Course Details
Have you been struggling with helping your dog calm down when they see other dogs or people? Tried training them to sit and stay focused on you without much success? Often when we ask our dogs for a control behavior when they are excited, they simply cannot process the cue and perform the behavior, resulting in even more frustration on both ends of the leash.
Learn how to use pattern games and arousal mobility to not only help your dog be able to respond to cues when excited but how to calm themselves down as well.
Food is our main reinforcement for this strategy, however we will also discuss dogs who are unable to take food as a reward when they are excited around other dogs or people so that you can use food with them as an effective reinforcement option.
About the Instructor:
Sara Brueske (she/her) has been training dogs since she was a young child, and has experienced a large variety of breeds and sports during that time. After graduating as a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner in 2011, she jumped into the professional dog training world. She began teaching group classes and private lessons at On the Run Canine Center in Minnesota. At the time she was also competing in agility, disc dog as well as fostering for local rescues.
In 2014, Sara was hired by Purina as a dog trainer to perform dog sport shows at Purina Farms in Grey Summit, Missouri. Her number of dogs quickly grew to fill the need of the job. Currently she has thirteen dogs of varying breeds and origins including a boston terrier mix, a papillion, several Australian koolies and Belgian Malinois. Sara and her dogs work to convince people to do more with their dogs, teach about responsible pet ownership and to get involved in the dog sport community.
After six years working as a full-time performer, Sara now teaches on the topic of dog sports as well as runs a dog boarding and training facility. While disc dog and tricks are some of her specialities, she also is passionate about creating clear communication between handlers and their dogs whether they are working towards sports goals are trying to build a better real-world relationship. Sara believes in positive reinforcement not only for dogs, but for their handlers as well. Her biggest joy in training is watching a handler and dog become partners and grow as a team.
Currently, Sara trains in the sports of disc dog, agility, IGP, mondioring, scentwork and dock diving as well as being a trick dog enthusiast. She actively competes in agility, mondioring, dock diving and is planning on trialing in scentwork soon.
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