Let’s Focus on Friday!
Penguin Games and Relationship Building
Presented by Lisa Graham
April 4, 2025 :: 6-9pm :: Pets Behave, Niceville, Florida
For April’s Workshop, we will talk about the 6 Basic Cues of Handling, what they are, how and where they are applied and what your dog naturally understands about them. While our arm motions and verbal cues are helpful, we will go back to the beginning and use our motion as our main cue to maneuver through a few short sequences. Because our dogs are naturally very good at understanding our body cues, we will then become very conscious of how we use/move our body on course. I find that when handlers quiet their arm movement and their mouth, the dogs actually “listen” better. Very likely you will discover that when these cues are applied correctly, calling the dog’s name, yelling “come!” Or “here!” several times during a run will be things of the past. This is always an eye-opening experience and many times I hear “why didn’t I know this before?”
We are also going to explore what it means to be a Team Player. We should understand that Agility is a TEAM SPORT and to do it successfully will require a relationship with our dogs. The better the relationship, the better our outcome – both on and off an agility course. We will talk about how our attitudes about our dogs and about ourselves can make or break our relationship with our dogs and I will suggest activities that we can do to help foster a better bond.
This workshop is for Teams where the dog will stay with their handler for 6-8 obstacles – just jumps and a tunnel. In between Penguin games, we will talk about Team Building and offer suggestions for ways to improve communication.
3-hour Let’s Focus on Friday Workshop :: April 4, 2025
$75/team | Limit 6 teams
$25/audit | Unlimited
Contact Pets Behave at info@petsbehavedogtraining.com if you would like to attend. We will send a registration form via email and then your payment will secure your spot. Contact Lisa Graham at lisagraham@design2inc.com if you have any questions about the content of the workshop.
Calming Dog Reactivity
Presented by: Debbie Revell RN, DipCABT, CDBC, CCBC
HELP! My dog barks, lunges, growls at other dogs. These dogs are reactive for a variety of reasons; fear, over stimulation, frustration, and excitement. This presentation will focus on dogs that are over-reactive and how this may lead to aggression.
We will discuss reasons why a dog may develop a behavior problem and the keys to working with a reactive dog. In order to help our young dogs develop into confident, well-adjusted pets we will discuss strategies to “bomb-proof” your dog.
When: Sunday April 13th 2-4pm
Cost: FREE! Collecting donations for local rescues
