Webinar Presentations
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Hélène Lawler - Living with Intact Dogs
Date: Thursday, September 12th, 2024
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Are you contemplating keeping your dog intact for longer, or perhaps even permanently? But you’re worried about behavior problems? Management challenges? How to avoid unplanned pregnancies?
As a full-time trainer and occasional breeder of working and performance dogs, I have been living with intact dogs for nearly 20 years. Currently, I share my life with 16 of them!
Living with intact dogs has become second nature to me. In fact, I believe that keeping my dogs intact is one important factor to having them all get along so well!
No, it’s not all rainbows and daisies. Yes, it requires forethought, management, and understanding.
That said, living with intact dogs isn’t any more difficult or complicated than living with altered dogs. It simply requires a different skill set: An understanding of the intact dog, a mindset shift, and how to implement key best practices.
In this webinar, I’m going to teach you the fundamentals of how to enjoy life with your intact dog so you never have to worry about whether you’ve made the right decision again.
We will begin by exploring how intact dogs differ from neutered dogs. Next, we’ll go over the key challenges you may encounter, and I’ll share my tips, tricks, and critical management strategies you’ll need to make living with intact dogs a synch.
Please note that, while I will briefly review the key health benefits and concerns associated with keeping dogs intact, the focus of this webinar will be on behavior and lifestyle.
Note: This webinar is back by popular demand. Please check your webinar library before purchasing.
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Stacy Barnett - The Art of Making Training Decisions in Nosework
Date: Thursday, September 12th, 2024
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
In every training session we make countless decisions that may or may not change the trajectory of our dog's training. Sometimes those training decisions are big.... such as, should I teach a Trained Final Response? Sometimes they are smaller... like, what is the best timing for marker? And sometimes we make training decisions that we are not even aware of... like how our chosen hide placement will shape our dog's future searching behavior. When you think about it, it can seem huge and overwhelming! It doesn't need to be!
In this webinar we will talk about the pros and cons and the decision making criteria of the major (and minor) decisions that you might make so that you can be more prepared to make meaningful decisions for YOUR SPECIFIC DOG. We will also cover the smaller decisions so that you can be more proactive and intentional with your training. This webinar is intended to make you a more informed and effective training for YOUR DOG.
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Jessica Perry Hekman, DVM, PhD - To Spay or Not To Spay, That Is The Question (Part 1)
Date: Thursday, September 19th, 2024
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Veterinarians used to routinely recommend that your dog be neutered (spayed or castrated) at 6 months of age. That recommendation has been questioned in the past decade as information about the possible health consequences of early age neuter (or neuter at any age) comes to light.
Jessica Hekman, DVM and Sue Yanoff, DVM will each present a webinar on the potential health risks and benefits of neutering your dog.
Jessica will discuss what we know about the relationship of spay/neuter timing and changes in the risk of development of cancer. She will also talk about how spay/neuter can affect behavior, for better or worse. She will specifically discuss some recent studies and will detail problems designing effective studies to ask, and answer, these questions. Jessica will also discuss how to objectively evaluate research.
These will be two separate webinars given on the same day. You can register for one or both of them. There will be very little overlap of information. If you are wondering when, or if, you should neuter your dog, make your decision based on facts, not emotions. Join Jessica and Sue for two informative webinars. These are repeat webinars. Information has been updated.
Note: This webinar is back by popular demand, but will be freshly updated with new research and feature a new recording.
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Sue Yanoff, DVM - To Spay or Not To Spay, That Is The Question (Part 2)
Date: Thursday, September 19th, 2024
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Veterinarians used to routinely recommend that your dog be neutered (spayed or castrated) at 6 months of age. That recommendation has been questioned in the past decade as information about the possible health consequences of early age neuter (or neuter at any age) comes to light.
Jessica Hekman, DVM and Sue Yanoff, DVM will each present a webinar on the potential health risks and benefits of neutering your dog.
Sue will discuss the effect of spay/neuter on orthopedic issues, including cranial cruciate ligament injuries, elbow dysplasia, and hip dysplasia. Her webinar will include information about growth plates - what are they, when they close, and why should we care. Sue will also mention various methods for sterilization other than spay or neuter.
These will be two separate webinars given on the same day. You can register for one or both of them. There will be very little overlap of information. If you are wondering when, or if, you should neuter your dog, make your decision based on facts, not emotions. Join Jessica and Sue for two informative webinars. These are repeat webinars. Information has been updated.
Note: This webinar is back by popular demand, but will be freshly updated with new research and feature a new recording.
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Jennifer Henion - How to Play the AKC Fetch Test Games & Win!
Date: Thursday, September 26th, 2024
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
The new AKC game for all breeds is gaining popularity! Why? Because it's fun! And sneakily addictive!
It's called FETCH! And it's geared for family dog fun, instead of serious competition. But as you advance through all four test levels, you see it definitely requires real training, preparation and partnership with your dog. And with each level, comes a real title certificate, when you succeed.
This webinar will paint a picture of how each test level works. You'll get a clear idea what it's like to run your dog at each level. Plus we'll show you the drills and skills to practice in order to win!
What does it look like? and what are the skills??
Imagine a medium sized backyard is the testing field. Your job is to throw a ball or toy for your dog to chase and bring back to you. But that's not all. The judges have set up several objects, like large cardboard boxes, in the field. Your dog will have to run between these objects to get 3 separate retrieves.
At the Novice level, you can hold your dog's collar for steadiness as you throw, and the dog is not required to bring the toy all the way to your hand - it's ok for them to drop it. But as you progress to the top levels of the testing, a lot more skill comes into play!
Advanced and top "Retriever" test levels require your dog to be steady for throws, deliver to hand and perform double and triple retrieves thrown behind barriers.
Don't even have a retrieve yet? The good news is you can practice all the test levels without needing a retrieve! In fact, it's better not to!! Using a food target to train these test level concepts can make it much clearer and easier for your dog!
Plus, using food targets instead of retrieve objects lets you get started now! You can always add the retrieve element after you teach your dog how to run the judge's courses.
Sound fun? Sound totally do-able? It is! I hope you'll join us for this fun packed webinar.
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Stacy Barnett - Making Training Easy with the D's of Detection
Date: Thursday, September 26th, 2024
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Once we know WHAT we want to train, actually doing it gets super easy when we use the D's of Detection. Duration, Distance, Difficulty, Distraction, Diversion, and Discrimination. Without conscious use of the D's we suffer from lumping and mismanagement of our criteria. Eventually the dog figures it out... but wouldn't it be great if we made it easy on them?
Training using the D's is like a secret recipe... soft manipulation means that you can flex, hold, and build your criteria in a meaningful, fast, and impactful way? In this webinar we will explore those D's... yes all of them! We will talk about how you might use them in certain circumstances to build your dog's detection skills. Specific examples will be given! Power up your training with the D's of Detection!
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