MOVEMENT PUZZLES ACADEMY
Our unique step-by-step online course to BOOST your dog's DYNAMIC body awareness, coordination and confidence with FUN movement exercises!
So that your dog can learn new skills faster and feel EMPOWERED in new or tricky situations!
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Movement Puzzles are pattern movement exercises where the dog moves between 2 bowls - the 2 bowl game - and does movement exercises independently from their human (no handler cues!) while moving from bowl to bowl.
The goal of these exercises is to provide dogs with an environment and structure to SAFELY - without pressure or distractions - practice things that may be difficult or challenging FOR THEM. Be it moving on elevated surfaces, stepping onto moving/tilting surfaces, move through tight spaces, run through noisy stuff, turning around in tight areas and so much more!
Because we are working with potentially scary and difficult things for the dog in front of us, Movement Puzzles are focused on the dog's choice, always giving them the option to say "No, this is too much right now", actually listening to it and making adjustments to the exercises on the go.
As a result, Movement Puzzles are a powerful training tool for BOOSTING your dog's CONFIDENCE in new situations, BODY AWARENESS, COORDINATION, understanding of where their bodies are in space and how to control their movements while actually in motion and running!
And yes, Movement Puzzles are fun DIY obstacle courses that you can set up in your living room or garden, using the equipment you can (mostly) find at home 😉
SEE WHY OUR 1500+ STUDENTS LOVE THIS COURSE
HERE'S WHAT OTHER BENEFITS BECOME POSSIBLE FOR YOU AND YOUR DOG:
Here's what other members have noticed about their dogs since starting with Movement Puzzles:
- Becoming less reactive to other dogs!
- Feel a lot calmer in previously scary situations (like planes flying above their training area!)
- Startle less when hearing household noises
- Started doing new (possibly mischievous!) things they haven't done before. Because they now can!
- Better distance skills in agility!
- More focused during training!
- Less frustration during training sessions. Less barking, better engagement!
- Calmer during training (no more frantic and reckless movements) without losing the enthusiasm!
Hi! I am Mari Valgma
I am a Certified Professional Canine Fitness Trainer (CPCFT), passionate about helping dog training enthusiasts boost their dogs confidence by teaching their dogs how to use their bodies and control their movements in new and challenging situations.
Movement Puzzles first started as a fitness training tool to help working and sport dogs with dynamic balance and coordination skills. But it quickly came out that Movement Puzzles are so much more!
Our students started reporting improvements in their dogs' confidence, reactivity training, focus during sessions, independent performance, obstacle commitment...
Within a couple of years Movement Puzzles have become hugely popular and I'm proud to say our we now offer a safe, kind community and amazing training experience to more than 1500 puzzle training enthusiasts.
My ideas and confidence boosting training have also been featured in Fenzi Dog Sports Academy (where I'm also a proud alumni!), Agility Nation and numerous international dog training summits.
