6. 6 Level 4 - Practice Analysing Dogs' Emotions

   Objective: Physical representation of dogs in various states of emotion for students to learn and test themselves on.

Lessons in Skillful Dialogue - Part Two:

1. 1 The First Dialogue With Your Dog

   Objective: Introduction to creating a simple dialogue using a trust exercise.

2. 2 Part 1 - The Elements of an Empathetic Response

   Objective: Parents learn how a dog says Yes, No and Maybe and how to respond empathetically.

3. 3 Part 2 - Respectful And Relationship-Building Dialogue

   Objective: Parents are able to view extended demonstrations of Yes, No and Maybe, feat. Sparky & Sunshine

4. 4 Developing Your New Found Capabilities

   Objective: Parents are provided with final tips and next steps in building their capabilities

Lessons in Your Dog. Your Journey.:

1. 1 Introduction and What You Will Learn

   Objective: An overview of our BDPT program creates an understanding of expectations

2. 2 Recommended Reading

3. 3 Crates And Bedrooms

   Objective: Discussion on crates, how to find and purchase the right crate and equipment, and how a dog needs a bedroom too.

4. 4 Why Dog-Parenting Is So Rewarding AND Hard

   Objective: Review the challenges and rewards of dog-parenting

5. 5 ACCEPT© Model & the Roles to Change Your Dog for Life

   Objective: Introduces various roles a dog parent must play in order to become the best caregiver.

Lessons in Ritual-Making for Bond Creation:

1. 1 Your Hidden Opportunities

   Objective: Provides an introduction for dog parents answering what is a ritual, how to identify routines to turned into rituals and what are the benefits

2. 2 The Making of a Ritual

3. 3 Elevating Daily Routines

   Objective: Describes and provides a tool for enriching and elevating routines into rituals for the dog parent.

4. 4 Adding the Magic

   Objective: Teaches parents to make decision on how to elevate their rituals with their dogs.

5. 5 Beginning & Ending Your Ritual

   Objective: At the end of this lesson, parents are able to effectively communicate when the ritual begins and when it is completed.

6. 6 Online Ritual Design Form

7. 7 References