1. Establish Goals

2. Break Down Training into Steps

3. Train from the result to the start (Back Chaining)

4. Anticipate Outcomes and set up for success

5. Use more Reward, and Compel Efficiently

1. Establish Goals

records with training goals. Know what your dog needs to improve upon, and note it in the narratives, and then set up training to directly address those weaknesses. Set up training to reinforce strengths as well. You should be able to state your training goals with your dog for every skill set he possesses at any time. If you can't do that, start thinking about it so that you can. Write down everything you want your dog to be capable of doing (within reason) and set those as long term goals. Then decide how to break each goal into a set of manageable training steps you can consistently train.