[AU-051] MaxPup Performance Puppy Foundations: Puppy Camp (Supersized Edition)!

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Spend the winter teaching your pup incredible handling foundation skills, teamwork games and body awareness skills, with a series of progressive, puppy-specific games! You’ll get 50 fun games that will teach wonderful foundations for all things agility-related that stimulate your puppy’s mind without overworking her growing body. Get your puppy ready for an amazing career by teaching phenomenal foundations!

NEW FOR THIS SESSION:

RESILIENCE FOUNDATION GAMES! These games will help your puppy be relaxed, confident, and engaged in ANY environment! 

 

This edition of MaxPup is one of our awesome hybrid classes: it is a traditional online class and has the option of participating in LIVE online classes too!

Want the flexibility of training on your own schedule and posting whenever you want? The online classroom is perfect!

Want more interaction and instant live feedback? Choose the LIVE option to supplement your learning! All live classes can be done indoors and at home! All you need is a good internet connection. All MaxPup participants are welcome to audit the live sessions, and the sessions will be recorded and posted!

This class will give you an entire library of skills to take you through your pup’s entire handling foundation training!

These 50 games will show you how to get these started, how to build up these skills, and what the finished product looks like. Demo videos will include pups of all ages and sizes!

Join the MaxPup Handling Foundations: Puppy Camp (Supersized Edition) to teach your puppy amazing foundation skills from the ground up! This class is perfect for puppies from 10 weeks old to one year old and features highly educational, low impact, super FUN games to get your pup off to a brilliant start.

You and your puppy will develop a great partnership while focusing on the following skills:

  • Getting connection as a team
  • Body Awareness Skills
  • Teamwork and Engagement Games
  • Independent commitment skills
  • Acceleration on a line and driving ahead
  • Start line stays
  • Countermotion
  • Tight turns
  • Soft turns
  • How to read crosses
    • Front
    • Blind
    • Rear
    • Cue Combos
  • Tunnel Entries and Exits
  • Tunnel Discriminations
  • Handler focus versus Line focus
  • Serpentine lines
  • Threadles!
  • Backside foundations (slice and wrap!)
  • Get Out lines
  • Teaching verbals
  • Value building

Every game will feature two levels:

  • How to get started on the flat with your puppy
  • How to progress the game through the next steps (including adding jump wings and/or a tunnel)

Additional Course Details

  • Faculty:
    • Tracy Sklenar
  • Dates:
    • Course starts on November 16, 2022 (online and live).
    • Registration closes for Auditing Spots on on February 1, 2023.
    • Course material access never expires.
    • Live Class Dates:
      • Wednesdays at 7pm Eastern: Nov 16, Nov 30, Dec 7, December 21, Jan 4, Jan 18, Feb 1
      • (Additional Live Sessions might be added if there is enough interest)
  • Level:
    • Open to All. Best suited for pups 10 weeks to one year old
  • Course Structure:
    • This unique “hybrid” course combines the traditional elements of Agility U’s online program with an option for LIVE participation and in-the-moment feedback! Choose Your Adventure allows you to pick your level of participation:
      • Working PLUS (Working Spot in the online class forum PLUS Working Spot in the live Zoom classes)
      • Auditing PLUS (Auditing Spot in the online class forum PLUS Working Spot in the live Zoom classes)
      • Working Online (Working spot in the online class forum only, auditing the live Zoom classes)
      • Auditing (Auditing both the online class forum and live Zoom classes)
    • ALL Participants will be able to audit any of the LIVE online classes as well as view the recordings of these sessions at any time.
    • The LIVE group class will be approximately 90 – 120 minutes long. We can add additional sessions if there is enough interest!
    • Each game will feature a downloadable video explanation and demo as well as a written description
  • Equipment needed (working participants only):
    • Various household items for body awareness games. 1 jump upright (wingless), 2 jump wings (or cones or barrels), a jump bar, 1 tunnel (10 feet or longer) and tunnel bags. Pups will NOT be jumping.
  • Space required (working participants only):
    • All games can be played in small spaces, indoors, at home! All you need is a small, clear space and good footing!
  • Types of participation:
    • SOLD OUT: Working PLUS: This level includes working participation in BOTH the traditional online class and the LIVE class sessions! This includes a working spot in the LIVE online classes as well as a working spot in the regular online class. You will be able to work your puppy in the live online class for in-the-moment feedback and training suggestions, post videos of your training in the online classroom for feedback and training suggestions, ask questions, participate in discussions and chat, as well as audit the other LIVE online session(s) and view the recording of the live classes. Limit: 6 total working spots in the LIVE online class sessions. Unlimited availability for traditional online working spots.
    • SOLD OUT: Auditing PLUS: This level includes a working spot in the LIVE online classes as well as an auditing only spot in the regular online class. You will be able to work your puppy in the live online class for in-the-moment feedback and training suggestions and auditing the traditional online classroom (see below for the specifics of Auditing). Limit: 6 total working spots in the LIVE online class session, unlimited availability for traditional auditing spots.
    • Working Online: This level includes a working spot in the regular online classroom and auditing the LIVE online classes. You will be able to post videos of your training in the online classroom for feedback and training suggestions, ask questions, participate in discussions and chat, as well as audit the LIVE online session(s) and view the recording of the live classes. Limit: unlimited
    • Auditing: This level includes access to ALL of the LIVE and online classroom features, as well as participation in discussions and chat in both the regular online class forums and during the LIVE online class sessions. Limit: unlimited
  • Tuition:
    • SOLD OUT: Working PLUS: $299 (Live classes are on Wednesday’s at 7pm Eastern: Nov 16, Nov 30, Dec 7, December 21, Jan 4, Jan 18, Feb 1)
    • SOLD OUT: Auditing PLUS: $199 (Live classes are on Wednesday’s at 7pm Eastern: Nov 16, Nov 30, Dec 7, December 21, Jan 4, Jan 18, Feb 1)
    • Working Online Only: $225
    • Auditing Only: $125

Course Information

Estimated Time: 9 working weeks spread out over 12 weeks (7 live classes)

Difficulty: Open to All

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Course Instructor

Tracy Sklenar Tracy Sklenar Instructor
  • Enrollment in this course closed on February 1, 2023.

Let’s Get Started: User Guides And Class Overview

Welcome To Class! User Guide For AU Site
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Tech Guide For LIVE Classes
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Class Overview
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A Word About Stays…
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Link and Info For LIVE Class: Thursday, November 17th
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Tracy’s Train Along
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Resilience Foundation Games
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Pre-Games!

Pre-Game 1
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Pre-Game 2
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Week 1 Games Package (released on November 16th after the live class)

Driving Ahead And Focus Forward Part 1
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Teaching Deceleration and Turn Foundations: Drive To Handler
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Prop Game 1: Building Sends And Commitment
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Wing Wrap Foundations: Shaping The Wing Wrap
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Blind Cross Foundation Fun!
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Shaping In Arousal:  Goat Tricks 1 (Baby Level)
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Resilience Game 1: Resilience Conditioning Walk
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Recording Of The November 16th LIVE Class
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Recording Of The November 17th LIVE Class
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Week 2 Games Package (released on November 23rd)

Shaping In Arousal! Goat Tricks 2: Movement And Noise!
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Goat Tricks 3: Plankrobatics!
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Hind End Awareness: Backing Up
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Driving Ahead And Focus Forward Part 2: Toy Races!
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Wing Wrap Foundations: Next Steps
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Build Up Your Tugging: Any Toy, Any Time, Any Place!
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Resilience Game 2: Predictability Part 1 (Clean Mechanics And Markers)
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Week 3 Games Package (release on November 30th after the live class)

Recording Of The Wednesday November 30th Live Class
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Recording of the  Thursday December 1st Live Class
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Hind End Awareness: Backing Up 2
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Prop Games: Parallel Path, Countermotion Games, and Rear Crosses!!
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Teaching Collection Part 2: The Collection Sandwich with Send, Blind Cross, Decelerations, GO GO GO!
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Beginner Retrieve Games (Baby Level)
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Wing Wrap Foundations Part 3: Turn And Burn!
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Resilience Game: Predictability Part 2 (Patterns)
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Week 4 Games Package (released on December 7th after the live class)

Recording Of December 7th Class
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Recording Of December 8th Class
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Strike A Pose Part 1:  Foundations For Serps and Threadles
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Tunnel Games 1: Shaping And Threadle Foundations
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Prop Game 3: Turn Aways! Rear Cross On The Flat Foundation
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Beginning Start Line Stays!
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Handling Combos!
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Verbals: Use Your Words!
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Resilience Game: Predictability Part 3 (The Environment)
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Balance In Motion: Leg Bumps and Ladders
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Week 5 Games Package (released on December 14th)

Two Retrieve Games (Intermediate Level)
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Running Contacts Foundation (Baby Level)
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Concept Transfer 1: Parallel Path Commitment
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Concept Transfer 2: Rotated Sends
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Resilience Game: On The Road!
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NEW! Alternate Rear Cross Game
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Week 6 Games Package (Released on December 21st after the live class)

Wing Wrap Foundations – Rocking Horse Games Part 1
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Prop Game 4: The ‘Get Out’ Cue
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Strike A Pose Part 2: Concept Transfer For Serpentines
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Resilience Game: Decompression And Completing The Stress Cycle
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Recording Of The December 21 LIVE Class
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Recording Of The December 22 LIVE Class
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Week 7 Games Package (Released on December 28th)

Let’s Talk About Reinforcement!
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Beginning Remote Reinforcement Concepts
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Resilience Game: The Weirdness Gauntlet
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Week 8 Games Package (Released on January 4th)

Body Awareness Game: Perch Work!
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Strike A Pose Part 3: Concept Transfer For Threadles (Slices)
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Tight Turns: Leading With The Head and 360s (Backside Wraps)
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Backside Slice Foundation!
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Resilience Game: Arousal Management And The Volume Dial Game
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Recording Of The January 4th Live Class
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Recording Of The January 5th Live Class
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Week 9 Games Package (Released January 11th)

Tunnel Threadle: Verbal Cue and Double Whammy
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Advanced Retrieve Games: The Reverse Retrieve!
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Week 10 Games Package (Released January 18th)

Bending and the Left/Right Minny Pinny!
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Happy Stays: Challenge Accepted!
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Resilience Game: Find My Face For Arousal Management And Frustration Reduction
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Flyball Foundation Fun: Flyball-Style Restrained Recalls
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Wing Wrap Foundations: Rocking Horses – Part 2  (Spins and The Race Track)
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Recording Of The Wednesday Jan 18 Live Class
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Recording Of Thursday Jan 19 Live Class
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Week 11 Games Package (Released January 25th)

Building Up: Adding Motion To Serps And Threadles!
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Building Up: Concept Transfer Turn And Burn On A Wing!
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Resilience Game: Handling Unexpected Events With Your Puppy
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Flyball Foundation Fun: Ball Retrieves And Toy Trades
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Week 12 Games Package (Released February 1)

Start Line Routines: Building To Lateral Lead Outs
Lesson 1 of 9 within section Week 12 Games Package (Released February 1). You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Strike A Pose: In Motion! Countermotion On Serpentine Exits
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Wing Wrap Foundations: Rocking Horse Games – Part 3 Tunnel Rocking Horses
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Handling Concept: Simple Deceleration
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Resilience Game: Take A Breath
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Resilience Game: Sniffaris
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Flyball Foundation Fun: Baby Box Turn Foundations
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Recording Of The Feb 1 LIVE Class
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Recording Of The Feb 2 LIVE Class
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