Focus & Engage!
One-Day Online July 12, 2025 from 9am-5pm PT
Presenters: Amy Cook PhD, Deb Jones PhD, Denise Fenzi, Karen Deeds, Julie Flanery Petra Ford
Additional Guest Panelist - TBA
Join us from the comfort of your living room! If you cannot attend live the conference content will be available in your student library.
Tickets $89. Registration opens February 18th!
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Conference Schedule
ODS01: 9am - Acclimation Using an Active Approach
Going someplace novel can be worrisome for many dogs. They often need time to check things out to ensure that they are safe. Whether you are going into competition, to the vet...
Karen Deeds, CDBC (Faculty)
ODS02: 9am - Four Fun Focus Games
Here are my 4 favorite focus foundation games! I’m starting them with my new puppy right now. They are great for any dog at any level if you want to build a stronger training ...
Deborah Jones (Faculty)
ODS03: 11am - Your Dog’s Brain on Games: Unlocking Focus & Engagement
Games do more than make training fun! They actively teach the concepts and skills of focus and engagement in a way that is deeply motivating and reinforcing. In this seminar, ...
Julie Flanery (Faculty)
ODS04: 11am - Engagement Through Social Connection
True engagement with a dog is not built on control but on connection. It arises from the conversation, and the enjoyment of social connection, where attention is shared, commu...
Amy Cook, PhD (Faculty)
ODS05: 1pm - Panel Discussion - Tailoring Engagement for the Dog in Front of You with Amy Cook PhD, Deb Jones PhD, Karen Deeds CDBC
What factors can we influence? What do we need to learn to live with? Join us as we discuss how we consider the dog in front of us while understanding the process ...
Various Instructors (Guest Presentations )
ODS06: 2pm - Acclimation and Engagement 2.0: From Training to Competition
Do you feel like you’re working hard to make training exciting while your dog gives nothing back? Do you fight to keep your dog’s attention when you’re not holding a cookie or...
Denise Fenzi (Faculty)
ODS07: 2pm - Impact of Arousal on Focus & Engagement
Before your dog can offer true focus or engagement, they need to be in an optimal state of arousal. Just like us, if a dog's arousal level is too low, they’ll struggle to stay...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
ODS08: 4pm - Panel Discussion - Focus & Engagement in the Dog Sport World with Denise Fenzi, Julie Flanery, Nancy Little & Petra Ford
Join us as we discuss how developing Focus & Engagement skills and processes can be the foundation for your future competion success and/or help you rehab your current str...
Various Instructors (Guest Presentations )
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