Arousal Modulation: Building a Clear-Headed Dog!
One-Day Online July 11, 2026 from 9am-5pm PT
High arousal is one of the most common roadblocks to successful training and performance. When arousal spikes, a dog's capacity for cognitive processing drops. Join us as we tackle this complicated topic of canine emotional regulation!
Arousal Modulation: Building a Clear-Headed Dog is a comprehensive, one-day online conference designed to equip you with behavioral solutions to modulate arousal, foster impulse control, and build a resilient, thinking partner.
- Featuring Presentations From: Alex Lato, Christina Young, Crystal Wing, Irith Bloom, Jane Ardern, and Kelly Daniel.
- Plus Special Panelists: Erin Lynes & Leslie McDevitt.
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 NOW OPEN!
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Conference Schedule
ODS01: 9am - Arousal is Information: Teaching Dogs to Think While They Feel
Arousal is often treated as something to suppress or manage. But arousal is information. It tells us how our dogs experience the world, what excites them, what overwhelms them...
Crystal Wing (Faculty)
ODS02: 9am - Thinking Under Pressure: Building Confidence and Control in High-Drive Dogs
High arousal is often blamed for performance problems, but excitement is rarely the whole story. Many dogs are navigating a complex mix of drive, anticipation, frustration, pr...
Jane Ardern (Guest Presentations )
ODS03: 11am - Big Feelings? Using Play and Games to Teach Arousal Modulation
Do you have a dog with "big feelings"? Arousal isn’t good or bad—it’s just energy. But for easily stimulated dogs, that energy often leads to a loss of focus. In this session,...
Christina Young (Guest Presentations )
ODS04: 11am - When Calm Does Not Work: Teaching Dogs to Communicate and Think in High Arousal
Many training approaches focus on keeping dogs calm, relaxed, and below threshold. While these skills are valuable, if alone they often fail to prepare dogs for the moments th...
Alex Lato (Guest Presentations )
ODS05: 1pm - Panel Discussion - Arousal in the Dog Sport World with Alex Lato, Crystal Wing, Erin Lynes & Jane Ardern
How do we harness the perfect performance energy while maintaining the sharp cognitive control required for success? No matter your sport, the answers might surpris...
Various Instructors (Guest Presentations )
ODS06: 2pm - Looking under the fur: The biological reality of arousal in dogs
Often we can identify arousal in our dogs from the outside, but what's happening internally? What is the biological of arousal, and how does it impact your dogs body? This pre...
Kelly Daniel (Faculty)
ODS07: 2pm - Keep Calm and Carry On: The Importance of Arousal Management in Daily Life
The puppy who screams and pulls to get to other dogs on walks, the dog who barks throughout the entire car ride, the agility partner who gets overexcited and goes off course… ...
Irith Bloom (Faculty)
ODS08: 4pm - Panel Discussion - Arousal in the Behavior Modification World with Christina Young, Irith Bloom, Kelly Daniel & Leslie McDevitt
Arousal drives many of the emotions we associate with behavioral "problems." Can managing that internal baseline help guide our dogs to a state of calm security? Join our expe...
Various Instructors (Guest Presentations )
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