Matters of Motivation!
One-Day Online May 10, 2025 from 9am-5pm PT
Presenters: Alex Lato, Denise Fenzi, Crystal Wing, Jane Ardern, Laura Waudby, Sharon Carroll
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 - Coming Soon!
ODS01: 9am - More than the Cookie: Co-Creating Motivation
Motivation isn’t just about the cookie or the toy—it’s about the interaction. We often chase the perfect reward—food, toys, praise—in hopes of unlocking our dog’s drive. But w...
Crystal Wing (Guest Presentations )
ODS02: 9am - Too Hot, Too Cold, or Just Right? Troubleshooting Reinforcement in High-Drive Dogs
Motivation matters, but with high-drive dogs, reinforcement can sometimes become a problem. In this session I will explore the common pitfalls such as when rewards are either ...
Jane Ardern (Guest Presentations )
ODS03: 11am - Staged to Engage: Pre-Engagement Strategies
Do you have a puppy or ‘new to you’ dog that you are hoping to train for competition? Do you want to simplify future engagement training? This webinar is all about your early ...
Denise Fenzi (Faculty)
ODS04: 11am - Motivating Play for Confidence
Join Alex in building motivation through confidence in our interactive play. Learn how to structure a play event so it will build real confidence. Everyone says “play builds c...
Alex Lato (Guest Presentations )
ODS05: 1pm - Panel Discussion - Motivation and the 3 Ds with Alex Lato, Denise Fenzi, Jane Ardern
Join us as we dig into the topic of Maintaining Motivation as we add in the complexities of Distance, Duration and Distractions! How do we keep our dogs in the game when...
Various Instructors (Guest Presentations )
ODS06: 2pm - Success with the "differently motivated" dog
Motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic), reinforcement, engagement, confidence, and our handler-dog relationship are all very closely linked. In this webinar we discuss all of th...
Sharon Carroll (Faculty)
ODS07: 2pm - Training is Fun! - Balancing Precision, Formality, and Energy
This presentation will shatter the myth that training for formal behaviors like obedience is boring! We will look at how to teach even precision based behaviors in a way that ...
Laura Waudby (Faculty)
ODS08: 4pm - Panel Discussion - Empowering Dogs with Crystal Wing, Denise Fenzi, Sharon Carroll
Join us as we discuss how/when choice and other training decisions can motivate our dogs to want to work with us! Panelists: Crystal Wing Denise Fenzi Sharon Carroll
Various Instructors (Guest Presentations )
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