Kim is the owner and senior instructor at Best Friends School of Dog Training, in Ottawa, Ontario. She has been training dogs for over 25 years, and has been instructing training classes for 17 years. She earned a degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Royal Military College and served for 14 years as an officer in the Air Force before making a non-traditional career move and becoming a professional dog trainer.
We’ve all been there before, whether it’s giving a presentation at work, watching our sons and daughters step up to the plate at a key moment in their baseball game, or when you hear your name called to move to the start line for your jumpers run. It hits you like a sledgehammer to the gut. The bottom falls out of your stomach and your legs feel like jelly. In your head you ask “Why do I do this to myself?”
This weekend workshop will concentrate on building motivation and creating the working relationship you and your canine partner will need in order to progress in many different dog sports. While using operant conditioning training concepts, you will earn an appreciation for your “thinking” puppy.
ledding Seminar with Pam Casselman Saturday February 6, 2010 Beginner Seminar -What equipment is needed / about the sled -How to fit harnesses -How to teach the dogs to pull a human -Teaching them to pull an object -Working with the sled humans and dogs -We'll touch on some leader work -Conditioning work for sled dogs -What exactly we are looking for the dog to do
HARNESSES - Racing harness or Freight harness - which to choose? The racing/recreational harness, whether an x-back style or h-back style, is designed for the efficiency and comfort of a dog pulling a light load at anything from a walk/trot to a gallop. This may be either as an individual or working in a team. This harness is not well suited to
Top 10 Tips for Training your Recreational Dog Team By Carole Comeau 1. Decide on your goals for the season BEFORE starting to train. Keep them simple, fun, and realistic. Consider the ages of your dogs, number of dogs, experience level etc.
Top 10 Training Tips for Speed Mushers By Susan Wagnon 1. An honest evaluation of each canine member, you only go as fast as the slowest canine member. a. Accept this b. Make arrangements to add/replace dogs
TOP 10 TRAINING TIPS Chugiak Dog Musher Association By Janet Clarke As a teacher, I get to watch lots of “inspirational videos. Michael Pritchard is a favorite of kids because he is funny, but I’m going to use his more serious message, “V.I.P. – vision, initiative, perspective.”
Courses to include learning all the skijoring & dog scootering commands using positive reinforcement methods, teaching the dogs to go "onby" people, other dogs and critters, teaching you and your dog teamwork ,
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