Webinar Presentations
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Jane Ardern - Foundations for Positive Gundog Training
Date: Thursday, November 6th, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Build Clarity, Drive and Confidence from the very start. This webinar will give you a solid foundation of where to start with your gundog training.
You will learn:
- How to leverage food, toys and those intrinsic life rewards
- Build reinforcement history with the dogs natural instincts
- Understanding patterns in gundog training
- Using positive training tools such as bowls, markers, cones and placeboards
- Using body language cues and quiet handling
- Foundation practical exercises to get you started
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Hélène Lawler - Radically Rethinking How We Handle Errors
Date: Thursday, November 6th, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
We live in a culture of “No”. Indeed, studies have found that (at least in the U.S.) we are told ‘no’ more than 18,000 times by the time we’re 18 years old. That’s an average of 1000 times a year, or up to 3 times a day. Ouch! No wonder we get so wrapped up in how to handle our dogs when they’re wrong! In the +R world, we place considerable emphasis on reinforcing what’s right, and telling our dogs what we want them TO DO. We want to keep things happy and positive for our dogs, and we put a lot of energy into helping them be right. And so, figuring out how to handle mistakes in training or performance can pose quite a quandary! If you’ve been in the dog sport world for any time, here are a few responses you might be familiar with: “I use a low value reinforcer when she makes a mistake, and high value or jackpot when she gets it right” “When she makes a mistake, I stop, ask for something simple, and reward that so she doesn’t know there’s a problem” “If I don’t use a No Reward Marker (NRM), how do I let my dog know he was wrong?” Which of these, if any, is the best approach? If none, then what do I do instead? Where does “errorless learning” fit into this picture? Is there any room in +R training for mistakes? And why do we get so caught up in our dogs’ mistakes anyway? In this webinar, we’ll unpack all of the above! Which will lead us squarely into what some might find to be a controversial conclusion, but that I hope to convince you is the optimal path forward to effective learning and joyful training. I hope you’ll join me in radically rethinking how to handle errors!
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Kim Palermo - An Introduction to ACE Free Work
Date: Thursday, November 13th, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
ACE (Animal Centred Education) Free Work, created by the talented Sarah Fisher, is an activity for your dog that promotes a healthy body and mind through individually designed enrichment sessions. In this presentation, ACE Practitioner and Certified Control Unleashed Instructor, Kim Palermo CPDT-KA, will discuss the benefits of Free Work, provide demonstration videos and photos, and teach you how to create Free Work sessions for your own dog at home. Free Work can help to repattern your dog’s movements and provide a more comfortable and physically sound body, fostering healthy strength and decreased pain that will benefit the sport dog, conformation dog, and big feelings dog. The sessions also build relaxation and mindfulness through the use of snuffling, chewing, licking, and more. Kim will discuss three ways in which you can evaluate your dog during sessions to ensure that the customized stations that you develop are encouraging the many benefits of Free Work. And not only does this provide many advantages for your dog, but also for you, as you will have an easy, in-home activity that will keep your dog busy, happy, and restful!
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Nicole Wiebusch - From Oops to Opportunity: Handling Mistakes in Training and Trials
Date: Thursday, November 13th, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Mistakes are an inevitable part of dog training — but how you handle them makes all the difference. Every trainer and competitor has been there: your dog breaks a stay, forges ahead in heeling, takes an off-course jump, or looks at you blankly when you give a cue they “know.” It’s easy to feel frustrated or stuck in the moment, but mistakes aren’t failures — they’re valuable information about where your dog is in their learning process. In this webinar, we’ll explore why mistakes happen, from training gaps and distractions to stress, handler missteps, and off-days. You’ll learn how to respond in the moment in a way that keeps your training productive and your dog’s confidence intact. We’ll cover practical strategies like resets, the two-in-a-row rule, how to decide whether to retry or move on, and when it’s best to lower criteria or end the session altogether. We’ll also look at sport-specific examples from obedience, rally, and agility so you’ll know what to do if your dog takes the wrong jump, anticipates a signal, or disconnects mid-run. Finally, we’ll tackle common myths about mistakes — like the idea that you must always end on a “good note” — and replace them with strategies that actually support learning and teamwork. By the end of this webinar, you’ll have a clear framework for handling errors calmly, constructively, and with confidence. Instead of seeing mistakes as setbacks, you’ll know how to turn them into stepping stones toward stronger skills, better connection, and happier training sessions.
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Shade Whitesel - Ready to Work
Date: Thursday, November 20th, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
You’ve worked hard! On line classes, in person classes, you and your dog LOVE to learn things. It’s fun and Diogee has a wagging tail and bright eyes looking only at you. In the house. In your front yard. At your training class. You start thinking how awesome it would be to take your dog out and about, to take them on your travels, over to friend’s houses, etc… Or, if you have a competitive bent, you start thinking trialing thoughts so you can show off your brilliant dog and fun training and get a title! However, at unfamiliar locations, your dog’s behavior is a different story! You find yourself shoving the treat under their nose, making kissy noises, calling, begging, (maybe even shouting and perhaps that leash gets tight every once in a while-different webinar!) All those distracting smells, those interesting people, those fascinating dogs! How are you going to be able to practice your dog’s skills in the local park, let alone take them to your family’s house for a meal (all the children running around!) How are you going to do a (gasp) trial? No treats, a judge looming over you and trial nerves? Well, I can’t help about the running children or the looming judge, and the sequencing trial behaviors without reinforcement is another webinar entirely, but what helps to calm my trial nerves down is having a dog that is ready to work, looking me in the eyes with the absolute same focus that I see at home. What helps me when I take my dog to my non dog friendly mother’s house or other general travel is to have some ways that allow me to assess how comfortable and engaged my dog is (along with good crating skills and a long down-another webinar!). Come join me in this presentation as I go over some protocols/rituals that I teach my dog. This allows me to ask these questions in any location/environment: Can you hear your words? Can you offer focus? Do you know what “sport/event” we are doing? Dog too excited, stressing up? Sniffing, stressing down? Won’t take food? We cover all that!
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Christina Young - Leash Reactivity Deep Dive
Date: Thursday, November 20th, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Leash Reactivity Deep Dive is for dog owners and trainers who are ready to move beyond quick fixes and create lasting change. Reactivity can feel overwhelming, embarrassing, and frustrating—but it doesn’t have to stay that way. In this in-depth webinar, I’ll share both the science and the practical strategies, giving you a clear roadmap to help you and your dog find calm, connection, and confidence on leash. We’ll start with Prepare the Foundations. Before real progress can happen, both ends of the leash need to be ready. Is your dog in a state to learn, or are they stuck in fight-or-flight mode? How strong is your relationship right now? Are you, yourself, mentally and emotionally prepared? If either you or your dog is unready, training stalls. But when the foundation is solid, everything flows more smoothly and progress comes faster. Next is Anticipate Surprises. The world is unpredictable, but you don’t have to be caught off guard. You’ll learn how to manage unexpected challenges, and develop safe “get out of trouble” skills that live in your muscle memory—so when real-life distractions pop up, you and your dog can handle them with confidence. Finally, we’ll focus on Work the Triggers. You may have tried counter-conditioning, desensitization, or endless training games—but do you really know how each one changes your dog’s emotions and arousal? These exercises only work when you understand the when, why, and how. This step is what truly transforms reactivity. Because if we only avoid or manage triggers, our dogs stay reactive—and we stay on edge. The goal is bigger: to help our dogs notice the world without panic, build resilience, and actually enjoy life on walks.
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