WW251: August 1- Nailed it! (REPEAT)

When you ask people what grooming procedure they are having the most trouble with the answer is typically “nails”. Keeping our dogs’ nails at a reasonable length is necessary for their comfort and well-being. Our dogs don’t understand this though, and they are not always cooperative with their nail care.
In this workshop we will discuss cooperation, consent, and emotional comfort levels. We will look at both classical and operant conditioning approaches to nail care. We will also consider commonly used tools.

The exercises that will be discussed and demonstrated include:

• Tool (clippers & dremel) conditioning
• Foot handling
• Isolating nails
• How to dremel/clip to recede the quick
• Training to use scratchboards

Note:  This is a repeat workshop that has run previously under a different course number.  Please review your workshop library to make sure this would not be a duplicate purchase.

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Lecture Publish Date: Sunday August 1

Video Submissions Due Date:  Sunday August 8 @ 12pm noon PT

Feedback & Questions Video Publish Date: Wednesday August 11

Instructor: Deborah Jones

Deborah Jones, Ph.D. (she/her) is a psychologist who specializes in learning theory and social behavior. She taught a variety of psychology courses at Kent State University for the past 20 years. Deb has been training dogs for performance events for the past 25 years and was an early...(Click here for full bio and to view Deb's upcoming courses)