Put purpose into play

Explore toy play and motivation, including dedicated tug and whip-toy lessons, and see how toys become part of your training.

Use toys to teach cues

Work through lessons on playing with purpose and using a toy as a target, lure, and reward.

Connect play to agility skills

Explore teaching and rewarding forward focus, using toys to teach turns, and the Jump to Toy bonus lesson.

About the course

Bring more intention to the way you use toys in training. Toy Mechanics explores how play connects with motivation, cue teaching, and agility foundation skills. Across 24 lessons, you’ll find toy-play instruction, tug and whip-toy topics, targeting and luring, forward focus, and turns. The course also includes a Jump to Toy bonus lesson and homework assignments to help you put the material into practice. Follow the lesson sequence or revisit a specific topic as you develop your toy-handling skills.

Learn with Lisa Schmit

I’m Lisa Schmit of In The Zone Agility. In Toy Mechanics, I share ways to use toys with purpose—from motivation and play to teaching cues, forward focus, and turns. Explore the lessons and practice assignments to make toy work a more intentional part of your training.

Curriculum

13 Chapters · 24 Lessons

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      Welcome

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      Homework

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      Lesson 1

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      Homework

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      Lesson 2

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      Homework

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      Week 3

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      Homework

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      Thanks

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      Tug

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      Whip

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      How to play with purpose by using a toy to teach cues

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      Homework

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      Target, Lure then Reward

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      Homework

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      Using a toy to teach and reward forward focus

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      Using Toy to Teach Turns

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      Jump to Toy

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      Using Toy for Motivation

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      Toys to Teach Cues

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      Thanks

Make your next play session purposeful

Explore the 24-lesson curriculum and contact In The Zone Agility for access to Toy Mechanics. Start connecting toy play with the skills you want to teach.

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