ITC: One-on-One
Weekend
Continuing
education weekend for experienced trainers
with Pia Silvani
CPDT-KA
Thurston
County Fairgrounds
The Benoschek Building
3054 Carpenter Road, SE
Olympia, WA 98503
Saturday and
Sunday, March 19 & 20, 2011
9:00am-4:30pm
This workshop is co-hosted by Let's Talk Dogs owned and
operated by Dorothy Turley, CPDT. The workshop will be held
at the Thurston County Fairgrounds. It will be indoors in
the 71' x 32' Benoschek Building, on a cement floor. The building is handicap
accessible.
Bring something
hard to write on, a comfortable chair if you wish, and dress in layers.
Do you feel your private
sessions are getting nowhere? Do you become frustrated with
clients that are not receptive to your ideas or they just do
not follow your suggestions? Are you stumped by more complex
problems and family dynamics?
If you are an instructor/ trainer that wants to further your
knowledge and skills with clients this “back to the classroom”
education experience is for you. Using the Instructor Training
Course interactive model for learning, you can expect lots of
group discussion, break out groups, direct observation, and
homework.
Through case analysis, guided by Pia Silvani, you will
evaluate, dissect, brainstorm, and create programs that the
average pet owner can buy into and see results. You will
review real cases with known outcomes looking at what worked
and what did not. In the context of reviewing the cases and
the lectures, common challenges will be discussed, including:
• Promoting buy-in and compliance in complex families
• Dealing with family dynamics at odds with dog training
• Designing easy to follow protocols
• Creating programs that are flexible, easily customized, and
fluid with lots of options
• Getting quick, meaningful results
• Dealing with resurgences and relapses
• Giving just the right amount of client education
• Pinpointing the most critical issue in the midst of multiple
problems
Conducting effective consultations that leave clients educated
and motivated is an art and skill that takes quick thinking
and the ability to flush out the issues and then prioritize
the client’s needs. Observe Pia conduct a live consultation
interview and then evaluate and discuss the protocol
suggestions.
Pia will also provide helpful information with lectures each
day that include: understanding behavior modification; client
compliance; and using critical thinking when considering
punishment.
Registration is limited to 36 people to encourage
participation and more personal learning.
Pre-requisites
This weekend is geared toward experienced instructors who
are conducting, or desire to conduct, private consultations.
Participants need a strong background in learning theory and
general dog behavior. Class time is not intended to teach
foundation skills nor will personal cases be evaluated due to
time constraints. Participants should have worked in dog
training or behavior for at least two years.
Expect homework before the course and Saturday night.
Continuing Education
Credits
12 CEUs for
Certified Professional Dog Trainers and IAABC
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Lunch, snacks and beverages will be served.
Registration ends 5 days prior to each seminar March 14, 2011
or when 36 participant limit is reached.
Discounts are available for early registration.
Cost:
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$265 - with lunch, when you register and pay on or before
February 5, 2011
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$295 - With lunch, when you register and pay after
February 5, 2011
You may pay for tuition by:
Personal or Bank Check
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Paypal - using your account or opening a new account
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Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover through PayPal's
secure system
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.
Please familiarize yourself with the
Registration/ Refund Policy and the Waiver before signing up.
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 Pia
Silvani CPDT-KA CABC
Pia's love of teaching began over 30 years ago as a private
fitness trainer, dance instructor, and swimming and track and
field coach for the Special Olympics. She was also Regional
Clinician for an international aerobics corporation where she
trained new instructors in the field. After 13 years of
paralegal/office management work, she decided to make her
part-time teaching career a full-time dream. She combined her
love of teaching people with her other fondness--dogs.
Pia is Director of Training and
Behavior at St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in Madison, New
Jersey. The nonprofit organization’s Dog Training School
offers one of the largest and most comprehensive training
programs in the United States. Pia has developed various
courses focusing on positive, reward-based techniques, which
are extremely effective in the enhancement of the human-animal
bond. The result of her efforts is an astounding 100+ classes
per week, which includes eight levels of pet training classes,
specialty courses designed for dogs with extreme behavioral
problems and much more. She has written six training manuals,
which are being used around the country as a resource guide
for other trainers.
Pia also developed a behavior
department and conducts private consultations specializing in
aggressive and anxiety-related problems for dogs and cats.
She contributes behavior articles for the shelter's newsletter
and library and has been featured many times in national and
international publications. Pia has made numerous guest
appearances on television and radio and is called upon
frequently to lecture all over the United States as well as
three other continents. She shares her expertise with various
shelters to assist them in improving and expanding their
programs.
Pia’s book, Raising Puppies
and Kids Together - A Guide for Parents, was voted in the
top three parenting books for a Franklin D. Roosevelt
Foundation Award. She is a contributor to several other
published books including: Professional Standards for Dog
Trainers: Effective, Humane Principles, sponsored by
Delta Society, The Dog Trainer's Resource, Volumes I and II,
published by Dogwise, as well as The Dog Behavior Answer
Book by Storey Books Publications.
Pia was recently honored as one
of Bark’s 100: The Best and Brightest. Listed in their
Top 10 Teacher Category, Bark writes - “Pia Silvani
turned her love of teaching people and dogs into an amazing
career as an internationally recognized canine coach and one
of the training and behavior world’s go-to people.”
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No
audio or videotaping at the seminar is allowed.
We
suggest you leave your dogs at home; however well-behaved
friendly dogs may attend. Dogs must be crated in the car
during the live consultation. Please contact Dana to
tell her if you want to bring a dog.
Hotel
Information:
If
you are attending a working seminar, CHECK PET
POLICIES BEFORE MAKING RESERVATIONS! Make sure
you understand ALL the fees and restrictions. Policies
and rates may change.
Hotels:
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LaQuinta Inn & Suites
4704 Park Center Ave NE
Lacey, WA 98516
360-412-1200
_www.6124.lq.com_ (http://www.6124.lq.com)
$89.00 + tax, Double (Queen)
Pet—no charge
8 minutes, 4 miles
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Super 8 Motel - Lacey/Olympia Area
112 College St SE
Lacey, WA 98503 US
Phone: 360-459-8888
_www.super8.com_ (http://www.super8.com)
$71.89 + tax, Single (business rate)
+ $10 per day pet
7 minutes, 4 miles
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Quality Inn & Suites
120 College St. SE
Lacey, WA 98503
360-493-1991
_www.choicehotels.com/hotel/wa130_ (http://www.choicehotels.com/hotel/wa130)
$89.99 + tax, Single
$15.00 per pet, per night.
7 minutes, 4 miles
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RVs:
There is RV's
camping at the Fairgrounds. The fee is approximately $17.00
- $20.00 with
hookups. Reservations must be made in advance directly
with the Fairground. 360-786-5453
Driving
Directions:
Thurston
County Fairgrounds
The Benoschek Building
3054 Carpenter Road, SE
Olympia, WA 98503
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Heading to Lacey on I-5 South:
Take Exit 109, turn left onto Martin Way.
Take Martin Way to Carpenter Road. Turn right onto Carpenter and follow
approximately 3 miles to the fairgrounds. The fairgrounds will be on your left. As
you drive into the fairgrounds you can see the Benoschek building ahead on
your right just past the cow painted restrooms.
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Heading to Lacey on I-5 North:
Take Exit 109, turn right onto Martin Way.
Take Martin to Carpenter Road. Turn right onto Carpenter and follow
approximately 3 miles to the fairgrounds. The fairgrounds will be on your left. As you
drive into the fairgrounds you can see the Benoschek building ahead on your
right just past the cow painted restrooms.
Area
Airports:
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Seattle/Tacoma
- 46 miles, 55 minutes
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Portland
Airport - 120 miles, 2 hours
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