Workshops
December Workshops - Registration Opens Nov 22 - 9am Pacific Time
* Registration closes December 31 - 12pm (Noon) Pacific Time
WW567: Nov 30 - Control Unleashed: Effective End of Run Routines (REPEAT)
The end of an agility run is often the most unpredictable time at an agility trial. It’s also generally the least rehearsed. In practice, the focus is more on the startline an...
Bronagh Daly (Faculty)
WW568: Nov 30 - Fixing that Box Smasher with a Focused Alert (REPEAT)
In this workshop, we will reveal all of the different reasons why your dog might use their feet to alert on containers rather than the nose. For the truly destructive dogs, we...
Stacy Barnett (Faculty)
WW569: Dec 7 - Fast & Accurate: Around Foundations for Finishes, Circles, and Rally Skills
Teach your dog the powerful foundation skill of “around”! In this workshop, we’ll start with introducing the around behavior—sending your dog around an object—and then build i...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
WW570: Dec 7 - How to Handle a Rocket Ship: The High Arousal or High Drive Dog in Nosework
So you have a Rocket Ship? They are fun to watch but can be really challenging to get the most of them. Sometimes it can feel like you are skating the line between brilliance ...
Stacy Barnett (Faculty)
WW571: Dec 14 - Flatwork to Full Teeter Performance (No Teeter Required!)
Are you looking to train a reliable and independent teeter performance, but don't have regular access to a teeter? No problem! In this workshop, we will be teaching a full tee...
Bronagh Daly (Faculty)
WW572: Dec 21 - Relationships 101: Find the Joy!
Every dog carries a unique spark, and when we learn to see what lights them up... we begin to understand who they truly are. Not just the obvious things like toys or treats, b...
Crystal Wing (Faculty)
January Workshops - Registration Opens Dec 22 - 9am Pacific Time
* Registration closes January 31 - 12pm (Noon) Pacific Time
WW573: Jan 4 - No Give, Only Throw, Creating Chase as a thinking reinforcement (REPEAT)
Wouldn’t it be nice to have your dog DROP the toy at your feet? Just, you know, DROP the toy. That way, you could throw the toy again. Or ask for some heeling and throw the to...
Shade Whitesel (Faculty)
WW574: Jan 11 - Harnessing High Arousal for Optimal Focus
Many of us want dogs that exhibit higher arousal when working. A dog that works with laser focus, speed, and animation — all that style and energy is so exciting! But getting ...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW575: Jan 11 - Handling Disengagement from Engagement (REPEAT)
Disengagement is what happens when a dog starts out checked in and then… Disengages! A dog who appeared properly acclimated, opted into work, and then…poof! Changed their mind...
Denise Fenzi (Faculty)
WW576: Jan 18 - Jackpot Reinforcement: A Powerful Training Tool
Some dogs need a little extra motivation, and a jackpot can provide that. Sometimes we ask our dogs to tackle especially challenging work, and we want our reinforcer to match ...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW577: Jan 25 - “Drop It Like It’s HOT: The Reverse Retrieve (REPEAT)
We spend a lot of time teaching our dogs to retrieve items to us and to hold onto items, and then when we want them to take an object away from us and drop it in the middle of...
Barbara Lloyd (Faculty)
