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PART
7a: Group Class
26. How long (minutes or hours) is your
class? How many weeks of classes comprise your basic course?
How many students do you normally have in a class?
27. Give an outline of your basic training class curriculum,
week by week.
28. Do you use assistants? If not, why not?
a. If you do use them, briefly describe what qualifications
they must have, and/or how you train them.
b. Briefly describe the jobs you expect your assistant(s)
to perform.
29. Approximately what percent of your students drop out before
completing at least 3/4 of the course?
30. What do you believe are the most common causes for student
dropout?
31. Explain how you would handle the following situations
if they were to occur in your basic training class. Explain
how you would manage the immediate problem IN CLASS, and include
any follow-up advice you would give.
a. On the first night of class, a large dog about 2 years
old is constantly straining at the leash, lunging at any dog
that comes near. The owner is struggling to restrain the dog.
He cannot hold the dog's attention long enough to complete
even the simplest task.
b.
In week three of your class, the group is working on the
down on
command. An elderly lady is having trouble getting
her 11 month old Lhasa Apso to comply. As you are watching,
she reaches for the dog's collar and the dog growls and snaps
at her hand. She draws back and stops trying. The student mentions
that "Precious" is likely to snap like this any time
she does not want to do something.
c. A seven month old Shetland Sheepdog is very nervous the
first night of class, trembling, hiding behind the owner when
anyone approaches. The owner is offering food and verbal encouragement
in an attempt to coax the dog into action, but there is no
response.
d. On the first lesson with dogs, a lady arrives with a German
Shepherd that begins barking out in the parking lot. He continues
to bark as you are assembling the class for the first exercises.
The lady is unsuccessful in quieting the dog, and before long
it is apparent that she is hugely embarrassed, and the rest
of the class is unable to hear any of your instructions.
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