Workshops
October Workshops - Registration Opens Sept 22 - 9am Pacific Time
* Registration closes October 31 - 12pm (Noon) Pacific Time
WW554: Sept 28 - Pick Me! Strategies to Help Your Dog Choose to Engage
The environment is filled with a myriad of fascinating sights, sounds and smells. Why would the dog choose us? If we tell the dog to ignore the environment and look at us, it ...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW555: Oct 5 - Practical Hide Placement: Setting Up Odor Pools
Odor pools are probably the most challenging obstacle for dogs to work through. For the handler, setting up odor pools in training is quite possibly the most difficult hide pr...
Stacy Barnett (Faculty)
WW556: Oct 5 - No Reinforcement? No Problem! (REPEAT)
Reducing reinforcement is a universal problem. As long as we are providing reinforcement our dogs perform well. Get rid of the reinforcers and it all falls apart. Especially i...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW557: Oct 12 - Pivots, Posture, and Platforms OH MY (REPEAT)
Do you have platforms, balance equipment laying around? Let's put those platforms to use. With a few pieces of equipment (foam pads, platform, etc) you will learn a variety of...
Ashley Escobar (Faculty)
WW558: Oct 12 - Stop! Drop! and... STAY! Reliable distance downs (REPEAT)
Will your dog down when standing next to you, but not a distance? How about in the presence of distractions? Other dogs nearby? When facing away from you? When you're in moti...
Helene Lawler (Faculty)
WW559: Oct 19 - Sound Sensitivity: It's time to party! (REPEAT)
Whether that's to fireworks and thunderstorms, or the whistling, beeping and slamming of the sports environment, or the sounds of urban life and all the people and dogs in it,...
Amy Cook, PhD (Faculty)
WW560: Oct 26 - The Power of Motion for Engagement
Dogs communicate primarily through motion and pressure – it’s their natural language. We can use this to our advantage. When we try to get engagement while standing still, we ...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
November Workshops - Registration Opens Oct 22 - 9am Pacific Time
* Registration closes November 30 - 12pm (Noon) Pacific Time
WW561: Nov 2: Strengthening the Shoulders, Psoas and Core with Functional Fitness (REPEAT)
Unlock your dog’s full athletic potential with this focused workshop designed to build balanced strength and stability. In this session, we’ll target three key muscle groups —...
Ashley Escobar (Faculty)
WW562: Nov 9: Sit, Down, and Stand on the Move: For Sports and Everyday Life
Teaching your dog to change positions while in motion—sit, down, and stand—is a valuable skill set for both the competition ring and real life. In this workshop, we’ll break d...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
WW563: Nov 9: Canine Massage: Maintaining your Performance dog in Peak Form (REPEAT)
This workshop is designed for any dog owner or competitor that would like to learn how to do canine massage on their own dog between events or after a long day of training. Do...
Aleks Woodroffe (Guest Instructors)
WW564: Nov 16: Band Together: Elevating Canine Fitness with Resistance Bands
Ready to take your dog’s fitness to the next level? In this workshop, you’ll learn how to safely and effectively use resistance bands to build strength, stability, and body a...
Ashley Escobar (Faculty)
WW565: Nov 23: Fast and Furious Whistle Recalls (REPEAT)
Recalls are one of the most important behaviors that you can teach your dog, the benefits in the real world are invaluable. However, often we are combating the distractions ar...
Sara Brueske (Faculty)
WW566: Nov 23: Forward! Mastering the First Steps of Heeling (REPEAT)
In a heeling pattern, the first few steps can affect the entire exercise. If your dog is distracted during those crucial moments, regaining their focus can prove challenging. ...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
