
Confidence Booster : A 7 Day Challenge
Learn from renowned trainer Alex Lato to build boldness, resilience, and engagement through confidence-boosting games and strategies.
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Confidence Booster: Practical Challenges to Build Bravery, Bounce, and Boldness
Join Alex Lato for a 7-day series of hands-on tasks designed to develop your dog’s confidence in real-world scenarios. Whether your dog needs a bit more resilience in new environments, a spark of independence, or just a push to believe in themselves, this course delivers practical, play-based solutions to help them shine.
Each challenge is self-contained, giving you the flexibility to focus on what matters most for your dog—no pressure, no fluff, just purposeful progress.
What’s In The Course?
Confidence isn’t trained in theory—it’s built through experience. This course gives you concrete, actionable exercises to guide your dog & your clients through small wins, stretch zones, and safe exposure. You’ll work through playful tasks that promote bravery, self-assurance, and trust in you as a guide.
Daily Challenges Include:
Day 1: Battle Bath : Help your dog recover quickly from spooks or surprises through controlled startle and recovery games.
Day 2: Exaggeration : Train at 200% to get 100% on the day
Day 3: Collar Communication : Building trust, clarity, and calmness under mild pressure. Train at 200% to get 100% on the day
Day 4: Box Feeding : A powerful pattern game that teaches your dog to move with purpose, settle with ease, and build confidence through repetition
Day 5: Power Play : Build optimism, and create a safe space for risk-taking.
Day 6: Pressure Switches : Confidence comes not from avoiding stress—but from knowing how to navigate it.
Day 7: Courage : This session isn’t about perfection—it’s about bravery in action.
Who Is This Course For?
- Dog Trainers working with nervous or under-confident dogs.
- Pet Owners looking to help their dogs thrive in the real world.
- Sport Dog Handlers wanting to prep dogs for the unpredictable.
What You’ll Get
- 7 Days of Targeted Exercises – Each task is designed to target a specific element of canine confidence.
- Modular & Practical Format – Choose what fits your dog, repeat what works, skip what doesn’t.
- Certificate of Completion – Celebrate your progress and strengthen your credentials as a trainer or handler.
Ready to build a dog who faces the world with confidence, courage, and curiosity?
Start your 7-day challenge with Alex Lato today and give your dog the boost they deserve.
Your Instructor

MA in Animal Science, dog trainer, and author. Specialises in reactivity and dog sport training.