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Caden Cristopher - Gamify Your Dog Training - And The Rest of Your Life!
Date: Thursday, December 5th, 2024
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
…an introduction to making tedious habits, scary challenges and the path to far-away goals more fun and reward-based for yourself. In this webinar, you'll learn how to do the things you want to do but dread by putting a fun spin on them: use streak games, prediction games, weekly challenges, BINGO cards or even design your own board game to get closer to your goal and have fun along the way.
Each game I introduce comes with examples and practical tips, and you'll hear from students who have used self-designed games to succeed in challenges related to both dog training and human life: from social anxiety to driving a stick-shift car ... anything goes!
Whether you are a high-level sports dogs handler or someone who loves their pet dog - as long as you like playful, out of the box approaches to the world and don't take yourself too seriously, this webinar is for you.
Credit where credit is due: a big part of my inspiration to find dog-focused gameful approaches to life stems from video game designer and researcher Jane McGonigal and their fantastic book Superbetter.
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Bronagh Daly - Which One?! Verbal Discrimination Foundation for Agility
Date: Thursday, December 5th, 2024
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Would you like to add more clarity to your agility runs? Do you use verbals with your dog but aren’t sure that they can ACTUALLY differentiate which is which? Are you ready to take your verbal training to the next step? This webinar is for you!
We will go over drills and games applicable for all levels utilizing toys as the initial discrimination “obstacle,” then building up from there. We will also go through common problem solving issues with verbal discrimination and how to best set your dog for success!
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Petra Ford - Building Endurance In Heeling
Date: Thursday, December 12th, 2024
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Heeling is an incredibly complex behavior. The dog must maintain focal point, position and engagement around distractions and pressure. When you add duration things often fall apart. In this workshop we will look at games that increase energy and engagement. We will teach our dogs to give us more effort on individual pieces which adds momentum to the chain. We will learn how to use variable reinforcement and optimize the use of our reinforcers. We will introduce our dogs to backchaining which creates confidence and adds enthusiasm to the end of the chain. Your dog will learn to heel for a full pattern… and more without losing precision or attitude.
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Stacy Barnett - Handling with INTENTION!
Date: Thursday, December 12th, 2024
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Do you ever feel paralyzed with handling decisions? How much? How little? or just... HOW? When we handle with INTENTION we being a TEAMMATE with our dogs in a way that is both supportive and confidence building.
This webinar will help you to understand the key critical components of intentional handling. Do you remember the Observation and Response Loop from my Handler Foundation webinar? HOW to respond is all about HANDLING.
If we respond too much, we risk overpowering our dog. When we respond too little, we hang our dog out to dry. Unfortunately, with the fear of overpowering the dog, too many handlers abdicate their role and simply follow the dog around. In low complexity situations, this can actually work, but as soon as air flow causes odor to pool and trap or when the handler has to clear areas under time pressure, the result is at best missed hides and at worst a frustrated or confused dog. Yes you CAN handle your dog... it's about being THOUGHTFUL in how you do it.
We will cover the essential elements of how to RESPOND with handling... (1) recognition of the NEED, (2) decision to suggest or release pressure, (3) evaluating the results. AND we will explore examples of the Observation and Response Loop so that you can evaluate and fine tune your own handling.
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