Resource Library
Welcome to the Red Barn Event Centre's Dog Training Resource Library! At the Red Barn Event Centre, our methods focus on building the puppy's desire to please you through positive choice-based learning. Come join one of our dog training classes to learn more today!
Handouts
5-Minute Trainer Video Library
Take five minutes to learn valuable care and training tips from our experts at the Red Barn Event Centre!
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Shaping the Sit
In this video, Danielle LeVangie uses positive reinforcement to shape a young puppy's understanding of the "sit" behaviour.
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Shaping the Down
In this video, Danielle LeVangie shapes the "down" behaviour using positive reinforcement, luring this puppy into position and rewarding the correct response.
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"It's Your Choice"
Teaching a young puppy to take responsibility for making their own choices is one of the most important lessons they can learn. The "It's Your Choice" game is the foundation exercise that teaches the puppy that the only way to receive a desirable cookie is to make the decision to wait until given permission to eat it.
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Reward Zone
The "Reward Zone" is the area immediately beside you in which you would like your puppy to walk while on a leash. Take a peek at this video as Danielle LeVangie teaches a young puppy the first lesson in identifying the Reward Zone.
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Making Collar Touches Fun!
We need to take our dog's collars for so many reasons throughout their lives -- whether to clip on a leash, or hold onto them in a gentle manner. Teaching your puppy to associate the "collar grab" with delicious cookies and plenty of praise is an important life lesson!
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Chiropractic Care
Join animal chiropractor Dr. Susan Shaw as she explains how your dog or cat may benefit from regular treatments, particularly if they are involved in competitive sporting events, are senior-aged, or are recovering from injury.
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2x2 Weave Poles
Join Agility trainer and judge Billie McLean for a lesson in weave pole training. The weave poles are often considered the most difficult obstacle to teach a new agility dog, however Billie breaks down the process using the first steps of Susan Garrett's 2x2 method to teach the dog how to confidently seek out entry to the poles.
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Scent Detection Intro
Got nose? We all know our dog's noses are far more sensitive than our own. Scent Detection classes channel your dog's sense of smell in a popular sport that is the fun and competitive version of police detection dog training. In this video, join Karen as she trains the first step of the dog's indication on an odour source using a coin in place of the odour box.
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Targeting
Join dog trainer and Agility judge Billie McLean for a lesson in "targeting". Teaching your dog to touch your hand, or a small disc on the ground, is an important foundation skill used in more advanced behaviours for a variety of sports (including Agility "contact" obstacles). It is also a cute trick and a great way to connect with your dog before performing an activity together, as a team.
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Trade Game
Dogs are naturally curious and will often pick up garbage or other objects while on a walk, at the park, or in your home. Teaching your dog to willingly offer an object of value is an important skill, both for their safety and as a stepping stone when training more advanced behaviours.
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Building a Retrieve For a Disc
Disc Dog involves a canine partner catching and retrieving a disc thrown by their human teammate. Whether as a competitive sport or just for fun in your backyard, building drive for the disc and a solid retrieve are foundation skills for success.
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How To Stuff a Kong
Pre-filled Kong toys will keep your dog calm and quiet while waiting their turn in your next training class. This video showcases four tasty recipes that can be prepared in less than 5 minutes.
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Nose Targeting - Part 1
Target training is used to refocus the dog's attention away from a distraction, show them the desired positioning of their body for formal obedience or trick training, and as a foundation toward a stopped contact behaviour in the sport of dog Agility. This video is the first in a two-part series on the topic of nose targeting.
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Nose Targeting - Part 2
Target training is an important step in teaching your dog to stop at the bottom of the "contact obstacles" (dogwalk, teeter and a-frame). In this video we transfer the nose-touch on your hand to a metal dish that can then be placed away from the handler.
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Left and Right Directional Cues
In the sport of agility there are times the dog is ahead of the handler, unable to see their body positioning or arm signals. Having solid "right" and "left" directional cues allows the handler to easily communicate the direction of the dog's next turn.
Red Barn "On The Road" Video Library
Join our trainers in the local community to see how the lessons taught in class extend to real-world situations.
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Tailblazers
Join Karen and her adorable Australian Shepherd, "Trax" on location at Tailblazers in Barrie. Watch as Karen demonstrates a method to teach your dog to proceed calmly through a doorway, and then see Trax get lathered up in the self-serve dog wash! Scrub-a-dub-dub!
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Covered Bridge Boarding Kennel
Join Elaine for a quick lesson in teaching your dog to settle quietly on a mat, then go behind-the-scenes in the Covered Bridge kitchen while their famous Hearts & Bones biscuits are prepared and baked!
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Agility World
Join Danielle LeVangie for a tour of the showroom at Agility World, Canadian manufacturers of dog training and competition equipment. For our training segment we demonstrate an introduction to "wrapping", a common maneuver in the sport of Agility that involves the dog turning tightly back toward the handler immediately before or following completion of an obstacle.
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Canadian Kennel Club
Step inside the Canadian Kennel Club office and join us on a tour led by 6-month-old Maggie the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel! For our training component we help desensitize Maggie to the elevator by creating a positive association each time she steps inside. This training can extend to other potentially frightening situations including veterinary clinics, or grooming salons.
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