K9 COMMUNICATION

COURSE INTRODUCTION

K9 CONNECTION

COMMUNICATION INTENTION

PHYSICAL TOUCH COMMUNICATION

EYE CONTACT COMMUNICATION

STAGE 5: VOICE COMMUNICATION

STAGE 6: BODY LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION

STAGE 7: MOVEMENT COMMUNICATION

STAGE 8: DRIVE COMMUNICATION

STAGE 9: FOOD COMMUNICATION

STAGE 10: TIME AND TIMING

STAGE 11: SPACE COMMUNICATION

STAGE 12: ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION

STAGE 13: CONSISTENCY

STAGE 14: COMMUNICATION FEEDBACK

STAGE 15: COMMUNICATION LOAD

STAGE 16: MISCOMMUNICATION

STAGE 17: CONTEXT

STAGE 18: RECOVERY COMMUNICATION

STAGE 19: CLEAR COMMUNICATION

STAGE 20: MARKERS

STAGE 21: PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATION

STAGE 22: TERMINAL COMMUNICATION

HOME & SOCIAL COMMUNICATION MODEL

THE 30-DAY COMMUNICATION CYCLE

THE AMBER RANGE

THE SNAPSHOT CAMERA ANALOGY

THE CLICKER AND THE SNAPSHOT

MARKERS AND TERMINAL MARKERS WITHIN COMMUNICATION

TOUCH IS NOT THE PROBLEM

THERE IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY A RIGHT OR WRONG LEVEL OF ENERGY

HOW AMBER CAN ESCALATE

AMBER → GREEN

AMBER → RED

THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

THE 30-DAY STRUCTURE

WEEK 1 — NIPPING AND MOUTHING HANDS

WEEK 2 — JUMPING UP

WEEK 3 — DEMANDING ATTENTION

WEEK 4 — STEALING OR DEMANDING ACCESS

DAYS 29–30 — RECOGNISING THE COMMUNICATION PATTERN

THE HUMAN-DOG COMMUNICATION GAP

THE GPK9 HOME & SOCIAL COMMUNICATION MODEL

THE 30-DAY LESSON

FINAL GPK9 PRINCIPLE

Course Introduction