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February Workshops - Registration Opened January 22
* Registration closes February 28 - 12pm (Noon) Pacific Time
WW216: Jan 31 - Building Commitment to Odor with 3D Searching
We can use 3 Dimensional Elements in our searches to encourage our dogs to go OVER, UNDER, THROUGH, and AROUND as they spatially solve the odor problem. Not only does th...
Stacy Barnett (Faculty)
WW217: Jan 31 - Touch It Game & Tricks to Build Confidence & Resilience in Performance Sports
Change your dog's relationship to pressure! In performance sports dogs are constantly confronted with pressure from the environment, judge and barriers. This is challeng...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW218: Feb 7 - Control Games for Protection Sports
One of the best ways to work on secondary obedience for protection sports is to do so away from the bite equipment. Developing games and patterns in lower arousal situat...
Sara Brueske (Faculty)
WW219: Feb 14 - Knowledge is Power: Structure for Function
Evaluating your dog’s structure sounds complicated and often overwhelming. This workshop makes it easy and accessible. In this workshop, we are looking at structure as i...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW220: Feb 14 - Happy Pills
No, this workshop isn’t about antidepressants. It’s about teaching your dog to swallow pills. Naked pills. This is a core husbandry behavior – one of the components of c...
Kathy Sdao (Guest Instructors)
WW221: Feb 21 - Dog Training for Kids 101
Do you have a child (or know one) who loves dogs? Is your child always begging to “train” the dog? Would you like to foster a healthy relationship between your child and...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
March Workshops - Registration Opens February 22 @ 9am Pacific Time
* Registration closes March 31 - 12pm (Noon) Pacific Time
WW228: Feb. 28 - Platform Games to Build Confidence & Resilience for Performance Sports
Change your dog's relationship to pressure! In performance sports dogs are constantly confronted with pressure from the environment, judge and barriers. This is challeng...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW222: March 7- 7 Days to Better Focus (REPEAT)
You know that a dog who is focused is a MUCH easier dog to train. You know that time spent working on focus is always a good thing. Even so, there may be roadblocks keep...
Deborah Jones (Faculty)
WW223: March 14- Something to Bark About: Marketing to Book Your Training Business Solid
So you want to train dogs for a living… but where do you turn to find new clients? And how do you get them to hire you? In this workshop Melissa will discuss how to tak...
Melissa Breau (Faculty)
WW224: March 14- Knowledge is Power: Gait Analysis Demystified
Sometimes we can tell something is “off” when our dogs move. Other times we can’t. Sometimes people tell us they see certain things using terminology that is con...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW225: March 21- Stop! Drop! and... STAY! Reliable distance downs for herding
Will your dog down next to your feet, but not a distance? How about in the presence of distraction? While working sheep? The down at a distance is one of the most criti...
Helene Lawler (Faculty)
WW226: March 28- Games and Skills for Right Turns in Heelwork
Want crisp right turns and a dog that knows exactly how to speed up to stay in position when you turn? Want that drive into heel and steady head position? Inste...
Shade Whitesel (Faculty)
WW227: March 28- Pressure On, Pressure Off: Building Confidence & Resilience in Performance Dogs
Change your dog's relationship to pressure! In performance sports dogs are constantly confronted with pressure from the environment, judge and barriers. judges, stewards...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
