Annie, we covered a lot during Lloyd’s Super Session, and I do not expect you, your dad or your mom to remember every detail. Think of this page as your roadmap. The Learning Center contains the complete lessons, videos and instructions. This page simply tells your family where to begin, what to read and what to practice first.
Learning Center password: Super
Begin with the overview and work your way down the page. Click the plus signs as you go. The important teaching is inside those open-and-close sections, so do not just skim the headlines and call it a day.
Read the overview first. It explains why communication and structure come before specific behavior problems.
Read tonal, visual and spatial communication. Lloyd is always reading your voice, posture, movement and use of space.
These are the everyday principles that support everything else you will do with Lloyd.
Read this carefully. Loving habits can accidentally reinforce fear, barking, dependence or demanding behavior.
Those words are affection. They are not precise enough to mark the exact second Lloyd made the correct choice.
Read the entire lesson. YES marks the behavior. The reward follows. The timing is what makes the word meaningful.
Before asking Lloyd to become more confident, the family must become clearer and more predictable.
Read the complete lesson and use it around arrivals, departures, excitement, attention-seeking, crate time and emotional transitions.
Lloyd sits before receiving access to food, affection, the leash, outside, inside, furniture, lap time or other things he values.
Print them. Put them on the refrigerator and anywhere else the family will actually see them. Decorative rules nobody reads are not especially useful.
Use the same requests, the same expectations and the same timing. Lloyd should not need a family meeting to figure out which rule applies today.
Ask for the behavior once. Mark the correct choice with YES. Reward when appropriate. Then release Lloyd or give him access to what he wanted.
Read the complete Five-Minute Rule and Nothing in Life Is Free lessons before trying to apply them everywhere.
Use one clear request instead of stacking several words together.
Give the request once, then follow through with the system taught in the Learning Center.
A late YES marker and a late correction both create confusion. The moment matters.
Read How to Structure a Dog Training Session and review the five-to-ten-minute training rule.
You need a reward valuable enough to help teach stay, go to your crate, go to your bed, go to your place, beginning manners, obedience and focused walking.
Cut the food into small pieces and save the best rewards for training. We are paying for attention, not catering a wedding.
Open the barking section in the Learning Center before using the orange ultrasonic tool, citronella or air can.
Say Enough. Hold the ultrasonic button for approximately one to two seconds. Then say Enough again.
The timing needs to be clean. A delayed correction does not explain what behavior caused it.
The purpose is to interrupt the barking, pair the interruption with the Enough request and help Lloyd understand what needs to stop.
Do not randomly press the button after the barking has already ended. Read the Sandwich Technique and watch the demonstration video first.
This is not about covering miles. It is about teaching Lloyd to pay attention to the person holding the leash and look to that person for direction.
Whoever is working with him in that moment. Your dad, your mom and you should each practice so Lloyd learns to take direction from all three of you.
We want connection—not another Velcro-dog relationship where confidence disappears whenever one person is unavailable.
Watch the Kong video near the bottom of the Learning Center and use my recipe.
Good things should happen in Lloyd’s crate. Feeding him there helps build a positive association and gives his mind something productive to do.
The crate can move around the house. It does not need to feel like isolation. Let it become part of ordinary family life and a safe place where Lloyd can settle.
Chewing, licking and working for food keep Lloyd mentally busy and may help lower anxious energy.
Instead of simply receiving a bowl, he gets a job. Most dogs enjoy having a job—especially when the benefits package includes dinner.
Everyone does not need to train Lloyd for hours. Everyone does need to become a clear teacher when working with him.
Feed Lloyd more often, practice the games, do short leash sessions and build a stronger student–teacher relationship with him.
Use the marker word, household rules, training structure and barking plan consistently. Help keep the family working from the same playbook.
Use the same requests, the same expectations and the same timing. Practice short sessions instead of leaving all the training to Annie.
Use this section to track the changes that actually matter. You do not need to write a novel. A few useful details will help us see patterns, make adjustments and decide what Lloyd needs next.
| Date | Lesson or Skill | Who Worked With Him? | Reward Used | What Went Well? | What Was Difficult? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ____/____/____ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ |
| ____/____/____ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ |
| ____/____/____ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ |
| ____/____/____ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ |
| ____/____/____ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ |
| ____/____/____ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ |