Workshops
April Workshops - Registration Opens March 22 - 9am Pacific Time
* Registration closes April 30th - 12pm (Noon) Pacific Time
WW587: March 29: The Silent Approach: Harnessing Quiet Communication (REPEAT)
Humans love to talk! We talk a lot when we train. Even when we think we are quiet, we aren’t! We are so used to communicating with words that we are not aware of how much we ...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW588: April 5: Play & Engagement Through a Physical Lens
When we think about play, it’s easy to focus on the toy or the activity. But play is also physical communication between two bodies. The way a dog moves, breathes, and carries...
Crystal Wing (Faculty)
WW589: April 12: Concepts of Duration - Explaining Duration to Your Dog! (REPEAT)
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 indic...
Kamal Fernandez (Faculty)
WW592: April 12 - Building Your Value As A Reinforcer
Most trainers rely heavily on click → treat/toy. But what happens when the food or toy isn’t available—like in the ring?You still have something powerful with you: yours...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW590: April 19: Sound Sensitivity: It's time to party! (REPEAT)
Your dog is sound sensitive! Oh no! Whether that's to fireworks and thunderstorms, or the whistling, beeping and slamming of the sports environment, or the sounds of urban li...
Amy Cook, PhD (Faculty)
WW591: April 26: Play & Engagement Through a Visual Lens
Dogs are constantly reading the visual picture around them. They often respond to what they see before they respond to what we say. The visual picture we create can influence ...
Crystal Wing (Faculty)
May Workshops - Registration Opens April 22 - 9am Pacific Time
* Registration closes May 31st - 12pm (Noon) Pacific Time
WW593: May 3 - Offering Engagement (REPEAT)
Engagement is one of the most challenging skills we ask of our dogs. Sustained engagement requires them to ignore motion, sound, scent, and the pull of the environment—all whi...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW594: May 10 - The Power of Connection (REPEAT)
You and your dog are a team. We often expect strong engagement from our dogs—but connection is a two-way street. Our dogs are working hard to be right, and they rely on us to ...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW595: May 17 - Play & Engagement Through an Auditory Lens
Many handlers are told to be quiet, and that can be useful. But sometimes removing sound also removes information the dog was relying on. In other cases, what we think is enco...
Crystal Wing (Faculty)
WW596: May 24 - Pressure Off!
Pressure is part of every sport. Whether it comes from the environment, the task, or the expectations of competition, pressure can feel uncomfortable—and dogs naturally try to...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW597: May 31 - 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)
