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CEUs PPAB,1. IAABC,1. CCPDT, 1.

Owners often assume that their dog will sleep when they are out, yet many dogs suffer from anxiety and stress when left alone and some owners only discover this when their dog becomes destructive, or a neighbour complains about barking. The trainer or behaviourist is usually called in when the dog's anxiety is deep seated.

This presentation encourages trainers to think ahead and work with owners to teach them the skills their dog or puppy needs to enjoy their own company before separation problems develop. It considers what separation anxiety is and how it affects our dogs as emotional beings. It explains how to teach our dogs to be independent in the home while we are around in order to build foundation skills for being left, and looks at how the home environment can be managed to encourage relaxation. A number of tools are explored that support our dogs when alone and help them to relax, giving owners the freedom to leave the house knowing their dog is happy. 

This is an intermediate level webinar based on Learning Theory.

Webinar Objectives

• To explain about a number of tools to enrich a dog's home-alone environment, whether or not they have separation issues
• To consider the merits of problem prevention, successful first learning and the advantages of early home-alone training in puppies - not leaving it to chance!
• To encourage clients to empathise with loneliness and fear by putting themselves in their dog's 'paws', and to motivate clients to put training strategies in place even without problem behaviour to 'fix'
• To help improve the overall well-being of dogs and puppies by teaching them to enjoy their own company
• To ultimately reduce the number of severe separation anxiety cases we see as trainers and behaviourists           

About The Presenter

Kate Mallatratt is a member of International Canine Behaviourists and Pet Professional Guild for force-free training. She is degree-level qualified in Canine Behaviour Management, and runs her behaviour and training business, Contemplating Canines, in East Devon, UK. Kate is a highly experienced trainer and assessor, specialising in errorless learning, a concept she incorporates into problem prevention and enriching the family dog's home environment.

Kate has owned and trained dogs for over 20 years, and is passionate about optimal canine nutrition, having fed a raw diet for many years. She takes an holistic approach to her own dogs' care, using homeopathy and chiropractic to maintain their health and wellbeing.

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(Equine Clicker Training is a 3 part webinar series)

Part 1/3

Presented by Jessica Gonzalez

CEUs: PPAB 1

This is the first part of a three part webinar focused on building a strong foundation of clicker training with your horse. Michelle Martiya and Alize Muckensturm will be presenting the other two parts. We aim to give you the tools to get started actively working with your horses with positive reinforcement.

Part one will be focused on teaching your horse to stand calmly facing forward. For horses who are comfortable around humans who know how to take treats from your hand, this is a valuable first skill to start with. It teaches the horse how to relax and be comfortable around food while you condition your bridge signal. This becomes a safe default behavior you can use to teach stimulus control on all future behaviors you teach. From here Alize will help you teach your horse how to touch a target which can be used to shape future behaviors. Michelle will go over helping horses who are not yet ready for this step to become comfortable and ready to work with humans.

Objective

·         How to safely and effectively get started using positive reinforcement with your equine. Focusing on teaching the horse how to stand calmly facing forward. Building a clicker training foundation with your horse

About Your Presenter

Jessica runs a non-profit horse rescue and education program. She is extremely dedicated to teaching and promoting a positive reinforcement lifestyle, working with horses and humans alike. The rescue has a growing program of volunteers and students eager to learn to work with equines with clicker training. Jessica also travels to teach students locally and at events.

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(Equine Clicker Training is a 3 Part Webinar Series)

Part 2/3

Presented by Alizé Veillard--Muckensturm

CEUs: PPAB 1, CCPDT (pending), IAABC (pending)

This is the second part of a three part webinar series focused on building a strong foundation of clicker training with your horse.

We will start by giving an overview of targeting as a positive reinforcement training technique and then move to real life examples of how it can be used for husbandry behaviours, encourage desired movements, and solve problematic situations. This part of the series includes short videos and photos to inspire everyone to give it a trial.

We will then discuss the tools needed to get started with their own horse by outlining the training steps to teach basic nose targeting.

Objectives

- Introduce the use of target training in horse training

- Learn how targeting is used 

- Learn how to introduce targeting to a horse.

About Your Presenter

Alizé Veillard--Muckensturm has been a force-free horse trainer since 2014 and is a qualified equine behaviourist from the Natural Animal Centre.

She is the author of the book "Humane, science-based horse training: introduction to learning theory and exercises for everyday handling and fitness".

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Presented by Lori Nanan

CEUs PPAB 1. CCPDT and IAABC Pending 

Webinar Description

By building a positive conditioned response to a particular implement and following a good desensitisation plan, trainers can even help dogs who are fearful about nail care. Moreover, trainers can coach owners through the process effectively, giving them the opportunity to create a lifetime of cooperative care.
We'll cover why DS is often necessary and how to walk through the process effectively, by being mindful of body language and working at the dog's pace.
We'll also cover nail and paw anatomy, so that even those most shy about nail care can become comfortable with it!

 Learning Objectives

Lori Nanan

Lori Nanan CTC, CPDT-KA is the co-founder of LoriNanan.com, a company which provides education and digital solutions to dog owners, force-free dog pros and organisations. She is a graduate of The Academy for Dog Trainers, where she is also a staff member and is the founder of Your Pit Bull and You, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to promoting pit bulls in a positive light.

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CEUs PPAB 1. CCPDT and IAABC Pending

Webinar Description

Everyone—dog owners and dog professionals—are invited to join in for an hour-long session about jumping and pestering dogs presented by dog trainer Kristi Benson. In her hallmark inviting and funny tone, Kristi will discuss some easy-to-implement techniques to reduce jumping up, begging, mouthing and biting clothes, and mooching. If your dog is like a pogo stick at the door, jumping and mouthing, or begs at the table, there’s help!  Kristi will explore both the underlying “why” questions and then outline ways to prevent the worst offenses by setting your dog up for success, identifying and avoiding problem contexts, and even some easy training techniques you can use to start to change your dog’s behaviour. There will be links to free hand-outs for you to download as well.

 Learning Objectives

Kristi Benson

Kristi is an honors graduate of, and now on staff at, the prestigious Academy for Dog Trainers, where she earned her Certificate in Training and Counseling. She leads special projects at the Academy and is in charge of the weekly webinars, along with student coaching. Kristi enjoys working with dogs who need help with obedience, fearfulness, aggression, unruliness, or any number of other issues. She also loves helping the humans in the equation, and brings her trademark combination of humour and compassion to the kitchen table when working with her clients.

Kristi also enjoys reaching out to dog owners through writing. Her blog was named one of the top fifty dog blogs in 2016 by Thoroughly Reviewed. She also regularly writes for the Academy for Dog Trainers’ blog and for Dog International. Besides offering professional training services in the Parkland region of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada; Kristi also works with clients across Canada via video chat. For ten years, she ran a sled dog micro-rescue with her partner, and fostered, house-trained, obedience-trained, and re-homed numerous racing sled dogs. Kristi still enjoys skijoring (cross-country skiing attached to a dog), dog scootering, and other pulling sports with her Alaskan husky sled dogs. She lives on a small mixed farm in west central Manitoba. Kristi is a Full Member Dog Training Professional of the Pet Professional Guild. She has a BA and MA in Archaeology, and enjoys working as an applied anthropologist with northern communities in Canada’s western Arctic.

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CEUs PPAB 1, CCPDT 1, IAABC 1

Webinar Description

Join Malena DeMartini for this intermediate level webinar in which she will be discussing the treatment of separation anxiety and giving an overview of what it takes to get through the process. 

Malena will cover how people might benefit from the online course Mission Possible which is intended as a DIY self-paced programme.  Malena will also be speaking about how some people will need more hands on support and what that will look like.

Separation anxiety is often known for being a tricky condition to treat and Malena will be addressing some of those tricky spots and stumbling blocks. Finally, she will be reviewing how success can be achieved with separation training as long as the process is followed in a systematic and gradual fashion.

 Learning Objectives

Malena DeMartini

Malena DeMartini, CTC, CDBC, is renowned in the dog training world for her work on canine separation anxiety (SA) disorder. Her book, Treating Separation Anxiety in Dogs, has helped countless numbers of dogs and her recent online course for guardians called Mission:POSSIBLE is now out and should prove to be an invaluable resource in the industry. In addition to writing and lecturing worldwide, Malena oversees a team of top SA trainers and runs an internationally accessible certification programme for accomplished dog professionals looking to hone their skills.

Malena is passionate about furthering education in this field through science-based methods and just happens to be in the process of collaborating on an intensive study with a leading University to help further advance the knowledge in the field.

Become a Certified “Fun Scent Games” Instructor! 

Updated, Improved & New Learning Platform

Earn Your DN-FSG¹ 

Approved Continuing Educational Units

PPAB 4, CCPDT 4.5, IAABC 2

Presented by Louise Stapleton-Frappell

 

On Demand Viewing - Start Your Course as Soon as You Register!

This is fabulous Certification Programme that provides you with the tools, skills and knowledge to run Fun Scent Games classes. You will learn all about canine olfaction and scent games, along with the what, how and why of operating a successful Fun Scent Games class.

Offering "Fun Scent Games" group classes, private classes or workshops will broaden your service offerings as well as helping to build client loyalty and supporting the needs of your pet owning community.

Dogs have an amazing natural scenting ability. Dogs participating in your Fun Scent Games classes will have fun, build confidence and burn lots of mental and physical energy!

Level One Fun Scent Games Instructor Program Learning Objectives:

• Canine Olfaction history and scientific facts
• The training environment, philosophy and methodology
• Effects of air current
• Scent contamination
• Detection thresholds
• ORNs
• Olfaction streamlines
• Scent discrimination
• Canine scent capability
• Target odors and individual scents
• Scent amounts & fringing
• Appropriate training equipment & handling
• How to play, building criteria and areas of reinforcement
• Reading dogs during the "find"
• Recommended course curriculum

Upon Successful Completion, You Will Receive:

1. A DogNostics Instructor Certificate DN-FSG¹
2. A Certification Badge to display on your website
3. A listing on the DogNostics Fun Scent Game Instructor Registry
4. A PDF copy of the Course Curriculum
5. A student Certificate for you to co-brand to provide to your “Fun Scent Games” students
6. Advertising copy describing the programme for your website
7. Artwork for a promotional 8.5 x 11 flyer
8. Access to the DogNostics Student Common Room - A Closed Facebook Group where DogNostics students can network with each other, exchange ideas and ask questions
9. Mentoring support through the DogNostics Faculty Members
10. The Total Programme cost is only $130.00. You will see a full return on your investment after one group class!

Please Note:

• Level 1 will be a prerequisite for Level 2
  

  • You do not need to enrol in more advanced levels.
• Each applicant has 12 months to complete each programme
• Study at home in your own time!
• Easy access and progress tracking of your modules

Program Certification

1. Attend the online course lessons

2. Successful completion of your open-book on-line lesson quizzes

3. The submission of 6 short 30 second videos to demonstrate your mechanical competency in the key scent dog training skills

Louise Stapleton-Frappell - B.A. Hons, PCT- A, PCBC-A, CAP³, CTDI, DN-FSG, DN-CPCT², CWRI

Louise  is a partner and faculty member of DogNostics Career Center and board member of The Pet Professional Guild. A professional canine trainer and behaviour consultant – accredited via the Pet Professional Accreditation Board, Louise is the regional coordinator of Doggone Safe in Spain, the membership manager of The Pet Professional Guild British Isles and the owner and head trainer of The DogSmith of Estepona.

Louise Stapleton-Frappell’s experience, her background as a teacher and her impressive pet industry credentials means she is uniquely qualified to share her skills and knowledge with both the public and pet industry professionals. Louise gained her CAP³ with distinction and holds verified certification in Animal Behaviour and Welfare (Edinburgh University) and Dog Emotion and Cognition (Duke University). Louise’s professional credentials also include: Certified Trick Dog Instructor, Certified Whistle Recall Instructor, Level Two Certified Pet Care Technician, and Certified Fun Scent Games Instructor. Louise is proud to be a Pet Dog Ambassador Instructor and Assessor, a programme that acknowledges the hard work and commitment that guardians and their dogs undertake to make their shared lives enjoyable.

Louise is the creator and instructor of the DogNostics Dog Trainer Certificate Course; Dog Trick Instructor Programme; Fostering Collaborative Care Programme; Walk This Way Instructor Programme, co-author of The Top Ten Dog Training Knowledge Concepts and the instructor and assessor of the DogNostics Fun Scent Games Instructor certification courses

Louise has published numerous articles on dog training and dog behaviour and is also the published co-author of the following titles, A Lexicon of Practical Terms for Pet Trainers and Behavior Consultants and Pet Training and Behavior Consulting: A Model for Raising the Bar to Protect Professionals, Pets and Their People.

with Rebekah King

Sponsored by DogNostics Career Center

 PPG  3 CEUs, CCPDT  3 CEUs and IAABC - 3 CEUs

Presented on a professional platform. Access the programme from any device, whenever you like!

Group and Team Discounts Available! Email Rebekah King to inquire how to secure yours

The original contents of this programme were developed in conjunction with a Licensed Veterinarian and a Licensed Veterinary Technician in Florida, USA.

You Owe it to Yourself; You Owe it to Your Customers; You Owe it to Your Pets - Be Prepared –

Whether you are a pet owner or a pet professional you owe it to yourself and the pets you care for to be prepared for any emergency. And being prepared is as simple and easy as turning on your computer and attending the DogNostics Pet First Aid Programme.

Join our extensive Pet First Aid Certification programme delivered through multiple individual bite size lessons via your computer, or any electronic device, in the comfort of your own home.

Certification requires the completion of an open-book test and the submission of four short videos. Both technical skills and knowledge are assessed to ensure a specific level of competency.

This programme does not just cover the typical pet emergencies, it also covers the following common problems that you may encounter when caring for a pet:

Choking Gastrointestinal Toxicities Insect Bites & Stings Dehydration Vomiting & Diarrhea Seizures CPR & Triage Dog Breed Medication Sensitivity The Pet First Aid Kit Heat Stroke

Lacerations Wound Care Hot Spots Broken Toenails Bandaging Burns Corneal Abrasions Prolapsed Eyes Fractures Luxations (Dislocations) Hypoglycemia Diabetes

Keep growing in your profession – As Pet Owners and Pet Professionals, we all know how important it is to keep up on the cutting edge of new information, methods and techniques. Science continues to provide us with better and easier ways to perform our job. Studies of best practices often reveal improved techniques that can help us be more effective and even save lives. The DogNostics Pet First Aid Programme provides you with the necessary skills to manage a pet emergency covering topics from heat stroke to snake bites, CPR, wound management and how to safely transport a pet to the care of a veterinarian professional.

Your Pets Deserve the Best – Whether they are clients or family members, our pets deserve the best. But to provide the best you have to be prepared to take care of those pets you are responsible for and be able to handle all emergencies. Most importantly, you need the training and experience to make sound decisions in stressful situations. DogNostics Pet First Aid makes a valuable addition to your pet care toolkit so you can be prepared for any emergency.

Raise Yourself Above Your Competition – What sets you apart? You’re a pro. You have the confidence, skills and experience to deal with any situation you may face. You are more dedicated to your profession, your career, your business than the ‘here-today-gone-tomorrow’ types you see come and go. You take your responsibilities seriously and make the effort to get the training you need to stay at the top. Make the best investment in pet care you can, by getting your First Aid Certificate.

Certification Requirments: Pass a 50 question open-book test and submit 4 short videos to show your skill competency. Learn more here

CEUs: PPAB 1.5

On Demand Listening - Watch at your Convenience

An intense crash course in learning the picky details that can make or break your plans for helping the fearful dog.

Learning Objectives

• Get Pavlov on your side!
• Learn why it’s not enough to say, “Pavlov is on your shoulder.”
• Get the association to the trigger, not other things that are getting in your dog’s way.
• Overshadowing and blocking effects - the death of creating the positive associations you need
• Learn how to work from classical conditioning and then move into operant, while maintaining the association.
• Learn how to create behaviours where you create positive associations to triggers.
• Learn the critical rules for achieving faster results and more robust associations.
• Smart strategies for breaking big problems into manageable steps.
• Why your hardest working clients need to learn to take a break and work less, not more.
• When to use yes/click and when it’s just extra unnecessary work.
• How to deal with trigger stacking. Which fearful trigger do you do first?
• Salience, what’s important to your dog’s brain?
• Learning preparedness.
• Dealing with dogs that are already fearful before they notice or see the trigger.
• Why is food so darn important when dealing with fearful dogs? Toys and praise just aren’t the same. There’s a reason why.
• Questions to ask when it comes to using medication.

About The Presenter

Yvette Van Veen

Yvette Van Veen has two decades of experience training dogs, lives and works in London Ontario. She offers both group and private sessions. She has worked extensively with formerly feral dogs. Yvette’s writing has been a long-standing feature in Ontario’s newspapers, currently appearing in the Toronto Star.  Her life is shared with her son Jordan, her formerly feral dog, “Kipper the ex-crotch ripper”, border collie, “Karma” and Icarus the cat. You can reach Yvette at info@awesomedogs.ca or follow her at:  https://www.facebook.com/londondogtrainer/

On Demand Listening!

Listen Whenever You Want, From Wherever You Are!

CEUs: PPAB 1.5, IAABC 1.5, KPA 1.5

Register and get immediate access to your audio recording and presentation PDF

Learning Objectives:

• Overview of an applied behaviour analysis (ABA) approach.
• Understanding a functional behavioural assessment. 
• Practical examples of analysing aggressive behaviours. 

Your Presenter

Chirag Patel PG Cert (CAB) BSc (Hons) DipCABT runs UK-based animal behaviour and training specialists Domesticated Manners and conducts consults with pet owners, organisations such as Guide Dogs for the Blind UK; The Kong Company, and zoos. He also presents seminars worldwide; writes for popular dog magazines and blogs; works part-time as an assistant head of canine training and behaviour at Dogs Trust, and is the scientific advisor for the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums Training Group.

Patel has a BSc (Hons) in veterinary sciences from the Royal Veterinary College in London, England as well as a post-graduate certificate from the University of Lincoln in clinical animal behaviour under veterinary behaviourists Prof. Daniel Mills and Helen Zulch. Patel previously worked at the university as the head trainer. He is currently doing his MSc in applied behaviour analysis at Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

This webinar is available as soon as you sign up and includes an audio file and presenter notes!

CEUs: PPAB 1, CCPDT 1, IAABC 1, KPA 1

Anxiety is a major problem for many pet dogs. What happens in your dog's brain and body when something scares her? How long can you expect her stress response to last?

In this webinar, Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD, will talk about the stress response in dogs. She will explain the original evolutionary purpose of the stress response; what the hormones involved in it (like cortisol) do in the body; the difference between acute and chronic stress and the different effects they have on dogs' health; and what we know about how long it takes the body to clear those hormones. You will definitely learn some cool stuff about how the brain works and what that means for your stressed-out dog!

Learning Objectives:

• Describe how the stress response functions and what its purpose is.
• Describe health effects (both positive and negative!) for acute versus chronic stress.
• Explain how the stress response affects the dog's brain and their ability to think clearly and behave normally.
• Describe how long it takes the stress response to clear from the body, and list possible alternative explanations for dogs who display signs of stress longer than it takes for stress hormones to be cleared.

About The Presenter

Dr. Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD

Jessica is a veterinary researcher who is fascinated by dog behavior. After eleven years working as a computer programmer, she decided to go back to school to research the causes of behavior problems in dogs. She received her veterinary degree in 2012 from the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in Massachusetts, where she also received a Master's degree for her work on stress behaviors in hospitalized dogs. After graduation, she completed a year-long internship specializing in shelter medicine at the University of Florida Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program. She received her PhD in genetics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, studying a group of foxes (often known as the "Siberian silver foxes") which have been bred over many generations to be friendly to humans. She is currently working at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard as a postdoctoral associate, studying the genetics of behavior in pet dogs through the Darwin's Ark project and the Working Dogs Project. Her ultimate goal is to find genetic causes of fearfulness in dogs, to work with behaviorally challenged shelter dogs, and to help people better understand the science behind dog behavior. She also frequently teaches online classes and webinars about canine genetics and behavior. Jessica lives in Raymond, NH with her husband and three dogs. You can follow her on Twitter @dogzombieblog or on Facebook at facebook.com/dogzombieblog.

CEUs: PPAB 1, IAABC 1, KPA 1

Suzanne Clothier’s Really Real Relaxation Protocol (RRR) is based on her commitment as a trainer to creating authentic responses rather than faux or “looks like” (but actually is not) behaviors. This requires a careful assessment of what the authentic behavior actually is in terms of arousal, body language, response and volitional behavior. RRR promotes true relaxation.

Other relaxation protocols are based in keeping the dog in a down position in a particular place in the hopes that this will result in relaxation. Remaining in place as directed does not always lead to authentic relaxation. Additionally, these protocols ignore the importance of social referencing, expecting the dog to remain in place regardless of what the handler does or does not do; this is more accurately the goal of a well-trained stay. RRR involves the handler and social referencing so that the relaxation becomes a shared response, not an action independent of the handler and relationship.

Finally, being prompted to assume a specific position does not involve volitional behavior or self-modulation, and remains extrinsically reinforced behavior, rather than the intrinsically driven choices and reinforcement of choosing the body posture and arousal that is truly aligned with authentic relaxation. Dogs learn self-modulation through discovery, facilitating behavioral changes and shifts in emotional and cognitive state, making it ideal for “reactive” dogs.

RRR is easily taught in one session, generalizes readily (as with most intrinsically reinforced behaviors), is suitable for use with dogs of any age, in group classes as well as private sessions, and can be used in any setting where the dog is in the Think & Learn Zone (productive arousal). Handlers do not need specific or sophisticated skills or knowledge, and RRR is as suitable for children as for adults.

This was previously aired at Geek Week 2021

Goals

• Teaching dog to find authentic relaxation through their own choices.
• Teaching handler to relax with the dog while maintaining connection.
• Maintenance of dog/handler connection that can easily be modulated up or down as desired.

Benefits

• Simple, effective, quickly established – no need for laborious protocols.
• Dog learns to self-modulate through volunteered, not prompted, behavior.
• Handler learns to relax themselves while providing social reference for the dog.
• Readily generalized.
• Suitable for any age dog.
• Appropriate for companion, service, shelter/foster, behavior case, competitive/sport, and working dogs.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the value of volitional behavior, intrinsic reinforcement and social referencing.
• Understand the steps involved in teaching RRR.
• Be able to start any dog with RRR.
• Understand various applications and considerations for one-on-one and group sessions
• Be able to recognize common errors or challenges
• RRR is a must-have tool for any trainer. This presentation will cover the details of teaching RRR, and a variety of applications.

About Your Presenter

Suzanne Clothier

Suzanne Clothier has been working with animals professionally since 1977, with a deep, broadly varied background of experience. She is well respected for her humane, practical and sensible Relationship Centered Training (RCT™) approach to dogs and the people that love them.

She has taught throughout the US and internationally on a variety of topics. Her thoughtful, effective tools and materials have been put to use by everyday pet owners, and by trainers, breeders, veterinarians, academics, in guide and service dog organizations, and in animal assisted therapy. She also serves as a consultant to guide and service dog schools.

Regarded as an innovative trainer with exceptional observation skills and a broad range of knowledge, Suzanne is always in demand as an exciting, informative and entertaining speaker capable of making complex topics easily grasped and practical. Her works includes:

• CARAT™ - a novel temperament assessment and scoring system.
• The Enriched Puppy Protocol™ – a program for early puppyhood development, from birth to 9 weeks.
• RAT™ (Relationship Assessment Tool) – a dog/human relationship dynamics assessment.
• FAT™ (Functional Assessment Tracking) – a 15-dimension functional assessment of an individual dog.
• CCC™ (Connection, Cooperation & Control, with Cindy Knowlton) – a puzzle-based training program.
• Your Athletic Dog: A Functional Approach – a gait and movement assessment.

An award-winning author of videos, books, and numerous articles, Suzanne’s writings have appeared around the world in countless languages from Danish to Japanese. Her book Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships With Dogs (Warner, 2002) has received widespread praise from every corner of the dog world, including being included twice in The Wall Street Journal's list of Top 5 Dog Books.

Suzanne is a member of PPG and IAABC. A long time German shepherd breeder, she lives on an upstate New York farm with husband John Rice, and their considerable animal family.

CEUs: PPAB 1, CCPDT 1, IAABC 1, KPA 1

An effective behavior change strategy in any behavior case often includes assessing the external factors in the environment, such as the antecedents and conditions that precede the behaviors. In aggression cases, it can be paramount for successful outcomes to properly recognize and address the underlying motivations and emotional responses in a dog that displays aggressive behavior.

In this session, aggression specialist Michael Shikashio CDBC will be highlighting how to determine what emotions may be in play when a dog shows aggression, and what we can do to help.

This was previously aired at Geek Week 2021.

Learning Objectives

• Identify contexts and behaviors that can indicate certain underlying motivations and emotional responses in dogs displaying aggression.
• Review the body language of dogs in a variety of emotional states.
• Understand physiological factors that can impact the intensity of aggressive behaviors.

About Your Presenter

Michael Shikashio

Michael Shikashio CDBC is the founder of AggressiveDog.com and focuses on teaching other professionals around the world on how to successfully work aggression cases. He is a five-term president of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) and a full member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT).

Michael is sought after for his expert opinion by numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, New York Post, Fox News, The List TV, Baltimore Sun, WebMD, Women’s Health Magazine, Real Simple Magazine, SiriusXM Radio, The Chronicle of the Dog, and Steve Dale’s Pet World. He also hosts the popular podcast show The Bitey End of the Dog where he chats with leading experts on dog aggression.

He is a featured keynote speaker at conferences, universities, and seminars around the world, and offers a variety of educational opportunities on the topic of canine aggression, including the Aggression in Dogs Master Course and the annual Aggression in Dogs Conference.

CEUs: PPAB 1.5, CCPDT 1.5, KPA 1.5

This webinar teaches the basics of dog learning behavior. Do you know why your dog runs to the door and barks at the mailman? Does your dog beg when you eat dinner? Learn how we can use basic theories of dog behavior to teach your dog new things. Also learn why dogs learn these common misbehaviors and how to change them. This 1.5-hour webinar was designed for anyone who loves dogs! Whether you are a veterinarian, a veterinary technician, groomer, a dog parent or just a dog lover this class will help your dog learn faster!

Learning Objectives:

• Learn the basics of how dogs learn
• Learn how to change misbehaviors

About Your Presenter

Shannon Riley-Coyner

An internationally sought-after speaker, Shannon has been a pet lover all her life and a dog trainer for over 20 years. She has spent her life observing, caring for and training animals of all kinds. She spoke at Pet Professional Guilds Geek Week Australia in 2021, has worked in the Bird Department at Marine World Africa USA, and worked as a handler and trainer for an African Serval Cat at Safari West, a private zoo in Santa Rosa, California. She has participated in behavior studies including observations of bald eagles and addax antelope through the San Francisco Zoo and Safari West.

Her education includes a Biology Degree, specializing in Zoology from Sonoma State. She is a Registered Veterinary Technician, a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner, a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and a member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants.

Shannon created Truly Force Free Animal Training in 2015 so that anyone, anywhere could have access to force free, positive reinforcement animal training. In 2018, Shannon published “The Evolution of Dog Training” available in audio, print and Ebook.

Shannon’s dog training philosophy revolves around force free, positive reinforcement; however, her goal is for healthy happy relationships between pets and their people. Diet, exercise, environment, and training all play a significant role in achieving this goal.

Shannon spent many years as the head dog trainer for PAWS for Healing, a pet assisted therapy organization. She performed temperament testing and assisted in the training of therapy dogs who visited hospitals, veteran groups, special educational facilities, and convalescent homes. She believes strongly in the benefits of developing the human animal bond and can assist in coaching for pets and their human companions to develop that connection.

Shannon is a past President for the Society of Veterinary Behavior Technicians.

CEUs: PPAB 1, CCPDT 1, KPA 1

Join us for this webinar where Stefani a licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in parent coaching and child development discussed how cynophobia (fear of dogs) develops and how the use of exposure therapy can treat it.  Stefani  developed the Overcoming Fear of Dogs Protocol (OFOD) and will walk the audience through the system  so they can use it to help people learn to feel more comfortable around dogs.

The webinar will focus on safety around dogs, reading dog body language and the benefits of the human animal bond. 

This webinar is for anyone  who are afraid of dogs, parents of fearful children, dog trainers, therapists, therapy dog handlers, teachers, dog lovers - pretty much everyone!

Learning Objectives

• To educate people on the fear of dogs and how it develops
• To grasp the OFOD process and how it can be implemented to help people overcome the fear of dogs. 

About Your Presenter

Stefani Cohen - LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker)

As a parenting expert, I have over thirty years of experience working with parents to help them develop and implement positive parenting strategies to maximize their children’s social and emotional development.

I have developed a niche of helping children who are afraid of dogs overcome their fear through exposure therapy using a live dog. Together with my canine assistants, we have also done presentations for school children and scout troops on humane education, kindness to animals and bite prevention.

My love of animals, especially dogs, developed when I was a young child. Dogs have always been an integral part of my life. When I realized that my daughter, Becky, was afraid of dogs I began to develop and implement the Overcoming Fear of Dogs Protocol (OFOD).

Since then I have perfected this method and have helped many children to feel safe and comfortable around dogs. My book is the culmination of my efforts. It was born out of my wish and need for guidance when I needed resources to help my daughter overcome her fear of dogs. I basically wrote the book I wish I had had back then.

CEUs: PPAB 1

Dominance - What it is. What it isn’t… the impacts on dog training and why it’s not an argument for force.

How can the research and information on dominance be contradictory? Join this webinar to learn about social dominance, starting with an overview of conflict resolution in various species of animals.

Queen bees and workers. Why do some individuals sacrifice themselves during mating? Isn’t that maladaptive? A look at haplodiploid species and why anyone would “serve the hive."

Learning Objectives

• Learn how social structure can lead to adaptive processes such as sex changes to avoid conflict.
• How does the sociality of the species impact displays, mating, and group dynamics.
• Learn why we cannot extrapolate data from one species to another without concern.
• The role of sex in various social societies. Why do some species have harems?
• How exactly do dogs fit into all of this? Are dogs “dominant” if yes, does it matter?
• How much does dominance impact dog training?

About Your Presenter 

Yvette Van Veen

Yvette Van Veen has two decades of experience training dogs, lives and works in London Ontario. She offers both group and private sessions. She has worked extensively with formerly feral dogs. Yvette’s writing has been a long-standing feature in Ontario’s newspapers, currently appearing in the Toronto Star. Her life is shared with her son Jordan, her formerly feral dog, “Kipper the ex-crotch ripper”, border collie, “Karma” and Icarus the cat. You can reach Yvette at info@awesomedogs.ca or on Facebook at facebook.com/londondogtrainer/

CEUs: PPAB 1, CCPDT 1, IAABC 1, KPA 1

In this webinar, Kristi Benson will delve into the ways the guardians of a multi-dog household can make their living situations more peaceful and joyful, for both the humans and the dogs involved. She’ll review safety factors in having a home with multiple dogs, including how dogs function as social carnivores and how and why other pets and small children may be at risk. She will delve into “management”, or the prevention of problem behaviours before they start, when dealing with multiple animals. She will also cover useful tricks and tools for both management and training, how to maximise training set-ups, how and when to train on-the-fly, and the logistics of comfortable down-time. Kristi will cover how to comfortably bring clients on board with kinder techniques and dismantling client myths about behaviour and dynamics among multi-dog homes. She will also tackle how to have tricky conversations about re-homing and permanent separation of animals in a single home.

Kristi has lived with up to 13 dogs in her home when she was running a sled dog rescue and has tested and streamlined effective and welfare-forward techniques to meet everyone’s needs while keeping the (relative) peace in a busy home.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify safety considerations for multi-dog households, including with cats and children.
• Understand the basics of predatory behaviour and acquired bite inhibition.
• Understand and implement management (response prevention) for multi-dog households to reduce problem behaviours including fighting.
• Identify useful and important training plans, and how to effectively train in a multi-dog household.
• Understand the basics of classical conditioning and how to use it in a solo-counterconditioning protocol on-the-fly.
• Identify and reduce risk/harm in worst-case scenarios.

About Your Presenter

Kristi Benson

Kristi is an honours graduate of, and now on staff at, the Academy for Dog Trainers. At the Academy, she is a student mentor and coach, and is in charge of the weekly webinars. Kristi is also in charge of special projects, including the Husbandry Project, which is a large co-operative veterinary care research study working with hundreds of dog owners, testing the efficiency and usefulness of a series of training plans. In her private practice, Kristi works with dog guardians through her self-paced online classes. She also loves helping both the dogs and the humans in the equation and brings her trademark combination of humour and compassion to her courses, no matter the topic.

Kristi also enjoys reaching out to dog owners through writing. Besides her own blog, she also regularly writes for the Academy for Dog Trainers’ blog and is a Special Correspondent to Zazie Todd’s Companion Animal Psychology. For ten years, she ran a sled dog micro-rescue with her partner, and fostered, house-trained, obedience-trained, and re-homed racing sled dogs. She lives rurally in northern British Columbia, Canada. She has gained the PCBC-A credential, is Fear Free certified, and is on the Fear Free Speaker’s Bureau.

CEUs: PPAB 1, CCPDT (pending), IAABC (pending), KPA (pending)

Whether training dogs, birds, insects or any other animal, how they sense the world likely differs from our mental representation of the world around us. When animals see, smell, taste, hear and feel elements in the environment can serve as cues that elicit learned behaviours or fixed action patterns (FAPs). If we fail to consider the animal’s sensory reality, we may miss that which is right before us, but invisible to our senses.

Learning Objectives

• How does human perception work, especially sight? How does a 2D image become a 3D representation in our minds?
• What do other species see? A look at the fascinating world of “seeing” with touch.
• Looking at species that see UV light physically seeing things that are present but are hidden from our sight.
• How does polarized light look and how does it work to help animals get around?
• What are pheromones and how do they assist some species.
• How are these things tested if we cannot perceive what we are investigating?
• Early exposure with senses impacts later abilities. The case for “enriched” environments.

• Socialization. Looking at a scientific study of what happens when animals are raised in a restrictive rearing environment, and why that matters so much to dogs.

• Working with a dog’s sense of smell and making the case for the notion that, “They are not sniffing nothing.”
• When “nothing” cues behaviour. How stimuli may be creating a cascade effect in dog behaviour problems such as marking.
• What is a fixed action pattern (also called Modal action pattern) and can you train around a behaviour with strong genetic predispositions?
• Visualizing scents as cues, both positive and negative.

About Your Presenter 

Yvette Van Veen

Yvette Van Veen has two decades of experience training dogs, lives and works in London Ontario. She offers both group and private sessions. She has worked extensively with formerly feral dogs. Yvette’s writing has been a long-standing feature in Ontario’s newspapers, currently appearing in the Toronto Star. Her life is shared with her son Jordan, her formerly feral dog, “Kipper the ex-crotch ripper”, border collie, “Karma” and Icarus the cat. You can reach Yvette at info@awesomedogs.ca or on Facebook at facebook.com/londondogtrainer/

CEUs: PPAB 1.5, CCPDT 1.5, IAABC 1.5, KPA 1.5

Feeding a dog in the presence of an eliciting stimulus is often masked as counter conditioning him. When it doesn´t work we label the process as ineffective or assume it’s not the best choice for that particular dog or situation. But the only times counter conditioning doesn’t work is if it’s not counter conditioning, if it’s not performed correctly, or if there is some physiological or neurological process inhibiting learning.

There are pillars that support a counter conditioning procedure. Novelty, salience, contingency, contiguity and timing are the main ones. Similarly, there are factors – mainly human error – that hinder the process. In this webinar we will explore those pillars and discuss human errors that make counter conditioning “ineffective”.

Learning Objectives

- Understand the importance and impact of novelty.

- What is more important? Contiguity, contingency, or both?

- Learn how pre-exposure to the US can make it less effective.

- Increase US salience while decreasing trigger salience.

- Learn about trace conditioning, simultaneous conditioning, short and long-delay conditioning and when to use them.

- The role of backward conditioning.

- Avoid common errors during a counter conditioning procedure.

- Some practical examples.

About Your Presenter    

Alexandra Santos

Alexandra Santos is a professional canine behavior consultant and trainer, with formal education through The Animal Care College in the U.K. where she graduated with honors for the Diploma of Advanced Canine Psychology, and through The Companion Animal Sciences Institute where she graduated with distinction for the Diploma of Advanced Dog Training.

She is the author of the books “Puppy Problems”, “Puppy Training: How to housetrain your puppy effectively”, “How to leash train your dog and enjoy walking him”, “O meu cão e eu”, “Cão educado, dono feliz” (published in Portugal), and has also authored and co-authored several scientific articles for the Journal of Applied Companion Animal Behavior and the International Institute for Applied Companion Animal Behavior.

Alexandra lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal, as a guest professor at Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias and provides individual coaching for dogs and their people. She has been a presenter at several seminars in Portugal and Brazil on positive reinforcement-based training and regularly presents webinars for the Pet Professional Guild in the USA and Edogtorial in Spain.

The ABCs and 123s for Developing a powerful Memory to Enhance Pet Professional Development & Lifelong Learning

Free to PPG Members

CEUs: PPAB 1

Learn from the world’s leading memory skills expert! In this very fun & interactive presentation, U.S. Memory Champion, Chester Santos – “The International Man of Memory” will help you to develop life-changing skills to greatly enhance your professional development & lifelong learning.

Unlock your mind's hidden power to easily remember names, facts/figures, presentations, processes/procedures, famous quotes, foreign languages, software commands/directories, complex terminology, laws/statutes, exam/training material, and much more.

This is an entertaining, educational, and “memorable” program with wide appeal!

Learning Objectives:

• Master the fundamental principles for developing powerful memory skills
• Exercise your visualization ability, creativity, and imagination
• Learn to better remember names to get more out of networking at conferences/meetings and improve professional & personal relationships
• Better retain learned information and consolidate knowledge for enhanced professional & personal development
• Become inspired by the incredible power of your mind and increase your thirst for knowledge and continuing education

About the Presenter

Chester Santos

Chester Santos – “The International Man of Memory” has left an impression on all corners of the earth. With his unique ability to not only demonstrate extraordinary feats of the mind, but also educate others to do the same, this U.S. Memory Champion is widely regarded to be the world’s leading memory skills expert. Through his entertaining & educational television and movie appearances, professional seminars, and best-selling books, Chester has helped millions of people around the world to realize the benefits of an improved memory and sharper mind.

He is highly sought-after by the media for his exceptional skills and expertise. CNN, ABC, PBS, NBC, CBS, BBC, and the Science Channel have all featured Chester and his memory building tips for viewers. When newspapers and magazines need memory improvement tips for their readers, they also seek out Chester Santos. He has been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, and most recently, TIME Magazine featured his advice for remembering numbers in a December 2018 Special Edition entitled, “The Science of Memory”. The 2020 documentary film, "David vs. Goliath" features Chester Santos and his memory skills training.

Chester is also a best-selling author. His first book, “Instant Memory Training for Success”, was published by leading academic publisher John Wiley & Sons (Wiley) in 2016. It quickly became a bestseller in WHSmith stores across the UK and also on the Amazon UK website in multiple categories. Chester’s second book, “Mastering Memory: Techniques to Turn Your Brain from a Sieve to a Sponge”, was published by leading nonfiction publisher Sterling Publishing (Sterling) in 2018. It is currently (as of 2019) still featured in the Psychology section of almost every Barnes & Noble store across the USA. Chester’s books have been acquired by 246 public libraries worldwide.

As the preeminent thought leader on memory skills and their effect on one’s professional, personal, and academic success, Chester has been booked to give presentations in over 30 countries. He has entertained and educated people of varying backgrounds, including executives for CEO Clubs International and YPO, investment professionals for NASDAQ and Credit Suisse, students for organizations at Berkeley, Stanford, and Harvard, and even actors for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) Foundation.

His keynote speaking credits include TEDx with some of the nation’s most highly regarded professors and scientists, the prestigious Talks at Google program featuring “the world’s most influential thinkers, creators, makers and doers”, and the International Festival of Brilliant Minds in Puebla that had him speaking to an audience of 5000 people along with Nobel Prize winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, and other luminaries.

Chester Santos is also the personal memory and mind coach to some notable celebrities, politicians, professional athletes, and high-powered executives.

CEUs: PPAB 1

Dogs bark for many reasons! This interactive seminar will explain why dogs bark and give you strategies to stop it.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn why dogs bark and what may be triggering it.
• Understanding canine body language
• Creating a behavior modification plan

About Your Presenter

Shannon Riley-Coyner

An internationally sought-after speaker, Shannon has been a pet lover all her life and a dog trainer for over 20 years. She has spent her life observing, caring for and training animals of all kinds. She spoke at Pet Professional Guilds Geek Week Australia in 2021, has worked in the Bird Department at Marine World Africa USA, and worked as a handler and trainer for an African Serval Cat at Safari West, a private zoo in Santa Rosa, California. She has participated in behavior studies including observations of bald eagles and addax antelope through the San Francisco Zoo and Safari West.

Her education includes a Biology Degree, specializing in Zoology from Sonoma State. She is a Registered Veterinary Technician, a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner, a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and a member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants.

Shannon created Truly Force Free Animal Training in 2015 so that anyone, anywhere could have access to force free, positive reinforcement animal training. In 2018, Shannon published “The Evolution of Dog Training” available in audio, print and Ebook.

Shannon’s dog training philosophy revolves around force free, positive reinforcement; however, her goal is for healthy happy relationships between pets and their people. Diet, exercise, environment, and training all play a significant role in achieving this goal.

Shannon spent many years as the head dog trainer for PAWS for Healing, a pet assisted therapy organization. She performed temperament testing and assisted in the training of therapy dogs who visited hospitals, veteran groups, special educational facilities, and convalescent homes. She believes strongly in the benefits of developing the human animal bond and can assist in coaching for pets and their human companions to develop that connection.

Shannon is a past President for the Society of Veterinary Behavior Technicians.

CEUs: PPAB 1.5

Handlers of reactive dogs struggle to find ways to help their dogs feel less worried, overwhelmed or pushed past their thresholds. But progress can be slow, particularly if the dog continues to be triggered despite the trainer and the handler’s best efforts.

As a trainer, I work with many handlers who are discouraged or frustrated. In many cases, there are holes in the training plan, invisible holes that are not always readily apparent. Inevitably, the training falls apart, the dog is triggered, the handler is embarrassed or upset, and the trainer is disappointed. Why does this happen so often?

This webinar dives into what you need to know to help reactive dogs through carefully controlled set-ups. Attendees will learn:

• The pitfalls of "training in the wild"
• How to recognize pause button vs uncontrolled variables
• Assessing individual dog's triggers (visual, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, social, chase)
• Applying the Trainers' Mixing Board: Distance, Intensity & Duration
• Understanding and using Line of View and Field of View

If you’ve ever wished for a PAUSE button on life to help a reactive dog, this webinar is for you. The practical information provided will help anyone create successful training moments in many situations. Find out why so many clients and their dogs have benefitted from this sensible approach to controlled setups for success.

About Your Presenter    

Suzanne Clothier

Suzanne Clothier has been working with animals professionally since 1977, with a deep, broadly varied background of experience. She is well respected for her humane, practical and sensible Relationship Centered Training (RCT™) approach to dogs and the people that love them.

She has taught throughout the US and internationally on a variety of topics. Her thoughtful, effective tools and materials have been put to use by everyday pet owners, and by trainers, breeders, veterinarians, academics, in guide and service dog organizations, and in animal assisted therapy. She also serves as a consultant to guide and service dog schools.

Regarded as an innovative trainer with exceptional observation skills and a broad range of knowledge, Suzanne is always in demand as an exciting, informative and entertaining speaker capable of making complex topics easily grasped and practical. Her works includes:

• CARAT™ - a novel temperament assessment and scoring system.
• The Enriched Puppy Protocol™ – a program for early puppyhood development, from birth to 9 weeks.
• RAT™ (Relationship Assessment Tool) – a dog/human relationship dynamics assessment.
• FAT™ (Functional Assessment Tracking) – a 15-dimension functional assessment of an individual dog.
• CCC™ (Connection, Cooperation & Control, with Cindy Knowlton) – a puzzle-based training program.
• Your Athletic Dog: A Functional Approach – a gait and movement assessment.

An award-winning author of videos, books, and numerous articles, Suzanne’s writings have appeared around the world in countless languages from Danish to Japanese. Her book Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships With Dogs (Warner, 2002) has received widespread praise from every corner of the dog world, including being included twice in The Wall Street Journal's list of Top 5 Dog Books.

Suzanne is a member of PPG and IAABC. A long time German shepherd breeder, she lives on an upstate New York farm with husband John Rice, and their considerable animal family.

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CEU's: PPAB 1.5, CCPDT (pending), IAABC (pending), KPA (pending)

In this webinar, Karolina discusses how to recognize the subtle signs of fear in cats and dogs. She talks about why it's important to nip fear in the bud, what makes animals fearful and how fear learning may impact the animal's personality, behaviour and welfare. Also, how we can prevent and reduce fear through addressing the animals' learning as well as making changes to the environment.

Learning Objectives

• Recognize fearful behaviours in cats and dogs
• Name common innate fear stimuli
• What is fear learning and why is it important
• What is latent inhibition and how can you use it
• What is counterconditioning, how can you use it - and what are the common mistakes that people make?
• Why systematic desensitization is better than flooding
• How you can arrange the environment to prevent and reduce fear

About The Presenter

Dr. Karolina Westlund

Karolina Westlund helps pet lovers and animal professionals get happier animals that thrive in the care of humans. She grew up pining for a kitten for several years, and pestering her parents until they gave up. The green-eyed black half-siamese cat that she got for her seventh birthday became a true friend who lived to be 21 years old, but an easily startled cat who often went into hiding when there were visitors.

Karolina had grand ideas about becoming a field biologist, but that never came about – the closest she got was working as a trekking travel guide in France and Madeira. Instead she majored in Ethology and developed a passionate interest in animal welfare seen through a multidisciplinary lens, including Behaviour Analysis and Affective Neuroscience. She is now an Associate Professor of Ethology at the University of Stockholm, mostly teaching how behaviour management can be used to improve animal welfare.

She offers live seminars, free online webinars and masterclasses in addition to more extensive online courses, as well as the occasional blog post or scientific publication on the topic of enrichment, animal training and wellbeing. She lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with her husband, two kids, and, hopefully soon, another cat.