K9 Leadership Target Ready! Classes with Kayleigh Robertson
Targeting is one of the foundation skills for all training. It can help build focus, engagement,
confidence, and is the start of many basic and advanced obedience skills. With a target skill you
can help reduce frustration in your training while giving your dog a fun way to interact with you
and the environment.
Overall, having solid target skills can engage the working dog in the most positive and fun way.
It can help fearful or nervous dogs get comfortable interacting with or working near unknown or
‘scary’ people or things. It can help over excited dogs greet politely, and it can help you redirect
and engage over stimulated dogs.
A target skill can be worked into fun games as well as having many practical uses. A foundation
built on targeting skills is an excellent and fun way to start your obedience adventures!