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Approved for CEUs from IAABC & ccpdt!
Nicole Wilde
The LA/SPCA is excited to bring Nicole Wilde, a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, to New Orleans for a two day seminar addressing three dog issues with solutions.
Nicole has worked with dogs, wolves, and wolfdogs over the past 15 years and has chronicled her expertise in nine books including So You Want to be a Dog Trainer, Help for Your Fearful Dog, and Don't Leave Me! Step-by-Step Help for Your Dog's Separation Anxiety.
Nicole is the recipient of the Association of Pet Dog Trainer's prestigious Ian Dunbar Member of the Year Award in 2006. She writes an "Ask the Expert" column for Modern Dog Magazine and her blog, Wilde About Dogs can be found at wildewmn.wordpress.com.
Helping Fearful Dogs
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SEATING IS LIMITED!!
Saturday, October 6
9am-4:30pm
NOTE: NEW VENUE BELOW
Clearview Rooms I & II
Hampton Inn & Suites Elmwwod
5150 Mounes St., Harahan, LA
Many dog owners, shelter/rescue workers, trainers, and other canine professionals find anxiety, fears, and phobias to be among the most challenging behaviors to treat. This information-packed workshop combines lecture, photographs, and extensive video footage to explore the art of working with fearful dogs, with some overlap into fear-based aggression.
Topics include:
- Causes and prevention
- How fear manifests
- Recognized and lesser-known stress signals
- How to work with fearful dogs in the home
- Suggestions for group classes
- A Firm Foundation program on which dogs can build confidence
- Skills owners should know
- Skills to teach dogs
- What training equipment is (and is not!) appropriate
Interactive exercises include participation in solving a fear-related case history. You will also learn how specific complementary therapies and products can make your treatment plans even more successful. Whether you are a professional or non-professional, you will leave with a better understanding of shy, anxious, and fearful dogs, and plenty of new techniques and ideas you can try out immediately.
Two Timely Topics: Separation Anxiety and Dog-Dog Play
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SEATING IS LIMITED!!
Sunday, October 7
9am-4:30pm
NOTE: NEW VENUE BELOW
Clearview Rooms I & II
Hampton Inn & Suites Elmwood
5150 Mounes St., Harahan, LA
Separation anxiety is a challenging problem for dogs, owners, and sometimes even for trainers. It may not be life-threatening, but it can certainly be lifestyle-threatening. In extreme cases, separation anxiety can even cost a dog his home. Get the best and latest cutting edge advice from the author of Don’t Leave Me! Step-by-Step Help for Your Dog’s Separation Anxiety, the award-winning book on the subject! Click here for full seminar description
Dog-dog play may seem a lighter topic, but it is crucial to understand the subtleties of play in order to prevent aggressive incidents and to keep dogs healthy both physically and psychologically. Click here for full seminar description
Both segments of this full-day seminar are packed full of invaluable information that will be applicable whether you are an owner, trainer, rescue/shelter worker, or other canine professional or enthusiast. Learn more about this informative seminar.