Go Say Hi 1-2-3 is a win-win situation for the dog. The dog remains in connection with handler, learns self control, and receives the reward of social interaction plus rewards from handler for disengaging from the greeting.
For the dog who enjoys greeting people, it’s all good!
For dogs that do not find social interactions rewarding, Go Say Hi 1-2-3 provides a clearly structured interaction that is brief, and where treats are used to make things enjoyable. Both the briefness of the structured greeting and the rewards help to raise the dog’s confidence about going forward to strangers.
Go Say Hi 1-2-3 provides handlers with specific actions to help their dog learn, and a way to structure greetings to be brief but satisfying – and successful!
Appropriate for any age dog, Go Say Hi 1-2-3/People is a fun and easy to teach technique that works well in a class setting. Go Say Hi 1-2-3 is a win-win situation for the dog. The dog remains in connection with handler, learns self control, and receives the reward of social interaction plus rewards from handler for disengaging from the greeting.
For the dog who enjoys greeting people, it’s all good! For dogs that do not find social interactions rewarding, Go Say Hi 1-2-3 provides a clearly structured interaction that is brief, and where treats are used to make things enjoyable. Both the briefness of the structured greeting and the rewards help to raise the dog’s confidence about going forward to strangers.
Go Say Hi 1-2-3 provides handlers with specific actions to help their dog learn, and a way to structure greetings to be brief but satisfying – and successful! Handlers are surprised by and pleased with how quickly the dogs learn to sit on a loose leash, make voluntary eye contact and wait for explicit permission.
Why use Go Say Hi?
What is Go Say Hi 1-2-3?
Polite Greetings Matter
Who needs Go Say Hi 1-2-3? The Unsure dog
Who needs Go Say Hi 1-2-3? The Not-So-Social Dog
Who needs Go Say Hi 1-2-3? - The Social Dog
The Ingredients
The Mechanics
The Progressions
Working through the progressions
Before you start - Understand Go Say HI
Set Up
Things to Remember
Not Ready for Greetings? Treat/Retreat Can Help
Go Say Hi 1-2-3 with a cautious dog
More on the Non-Negotiable Exit
Practice! Working with Family
Common Errors and Solutions
Case Study - Colby learning Go Say Hi - seated & circle
DOWNLOAD Go Say Hi 1-2-3 Guide
TEACHING GO SAY HI: Session One
TEACHING GO SAY HI: Session Two
TEACHING GO SAY HI: Session Three
TEACHING GO SAY HI: Session Four
TEACHING GO SAY HI: Session Five
TEACHING GO SAY HI: Session Six
TEACHING GO SAY HI: Session Seven
TEACHING GO SAY HI: Session Eight
TEACHING GO SAY HI: Advanced Options
BONUS: Wanna See Some Tricks?
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This course really helps you understand how to build a solid greeting routine for dogs who are overexcited OR nervous to say hi. Suzanne breaks down the steps into understandable pieces and shows you how to build them up gradually in multiple trai...
Read MoreThis course really helps you understand how to build a solid greeting routine for dogs who are overexcited OR nervous to say hi. Suzanne breaks down the steps into understandable pieces and shows you how to build them up gradually in multiple training sessions. This is a great technique to help a wide variety of dogs and their people cope with our real world.
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