Training Dogs Workshop 6/7 June, North Yorks

A two day workshop redefining the basics of dog training.


The Art of Training Dogs not exercises.


Devised and presented by Dave Olley (Dip CABT) and Jenny Olley (Dip CABT).


Wednesday & Thursday 6th & 7th June, 2012.


Observation - Do you see what I See?
Teaching a reliable down.
Retrieving without resistance.
Ratios of play to performance.
Threshold training, the balance of drive and control.
Heelwork, first lets travel in the same direction.
Recall - when all the above has been achieved the dog will be ready to recall.


The workshop will take place at both indoor and outdoor venues, with morning sessions at North Duffield Village Hall, nr Selby, North Yorkshire and after lunch we move outside to local farm land.


9.00am to 4.30pm


Two day workshop £85.00, or £50.00 per single day.


All places must be prebooked and prepaid.


You are welcome to attend with or without your dog, sessions will consist of theory and practical, so you must be able to leave your dog in the car.


For booking details and form, please contact Jenny Olley


Tel 01405 814864 or email olley@dogfriendly.demon.co.uk


www.dogfriendlytraining.co.uk

Do any of these ever take place in Scotland

THE EMOTIONAL AND MORAL LIVES OF DOGS
9th & 10th June 2012
Edinburgh

Marc Bekoff is a professor emeritus of biology at the University of Colorado-Boulder, a fellow of the Animal Behaviour Society, and a former Guggenheim Fellow. He also works closely with Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots programme and is a member of the Ethics Committee of the Jane Goodall Institute. He and Jane co-founded the organization Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: Citizens for Responsible Animal Behavior Studies, in the year 2000.

He is the author of more than 200 papers and numerous books including ‘The Emotional Lives of Animals’, ‘Wild Justice' and 'The Animal Manifesto'. TV appearances include: Why Dog’s Smile and Chimpanzees Cry (Discovery) and The Power of Play (Animal Planet).

In this two day seminar Marc will be exploring the emotional and moral lives of wild and domestic dogs and how this influences and impacts their daily lives and their future behaviour. He will discuss the important and powerful benefits of play and its role in social learning and bonding.
Focus points of the seminar will be featuring an in-depth discussion and analysis of evaluating behaviour in dogs, increasing our expertise as trainers and behaviourists. This will be an incredible opportunity to benefit from the teachings of one of the world’s leading scientists and authority on animal emotions and behaviour.

E-mail us to obtain a booking form and more information Seminars@action4dogs.co.uk
Action 4 Dogs www.action4dogs.co.uk
Contact: Maxwell Muir Mob: 07999 866 989
4 Borthwick Castle Terrace, North Middleton, Midlothian, EH23 4QU

29-30 September

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Pet Dog Trainers of Europe will be held at the Hilton Grosvenor Hotel Edinburgh, Scotland
Over this weekend you will have the opportunity to meet and listen to trainers from all over Europe. Share experiences, talk about dogs and get to know others who work with dogs and share your interests.

Both PDTE members and non-members are welcome
http://www.pdte2012.co.uk/

Woohoo fab! Cheers SB