Workshops

 

• Coaching People to Train Their Dogs

Coaching I July 7 - July 11, 2012 - $900 

Coaching II July 13 - July 17, 2012 - $700
 

• Poultry in Motion

April 13, 2012 Register Here
$125 = Trainer / $65 = Observer

September 2, 2012
$125 = Trainer / $65 = Observer
 

• Chicken Camps

NOTE - NEW !

Once you have completed Chicken Camp 101, there are no prerequisites for additional camps. They can be taken in any order you choose.

Clients who have complete Coaching People to Train Their Dog + Poultry in Motion are eligible for any Chicken Camp.

Camp 101 - Discrimination
April 16-19, 2012
$600.00 = Trainer / $300 = Observer

Camp 201 - Cueing
April 21-24, 2012
$600.00 = Trainer / $300 = Observer

Camp 202 - Criteria
August 13-16, 2012
$600.00 = Trainer / $300 = Observer

Camp 203 - Chaining
August 18-21, 2012
$600.00 = Trainer / $300 = Observer

Trainer or Observer? What's the difference?

Trainers' participation includes work with a chicken.

Observers participate in every other aspect of this workshop.

What are the benefits of Observer status?

Participate in all the lectures

Participate in all training that doesn't include the chicken (like mechanical skill drills)               

Intimately observe all the hands-on chicken training               

Interface with students/faculty throughout entire course                           

Contribute to discussions and Q&A               

Networking                

Perfect for the trainer/handler/supervisor allergic to birds                

Perfect for those students who learn best by listening/watching rather than 'doing'

Cost is 1/2 regular tuition

• Karen Pryor Academy Workshops

  The Karen Pryor Academy Dog Trainer Program takes an innovative approach to developing and supporting outstanding dog trainers who teach the general public.

  Session X:
  Sequim, Washington
  
  Workshop 2: January 7-8, 2012
  Workshop 3: March 3-4, 2012
  Workshop 4: April 14-15, 2012
  
  Session XI
  Vancouver, B.C. Canada
  
  Workshop 1: May 26-27, 2012
  Workshop 2: June 30-July 1, 2012
  Workshop 3: August 11-12, 2012
  Workshop 4: September 22-23, 2012
  
  Session XII
  Sequim, Washington
  
  Workshop 1: March 23-24, 2012
  Workshop 2: May 12-13, 2012
  Workshop 3: July 5-6, 2012
  Workshop 4: September 3-4, 2012
  
   

• Karen Pryor International Workshop

  August 23, 2012 - September 1, 2012

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Mechanical Skill Drills

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Enhance your hand-eye coordination skills using tips from these drills.

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Coming from out of town? Click here for information on traveling to Sequim!

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TESTIMONIAL: Craig Schultz -  Operant Conditioning Workshop grad

"Immediately upon returning to Kansas I had 3 days to prepare for national certifications for my disaster and human remains search and rescue/recovery K9 Mojo.  There were a few inconsistencies with his ability to range away from me that I have been working through painstakingly over the past year. I was able to take some of the information about rate of reward, motivation and reward value and put it to use immediately! In fact, Mojo certified in Live Find Disaster with multiple victims ..... He then went on to certify in Disaster Human Remains (now one of only 2 dogs in the state of Kansas certified to do so), and he certified in Land Human Remains (3 for 3 so far). There were 30 minutes allotted for each exercise and he cleared each in less than 4 minutes. "

Craig with Mojo (photo by Andee Rolfe, Topeka, KS APR 2010)

 

Legacy Instructors, Bill Ryan and Betty Kaczynski, with Brody and Cinder at Legacy's chicken coop.

 

 

 

 

 

"Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend."

- Corey Ford, American Writer

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Workshop student borrow's local 'loaner' dog.

Cueing workshop students

 Graduates with Terry - Coaching People To Train Their Dogs

Behavior cues and criteria are created and practiced with fast results

 

 

Workshop skills also enhance human group dynamics of this commercial fishing crew.

 

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"....Coaching Workshop has been a wonderful experience. The combination of classroom lecture and practical work with chickens and then dogs has given me confidence to start my own dog training business. I would never have believed I could learn so much from a chicken. Transferring the techniques learned with chickens to dogs was easy as the dog was even more responsive to us than the chicken." Brenda Lively

 

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I object to violence, because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary, the evil it does is permanent. ~Ghandi

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