Muzzle Conditioning

A muzzle can be very useful in situations where you’re 99.9 percent sure your dog is going to do okay, but you’d like to be 100% SURE.

A muzzle can be very useful in situations where you’re 99.9 percent sure your dog is going to do okay, but you’d like to be 100% SURE.


Not only does wearing a muzzle prevent that tiny 0.1 percent chance of an “Oops,” but it also helps you relax (remember, your stress levels can cause your dog to be on high alert as well!)


In this course, Jeff Scarpino will teach you how to train your dog to wear a muzzle.

Lesson 1

Muzzle Conditioning

Session One

Getting Comfortable Around the Muzzle

We want the dog to be able to wear the muzzle for long periods of time without finding it discomforting and we want to make sure the dog has a very very positive association with the muzzle.


In this lesson, you will learn how to teach your dog to be comfortable around the muzzle while there are positive things happening around them.


Do not force the muzzle onto your dog as it can be very scary! The goal for this lesson is when the dog sees the muzzle they recognize it as a good thing.

Lesson 2

Muzzle Conditioning

Session Two

Getting Comfortable Around the Muzzle

Challenging Your Dog

In this lesson, Jeff Scarpino explains how to challenge your dog to put his face into the muzzle.

Lesson 3

Muzzle Conditioning

Session Three

Motivating Your Dog to Wear the Muzzle

In this lesson, Jeff Scarpino explains how to motivate your dog to get comfortable wearing the muzzle.

Lesson 4

Muzzle Conditioning

Session Four 

Continuing to Motivate Your Dog to Wear the Muzzle

In this video lesson, Jef.f Scarpino continues to motivate Icky to get more comfortable wearing the muzzle

Lesson 5

Muzzle Conditioning

Session Five

Associating the Muzzle with Excitement & Food

In this video, Off The Beaten Trail Canine Facility trainer, Jeff Scarpino demonstrates how to associate the Muzzle with Excitement & Food.

Lesson 6

Muzzle Conditioning

Session Six

Obedience & Muzzle Conditioning

Jeff Scarpino continuing to work with Icky with obedience and muzzle conditioning.

Lesson 7

Muzzle Conditioning

Session Seven

Rewards While Wearing the Muzzle

In this video, Off The Beaten Trail Canine Facility trainer, Jeff Scarpino demonstrates rewarding Icky with the muzzle being on.

Lesson 8

Muzzle Conditioning

Session Eight 

Muzzle Game

In this video, Off The Beaten Trail Canine Facility trainer, Jeff Scarpino demonstrates playing games with Icky while muzzle training.

Lesson 9

Muzzle Conditioning

Session Nine

 Wearing the Muzzle Outdoors

In this video, Off The Beaten Trail Canine Facility trainer, Gillian Scarpino demonstrates how Icky is wearing his muzzle outdoors in order to associate the muzzle with fun.

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