In The Zone Bonus /Stakes
 Prep Program



“Distance: Absolute Trust~ Ultimate Rush”  Lisa Schmit 

​This program provides a unique opportunity to get personalized guidance from someone who is training with the same goal in mind and who is committed to your success. In order to demonstrate how I train and troubleshoot distance skills, I will be working alongside you with my dogs to help achieve our goals and dreams of big distance work. I will walk you through the steps and progression of teaching skills for bonuses/stakes with my young dog Inspire who has never earned a bonus yet. I will also share how I polish up my big distance skills with my other dogs. My personal goal is to run Inspire (3 years old) in Starter Stakes and JP7 in whichever stakes he qualifies for next year at champs. Inspire is already qualified for Starter Stakes for 2021. (We earned 2 Regular 4 sequence bonuses in August). I am training with this goal in mind , and you will be there learning & training with me! We will work foundation when needed and will progress to bigger sequences and pushing for more distance. You will get a unique insider view into how I break down the skills needed and add distance. You will also see how I then add off course options and push even more for distance. 

I am super excited to introduce to you a very unique distance training program. The In The Zone Bonus / Stakes Prep Program is specifically designed to teach big distance skills with the goal of doing bonuses and/or competing in the stakes division at champs in the future.      
As Team Members You Get 
-Distance Training Videos throughout the month with multiple dogs at different distance skill levels
-Video tutorials with detailed explanations of the training videos which discusses how to handle, what cues etc
-Downloadable documents with courses, tips and video links
-Course Analysis of some of my bonus runs. I will break down what I did, why I did it, what worked, and what did not work. I will post successful bonuses runs and well as the ones that went awry! 
-Access to the Bonus/Stakes Classroom hosted on Teachable which includes all bonus lessons since the group started in 2019
-Access to a secret Facebook group to facilitate discussion, celebrations and share other information
-Access to the Luke and Lisa Puppy Show Facebook Group 

Team Members Can: 
-Submit Training Videos for my critique (up to 15 minutes total per month)
-Submit Bonus Runs for my critique ( 8 per month) 
-Discuss and comment all you want  

In the Zone Bonus/Stakes Prep Program Goals
As a member of the In The Zone Distance Team, you will receive exclusive, insider access to training videos, tips, course analysis and begin mastering the following:
-Develop Clear, Consistent Communication System so that your dog will understand your cues
-Understand how to use Motion to Cue your dog especially in a confined area like a box 
-Refine and solidify verbal cues so your dog has a clear understanding of what you want 
-How to use body language cues to direct your dog at a distance
-Develop confidence and teamwork to work at a distance and handle from the bonus box
-Learn how to analyze courses so that you have a good understanding how to handle bonuses
-Learn different Lead out Strategies so you will be able to handle the course regardless of where the box is on course 
-Teach you and your dog to be comfortable and confident working away from each other
-How to reward your dog to keep them enthusiastic about working away from you 


How it works
Training Content will be located in the In The Zone Dog Training Online School through Teachable. Throughout the month, I will provide sequences written in a downloadable document. I will video tape the training of my dogs on these sequences. I will use a variety of video techniques including voiceovers, slow motion and photos of sequences to discuss handling..the good and the bad  I will show you what I did correct and what I did wrong and how to troubleshoot. I will discuss what and when to cue your dog. This is very important -the have a very clear, consistent communication system! You can videotape your training sessions and upload them and I will critique them. I will also use various techniques such as doing screen shots for feedback . The videos will help me review your cues-body language, motion, verbal and see if they are clear and consistent. Watching your videos allows me to see what is occurring during the training session and will allow me to coach you and provide important feedback. Also, throughout the month, I will perform a course analysis of some of my bonus runs. I will go over why I chose to handle like I did, what went right, what went wrong and my overall thoughts about the course and my handling. As a student, you also can post some of your bonus runs and I will provide feedback. 


A PROVEN PROGRAM
The Bonus/Stakes Prep Program includes the proven steps that I have used with my dogs to create confident distance teams. 

Proven Distance Results:
Tandem, JP7 and Revolution all have PURPLE MODSQUADS
Tandem and JP7 have Silver Distance Achievement Awards
Inspire has a few bonuses now- Regular, Jumpers and TouchnGo
-JP7 2018 NADAC Champs Distance Cup Champion 
-JP7 2018 NADAC Champs Reserve Starter-Stakes Champion
-JP7 2018 NADAC WORLD Reserve Starter-Stakes Champion
-Tandem 2015 Highest number of bonus points in Starter Stakes
-9 dogs with bonus points

Distance Team students qualifed for 2020 stakes and are achieving bonuses!


Who Can Join?
Anyone can join to learn, discuss and comment. Some foundation skills will be show, but this is not a class to teach foundation distance but to push for more distance and really hone in on our big distance handling. 

ENROLLMENT is only available through August 31st.. I will not open up this class again until after champs next year. I am only accepting a small group of dedicated people to become a member of my team. I am keeping the group small so I can give each member individualized attention. You can quit anytime if the program does not work for you. 

COST: $60 a month

Sample Lesson

Screencast Explanation
Handling 1-4
Handling Middle
Handling End
Running the Course
Working Big Distance
Handling End
Some of my Bonus Runs
ENROLL HERE