Seminar Information |
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Behavior
Modification in the Real World
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Can behavior modification principles, which have been scientifically proven to be effective, be used by novice owners who not only lack experience and education, but who also have busy lives and complex, emotionally charged relationships with their dogs? What happens if a carefully laid out counter conditioning program is interrupted by the unplanned occurrences of real life? If a program is not followed to the letter, can it still work? What if there is a narrow time constraint and you are the dog's last hope? Can you get quick results in less than ideal conditions? In this presentation Donna will explore these questions and offer answers that bridge the gap between theory - which works wonderfully in a laboratory setting, and real life - which is full of inconsistencies and unpredictable events. With extensive video footage of actual cases, Donna will show us commonsense approaches to real problems and teach us how to set realistic goals for our clients and ourselves. 4 CEUs granted for Certified Professional Dog Trainers and IAABC Limit of 120 people.
Walk-in registration will be
available under the following circumstances:
1) PAYMENT IS
ACCEPTED BY CASH ONLY.
Snacks and beverages will be served.
Registration ends 5 days prior to the event (November 3, 2008)
or when limit is filled.
Cost for Training Session:
Walk-in registration
will be available at this seminar. There
will be a $10/day additional charge for walk-ins.
Cash only. You may pay for tuition by: Personal or Bank Check Paypal - using your account or opening a new account Visa,
MasterCard or Discover - through our secure payment information
page or by contacting the office by phone or fax and providing
your credit card information Complete payment information will come up on the screen after you complete registration.
General Payment Information
If the seminar does not meet the minimum (30 participants) and must be cancelled, currently registered participants will be refunded the full amount without penalty.
9/17/08 - This seminar has met the minimum for attendance.
Please familiarize yourself with the
Registration/ Refund Policy and the Waiver before signing up.
For over 25 years, Dee taught training
classes and advised clients on how to create positive
partnerships with their dogs. In the mid-1990’s, Dee began
introducing positive reinforcement training to the shelter
world. From 1998-2004, she was the Training and Behavior Manager
for the Upper Valley Humane Society in Enfield, NH where she
created and ran a shelter and training program that taught dogs’
self-control skills, using positive reinforcement, to make the
dogs more adoptable. Her shelter rehabilitation program dropped
the euthanasia a rate from 43% to 23% by 2001.
Dee’s approach with the public and
shelter community is simple - Increase the behavior we want and
get rid of behavior we don’t want using humane methods while
having fun! In addition to teaching through positive
reinforcement, Dee places a very strong emphasis on managing a
dog's environment for safety. Dee works to help owners discover
the joy, solace, and companionship she enjoys with dogs through
increasing communication between dog and owner and building
trust. She teaches her students that "loving" our dogs won’t
create trustworthy companions. Commitment by a dog to his human
family is the result of humane training and diligent management.
It happens when the owner wholly accepts the responsibility to
lead, but not to dominate. Humane leadership allows more of the
dog's capacity to be used for learning rather than defense and
avoidance.
Today, Dee runs her private practice
and is the training director for a prison program that trains
service dogs. Her work includes traveling to help shelters and
rescues, and teaching other trainers practical, humane
techniques for forging a strong human-canine bond. She
specializes in aggression and other complex cases that benefit
from her keen eye and creative individual approach to each
unique situation.
Dee is the author of Changing
People Changing Dogs- Positive Solutions for Working with Dogs.
She has run workshops in the United States, England and Canada.
Dee is scheduled to share her techniques in Norway this spring.
You can read more about Dee on her
website at
www.deeedogs.com No
audio or videotaping, at the seminar please.
*This is a
non-working seminar. Well-behaved friendly dogs are welcome
on a 6’ leash or crated.
The participant is
responsible for making sure his/her dog does not create
distractions or disrupt the session. Aggressive, noisy, or
disruptive dogs will be asked to leave the area. The owner
will not be refunded if she/he misses the seminar.
Driving Directions to
MasterPeace Dog Training
Find your best route to exit
#17 off Rte 495. Follow Rte 140 South for approximately 1
mile. Turn right onto Fisher Street and go to the end,
passing over the railroad tracks. We are the last building
on the left.
Very important note! If you are coming from the south on 495 N, and choose to take Exit 16
according to MapQuest: DO NOT TAKE Sugarbeet off of Union.
It is a dead-end that does not cut through to Fisher.
Instead, pass by Sugarbeet and take the next left off of
Union, which is McCarthy; that will take you through to
Fisher.
Local Hotels:
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As
trainers and behavior consultants employing science-based
training and embracing the concepts of positive reinforcement,
counter conditioning and desensitization, we are faced with the
question, “How do we apply it all in the real world?” 
Dee
Ganley
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