Workshops
July Workshops - Registration Opens June 22 - 9am Pacific Time
* Registration closes July 31 - 12pm (Noon) Pacific Time
WW461: June 30- Get that Ball Rolling: Intro to Treibball (REPEAT)
Want to build your distance control and connection with your dog while participating in a great new sport? Or maybe you’ve always been fascinated by herding, but don’t have sh...
Melissa Breau (Faculty)
WW462: July 7- Confident Command Discrimination
Command Discrimination is the exercise with the highest failure rate in Open. Why do so many dogs struggle??? In this workshop we will explore all aspects of the exercise. We ...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW463: July 7- Canine Massage: Maintaining your Performance dog in Peak Form (REPEAT)
This workshop is designed for any dog owner or competitor that would like to learn how to do canine massage on their own dog between events or after a long day of training. Do...
Aleks Woodroffe (Guest Instructors)
WW464: July 14- Fetch it: Training a Retrieve to Hand (REPEAT)
Are you stuck in training a retrieve? Have you been working for ages on trying to get your dog to hold an item, trying to click just a quarter of a second more than the last r...
Laura Waudby (Faculty)
WW465: July 14- Shape Up or Ship Out - Strengthening the Core, Front and Rear (REPEAT)
This workshop is for those who want to break into the fitness conditioning scene but not sure where to start. We will be breaking the dog's body into thirds and looking at exe...
Ashley Escobar (Faculty)
WW466: July 21- All things treadmill: Not just for trotting in Canine Fitness!
Treadmills are an awesome tool for fitness, but did you know you can use them for more than just cardiovascular fitness (walking and trotting)? There are a large number of exe...
Kelly Daniel (Faculty)
WW467: July 21- One of a Kind Hides: Can dogs really remember which hides they have found? (REPEAT)
A common training challenge is teaching your dog to not re-indicate on a previously found hide. Can dogs actually remember what they have found? Yes! However, dogs will vary i...
Julie Symons (Faculty)
August Workshops - Registration Opens July 22 - 9am Pacific Time
* Registration closes Aug 31 - 12pm (Noon) Pacific Time
WW468: July 28- Sensational Set-Ups
Every single exercise starts with a setup. And setups can be challenging. The dog is sitting, the judge is nearby and there are a multitude of distractions. Setups set the ton...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW469: Aug 4- Contrast Training Agility Drills
We’ve all experienced our dog misreading our verbal and or physical cues and taking an off-course obstacle. In this workshop, we will look at variables to help our communicati...
Ashley Escobar (Faculty)
WW470: Aug 4- SUP! Paddle Boarding or Kayaking with your Dog (REPEAT)
Summer is finally here! Spending time on the water with your dog is a great way to enjoy those beautiful summer days. It can be a little intimidating hitting the water for the...
Sara Brueske (Faculty)
WW471: Aug 11- The Will to Workout (Workout 3)
This third workout in the workshop series, The Will to Workout, will continue with canine fitness concepts including how fitness may differ over different life stages, and ove...
Kelly Daniel (Faculty)
WW472: Aug 11- Happy Holds (REPEAT)
Teaching your dog to calmly hold an object can be difficult! This duration behavior is often the nemesis of many dog trainers and is necessary for the competition obedience re...
Sara Brueske (Faculty)
WW473: Aug 18- Alert! Keeping it clean: Fixing paw smashing and Mouth Grabbing
Has your dog had faults for dislodging hides, pawing containers, or otherwise aggressive alerts? Do you want to retrain their alert behavior so that you can stop stressing and...
Aleks Woodroffe (Guest Instructors)
WW474: Aug 25- Kamal Fernandez- Concepts of duration - explaining duration to your dog!
Do you struggle to teach duration behaviours?Do you want to create a clear and concise communication system that can explain ‘duration’?Do you want a distinct cue to indicate ...
Kamal Fernandez (Faculty)
