TUNING INTO YOUR DOG

• Patricia McConnell, PhD, CAAB and Kathy Sdao, M.A., ACAAB
• January 7 – 8, 2012
• Orlando, FL
• Website: http://dogsofcourse.com/
• Email: Crevling@dogsofcourse.com

Would you like to upgrade your knowledge about behavior and training? Learn more about how dogs communicate, how to "converse" effectively with them and how to avoid (or repair!) ten common training mistakes? Patricia McConnell Ph.D. and Kathy Sdao MA have created new, state-of-the-art lectures to help you tune into your dog by improving your understanding of canine communication, providing alternate perspectives and employing smart training choices. Explore tools to help you transform average or at-risk relationships into healthy partnerships.

DOG TALK: An Up-to-the-Minute Update on Canine Communication

• Patricia McConnell, Ph.D., CAAB
• Saturday January 7, 2012 

What do we know about how and what dogs communicate? What are dogs “saying” when they raise their tails, dilate their pupils or mark over the urine of another? Join Patricia McConnell in this all-new exploration of visual, acoustic and chemical communication in dogs. We’ll learn what researchers know about  “intraspecific” communication (dog to dog), watch lots of new videos to enhance our ability to “read” dogs, discuss our ability to categorize the acoustic and visual signals of dogs (you might be surprised!) and elaborate on the training implications of new research findings in canine behavior. Don’t miss this one-time only opportunity to see one of Patricia's last day-long seminars. 

What Not to Err: Training Mistakes that Create Headaches for Dogs (9:00 through mid-afternoon)

A Lot in Life is Free: An Alternative to Rank-based Training Models (immediately following “What Not to Err”)

• Kathy Sdao, M.A., ACAAB
• Sunday January 8, 2012    

“What Not to Err”

There’s no shortage of dog-training advice available to our clients. Websites, books, television, dog advocates and well-intentioned friends offer suggestions for basic training and for solving behavior problems. We’ll review ten errors, both general and technical, common to dog-friendly trainers. Topics include ineffective cues, backward sequences, poisoned reinforcers, misunderstood training transitions and more. Understanding how to avoid or resolve these issues will make training fairer for our dogs and more fun for everyone.

“A Lot in Life is Free”

Much modern dog training has evolved from older methods laden with physical coercion. Though the dog-training profession has made enormous strides in improving methodology over the past two decades, remnants of that dominance-based paradigm are still common. From the hackneyed advice that owners should be “alpha in their pack,” to the emphasis on leadership, to the ubiquity of “Nothing in Life is Free” (NILIF) protocols, the concept of hierarchy is integral to many trainers. Though this framework can sometimes lead to helpful training procedures, the explanations often go beyond a straight-forward scientific perspective by integrating superfluous concepts such as rank and deprivation. We’ll consider an alternative framework that provides a more equitable approach to effective training.

posted by Dogs of Course

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Train At The Next Level

Where: San Francisco, CA May 5-6, 2012

Duration: 2 days

Cost: $165

Link: http://dogtec.org/trainnextlevel.php

Take your training—and your training business—to the next level. Join world-renowned trainer Jean Donaldson and the dog pro industry’s top business coach Veronica Boutelle to learn how to improve your case resolution and with it your bottom line.

 

Jean will:

• discuss the factors that affect case choice and outcome
• evaluate treatment approaches and their uses, including newcomers such as CAT and BAT
• help you decide which cases are right for you—and which to avoid
• offer advice and execution tips for tackling resource guarding, dog-dog and stranger/fear aggression cases

Veronica will:

• show you how to structure your services to get better results for your clients and higher income for you
• reveal the business myths that plague our industry and keep trainers from making a good living
• give you low-cost and stress-free ways to market your business
• share time-saving tips to help balance work and downtime
• outline strategies to make you more comfortable selling your services

posted by: dogTEC

 

 

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Pamela Dennison's ONLINE classes starting on Dec 10:

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Positive Dog Training ONLINE class

This course was designed to be taught in the same order in which I teach these behaviors in my regular group classes. Each step gradually builds on the previous one, along with the relationship aspect of these behaviors. One simply can't train a loose leash walk if there is no connection between you and your dog. You will see such a class in all of the videos. These are real dogs, real handlers, real issues, all shown in real time.

FMI and to register: www.idiotsguidepositivedogtraining.com

Managing the multiple dog household ONLINE classes: Parts One and Two

• Have you ever wished you could control your pack of dogs?
• Have you ever wished they wouldn’t run you over at the door?
• Have you ever wished they would exhibit some semblance of self-control?
• Would you like to pet one dog without causing a tiff?
• Would you like to be able to have guests over without being mauled?
• Would you like to be able to separate them - even from a distance?

If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, then the Managing the Multiple Dog Household ONLINE classes are for you!

www.positivedogs.com

posted by Pamela Dennison

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