Barn Hunt for Show Dogs
COURSE DETAILS:
Size: FULL
Category: Specialty
Instructor: Sayli Benadikar
COURSE PRICING:
$69.00
Barn Hunt is a modern dog sport that draws inspiration from the vermin hunting work performed by farm dogs and itinerant rat catching dog-human teams of the past. It is a dynamic and strategic game that incorporates elements of scentwork, agility and dog-human teamwork, and no rats are harmed. This course will introduce you to the basics while discussing how conformation dogs can benefit from this sport.
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$249.00
Barn Hunt is a modern dog sport that draws inspiration from the vermin hunting work performed by farm dogs and itinerant rat catching dog-human teams of the past. It is a dynamic and strategic game that incorporates elements of scentwork, agility and dog-human teamwork, and no rats are harmed. This course will introduce you to the basics while discussing how conformation dogs can benefit from this sport.
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Classes are accessible for ONE (1) year from the date of purchase.
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Purchasing the Course with Coaching option grants the student access to an exclusive forum where the course instructor will answer questions & provide feedback. Students will have access to the forum for SIX (6) months.
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Unfortunately, we are not able to offer refunds for online courses.
This course will introduce you to the basics of Barn Hunt while discussing how conformation dogs can benefit from this sport.
Barn Hunt is a modern dog sport that draws inspiration from the vermin hunting work performed by farm dogs and itinerant rat catching dog-human teams of the past. It is a dynamic and strategic game that incorporates elements of scentwork, agility and dog-human teamwork, and no rats are harmed.
COURSE OUTLINE
| Lesson 1 | History and Context |
| Lesson 2 | Rules of the Game |
| Lesson 3 | Physical Skills |
| Lesson 4 | Olfactory Skills |
| Lesson 5 | Mental and Social Skills |
| Lesson 6 | Troubleshooting |
| Lesson 7 | Resources |
| Lesson 8 | Parting Thoughts |
No prerequisites necessary for this course!
All these are good to have items, none are required for this class:
- A tunnel (an agility tunnel, or a makeshift tunnel made of cardboard boxes or the like);
- Rats and rat tubes;
- Bales of hay;
- Objects that a dog can climb up on and down from are all good to have items though none are required for this class.
Start your Show Dog Prep School Journey today and become the Handler your dog needs you to be!
Course Content
Lessons
Status
6
Troubleshooting
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Dog is Not Searching, Just Keeps Looking Up at Me
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Dog Urinates in the Ring
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Dog Won't Tunnel
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Dog Lost Her Indication
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Dog Loses Interest After Finding the First Rat
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Dog Won't Come Back to Me at the End of the Run
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Tube is Clearly Here - Even I Can See It, but the Dog is Sniffing in the Corner There, is He Blowing Me Off?
- Dog is Not Searching, Just Keeps Looking Up at Me
- Dog Urinates in the Ring
- Dog Won't Tunnel
- Dog Lost Her Indication
- Dog Loses Interest After Finding the First Rat
- Dog Won't Come Back to Me at the End of the Run
- Tube is Clearly Here - Even I Can See It, but the Dog is Sniffing in the Corner There, is He Blowing Me Off?
