Autumn Diary
New Workshops:
Learning About Border Collies Oct 25
with Kay Laurence
Many sports enthusiasts are choosing the multi-talented collie, or sheepdog, to partner them in a variety of activities. From Agility to Freestyle, from Obedience to Tracking, the collies will do their best to enjoy and fully participate in the training and competition.
We employ their inherited talents; such as supreme concentration, athleticism, mental and physical stamina and enthusiasm to learn and tailor these skills to our sport's requirements. In the same package other talents can interfere with the very skills we are trying to develop, such as over arousal, response to uncontrolled activity, using prey behaviours.
This workshop focusses on teaching you about the "whole package" and learning to use ALL their talents to create a balanced partner. A critical part of developing a healthy collie is to teach relaxation and find the "off" switch.
Micro shaping workshop Sep 5
with Kay Laurence
We are currently running the virtual class in Micro Shaping with multi species trainers pushing the boundaries of our understanding. We are constructing an entry for the Wikipedia - at last putting Micro Shaping onto the map of clicker training. This has inspired me to run a day workshop focussing on all day shaping ... joy!
Micro shaping is the highly developed shaping that allows for precise and accurate communication that results in precise and accurate behaviours. The dog’s reinforcement rate is of first importance, where the criteria are set at the minimum needed to ensure 95-100 success. We aim for a repetition of 20-30 successful behaviour in 60 seconds. This builds super confident and highly skilled learners.
This workshop explores how to develop your skills and still keep your learner motivated through success and clear understanding. It opens the way to shape complex actions without frustration.
Wag More is very pleased to welcome:
Catherine O’Driscoll
Holistic Canine Healthcare: 19 Sep
A one-day workshop that provides all the information on creating and maintaining good health in your dogs.
Energy Healing Workshop: 20 Sep
Helping yourself and your human and animal loved-ones to resolve physical and emotional issues. A one-day workshop that teaches the Emotional Freedom Technique healing system.
Each workshop: £55 or £100 if booking both days. more details & booking
Developing Youngsters for Sport:
weekend 18/19 Jul, Oct 31 & Nov1
All our dogs are pets first and sports dog second. But there is a different program to develop a youngster that you want to share your hobbies with. Advancements in training have produced dogs with multi-careers in freestyle, HTM, obedience, agility etc, but all need the foundation skills of focus, connection & reliability. There needs to be a plan of exercises to strengthen performance behaviours and skills. Trainers need to understand a range of reinforcement tools and patterns; build mental and physical stamina, and prepare the dog for competition.
Play Workshops:
9 Aug, 3 Oct
“Play together learn together.” Dogs are extremely good “players”, people need to learn how to become play mates. All games needs rules to save one or the other player from injury, over arousal, and games need imagination, need to be motivating for both players and incorporate a balance of success and challenge. Learn games with sausages, games with toys, tugs, footie, fetch and whippits. Learn to use play as an effective reinforcer.
Introducing Clicker Gundog
11 Jul
We have a very satisfying and increasing demand for gundog training with clicker strategies. Helen has added this workshop to introduce folk interested in training their gundogs for led activities and gundog folk wanting to learn why clicker training is so effective in this area.
Being Reinforcement effective:
25 Jul
Inspired by my new book and your feedback, this workshop will look at how you use your reinforcers. There are many techniques to make a thumbnail of chicken SO reinforcing that you’ll never see chicken in the same light again. Equally if your dog spends 12 hours a night dreaming of chicken, we can reduce the arousing anticipation so that you can effect some cognitive exercise.
Your reinforcer is your most effective distraction. It has so many legs and so many uses, we just new to see “with new eyes”.
Clicker Skills Weekends:
15/16 Aug, 10/11 Oct
I know how much your love your Wagmore Weekends. The Clicker Skills weekend will look at the bits your really enjoy and guarantee some very happy dogs by Sunday evening. We stretch their brains, mostly mash yours into a pulp, but inspire and motivate your enthusiasm back into shape. But isn’t that what learning is about?
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Next time you are at the Barn collect your reward card and after coming to 10 workshops or training days, you get one free! Please remember to collect your card and get it stamped regularly.
Shopping Pleasures
I’ve managed to whip the online shopping cart into order and we can now accept deposit payments for the Courses and Holidays. A little ease on the purse and a good feeling to look forward to your favourite dog activities next year. These are non-refundable deposits with the outstanding amount payable 30 days before the start, but we will send you a reminder.
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