Webinar Presentations
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Webinars will run approximately 1-2 hours including presentation and questions.
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Jennifer Henion- Water Cheater to Water Honesty
Date: Thursday, May 8th, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
When a hunting sport dog runs around water to get a retrieve, you often hear moans and giggles. The word "cheater" gets tossed around by the onlookers. But when a dog takes a beautiful straight line through the ponds to get their bird or bumper, everyone cheers! "Oh wow, that was a good Honest line!" In hunting dog sport competitions, judges really want to see dogs take that nice straight line into and through the water. But the truth is that dogs instinctually want to take the fastest, driest route to the retrieve! Swimming slows them down and makes the dogs vulnerable. No matter how much a dog loves water and swimming, they will still try and run the bank or avoid the pond altogether when it comes to chasing down a retrieve that landed on the other side. So how do you train your dog to go straight into the water where directed, and keep going straight, for a retrieve? How do you train this so it's the dog's choice and so the dog will do it automatically??? There is a way! And it is a positive training way! That's what we will cover in this webinar! There are two big keys that unlock water honesty training. 1. Building Value for getting in it. 2. Shaping the dog to get in where we want, and keep going. When you have those two keys in place, your dog has super clarity about what you want him to do - and what not to do! Then you'll be able to expand all of your water training to include every typical water challenge that sport judges put in front of you. This is a proven approach that will make you look amazing! And you'll be surprised how easy it really is!
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Bronagh Daly- Dealing with Dog Distractions in Agility
Date: Thursday, May 8th, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Does your dog get distracted by other dogs in their agility environment? Do they get amped up when other dogs are running? Or do they have a tough time focusing on you as you're preparing for your run? Maybe they struggle with having another dog in the ring either as you're entering or exiting? Or perhaps they get stressed by other dogs barking in the trial or class environment? If any of those describes your dog, this is the webinar for you! At an agility trial or even class, there can be a LOT going on which can cause our dogs to have a lot of feelings, both positive and sometimes more negative. And generally, all of the other dogs in the environment are also having a lot of feelings, which makes it all the more challenging to have a calm and focused working brain. To be really successful in agility, our dogs need to either tune out all of the feelings that the other dogs are displaying or at least learn to successfully split their focus. And that's exactly what this webinar is going to be focusing on. We will be going through all of the common scenarios in which you and your dog might bump into other dogs at an agility trial or class that could causing feelings. Then we will go through strategies that you can apply right now as well as training solutions to help make things easier and less feelings-inducing for your dog!
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Kim Palermo- Arrive in Style: Using Control Unleash to Rock Your Arrival Skill Set
Date: Thursday, May 15th, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
During this webinar, Kim Palermo CCUI will discuss and demonstrate a number of Control Unleashed skills that can be combined to create a customized routine for your dog. Whether you’re attending trials, group classes, visiting the veterinarian, or simply taking your dog for a walk, by creating an Arrival Skill Set you can help to lower arousal and increase confidence. Kim will help you create an Arrival Skill Set that begins with relaxation techniques and ways for you to determine when your dog is ready to move forward. From there, patterns will provide predictability and comfort during movement, at thresholds, and when triggers appear. Put behind you the days of over arousal when you bring out the leash or pull into the trial parking lot, and discover the value in creating your dog’s very own Arrival Skill Set! This webinar will include discussion, video demonstrations and tutorials, and step by step instructions.
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Irith Bloom- Dr. David Premack in Real Life: Turning Distractions into Reinforcers
Date: Thursday, May 15th, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Some of you may have heard of “Premack’s Principle” (also called “The Premack Principle”). You may have even heard someone explain that it means “high-probability behavior can be used to reinforce low-probability behavior,” or that it’s basically grandma’s rule (“Eat your peas before you get dessert”). But what does all of that mean? How can you use Premack’s Principle in real life? And what do distractions have to do with it?
In this webinar, Irith Bloom will give you the answers to the above questions and more. She'll explain Premack’s Principle in understandable terms. She'll give you practical ways to start using Premack’s Principle with your animal companions right away. She'll help you figure out how to apply Premack's Principle to improve all of your training. Oh, and did we mention that applying Premack's Principle also helps strengthen the bond between you and your animal?
Want to stop thinking of distractions as the enemy and learn to view them as your new best friends? Improve your training? Strengthen your bond? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this webinar is for you!
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Petra Ford- Engagement at a Distance
Date: Thursday, May 22nd, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Dogs are generally uncomfortable when we leave them. Especially in the ring when they are surrounded by pressure and distractions. Most errors occur because the dog wants to escape the pressure. We want to teach our dogs that being away from us is safe and fun. Using tricks and games, we will create a positive conditioned emotional response to distance work. The result is a dog that is alert, engaged and confident both when we walk away and when we turn and face them. Whether you are teaching distance exercises, or your dog struggles with them, this webinar will provide you with strategies to build your dog’s confidence with distance work.
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Sarah Rodriguez- Look Ma No Hands! - Upgrading Dog Training Skills With a Hands-Off Approach
Date: Thursday, May 22nd, 2025
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Expand your dog training toolbox and take a deep dive into a hands-off approach to dog training. Whether you’re working with fearful or aggressive dogs, clients with mobility limitations, or just want to level up your training skills, this webinar is for you. We'll go beyond shaping and capturing to also discuss adapted luring, utilizing props and environmental cues, and so much more! You'll get concrete examples to help you learn to think outside the box when it comes to training strategies. Build confidence in your canine learner while deepening your relationship with them through hands-off training!
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