Click for Independence II
Challenge Your Training Skills and Your Brain as we Tackle Obstacles Encountered in Assistance Dog Training
with Becky McClintock
17.5 CPDT CEUs and 17.5 IAABC CEUs
Service dogs assist their physically disabled partners by performing various tasks including picking up dropped items, opening/closing doors and getting help in an emergency. Hearing dogs alert their hearing impaired partners to sounds including door knocks, telephone rings and crying babies. Click for Independence II builds upon information and skills covered in Click for Independence I.
This second seminar is focused on getting you and your dog to the next level of training, enabling you to conquer more advanced assistance dogs tasks.
- How do you create a dog that is an advanced learner?
- Assistance dog training is full of behavior chains- how do you create a strong behavior chain and transfer it to a disabled client?
- Release or Rehab? When should a dog be released from potential assistance dog work and what challenges can you work through?
- Application of tug, push and retrieve- working dogs in the first seminar practiced these behaviors, now let's put them to work practicing real life skills.
- Training with the client- we will practice how to transition a dog from working for a trainer to working for a client with the least amount of confusion for all!
- Other?! Participants are encouraged to submit topics and questions they wish to cover when registering.
Tuition- early bird ends December 8th!
Working Spots- participate with your dog
Limited space, please sign up early!
- 2 days (Sat and Sun) $295/ $270 early bird!
Auditor spots- without your dog
- 2 days (Sat and Sun) $245/ $220 early bird
- 1 day (Sat or Sun) $130/ $120 early bird
Considering a Working Spot?
To partipate effectively, your dog should:
- (ideally, though not mandatory) have attended the first seminar and understand the basics of tug, push and retrieve.
- be comfortable working around other dogs and people
- respond to the click by looking to you for reinforcement
- have learned at least two behaviors through shaping
To get the most from this seminar, even for auditors, it is highly recommended that participants be familiar with the basics of clicker training. Due to time constraints, we will not be covering this information in the seminar. Check out www.clickertraining.com to watch video and get the information you need!
Lunch
Bottled water and coffee will be available throughout the seminar on Saturday and Sunday. Lunch is not provided with the seminar. Participants may bring their lunch, or, locations are within easy driving distance to a variety of restaurants. If their owner leaves to grab lunch, working dogs are welcome to stay in the seminar location, in their crate.
