Webinar Presentations
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Webinars will run approximately 1-2 hours including presentation and questions.
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Deb Jones, PhD- Reality Check: What Can & Cannot be Fixed
Date: Thursday, May 1st, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Are you struggling with a dog whose behavioral issues seem very resistant to positive change? Do you wonder if it is your level of training experience that’s the problem? Have you been told by others that you need to apply a more forceful approach to correct the issue? Do you feel judged by others because of your dog’s behavior? Do you feel conflict because you just want to have a fun relaxing relationship with your dog rather than constantly working on a training project? Have you been wondering what is reasonable to expect in terms of your dog’s ability to improve and what you just have to accept? Have you ever considered serious steps such as rehoming or behavioral euthanasia?
In this webinar Deb will introduce and discuss how to thoughtfully consider and address behavioral issues that cause problems for the dog as well as the people & other animals they live with. This is often a difficult topic to discuss and can become emotional and sensitive. We love our dogs and want them to have the best lives possible; but sometimes they make that very hard. The behavior of any living creature is complex and subject to multiple variables that we cannot control. It’s not always easy to know how to address, and hopefully change, unwanted behavior. And even when we do our best sometimes it’s not enough. In an attempt to bring more clarity to this issue we will consider the following:
- The nature of the undesired behavior
- The nature of the dog
- The ability & desire of the owners/trainers to address the issues
- Weighing the needs of everyone involved
- Setting realistic expectations for change
- Management is your friend!
- Basic Behavior Modification Techniques
- Pharmaceuticals & their role in the process
- Professional help
- Physical causes
- Quality of life issues
- Rehoming
- Behavioral euthanasia
- The myth of everything
***Trigger Warning: This webinar considers canine behavior that can be dangerous, even life-threatening. It also includes a discussion of rehoming and behavioral euthanasia. Those are sensitive and possibly upsetting topics. While we will cover them with thoughtful consideration, please make an informed decision about viewing this webinar based on your own best interests and comfort level.
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Denise Fenzi- Whistle Recall: Creating a Fast and Furious Return to Handler
Date: Thursday, May 1st, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
If you want to see the dust fly when you need your dog to come back RIGHT NOW, then you need this webinar. No matter what your dog currently sees, smells or is in the process of attempting to catch, you CAN get a fast and furious return to you - the handler - simply because you called!
This webinar will teach you how to condition your dog to recall under the most arousing and challenging circumstances - right from the start! By creating a powerful association between the sound of the whistle and your behavior, your dog will come back to you reflexively, without even thinking about it, simply because you called! And don't worry, you don't HAVE to use a whistle - your voice will work fine as well.
Whether your want this recall for dog sports or life, the process is simple, fast, extremely effective and....fun!
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Jennifer Henion- Water Cheater to Water Honesty
Date: Thursday, May 8th, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
When a hunting sport dog runs around water to get a retrieve, you often hear moans and giggles. The word "cheater" gets tossed around by the onlookers. But when a dog takes a beautiful straight line through the ponds to get their bird or bumper, everyone cheers! "Oh wow, that was a good Honest line!" In hunting dog sport competitions, judges really want to see dogs take that nice straight line into and through the water. But the truth is that dogs instinctually want to take the fastest, driest route to the retrieve! Swimming slows them down and makes the dogs vulnerable. No matter how much a dog loves water and swimming, they will still try and run the bank or avoid the pond altogether when it comes to chasing down a retrieve that landed on the other side. So how do you train your dog to go straight into the water where directed, and keep going straight, for a retrieve? How do you train this so it's the dog's choice and so the dog will do it automatically??? There is a way! And it is a positive training way! That's what we will cover in this webinar! There are two big keys that unlock water honesty training. 1. Building Value for getting in it. 2. Shaping the dog to get in where we want, and keep going. When you have those two keys in place, your dog has super clarity about what you want him to do - and what not to do! Then you'll be able to expand all of your water training to include every typical water challenge that sport judges put in front of you. This is a proven approach that will make you look amazing! And you'll be surprised how easy it really is!
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Bronagh Daly- Dealing with Dog Distractions in Agility
Date: Thursday, May 8th, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Does your dog get distracted by other dogs in their agility environment? Do they get amped up when other dogs are running? Or do they have a tough time focusing on you as you're preparing for your run? Maybe they struggle with having another dog in the ring either as you're entering or exiting? Or perhaps they get stressed by other dogs barking in the trial or class environment? If any of those describes your dog, this is the webinar for you! At an agility trial or even class, there can be a LOT going on which can cause our dogs to have a lot of feelings, both positive and sometimes more negative. And generally, all of the other dogs in the environment are also having a lot of feelings, which makes it all the more challenging to have a calm and focused working brain. To be really successful in agility, our dogs need to either tune out all of the feelings that the other dogs are displaying or at least learn to successfully split their focus. And that's exactly what this webinar is going to be focusing on. We will be going through all of the common scenarios in which you and your dog might bump into other dogs at an agility trial or class that could causing feelings. Then we will go through strategies that you can apply right now as well as training solutions to help make things easier and less feelings-inducing for your dog!
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Kim Palermo- Arrive in Style: Using Control Unleash to Rock Your Arrival Skill Set
Date: Thursday, May 15th, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
During this webinar, Kim Palermo CCUI will discuss and demonstrate a number of Control Unleashed skills that can be combined to create a customized routine for your dog. Whether you’re attending trials, group classes, visiting the veterinarian, or simply taking your dog for a walk, by creating an Arrival Skill Set you can help to lower arousal and increase confidence. Kim will help you create an Arrival Skill Set that begins with relaxation techniques and ways for you to determine when your dog is ready to move forward. From there, patterns will provide predictability and comfort during movement, at thresholds, and when triggers appear. Put behind you the days of over arousal when you bring out the leash or pull into the trial parking lot, and discover the value in creating your dog’s very own Arrival Skill Set! This webinar will include discussion, video demonstrations and tutorials, and step by step instructions.
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Irith Bloom- Dr. David Premack in Real Life: Turning Distractions into Reinforcers
Date: Thursday, May 15th, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Some of you may have heard of “Premack’s Principle” (also called “The Premack Principle”). You may have even heard someone explain that it means “high-probability behavior can be used to reinforce low-probability behavior,” or that it’s basically grandma’s rule (“Eat your peas before you get dessert”). But what does all of that mean? How can you use Premack’s Principle in real life? And what do distractions have to do with it?
In this webinar, Irith Bloom will give you the answers to the above questions and more. She'll explain Premack’s Principle in understandable terms. She'll give you practical ways to start using Premack’s Principle with your animal companions right away. She'll help you figure out how to apply Premack's Principle to improve all of your training. Oh, and did we mention that applying Premack's Principle also helps strengthen the bond between you and your animal?
Want to stop thinking of distractions as the enemy and learn to view them as your new best friends? Improve your training? Strengthen your bond? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this webinar is for you!
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