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PART 7b: PRIVATE
32. Generally, how long (minutes/hours) does a private lesson
last? How many sessions do you recommend, and how do you reach
this decision?
33. Where do you typically conduct your private lessons? Do
the locations vary? How do you decide where the lessons will
take place? Do you usually conduct all of the lessons in the
same place? Are there advantages/disadvantages for each of
the locations? (Explain.)
34. How do you structure different types of private lessons?
What is your approach to developing a plan for those lessons?
Do you use a basic curriculum, guidelines, or other tool or
format for developing your lesson plans? If so, please outline
and explain.
35. Approximately what percentage of your clients complete
enough instruction to meet their training needs? What do you
believe are the most common causes of clients quitting training
prior to reaching their training goals?
36. Do you feel it is important for your clients to expose
their dog(s) to experiences away from home? Please explain
your reasoning for your answer. Include examples of when this
may and/or may not be important in your private instruction
plans. If you include socialization experiences (people, dogs,
situations) in your private training strategies, please give
examples of how you do this.
37. Explain in detail how you would handle the following situations:
a.
You have an elderly lady with a large but calm German Shepherd
Dog as a client. She says that the dog attacked another dog
while out on their evening walk. According to her, the other
dog, a young Labrador, approached and was "just being
friendly" but her dog tried to attack it.
b. A single mother and two kids have an English Springer Spaniel.
Whenever the dog does not want to do something it goes under
a table or chair and attempts to bite if the mother tries to
reach under to get the dog. If the kids try to make it do something,
it snaps, and has actually bitten the 5 year old boy.
c. A middle-aged single woman has an eight month old Aussie
that shrinks back and behaves fearfully in public. She would
like to take the dog places, but the dog appears miserable.
She never took it anywhere when it was younger because she
wanted to wait until it was older and better behaved.
d.
A young couple have a year old Yorkie that urinates and defecates
in the house. They refuse to try crate training the
dog, and do not have a suitable place to leave her outside
when they are gone, although they do have a fenced yard. They
presently shut the dog in a bathroom while they are gone and
at night. Both the man and the woman work during the day, but
the wife is able to come home during her lunch hour. The dog
is immediately taken outside, but doesn't always "go." She
often slips into either the dining room or the spare bedroom
to eliminate, even after being outside. Their main complaint
is that the dog will not "ask" to be let out.
e. A family with two children have a Labrador Retriever that
they would love to keep in the house but the dog is in constant
motion when inside. If left outside, he barks and digs.
f. A college student has a dog that constantly barks when
she leaves for school. She lives in an apartment complex and
the neighbors are complaining. The dog has also destroyed her
shoes and pillow on several occasions.
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