Webinar Presentations
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Webinars will run approximately 1-2 hours including presentation and questions.
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Jane Ardern - Anticipation vs. Relaxation : Understanding and Training Release Cues
Date: Thursday, August 14th, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
This webinar will cover training different release cues for different situations. We will be looking at the differences between relaxation and anticipation. Understanding where these are helpful and where they can be counter productive. The webinar will contain both theory and video on training different release cues. Owning 7 field bred working spaniels has taught me a lot about helping high drive dogs to relax, switch off and wait patiently when working.At the end of the webinar you will have: 1) A better understanding of how reinforcement and its timing impacts arousal. 2) Ways to train different release cues for both settling and waiting in anticipation. 3) Varying reinforcement to support arousal and learning.
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Bronagh Daly - Social Sport Butterflies
Date: Thursday, August 14th, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Calling all social butterflies! Does your dog get distracted by people in the ring or when waiting their turn outside of the ring? Do they want to run up to the judge? Greet the ring crew? Wag their tail at onlookers watching them? Are they fixated on their leash disappearing or distracted by others moving in the ring? This is the webinar for you! People can be a GIANT distraction both inside and outside of the ring. There are all kinds of things that people do on a regular basis that can easily give a dog feelings in any sports environment--staring, yelling, running, waving arms, smiling, whistling, etc. And when those people-related feelings are paired with any feelings a dog may already be having, those people can also become the perfect object of displacement. Greeting people, sniffing them, getting in laps, charging them, barking at them, staring at them--can all be common displacement-related behaviors. This can occur for dogs who are generally very social with people as well as those who are not and even those who are naturally neutral. In this webinar, we are going to discuss strategies for remaining focused in the face of people-specific distractions when it comes to training and trialing in a variety of sports. We will talk through exercises to increase your connection while waiting your turn inside the ring as well as exercises that you can apply right now to your current training and trialing plan.
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Petra Ford - Cues: Rewarding Errors to Build Confidence
Date: Thursday, August 21st, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
I know, it’s counterintuitive. Why would we reward errors? Won’t that just teach our dogs to offer the wrong behaviors? Not quite. In many situations, what looks like an error is actually a sign of effort, and effort is exactly what we want to encourage.
In this webinar, we’ll explore how rewarding your dog, even when they make a mistake, can actually build confidence, motivation, and resilience. A dog who isn’t afraid to be wrong is more likely to keep trying and stay engaged when the work gets hard. Especially in the ring.
We’ll break down the different types of errors dogs make and discuss scenarios where reinforcing effort is more productive than indicating a mistake. Training isn’t black and white. This webinar will help you learn to read your dog and make thoughtful choices based on what they’re telling you in the moment.
Whether you’re training for obedience, agility, rally, or any other sport, this approach can help your dog become a more confident, enthusiastic partner.
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Crystal Wing - BAG of TRICKS: Mindsets in Dog Training & How to Shift Them
Date: Thursday, August 21st, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Mindset in dog training is often discussed in terms of fixed versus growth, but there’s a lot more nuance. This webinar introduces a fuller picture, including stress mindset and expert bias, and explores how these mental frameworks affect the choices we make, the results we see, and the relationships we build with our dogs and our students. Through a mix of personal reflection and research-backed strategies, participants will learn how to notice when their mindset is helping or getting in the way, and what to do about it. This isn’t just about theory or awareness. It’s about learning how to apply that awareness in training, with practical tools that change the way you show up. You’ll come away with a deeper understanding of how belief drives behavior, how to interrupt patterns that aren’t working, and how to build habits that lead to meaningful progress.The BAG of TRICKS is the framework we’ll use to bring these concepts to life. It stands for:
- Belief creates
- Action, which creates
- Growth And to make that growth effective, we need:
- Timing
- Reinforcement
- Imagination
- Criteria, set clearly and appropriately
- Kindness as a guiding principle
- Senses — not just what you see and hear, but your ability to feel what’s happening in the moment. That includes your intuition, emotional awareness, and a sense of humor. Because progress in training can be messy, and the ability to laugh, reset, and keep going is part of what makes it sustainable.
This webinar is for anyone working with dogs (trainers, handlers, sport competitors, and pet owners) who want to understand how their mindset affects the learning process. It’s also for instructors and coaches who want to better support mindset shifts in their clients and students.
By the end of the session, participants will:
•Be able to identify and shift between fixed, growth, and stress mindsets.
•Understand how expert bias can create blind spots, even for experienced trainers.
•Learn how to use reflection intentionally to improve clarity and confidence.
•Apply the BAG of TRICKS framework to real training decisions and situations.
•Walk away with lifelong tools to build belief systems that support curiosity, adaptability, and joy in training.
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Julie Flanery - Musical Freestyle: From Inspiration to Realization!
Date: Thursday, August 28th, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
When first getting started in musical freestyle, many feel over-whelmed by the process of creating a routine. After all, we are trainers! Not dancers! The cool thing is you don't have to know how to dance to do freestyle. This workshop will break down the components of choreography giving you an overview and better understanding of how to create a freestyle routine, starting with music selection and finding your inspiration, to putting behaviors into sequences that create flow, right down to your ending pose. Come learn about one of the most challenging and fun sports out there!
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Sharon Carroll - Are we there yet? - Creating calm, in and out of the car.
Date: Thursday, August 28th, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Whether you’re traveling with your pet dog, or traveling to classes and competitions with your sport dog, the trip is more pleasant if your dog is relaxed.
Some dogs, however, really struggle to remain calm during travel. They may whine, pant, bark, pace, spin, lunge at the windows, scratch / bite at the crate door, or just appear restless or uncomfortable.
In this webinar we look at all the underlying reasons that can affect your dog’s behavior when traveling. We also discuss behavior modification and management strategies aimed at improving the journey for you and your dog.
For many dogs, these same behaviors don’t stop when the journey ends. They may exit the vehicle with so much emotion and arousal that they are unable to focus on their human. So, in this webinar we also look at strategies for producing calm behaviors when arriving and setting up at a new venue.
Key areas covered include:
• Getting in and out of the vehicle in a relaxed way.
• Traveling calmly.
• Producing calm behaviors when arriving and acclimating in new locations.
• Calm crating / stationing at new venues.
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