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Twelve short skills, each one three or four steps and about five minutes a day. They are not party pieces: every one of them buys you a moment of your dog's attention, which is the thing you actually need when the other dog appears.

Sit, step 1 of 3

Sit

A default that is physically incompatible with lunging.

5 minutes a day, 3 days

Down, step 1 of 3

Down

Harder to abandon than a sit, so it buys you a real settle.

5 minutes a day, 4 days

Touch, step 1 of 3

Touch

Moves the nose, and the attention, off whatever is worrying them.

3 minutes a day, 3 days

Watch Me, step 1 of 3

Watch Me

Buys you the three seconds before a reaction starts.

3 minutes a day, 4 days

Place, step 1 of 3

Place

A destination for the doorbell, instead of the door.

8 minutes a day, 1 week

Leave It, step 1 of 3

Leave It

Disengagement taught as a game, not as a correction.

5 minutes a day, 5 days

Spin, available to members
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Spin

A turn away from whatever is coming up the path.

Members · 4 minutes a day, 3 days

Shake, available to members
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Shake

Handling practice, disguised as a party trick.

Members · 4 minutes a day, 3 days

Roll Over, available to members
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Roll Over

A dog who offers a belly is a dog who is not braced.

Members · 5 minutes a day, 1 week

Find It, available to members
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Find It

Drops arousal faster than anything else in this library.

Members · 3 minutes a day, ongoing

Fetch, available to members
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Fetch

Output for a high-drive dog, with an off switch built in.

Members · 10 minutes a day, ongoing

Middle, available to members
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Middle

Your legs become the safe place, and they go everywhere you do.

Members · 5 minutes a day, 5 days

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