Course Details
Panel Talk- Resilience: Nature versus Nurture
One hour talk with panelists Barbara, Lloyd, Julie Daniels, Kim Brophy, Erin Lynes
Questions include:
- What is resilience?
- Do you see sensitivity and resilience as different things or are they the same thing just a different term?
- How much influence does breed/parents have on resilience and what we can expect to see in puppyhood? (ie. How much of it is "nature")
- How can we nurture resilience? // how do we foster resilience? Is there a time frame we need to be focused on for maximum benefit?
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Panel talk - Developing Your Working Relationship with Your Future Sports Star
One hour talk with panelists Chris Zink DVM, Megan Foster, Sara Brueske, Shade Whitesel
Questions include:
- What do you personally look FOR or want when building a working relationship with a future sports dog
- What do you focus on when socializing a future sports dog?
- Our goal with sport puppies is usually to build value for you, training, and work. How do you go about that, what are your main foundation steps?
- What does work mean for a puppy?
- Our sports dog puppies tend to have bigger feelings about things - what boundaries do you set with your puppy and what things do you just ignore, because you know they'll grow out of it?
- How do you ensure your dog grows up physically capable for what things you want to do together?
