Exceptional Canines • Super Session Trainer Playbook

Stefee’s Foundation Playbook

Marker Word YES • Regular Recall • Emergency Recall • Second Fear Period • Household Structure

Start in your Super Session E-Learning Portal for the full lessons, then use this page as Stefee’s weekly game plan.

Start Here
Read the Super Session E-Portal lessons in order.
Top Priority
Find Stefee’s crack food for emergency recall.
Recall
Practice regular recall and emergency recall separately.
Mindset
Student / teacher first.
Top Priority

Find Stefee’s “Crack Food”

This is priority number one for emergency recall. We need the food that makes Stefee care deeply about coming when called. Emergency recall needs a super high-value reward that you do not use for every other game.

  • Filet mignon
  • Grass-fed beef hot dogs
  • Turkey pepperoni
  • Sharp grass-fed New Zealand cheddar
  • Rotisserie chicken
  • Better freeze-dried options
  • Freeze-dried beef liver
  • Ziwi Peak beef
  • Small pieces of cooked steak
  • Organic bacon pieces
  • Any safe, high-value food Stefee goes crazy for

If the food is not powerful enough, emergency recall will feel much harder than it needs to.

Marker Training

Marker Word YES

Stefee needs clean information. YES marks the exact moment she does the correct behavior.

  • Ask once.
  • Wait for the behavior.
  • Say YES the moment she does it.
  • Then reward.
  • Do not use YES as random praise.

“Good girl” is praise. YES is information.

Relationship Shift

Student / Teacher First

Stefee needs more of a student / teacher relationship and less of a dog mom relationship right now.

That does not mean less love. It means love with cleaner guidance, better timing, and fewer mixed signals.

Household Rule

Nothing in Life Is Free

Stefee should sit before getting what she wants. This is where structure starts living in daily life.

  • Sit before food.
  • Sit before doors.
  • Sit before affection.
  • Sit before freedom.
  • Sit before access to anything important.
Important Context

Stefee Is Entering Her Second Fear Period

Stefee is coming into a developmental stage where things that were fine yesterday may suddenly feel suspicious today. This is not regression. This is development.

What to Watch For

Sudden hesitation, barking, freezing, backing away, avoiding new things, or acting suspicious of people, sounds, or objects.

Why It Matters

How you handle this stage can shape confidence. Do not force her through fear. Guide her with calm structure.

What to Do

Stay calm. Create space. Let her observe. Mark brave choices with YES. Do not baby-talk her into a nervous puddle.

Start Here

Read These in the Super Session E-Portal

This page gives direction. The E-Portal gives the full explanation. Read these in order before trying to do too much.

1

ABCs of Dog Communication

Tonal, visual, and spatial communication. This is foundation work.

2

Marker Word Training — YES

Learn what YES means, when to use it, why timing matters, and why “good girl” is not the marker.

3

The 5-Minute Rule

Use this around arrivals, departures, crate time, excitement, and emotional resets.

4

Nothing in Life Is Free

Stefee should sit before getting what she wants. This is how structure becomes normal.

5

Dog Behavior

Read the dog behavior sections so you understand what is driving the behavior, not just what it looks like.

6

Train Smarter, Not All Day

Short, thoughtful sessions beat one long exhausting marathon every time.

7

Regular Recall

Practice Stefee’s everyday recall pattern: name once, kissy sounds, here girl, YES, sit, YES.

8

Emergency Recall

Practice emergency recall separately from regular recall.
Open Emergency Recall Page

Emergency Recall

Emergency Recall Needs Crack Food

Stefee needs two different recall systems: regular everyday recall and emergency recall. Do not blend them together. Emergency recall needs to stay special, clear, and highly rewarded.

Use the crack food list above for emergency recall practice. Do not waste that food on everyday requests.

Recall Training

Stefee Needs Two Different Recalls

Regular recall and emergency recall are not the same exercise. Practice them separately so the words stay clean.

Everyday Recall

Regular Recall Pattern

  • Say Stefee’s name one time.
  • Use three kissy sounds.
  • Say “here girl, here girl” in a fun, happy tone until she gets to you.
  • When she arrives, say YES.
  • Reward her.
  • Ask for sit.
  • Say YES again when she sits.
  • Reward again.
Emergency Recall

Emergency Recall Pattern

  • Read the emergency recall page first.
  • Use very high-value crack food.
  • Practice in easy environments first.
  • Keep the emergency cue special.
  • Do not use it casually all day long.
3–4 Week Plan

Stefee’s Weekly Playbook

Read first. Then practice. Keep sessions short, clear, and repeatable.

Week 1

Communication & Foundation

  • Read ABCs of Dog Communication.
  • Read Marker Word Training — YES.
  • Begin saying words one time.
  • Begin the 5-Minute Rule.
  • Begin student / teacher mindset.
Week 2

Structure in Real Life

  • Strengthen Nothing in Life Is Free.
  • Sit before everything important.
  • Build household rules.
  • Use YES cleanly and consistently.
  • Keep the whole house on the same page.
Week 3

Regular Recall

  • Practice name once.
  • Use kissy sounds.
  • Use “here girl, here girl.”
  • Mark arrival with YES.
  • Ask for sit, then YES again.
Week 4

Emergency Recall & Second Fear Period

  • Read the Emergency Recall page.
  • Practice emergency recall separately.
  • Use crack food only for the emergency recall work.
  • Watch for second fear period behavior.
  • Reward brave choices.
Big Picture

This Is Foundation Training

Stefee needs clear words, clean timing, calm structure, crack-food motivation for emergency recall, and a student / teacher relationship.

Read first. Practice second. Say it once. Mark it clearly. Keep it consistent.

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