Webinar Presentations
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Webinars will run approximately 1-2 hours including presentation and questions.
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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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Mike Shikashio - Arousal and Aggression
Date: Thursday, September 4th, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
What does “arousal” have to do with aggressive behaviors in dogs? In some cases, arousal can be the catalyst for an intense, aggressive response, and can be directed at something a dog may not even be focused on. We may also see cases where a dog in a highly aroused state “spills over” into aggressive behavior.
Mike will first define this often-controversial topic and discuss why it is crucial to consider arousal as a factor in aggression cases. Prevention, management, and behavior change strategies will be highlighted!
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Petra Ford - Precues & Transitions: Power Up Your Ring Performance
Date: Thursday, September 4th, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Setting up for an exercise and moving between exercises is often where dogs lose drive, focus and confidence. But the opposite can be true. In this presentation you will learn how to leverage down time to set your dog up for success. We will explore developing transitions that support your dog while keeping them relaxed yet attentive. I will teach you how to manage your dog’s arousal with simple cues. Setting up for an exercise is typically where dogs get worried and distracted. Precues tell our dogs exactly what’s coming next which creates confidence. Taken a step further, behaviors developed around precues can dial in our dog’s focus and keep them actively engaged. With solid transitions and precues your dog will arrive at the start of each exercise in an optimal state of mind ready to tackle the next exercise.
** This webinar was part of the 2022 online Obedience conference.**
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Tracey McLennan - Arousal and prey drive training
Date: Thursday, September 11th, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
When you’re working with a high prey drive dog, arousal is often the hidden obstacle that makes training so frustrating. You give a cue, and your dog seems to forget you exist. The more prey there is around, the worse it gets. Not to mention, prey pops out unexpectedly all the time. But this isn’t your dog being “stubborn” – it’s their arousal system kicking in and taking over. In this webinar, we’ll break down what arousal really is and why it plays such a big role in prey drive behaviour. You’ll learn how arousal affects your dog, why it makes it harder for them to listen, and how you can use this knowledge to set up training for success. Most importantly, we’ll cover practical solutions to this ongoing problem. You’ll discover the habits that help and why they help. We'll look at why appropriate outlets for prey drive are non-negotiable – and how to provide them safely. And we’ll dig into the power of a well-trained release cue, giving your dog clarity and helping you channel their energy productively. If your dog's prey drive has been sabotaging your progress, this session will give you the clarity and tools to finally move forward.
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Erin Lynes - From Chaos to Control: The 3 Key Skills Every Dog-Powered Team Needs
Date: Thursday, September 11th, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
There are three key skills that will make your dog-powered sports training more effective—whether you are brand new and training for the first time, or looking to gain an edge over the competition at your next big race.
1. Line Out – For training and race start lines, as well as trail stops. This skill eliminates tangles, misdirections, and chaos by teaching your dog to move forward and maintain line tension while you are stopped.
2. Onbye – For passing distractions such as pee spots, rubbish along the trail, barking dogs, pedestrians, or other teams. This cue helps keep your dog on the trail, focused, and moving forward despite any temptations they discover.
3. Turn Cues – Gee and Haw, Right and Left—whatever you choose to call them, being able to steer your dog confidently when there are options on the trail saves valuable time and gives you more route choices, no matter the conditions.
This webinar will demonstrate how to teach, use, and maintain each of these three key skills using a combination of groundwork and on-the-trail training tactics. Together, these methods build a solid understanding and reinforcement history that your dog will carry into every future run. Bonus: These skills are useful beyond pulling sports—for example, hands-free jogging or biking with your dog, or hiking on leash. Turn cues also transfer beautifully to sports like agility or hoopers!
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