Upcoming Seminars
Preventing Dog Boredom
This is the fourth in a series of seminars to be conducted this year on a wide variety of topics on dog behaviour by award winning trainer, Danielle Dickinson. Enrol now, places strictly limited.
This seminar is for people only, please leave your dogs at home
This seminar is ideal for:
- Anyone with a dog
- Those who are away from the home for long hours
- Anyone with a sick or convalescing dog
- Those who want to create a happy, stimulated dog free from boredom associated behavioural problems
- People wanting to entertain dogs when the weather prohibits outdoor activities
Some of the topics covered include:
- Fun ideas for mental enrichment for dogs.
- Fun ideas for social enrichment for dogs.
- Fun ideas for physical enrichment for dogs.
- Fun ideas for sensory enrichment for dogs.
- Suggestions for entertaining home alone dogs.
- Activities to do with your dog.
- Games to play with your dog.
- Keeping dogs happy beyond walks, fetch and treat balls!
- Where to get the latest cool dog stuff.
When: Saturday 24th March at 11am – 1:30pm (approx).
Where: Carindale
Cost: $40.00 per person (spaces limited) – snacks and handouts provided.
To enrol please click here.
Distracted Dogs: Creating Focus and Attention
This is the fifth in a series of seminars to be conducted this year on a wide variety of topics on dog behaviour by award winning trainer, Danielle Dickinson. Enrol now, places strictly limited.
This seminar is for people only, please leave your dogs at home
This seminar is ideal for:
- Anyone with a dog
- Those who have inattentive or hyper dogs
- Anyone with a reactive or aggressive dog
- People wanting to create a deeper bond with their dog
Some of the topics covered include:
- What does a ‘distracted’ dog look like?
- What causes dogs to be distracted/inattentive.
- Breed specific motivations and distractions.
- How to become someone your dog wants to pay attention to.
- How to set dogs up for success.
- How to get rapturous, happy attention.
- Cues/Commands to assist with overcoming distractions.
- Other ideas to assist in making a distracted dog easier to handle.
When: Saturday 31st March at 11am – 1:30pm (approx).
Where: Carindale
How Much: $40.00 per person (spaces limited) – snacks and handouts provided.
To enrol please click here.
Controlling Bad Behaviour In Dogs
This is the sixth in a series of seminars to be conducted this year on a wide variety of topics on dog behaviour by award winning trainer, Danielle Dickinson. Enrol now, places strictly limited.
This seminar is for people only, please leave your dogs at home
This seminar is ideal for:
- Anyone with a dog
- New puppy parents
- Anyone with a dog that expresses unwanted behaviours
- People wanting to create a deeper bond with their dog
Some of the topics covered include:
- The 5 commands all dogs should know that stop bad behaviour in its tracks!
- Easy techniques to manage your dog and its environment.
- Why yelling ‘No!’ or ‘Ah Ah!’ can actually increase bad behaviour.
- How to use ‘time out’ effectively, ensuring your dog learns from it.
- Why you could be making things worse with your training efforts.
- How to be proactive not reactive to bad behaviour.
- How to teach a ‘cease and desist’ cue/command.
When: Saturday 21st April at 11am – 1:30pm (approx).
Where: Carindale
Cost: $40.00 per person (spaces limited) – snacks and handouts provided.
To Enrol Please Click Here
PAST SEMINARS
Seminar - Living In A Multiple Dog Household
This is the first in a series of seminars to be conducted this year on a wide variety of topics on dog behaviour by award winning trainer, Danielle Dickinson. Enrol now, places strictly limited.
This seminar is for people only, please leave your dogs at home
This seminar is ideal for:
- Anyone considering adding another dog to the home
- Anyone experiencing issues with a multiple dog household
- Those currently trying to train, socialise and play with multiple dogs
- Those who would like their dogs to live a fuller, happier life
Some of the topics covered include:
- Considering another dog? Important things to consider first.
- What breed, sex, size and age would best be suited to living with your current dog?
- Is getting littermates or two dogs close in age a good idea?
- How to introduce a new dog to an existing dog.
- Common mistakes made in multiple dog households.
- Training exercises to make living with multiple dogs more harmonious.
- Management and prevention of common behavioural issues in multiple dog homes
- Recognising the early signs of trouble – anxiety, frustration and aggression.
- Dealing with tension between dogs.
- Separation and attachment issues in multiple dog homes.
- Jealousy and competitiveness in multiple dogs.
When: Saturday 25th Feb 2012 - 11:00am - 1:30pm
How Much: $40.00 per person, snacks & handouts provided
Note: All participants must be enrolled individually
To enrol please click here.
Preventing & Dealing With Separation Anxiety In Dogs
This is the second in a series of seminars to be conducted this year on a wide variety of topics on dog behaviour by award winning trainer, Danielle Dickinson. Enrol now, places strictly limited.
This seminar is for people only, please leave your dogs at home
This seminar is ideal for:
- Anyone with a puppy
- Those who live or work with rescue dogs
- Anyone currently experiencing issues with separation anxiety in their dog
- Those about to undergo a major life change such as moving home, having a baby, change in work routine etc
Some of the topics covered include:
- Why dogs get separation anxiety.
- Risk factors for separation anxiety and how to minimise them.
- Preventing separation anxiety in dogs.
- How to tell if your dog’s destructiveness or barking is caused by separation anxiety.
- Behavioural symptoms of separation anxiety.
- Physical symptoms of separation anxiety.
- Managing dogs with separation anxiety.
- Dealing with separation anxiety in dogs.
- Will getting another dog help?
- Diet, medication and physical wellbeing and their role in treating separation anxiety.
When: Saturday 10th March at 11am – 1:30pm (approx).
Where: Carindale
How Much: $40.00 per person (spaces limited) – Snacks & handouts provided.
To enrol please click here.
Dog Body Language and Communication
This is the third in a series of seminars to be conducted this year on a
wide variety of topics on dog behaviour by award winning trainer,
Danielle Dickinson. Enrol now, places strictly limited.
This seminar is for people only, please leave your dogs at home
This seminar is ideal for:
- Anyone with a dog
- Parents of human children
- Vets and vet nurses
- Groomers, hydro-bath operators, pet shop staff
- Dog day care providers, dog walkers, foster carers, shelter workers etc
Some of the topics covered include:
- Learn how dogs ‘speak’ constantly using their bodies
- How dogs signal stress and discomfort
- How to greet dogs properly
- The correct way to have dogs greet on leash
- What ‘calming signals’ are and how dogs use them
- What ‘displacement signals’ are and why dogs use them
- Why children get bitten by dogs
- How dogs use body language to avoid conflict
- How to recognise and imminent bite
- How your actions contribute to your dogs aggression
This seminar will be supported by plenty of video and photos to assist you to read understand canine body language.
When: Saturday 17th March at 11am – 1:30pm (approx).
Where: Carindale
How Much: $40.00 per person (spaces limited) – Snacks & handouts provided.
To enrol please click here.
Sarah Kalnajs - International Dog Behaviour Expert
Urban Dog Training proudly presents a weekend with Sarah Kalnajs. This is a rare opportunity to learn from one of the most prominent dog behaviour experts in the world. This seminar is suited to: 
- Dog Owners
- Dog Trainers
- Dog Training Assistants
- Shelter Workers
- Animal Rescue Groups
- Veterinarians
- Vet Nurses
- Groomers
- Pet Shop Staff
- Anyone with an interest in dogs!
Day One - Canine Body Language: A Visual Encyclopaedia
Saturday 13th November 2010 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Dogs tell us most of what we need to know by displaying a variety of signals, some subtle and some overt, that we all too often misread or fail to recognise. It is critical that individuals who live, work, or interact with dogs learn to correctly recognise, understand, and interpret these body language cues in a variety of contexts.
This presentation introduces the main categories of body language, including signs of stress, offensive (distance--‐increasing) signals, and appeasement (distance--‐decreasing) signals using hundreds of high--‐quality video examples that include a wide range of breeds and situations. We will look at body language as it is used by dogs in both dog--‐human and dog--‐dog interactions. Since these cues most commonly occur in clusters and often appear differently in different contexts, behaviour sequences and mini case studies will also be shown and discussed, including common scenarios such as proper and improper greetings.
Not only will you learn how to improve your everyday interactions with dogs, but also how modifying your body language can often reduce the severity of many common behaviour problems. Participants will learn how to read a dog’s internal emotional state and recognize when it has gone “over threshold”, how to manage canine stress once it has been identified, and discover why understanding canine body language is an essential part of any behaviour modification program.
Day Two - Clever Dogs, Clueless People
Sunday 14th November 2010 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Many people with dog aggression problems have often made the aggression worse by using popular techniques that have actually been scientifically proven to potentially do more harm than good. This presentation takes a closer look at these misguided techniques and explains how they became so popular and what their real effect is on our dogs.
We’ll then take an in--‐depth look at how dogs actually think, learn, and perceive the world around them, and use this as the foundation for understanding the behaviour modification techniques that we should be using to create happier and behaviourally healthier pets. There are also a number of widespread but incorrect beliefs about canine behaviour and social structure that when put into practice will often make behaviour problems worse and in some situations can actually put the pet owner in danger. These pitfalls are easily avoided once those common myths are exposed and explained.
What is dominance? Is your dog “alpha”? Is your dog behaving out of anger or spite? Does he understand when he has done something wrong? Is it bad for him to walk ahead of you, eat before you, or sleep on the bed? This presentation uses a combination of video and discussion to help participants understand the truth behind these myths, including case studies that illustrate the danger of what can happen when misguided techniques are used.
About Sarah Kalnajs
Bio - Sarah Kalnajs B.A. / CDBC / CPDT
Sarah Kalnajs is a Certified Dog Behaviour Consultant (International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants) and Certified Pet Dog Trainer (Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers) with over ten years' experience working in canine behaviour, training, and research. She is the owner of Blue Dog Training & Behaviour in Madison, Wisconsin.
Sarah is the producer of the popular and highly praised DVD series, “Language of Dogs” and “Am I Safe”.
A popular speaker and freelance writer, Sarah presents seminars worldwide on topics relating to dog training and behaviour. She has been interviewed by BBC radio, NBC television, Wisconsin Public Radio, Womens’ Health & Fitness magazine and Honolulu magazine, and has written articles for APDT Chronicle of the Dog, Madison magazine, Allpets and other publications.
Sarah serves as a consultant to a number of humane societies in Southern Wisconsin; training staff and implementing evaluation protocols and training and behaviour programs.
In addition to her work with dogs, Sarah has participated extensively in dolphin and humpback whale research.
Venue
This seminar will be held on Saturday 13th November and Sunday 14th November at the following
address:
Broncos Leagues Club
98 Fulcher Rd
RED HILL QLD AUSTRALIA 4059
Web: www.broncosleagues.com.au
This venue is 8 minutes from Brisbane CBD. There is ample free parking available at the venue.
Pricing
One Day $129.00
Both Days $220.00
Price includes:
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Tea, Coffee and Water All Day
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Morning Tea
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Full Buffet Lunch
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Dessert
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Handouts & Information
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Discounts on merchandise purchased on the day
How To Register
To register for Day One 13th Nov 2010 - The Language Of Dogs, A Visual Encyclopaedia click here.
To register for Day Two 14th Nov 2010 - Clever Dogs, Clueless People click here.
To register for Both Days 13th & 14th Nov 2010 - The Language Of Dogs, A Visual Encyclopaedia AND Clever Dogs Clueless People click here.