Workshops
May Workshops - Registration Opens April 22 - 9am Pacific Time
* Registration closes May 31 - 12pm (Noon) Pacific Time
WW449: April 28- Get Out of the House!
Most dogs know the exercises for obedience and rally and can perform them well at home. But trial environments have an array of distractions. And each trial will present at le...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW450: May 5- Go! Sending to Jumps and Cones (REPEAT)
The send exercises can be challenging to teach because the dog is required to move away from you. In this workshop, we’ll break down the steps to teach various types of send e...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
WW451: May 12- Confident Exams (REPEAT)
In this workshop we will work on your dog understanding that exams are not about being petted! This will take the pressure off your shy dog and your over greeter will have les...
Laura Waudby (Faculty)
WW452: May 12- Happy Heeling Patterns
Your dog knows how to heel, but maintaining engagement and enthusiasm for a full pattern is challenging. A heeling pattern is a complex behavior chain that requires an enormou...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW453: May 19- Beyond the “Like” - Photo Critiques for Experienced Photographers (REPEAT)
Do you collect a ton of "likes" and "hearts" and "Nice capture!" comments when you share your photos, but don't feel you are actually improving as a photographer? Are you stuc...
Amy Johnson (Faculty)
WW454: May 19- Creating Cues to Manage Arousal for Competition
We’ve all heard that our dogs need to be in an optimal state of arousal to maximize learning and performance. However, managing arousal both in training and in the ring can be...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
June Workshops - Registration Opens May 22 - 9am Pacific Time
* Registration closes June 30 - 12pm (Noon) Pacific Time
WW455: May 26- Conditioning Your Momma Dog Post Whelp
Whelping puppies is such a magical experience for breeders. It is no doubt taxing on our momma dogs. Therefore, our momma dogs need special care and attention even beyond whel...
Ashley Escobar (Faculty)
WW456: June 2- Focus and Engagement for dogs that love to hunt
In force-free Predation Substitute Training, focus and engagement with the owner is the key to success! If you have a dog that loves to chase wildlife and is too excited to s...
Simone Mueller (Guest Presentations )
WW457: June 9- Your Daily Zen: A Week's Worth of Calm and Control Exercises (REPEAT)
In Your Daily Zen workshop Deb will guide you through a week’s worth of calm & control exercises to learn & practice with your dog. These 7 exercises will lay a very s...
Deborah Jones (Faculty)
WW458: June 9- Handling Heeling Pressure
When heeling in the ring, dogs feel pressure from the judge, ring gates, walls, the environment and often from us. Dogs want to either move away from pressure or have trouble ...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW459: June 16- Switch on and off! How to teach a switch on and off cue!
Do you struggle with your dog’s focus? Do you struggle with over arousal? Do you want to have a super focused team member when you compete? Well teaching a clear switch on ...
Kamal Fernandez (Faculty)
WW460: June 23- Stop! Drop! and... STAY! Reliable distance downs (REPEAT)
Will your dog down when standing next to you, but not a distance? How about in the presence of distractions? Other dogs nearby? When facing away from you? When you're in moti...
Helene Lawler (Faculty)
