Become a Certified “Fun Scent Games” Instructor! 

Updated, Improved & New Learning Platform

Earn Your DN-FSG¹ 

Approved Continuing Educational Units

PPAB 4, CCPDT 3, IAABC 2

Presented by Louise Stapleton-Frappell

 

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This is fabulous Certification Program 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 program 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 Program 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 enroll in more advanced levels.
• Each applicant has 12 months to complete each program.
• 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 behavior 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 Program; Fostering Collaborative Care Program; Walk This Way Instructor Program, 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 behavior 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.

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CEUs: PPAB 1.5

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Cats are commonly considered by some to be “aloof,” “standoffish,” or even “spiteful” because their behaviors seem mysterious and nonsensical. But cats and cat behavior are, in fact, none of these things. To the untrained eye, cat communication signals can be obscure and, as a result, cat behavior is often misunderstood. Unfortunately, this can lead to inaccurate assessments of cats’ intentions and a negative impact on the cat-human bond. But the great thing about feline communication is, once you learn to see the signals, you cannot not see them. And once you learn appropriate terminology, you will be able to see beyond the labels and accurately describe cat behavior.  

The session will begin with a discussion about the language used to describe cat behavior and its effect on how cats are perceived. This will be followed by a brief history of the domestic cat to give us a full understanding of our subjects. We will then explore feline communication signals and their mechanisms, as well as the biological and social factors that influence how cats communicate. You will also learn the importance of context in determining what a cat is communicating and some of the factors that influence cats’ social behaviors with humans and other cats. We will then take a close look at feline aggression signals, some of which are extremely subtle. We will wrap up with some practice applying what you have learned and using the correct terminology when describing behavior. 

After the presentation, you will be able to immediately apply what you have learned. Most importantly, you will better understand the cats in your care. You will also be better equipped to help clients understand what their cats are saying, which will improve bonds and even save cats’ lives. An added bonus of learning to speak cat is that cats will suddenly start speaking to you—how cool is that? 

 

Learning Objectives: 

• Use language that describes behavior instead of labeling it. 

• Understand the biological and social history of the domestic cat. 

• Appreciate the significance of scent in feline communication. 

• Identify common feline vocalizations. 

• Observe how cats use their bodies, ears, eyes, whiskers, mouths, and tails to communicate. 

• Recognize that contextual cues provide important information about what cats communicate.  

• Identify some specific communication signals used with humans and other cats. 

• Recognize signs of impending and overt aggression in cats. 

• Understand the flexibility of feline social behavior and its influences. 

• Apply your knowledge of cat communication signals and behavior to examples. 

• Practice using appropriate terminology to describe feline behavior. 

Your Presenter

Paula Garber

Paula Garber is the owner of LIFELINE Cat Behavior Solutions in Westchester County, New York. She is a certified animal training and enrichment professional and certified feline training and behavior specialist through the Animal Behavior Institute. She is also a Fear Free certified trainer and is certified in Low-Stress Handling for Dogs and Cats (Silver-2015). She holds a Master’s in education and is currently earning a diploma in feline behavior science and technology from the Companion Animal Sciences Institute. She is chair of the Pet Professional Guild’s feline division, and also serves on the Cat Protection Council of Westchester and hosts an annual volunteer event to build winter shelters for feral cats in her community.

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January 2020 Free Member Webinar

CEUs: PPAB 1.5

Fearful shelter cats are numerous in our shelters. If they are not euthanized because of lack of resources, they can spend months in shelters or in foster families with few improvements. While the term feral does not apply to these cats, they do lack the tools to deal with strangers and new places.

Can we help them gain these tools? Can we change their view of strangers? Can we bring them to a state where their chances of getting adopted and of staying in that home are now good? Join us to think about cats, about the constructional approach and about re-evaluating how we are currently working with fearful cats and why. This presentation will use videos and examples to illustrate the subject.

Learning Objectives

• To understand the particularities of cats.
• To understand what C.A.T. with cats is and why we would want to use it.
• To geek out on the science of behavior behind it.
• To get you interested in working with cats!

About The Presenter

Caroline Crevier-Chabot

A civil engineer by training, Caroline always loved animals and found in the science of behavior a true passion. After learning about clicker training through canine freestyle back in 2006, she gradually learned more about behavior and eventually moved to the cat side, clicker training her own cats to do things like getting down trees the “proper” cat way (butt first). Through volunteering at two different shelters, she started to reflect on better ways to care for and rehab fearful shelter cats. Caroline has been fostering fearful cats since 2018 and films her training a lot. She hopes sharing these experiences and thoughts will foster more discussion on cats and on better ways to help them.

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

A blog can be a great way to share your expertise in dog training and improve search engine optimization for your website. Whether you simply want to improve your Google rankings or ultimately want to write books or feature articles for magazines, a blog gives you the opportunity to share your writing with the world.

This session will cover the basics of blogging, including reasons to include a blog on your business website, where to get topic ideas, and what a blog post should look like. Unfortunately, blog posts typically don’t arrive easily or neatly, and so rewriting is an essential part of the writing process. We’ll look at how to edit your writing, how to find photographs to accompany posts, and how to understand copyrights (and avoid problems). Sharing your content is important, and repurposing blog content into social media posts or other content can save you time and increase your reach. These methods can also help you to build a community around your blog.

Learning Objectives

• Understand how a blog can help your business, and how to get started with writing one.
• Apply a system for thinking of, writing, and editing blog posts.
• Understand copyright issues related to blogging and how to find appropriate images for your blog.
• Develop a strategy for social sharing and building community with your blog.

About Your Presenter

Zazie Todd Ph.D

Zazie Todd Ph.D is an animal behavior expert and award-winning author. Her book, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy, with a foreword by Dr. Marty Becker, won a Maxwell Medallion from the Dog Writer’s Association of America. Her premium newsletter, The Pawsitive Post, brings readers bimonthly tips on dog and cat behavior and the latest in canine and feline science.

Zazie is the creator of the Companion Animal Psychology blog and also has a blog, Fellow Creatures, at Psychology Today. Her writing has appeared in Modern Dog, Modern Cat, Inside Your Cat’s Mind, Pacific Standard, The Psychologist, and Reader’s Digest. She is the owner-operator of Blue Mountain Animal Behaviour in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, and is an affiliate member of the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior.

She has a Ph.D in psychology, is an honors graduate of the prestigious Academy for Dog Trainers, and has an advanced certificate of feline behaviour (with distinction) from International Cat Care. Originally from the UK, she lives in Maple Ridge with her husband, dog, and two cats.

This was previously aired at Geek Week 2021.

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

Does your dog bark or whine when you are gone?

Does your dog destroy things or have potty “accidents” when you leave the house? If so your dog may be experiencing separation anxiety!

Preventing separation anxiety is much easier than trying to fix it! If your dog is experiencing this or if you think your dog may become anxious when you are away, check out this 1-hour webinar to learn how you can help your dog!

Learning Objectives

• Recognizing Separation Anxiety
• How To Prevent Separation Anxiety

About Your Presenter

      

Shannon Riley-Coyner

Shannon Riley-Coyner is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Registered Veterinary Technician, Wellness Coach, and Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner. 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 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 member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner and a member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. Shannon has also spoken at the Annual APDT (Association of Professional Dog Trainers) conferences the past 2 years and covered topics such as "Compassion Fatigue" and "What Is Your Dog's Currency?"

Shannon's dog training philosophy revolves around force free, positive reinforcement, however, her ultimate goal is for healthy happy relationship between pets and their people. Diet, exercise, environment and training all play significant roles 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 can provide assistance with training, weight management, exercise and other behavior modifications for your dog or other pets in the Ventura area.

Shannon's Book "The Evolution of Dog Training" is now available on Amazon or Barnes & Noble!

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

One of the hardest parts of a pet trainer’s job can be getting the people on board. You can come up with the best plan in the world, but if the clients don’t follow it, nothing is likely to change.

This session will help you figure out ways to collaborate with clients, so that both they and their pets get the best possible results. Topics covered will include creating training plans that work for the client as well as the pet, encouraging clients to practice, and adjusting the plan as the case progresses.

This was previously aired at Geek Week 2021

Learning Objectives:

• Learn specific tools for better communication with clients.
• Understand how and when to focus on the human side of the equation.
• Be able to collaborate with clients to get better outcomes for all involved.

About Your Presenter

Irith Bloom

Irith Bloom has loved animals for as long as she can remember. She grew up with dogs, gerbils, and a pet snake (who was housed far from the gerbils) and was fascinated by horses. After years of (unsuccessfully) begging her parents to let her ride, she took matters into her own hands and won a horse in an essay contest. Irith’s parents were too busy to train the animals, so Irith became good at teaching useful (from the human point of view) skills to non-human animals.

A self-admitted geek, Irith has spent a great deal of time studying the science of behavior. She is fortunate enough to be invited regularly to give presentations on a variety of animal- and learning-related topics. Her writing on these topics has also been published both online and in print.

Irith is faculty at Victoria Stilwell Academy for Dog Training and Behavior and dogbiz’s Dog Walking Academy. She is also a CPDT-KSA, a CBCC-KA, a CDBC, a CSAT, a KPA CTP, a VSPDT, and a CBATI, as well as being certified in TAGteach, a positive-reinforcement method for teaching humans.

Irith is a member of the board of directors of the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT), on the advisory board for Daily Paws, chair emeritus of the Education Committee of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT), and a former member of the APDT Legislative Task Force. She also volunteers for National English Shepherd Rescue.

Irith has a BA in biology from the University of Pennsylvania and lives in Los Angeles, California. Her company, The Sophisticated Dog, LLC, offers online training and behavior services to clients worldwide as well as limited in-person services for clients in her local area. Irith also offers consulting services for fellow pet professionals.

CEUs: PPAB 1.5, IAABC 1.5, KPA 1.5

Reinforcement schedules are used to reinforce certain behaviors, behaviors that occur after a certain number of times, after a certain amount of time, or after a time interval between the last reinforced response and the next response that will be reinforced.

In this webinar, we will explore continuous, intermittent, and differential reinforcement. Regarding intermittent reinforcement, we will focus specifically on fixed ratio, variable ratio, fixed duration, variable duration, fixed interval and variable interval. As for differential reinforcement we will address differential reinforcement of an incompatible behavior, excellent behavior, alternative behavior and other behavior.

Learning Objectives

- Application of continuous reinforcement according to learning stage.

- How to apply intermittent reinforcement effectively by considering: learning stage; impulsiveness; arousal; resilience and ability to remain focused.

- Avoid ratio strain so the reinforcer doesn’t become a punisher.

- How to decide which differential schedule of reinforcement to use according to behavior problems the dog may be displaying; baseline emotional states (fear learning and learned helplessness).

- How to transition from one differential schedule to another.

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.

CEUs: PPAB 1

As someone who loves animals or who works in the animal field you may commonly experience compassion fatigue. Compassion Fatigue is a real problem in the animal welfare field and we need to be aware of it.

Learning Objectives

• What is Compassion Fatigue?
• How to address compassion fatigue

About Your Presenter

      

Shannon Riley-Coyner

Shannon Riley-Coyner is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Registered Veterinary Technician, Wellness Coach, and Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner. 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 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 member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner and a member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. Shannon has also spoken at the Annual APDT (Association of Professional Dog Trainers) conferences the past 2 years and covered topics such as "Compassion Fatigue" and "What Is Your Dog's Currency?"

Shannon's dog training philosophy revolves around force free, positive reinforcement, however, her ultimate goal is for healthy happy relationship between pets and their people. Diet, exercise, environment and training all play significant roles 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 can provide assistance with training, weight management, exercise and other behavior modifications for your dog or other pets in the Ventura area.

Shannon's Book "The Evolution of Dog Training" is now available on Amazon or Barnes & Noble!

This was previously aired at Geek Week 2021.

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

Stress. As professionals, we know that reducing stress is important for well-being. But what is stress, exactly? And is all stress bad? How does stress impact behavior? This webinar will cover the definition and different categories of stress and how stress impacts behavior. It will also discuss how to build stress resilience in dogs (and other animals). Understanding the impacts of stress and how to promote healthy stress coping are key to training and living with emotionally stable dogs. This webinar will bring you one big step closer to the goal of raising happy dogs and implementing successful training and behavior modification plans.

Learning Objectives:

• Define stress and the categories of stress
• Explain how stress impacts development
• Outline the impacts of stress on physical health, learning, and behavior
• List options for promoting stress resilience during development
• Discuss methods of helping animals cope with stress in the moment

About The Presenter

Dr. Kristina Spaulding

Dr. Spaulding has a PhD in biopsychology - the study of the biological basis of behavior - and is a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist through the Animal Behavior Society. She specializes in stress and behavior, social cognition and emotion, positive welfare and the prevention and treatment of behavior problems in dogs. In addition to her academic background, she has been in the dog training and behavior profession for 19 years. She currently splits her time between private behavior work and teaching other dog trainers and behavior consultants online and through seminars and conferences.

In addition, Dr. Spaulding is a long-standing member of the APDT Education Committee. She is also a member of the Fear Free Advisory Group and an authorized Speaker for Fear Free. She also chairs a task force for Meeting of the Minds, a coalition of top dog professionals across the country charged with improving the quality of life for our dogs and is a member of the IAABC Foundation Board. You can find out more about her on her website. (http://smartdogtrainingandbehavior.com/online-services/)

CEUs: PPAB 1.5, CCPDT 1.5, KPA 1.5

Our canine companions cannot speak but that does not mean they cannot communicate with us. Dogs use body language to tell us if they are relaxed, stressed, afraid or upset. Learn what signs to look for in different regions of your dog’s body so you can support your animal’s feelings. Learn how to use body language during training to understand how different training techniques impact how our pets feel.

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 you understand dog language better!

Learning Objectives:

• Identify what canine body language signs to look for and what they mean.
• Different training techniques and how they impact our pet.

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.

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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.

CEUs: PPAB 1, CCPDT 1.5, KPA 1.5

When bonding with or training your pet, what keeps them motivated?

Learning Objectives:

• Understand why currency is not a “one-size-fits-all”
• Learn what an emotional bank account is and how it is helpful
• Why “currency” can help when working with your pet

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, IAABC 1, KPA 1

The more details we have the easier it is to list and market the event*: In this webinar trainers can learn how to maintain long-term clients and build trust with them using the trainers techniques. This webinar will cover teaching trainers how to listen without an agenda, and create plans that fit the client and their dogs needs.

It will also cover understanding how an emotional bank account can help retain clients and help teach clients to “crossover” to positive reinforcement training methods while being compassionate and empathetic.

Learning Objectives:

• How to get clients to buy in and stay for the long haul using personalized plans and understanding people and their perspective can help them trust you and your techniques more.
• Teach trainers how to let go of their agenda long enough to listen
• How to adjust your training plan to fit your clients’ needs/ capabilities
• Using the emotional bank account for the dogs as well as your human client
• Understanding some basic human physiology that may be affecting your clients compliance
• Learn ways to teach clients to “crossover” while being compassionate and empathetic.

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.

Discover How You Can Harness the Power of Public Relations and Press/News Releases to Grow Your Business

With Niki Tudge

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

FREE Press/News Release Templates Provided for Each Attendee

Public Relations and Press/News Releases, when written and distributed effectively, can be a leading force for growing your business. HubSpot (a leading developer and marketer of software products for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service) states that 71% of Journalists consider Press/News Releases to be their favorite content they receive from businesses. Cision's 2021 Global State of the Media Report puts that number at 78%.

Local media, blogs, newspapers, radio shows and yes, even local television, are all searching for local, interesting and relevant news content. You can make it easy for them to feature and help promote your business through providing them with credible, pertinent, honest and professional Press/News Releases.

Gaining press coverage helps to get your business or brand name into the public forum. Distributing Press/News Releases can also help your business in 3 ways according to HubSpot. A good Press/News Release can boost your SEO, drive local traffic to your facility and generate more sales. Furthermore, a well composed Press/News Release will help you establish relationships with the media, increase your credibility, help you control the conversation around your brand and can increase your customer engagement.

All of this adds up to potentially more customers and increased business growth. All accomplished with very little monetary investment on your part.

Join me on this webinar where we will explore the role of Public Relations and a key tool, the News/Press Release, and how you can leverage these into growing your business.

We will review

1. The Role of Public Relations

2. The Public Relations Activities

3. Where Public Relations falls in the Marketing Mix

4. Public Relations Tactics

5. The Anatomy of a News Release

6. Tips for Writing a News Release

7. How Best to Get Started using News Releases in Your Business

About Your Presenter

Niki Tudge MBA PCBC-A CABC CDBC

Niki Tudge MBA PCBC-A CABC CDBC is the founder and president of  the Pet Professional Guild, DogNostics Education and The DogSmith. She has substantial leadership experience in business management and administration, particularly in the nonprofit sector, which encompasses her role as the president of Doggone Safe, a nonprofit educational organization. She has published numerous articles, which have been featured in publications such as the New York Times. She has also authored five books; her most recent project, Pet Training and Behavior Consulting: A Model for Raising the bar to Protect Professionals, Pets and Their People, which she co-authored, was published in 2019.

Before following her passion into small business and nonprofit management, she enjoyed a distinguished career in the hospitality industry, holding executive positions all over the world. Her real passion in her corporate role was the identification and development of female talent in the workplace. She enjoyed managing and coaching her team through both their personal and professional development and loved watching the process of female empowerment and growth at a high level of management.

Along with her business degrees from Oxford Brookes University in the U.K., her professional credentials include ISSA Certified Fitness Trainer and she is Six Sigma Black Belt Certified, specializing in data analysis and process improvement. She is also an International Training Board (HCITB) certified people trainer at levels TS1, TS2 & TS3 and a certified facilitator and project manager. In addition, she was recognized for her outstanding contribution to the business community and honored with a Fortune 500 Company Leadership Award for her accomplishments. 

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.

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

Learning can be defined as the processing and retention of new information which results in an enduring change in behavior. However, learning takes place within constraints such as preparedness, fixed action pattern behaviors, adaptation and motivation. The learning process may entail associations between neutral and meaningful stimuli, associations between cues and behaviors, and associations between behaviors and their consequences.

In this webinar, which has been designed at a novice level, we will explore 10 different types of learning – what they are, their characteristics, and some examples of each – and the constraints within which learning takes place

Learning Objectives

- Understand the concepts of preparedness, fixed action pattern behaviors, adaptation and motivation.

Become acquainted with the following types of learning:

- Superstitious learning

- Imprinting

- Learned helplessness

- Latent learning

- One-trial learning

- Social facilitation learning

- Errorless learning

- Respondent conditioning

- Operant conditioning

- Emotional learning

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.