Tails of Connection/Challenge 2.0
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Challenge 2.0

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Have fun connecting with your dog for five minutes a day while learning skills that will help you both in everyday life. Challenge 2.0 is a 14-day course with two new training options delivered each day to you in short videos. The activities include cooperative care, recall, everyday problem solving, engagement, enrichment, and tricks.
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Contents

Welcome to Challenge 2.0!

Intro: What Is Challenge 2.0?!
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Challenge 2.0 Glossary

Day 1: Relax on a Mat

Intro: We're Working on Stationing on a Mat Today
How-To: Place/Go to Mat
Shake It Up: Try a Mini Relaxation Protocol
Perks: A Super Helpful Foundation
Challenge: Day 1 Assignment Recap

Day 2: Creating a Start Button

Intro: We’re Creating a Start Button Behavior for Cooperative Care Today
How-To: Creating a Start Button
Shake It Up: Let a Start Button Behavior Evolve Naturally
Perks: Build Skills & a Reinforcement History With a Framework You’ll Be Able To Use Later
Challenge: Day 2 Assignment Recap

Day 3: Figure 8s & Out & Arounds

Intro: We’re Having Some Fun With Teaching Your Dog To Go around Things Today
How To: Figure 8s
Shake It Up: Send Your Dog Out & Around Something
Perks: Movement Is Our Friend
Challenge: Day 3 Assignment Recap

Day 4: Up-Down Pattern Game

Intro: We’re Working on Offered Attention Today
How To: Practice the Up-Down Pattern Game
Shake It Up: Add Distractions to the Pattern
Perks: This Is the Foundation for So Many Other Behaviors & Can Help You Navigate Everyday Life
Challenge: Day 4 Assignment Recap

Day 5: Creating a Pattern for Your Dog To Stand in Front of You

Intro: We’re Going To Work on a Pattern Where You Dog Stands in Front of You (Sounds Simple - Just Wait!)
How To: Build the Pattern Using a Variety of Reinforcement Strategies
Shake It Up: Introduce Another Reinforcement Strategy With Treats off Your Person
Perks: This Is a Super Helpful Framework for Cooperative Care
Challenge: Day 5 Assignment Recap

Day 6: Auto Check-In & Recall Pattern Game

Intro: We’re Going To Build a Pattern To Work on Auto Check-Ins & Recall
How To: Turn the Up-Down Pattern Game Into Something That Helps With Auto Check-Ins & Recall
Shake It Up: Add Distractions to the Pattern
Perks: Provide a Framework for Working Through Distractions & Build Reinforcement History for Coming to You
Challenge: Day 6 Assignment Recap
Bonus: Recall Game Option That Doesn’t Require You To Move Around

Day 7: Use Cooperative Care to Put a Hat on Your Dog or Work Towards a Real Life Goal

Intro: We’re Going To Have Some Conversations With Our Dogs About Hats or Around Whatever Goals You’re Working Towards
How To: Use a Start Button Behavior To Put a Hat on Your Dog
Shake It Up: Work on a Cooperative Care Goal of Your Choosing
Perks: Build Skills and a Reinforcement History in a Low-Risk Framework That You Can Use After the Challenge
Challenge: Day 7 Assignment Recap

Day 8: Back up to a Target

Intro: We’re Going To Have Our Dogs Back up to a Target Today
How To: Teach Your Dog To Walk Backwards & Put Their Back Two Feet on a Target
Shake It Up: Introduce New Targets for Your Dog to Back Up Onto
Perks: Great for Hind End Awareness, Good for Their Physical Health, & Useful When You Need a Little Extra Space
Challenge: Day 8 Assignment Recap

Day 9: Enrichment Scavenger Hunt

Intro: We’re Going To Have Our Dogs To Search for Hidden Food or Toys
How To: Teach Your Dog To Find Items or Food That You've Hidden When You Cue Them To Search
Shake It Up: Have Fun With a More Difficult Search
Perks: Great Opportunity for Your Dog To Sniff, Forage, & Move Around
Challenge: Day 9 Assignment Recap

Day 10: Turn the Pattern Where You Dog Stands in Front of You Into a Cooperative Care Framework

Intro: We’re Going To Turn the Pattern From Day 5 Into a Cooperative Care Framework
How To: Cooperatively & Conversationally Break Down the Event of Touching Your Dog With Your Hand
Shake It Up: Cooperatively & Conversationally Break Down the Event of Touching Your Dog With an Object
Perks: Practice Errorless Teaching & Hone Your Cooperative Care Skills in a Low Stakes Setting
Challenge: Day 10 Assignment Recap

Day 11: Nose Bridge Target

Intro: We’re Going To Work on Your Dog Placing the Bridge of Their Nose Into the Palm of Your Hand
How To: Teach the Nose Target
Shake It Up: Turn the Nose Target Into a Start Button Behavior for Cooperative Oral Care Like Tooth Brushing
Perks: Make Oral Exams and Care Less Stressful for You & Your Dog
Challenge: Day 11 Assignment Recap

Day 12: Fun With Cue Transfers

Intro: We’re Going To Play with Cue Transfers Today To Talk About Solving Real Life Problems & Learning Party Tricks
How To: Have the Environment Cue Your Dog To Go To Bed
Shake It Up: Teach Your Dog to Chin Rest on Your Lap When You Ask Them "Who’s Your Favorite"
Perks: Learn About Cue Transfers & Practice Thinking About What You Want Your Dog To Do
Challenge: Day 12 Assignment Recap

Day 13: Lie Flat on Side (Lateral Recumbency)

Intro: We’re Going To Put Lateral Recumbency on Cue & Use It for Some Cooperative Care Today
How To: Teach Your Dog To Lie Flat on Their Side on Cue
Shake It Up: Turn That Lateral Recumbency Into an Opt in Behavior for Cooperative Care
Perks: A Useful Cooperative Care Behavior & a Possible Barometer for Your Dog’s Level of Comfort in a Situation
Challenge: Day 13 Assignment Recap

Day 14: Switch Sides

Intro: We’re Going To Teach Our Dogs to Switch Sides While Walking With You When Cued
How To: Teach Them to Switch While You Are Standing Still
Shake It Up: Teach Them to Switch While You Are on the Move
Perks: Have Fun & Learn a Useful Behavior for Walks
Challenge: Day 14 Assignment Recap