Webinar Presentations
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Webinars will run approximately 1-2 hours including presentation and questions.
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Shade Whitesel - Connection: How to Build Loose Leash walking
Date: Thursday, August 20th
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Wouldn’t it be awesome to let your dog out of the crate at the sports venue, have them orientate directly to you with nary a glance around at the busy surroundings and walk perfectly with you to the ring entrance?
Wouldn’t it be awesome to snap the leash onto your dog, exit the front door and go for a nice neighborhood walk, saying hi to the neighbors, passing dogs, cats and bicycles, stopping for your dog to sniff every once in a while?
Instead, your arm and shoulder hurts from the constant pulling, the constant yanking, you keep a death grip on the leash 6 inches from the dog’s collar on the way to the ring, you are embarrassed to exit the driveway, let alone go for a walk around the neighborhood, and you are looking sideways at the prong collars in the pet store aisle every time you go in to buy dog food.
Want some strategies? Want some joint relief? Want the dog to act like they are following you, rather than you following them? I’m not a total miracle worker, but join me for this webinar and I’ll give you some skills to work on that will make walking much more enjoyable, whether that is from Pt A to B in the competition venue or outside in the real world.
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Michele Ellertson - Understanding Your Dog's Story of Odor
Date: Thursday, August 20th
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
A successful search is about far more than recognizing a final alert. Long before your dog reaches source, they are continuously communicating and sharing information about odor movement, the environment, and the decisions they're making as they work through the problem.
This webinar explores the concept of handling through feel: the ability to interpret and respond to the subtle conversation happening throughout the search. Rather than focusing solely on the end behavior, we'll examine the countless moments that lead up to it. We'll look at changes in intensity, commitment, head carriage, speed, breathing, body position, and the small details that reveal how your dog is processing odor.
When we learn to recognize these conversations our handling changes. We move with intention, provide ideas where they're needed, stay neutral when it's not, and build searches that feel collaborative. The best handlers receive all the information and become better listeners which allows us to be better partners. This allows our dogs to solve increasingly complex odor problems with confidence while we provide the quiet support they need.
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Pamela Leland - Introduction to Mantrailing!
Date: Thursday, August 27th
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Mantrailing is an up-and-coming sport in America! It’s very popular in Germany, Austria, and the U.K. It’s a sport where the dog is taught to find a person by following that person’s unique scent trail. Because the activity is presented like a game of Hide N’ Seek, the game is fun, mentally stimulating, and highly reinforcing for the dog! In this webinar, you will see videos of dogs trailing and learn about different types of trails. You’ll learn how to start a dog on a trail, how to do the Starting Ritual, and how to practice line handling. Additionally, we will take a quick look at how dogs process a scent by breathing in stereo. Join me as we explore this fun new sport which you can do anywhere with any dog!
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Christina Young - Teaching Dogs How to "Opt Out" Without Leaving the Conversation
Date: Thursday, August 27th
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
In this webinar we will discuss teaching functional “opt out” behaviours. When dogs feel afraid, overwhelmed, or overfaced, many learn that avoidance is the only safe answer. They leave, freeze, sniff, disconnect, or stop participating altogether. But what if we could teach something different? We’ll explore how to teach dogs to choose operant behaviours instead — creating communication, agency, and emotional safety within the training process.
This webinar is ideal for people working with fearful, sensitive, or easily overwhelmed dogs.
We'll discuss three scenarios when dogs might want to opt out:
1. Training sessions
2. Vet and handling (when cooperative care isn't an option)
3. Greeting new humans
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Suzanne Clothier - Matchmaker, Matchmaker: Applied CARAT for Puppy and Dog Selection
Date: Thursday, September 3rd
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
The right dog for the job makes the job look easy. The wrong dog can create a long, frustrating uphill climb, no matter how skilled the handler or how much training goes in. That is the uncomfortable truth at the heart of choosing a dog: you cannot train a dog into being someone they are not. You can develop and shape what is already there, but you cannot install the temperament, talent, or drive that a dog simply does not have.
So good matchmaking is really two questions, and most people only ask half of one. The first is about you. What do you actually need this dog to be, and what are you merely hoping for? Until you can separate your true non-negotiables from your nice-to-haves, and knowing where you can ve flexible, you cannot judge any dog fairly.
The harder question is the second one, and it is where this webinar spends its time. Once you know what you want, what does that actually look like in a puppy or an untrained dog, before any training has shaped them? Most of us know what the finished product looks like and have no idea how to spot the raw material. The temperament traits you need do show up in observable ways long before they are trained behaviors, if you know how to look. Using CARAT, the Clothier Animal Response Assessment Tool, Suzanne will show you how to read a dog through observed behavior rather than labels or wishful thinking, and how temperament traits combine, like a recipe, into a dog who is a natural fit for one life or sport and a poor one for another.
Good assessment is not guesswork, and Suzanne will cover the principles that let a dog show you who they really are: knowing what questions you are actually asking, the value of novelty and naive responses, the dog's freedom to choose, watching for the unprompted responses, understanding what lures do and do not tell you, and why patterns matter far more than any single moment.
You will leave able to name what you genuinely need, to recognize what it looks like in a green dog, and to look honestly at whether the puppy or dog in front of you can meet it, with both clear eyes and a warm heart. We only get so many dogs per lifetime, so choosing wisely matters, whatever your preferred sport or goals may be.
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Karen Deeds - A Systematic Approach to Dog Training - Method, not Magic!
Date: Thursday, September 3rd
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Reliable behavior doesn’t emerge from repetition alone — it develops through thoughtful progression, strategic session design, and a clear understanding of how dogs respond as challenges increase. This webinar presents a structured framework for helping dogs maintain fluency and emotional stability as expectations grow and environments become more demanding.
We will examine how individual factors — including genetics, temperament, stress tolerance, and prior social and learning history — influence a dog’s ability to advance through increasingly complex scenarios. Participants will learn how to introduce new challenges in a way that preserves confidence, minimizes errors, and supports long term retention.
Topics include transferring skills to new contexts while maintaining quality, the strategic use of props and environmental anchors, how reinforcement value and function shape performance, and methods for incorporating novel stimuli without degrading the work.
This session is ideal for professionals seeking a clearer methodology for advancing behavior, as well as dedicated owners who want to support their dogs through increasingly complex situations without frustration or overwhelm.
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