Life Stages - Puppies & Adolescents!
One-Day Online Nov 15, 2025 from 9am-5pm PT
Presenters: Ashley Escobar, Erin Lynes, Denise Fenzi, Irith Bloom, Sharon Carroll, Sara Brueske
Additional Guest Panelists - Jennifer Summerfield DVM
Join us from the comfort of your living room! If you cannot attend live the conference content will be available in your student library.
Tickets $89. Registration opens October 17th!
CEUs Pending for CPDT and IAABC
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Conference Schedule
ODS01: 9am - Fit Dog Foundations: Build Patience, Develop Impulse Control, Acquire Mindful Movement
In this session, we’ll explore how early foundations in patience, impulse control, and mindful movement support healthy mental and physical development in developing dogs. The...
Ashley Escobar (Faculty)
ODS02: 9am - From Treats to Toys: How Reinforcers Evolve as Dogs Grow
Understanding what motivates our dogs and how that motivation changes over time, is key to successful training. In this webinar, we’ll explore how to build, strengthen, and ma...
Sara Brueske (Faculty)
ODS03: 11am - Connected and Confident: How Boosting Your Puppy's Confidence Improves Your Relationship (and Vice Versa)
Confidence and connection go hand in hand. When your puppy feels safe with you, they explore, experiment, and trust — and every moment of courage deepens your bond in return.I...
Erin Lynes (Faculty)
ODS04: 11am - Puppy or Piranha? Interactive Strategies for Raising, Training, and Enjoying High Drive, Enthusiastically Biting Dogs
A common reaction to one’s first working breed dog is, “What did I get myself into?!” Yet, handlers who choose to stick with these dogs fall in love with them; they love their...
Denise Fenzi (Faculty)
ODS05: 1pm - Panel Discussion - Choosing Your Puppy with Ashley Escobar, Denise Fenzi, Erin Lynes, Sara Brueske
Choosing a puppy can feel overwhelming — it’s a decision that blends genetics, breed traits, early development, and your own lifestyle. Join our panel as we explore how both n...
Various Instructors (Guest Presentations )
ODS06: 2pm - Puppy and Adolescent Socialization: What It Is… And Isn’t
One of the most important things we can do for our puppies (and adolescent dogs) is provide them with the life skills they need to navigate our strange human world. Proper soc...
Irith Bloom (Faculty)
ODS07: 2pm - Countering Innate Tendencies - Behavior Beyond Genetics
As trainers and guardians, our role is not only to develop the specific behaviors we desire in our young sport or pet dog, but also to look at each developing dog as an indivi...
Sharon Carroll (Faculty)
ODS08: 4pm - Panel Discussion - Normal or Not? Common Behavior Concerns in the Developing Dog with Denise Fenzi, Jennifer Summerfield DVM, Irith Bloom, Sharon Carroll
Puppies grow fast — and the transition into adolescence brings a whirlwind of changes: bursts of energy, shifting sociability, emerging independence, hormonal surges, and a br...
Various Instructors (Guest Presentations )
