Webinar Presentations
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Webinars will run approximately 1-2 hours including presentation and questions.
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Jennifer Henion - Pointing Dogs with Positive Training
Date: Thursday, October 9th, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Pointing dogs have a unique skill set with a lot of instinctual behavior patterns in the field. It can be hard to insert new learned behaviors into their performance to create great teamwork. In this webinar, Jennifer teams up with long time friend and colleague, Elizabeth Smith to outline specific positive reinforcement protocols for training Pointers. Specifically on holding the point, steadiness to the flush and shot, as well as other aspects of trained teamwork. Aside from her full time job at Georgia Tech, Elizabeth has worked as a professional bird hunting guide with her pointers - training them with positive reinforcement approaches that I use in Retriever sports - just with a different application. We will cover the different reward sequences for Pointers, tips on what not to do with pointer puppies and the training games you can build at home to create awesome teamwork in the field.
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Karen Deeds - From the Ground Up! Creating a Strong Foundation for B-Mod Cases
Date: Thursday, October 9th, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Foundation, Foundation, Foundation! How many times have you heard how important the foundation skills are for any sport, dog or human? The sport of basketball requires efficiency, if not proficiency with dribbling, passing, running, and shooting. The team needs to work together and be in tune with each other. The same is true in dog sports and even with behavior work! Before you start out on the journey to change your dog’s behavior from one that is based on fear, anxiety, or frustration, it is helpful to develop a behavior plan that includes a broad foundation. In this webinar we will discuss the possibly of needing a good vet on your side, addressing your dog’s mental and physical needs, and minimizing the opportunity to react negatively using appropriate management techniques. We will also outline ways to develop reinforcement strategies to help change your dog’s emotional state and explore ways to decrease their cortisol and adrenaline and increase their dopamine and serotonin. We will discuss the benefits of creating predictability within their day-to-day life, training, and with your interactions and how teaching thought-provoking games can help build your dog’s confidence. All these foundation skills, and more are helpful to have in place before you begin to apply your various counter conditioning and behavior modification protocols. With many dogs, I find that addressing these elements often results in a reduced need for behavior modification and if it is necessary, having these foundations makes the work much easier!
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Petra Ford - Surprise! Game to Create Engagement
Date: Thursday, October 16th, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Struggling to get and maintain your dog’s engagement? Feel like you are nagging your dog to look at you? Begging your dog to watch you instead of the environment or the judge? When we constantly ask for engagement, the dogs often interpret that as pressure. Or they tune it out. For some dogs it interferes with their ability to focus. In this webinar I will show you a method that is incredibly easy to implement. To be honest, I can’t believe it took me this long to figure it out! It works when the dog is next to you, in front of you or behind you. Initially I teach it without distractions. Once the dog understands the game, you can use it around distractions and pressure. Dogs love it! Nagging and begging disappears. Success and confidence follow. Whether you are working with a young or green dog, or an advanced dog, this workshop will teach you how to create active engagement quickly and easily. All you need is a dog that is interested in food or a toy.
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Nicole Wiebusch - Reward Smarter, Train Better: Build Accuracy and Joy with Reinforcement
Date: Thursday, October 16th, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Success in training and competition hinges on reinforcement strategies. While most handlers know they should reward their dogs, few realize just how much the when, where, and how of reinforcement shapes performance. This webinar goes beyond the simple idea of “give a cookie” to show you how reinforcement can be used as a powerful communication tool. You’ll learn how strategic timing of rewards builds clarity and confidence, how placement of reinforcement influences precision and movement, and how reinforcement type affects motivation and emotional state. Through clear examples from rally, obedience, and agility, we’ll explore how to harness reinforcement not just to teach behaviors, but to polish them, maintain enthusiasm, and create reliability even under the stress of competition. By the end of this webinar, you’ll understand how to design intentional reinforcement strategies that guide your dog toward accuracy and joy. Whether you’re working on rock-solid stays, powerful recalls, or crisp heelwork, you’ll leave with tools to ensure your dog not only understands what you want, but genuinely loves performing it.
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Kathy Sdao - Heck No, I Won’t Go
Date: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Balking is a particular challenge for trainers who choose to use positive-reinforcement rather than force. When our dogs stop moving and refuse to proceed – when out on a walk, when loading into a vehicle, when arriving at the veterinary clinic – we often feel as stuck as they are. How can we encourage movement while avoiding the creation of a “sticking habit”? While we want to empower our animals to have the option to say no, we also want their lives to be enriched with a variety of reinforcers. So opting in to our invitations to move alongside us, out in the world, is a critical welfare issue for our pets. In this webinar, we’ll examine several case-studies drawn from Kathy’s work with behavior-consultation clients.
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Amy Cook, PhD - Emotional Caretaking for Sensitive Dogs
Date: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Stress can be an occasional factor for any of our dogs, even the most bold and brave, but for our sensitive dogs, reducing exposures to (dis)stressful events can make all the difference in their well-being and the continued development of their resilience. We cannot prevent all stressful events from happening, of course, but we can predict the common areas in which all dogs can have at least some stress, and minimize their impact by having a plan in place ahead of time! Teaching your dogs specific skills for how to navigate new situations, and giving them opportunities to opt out, contribute to reducing stress and bring familiarity to novel situations. In this presentation I will go over some common areas that dogs struggle with emotionally, such as meeting new people, meeting new dogs, being in new environments, and even interacting socially with their family, and I'll suggest ways you can support the emotional life of sensitive dog so that they can thrive!
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*This originally ran in our one-day conference ZZ006. Please check your course and workshop library before purchasing.
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