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Continuing Professional Development:Seminars we have attended and our comments

2011

Master Dog Trainers
Sue and Barbara are both Master Dog Trainers with the Guild of Dog Trainers
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5th and 6th March Kim Moeller: Teaching Reactive Rover Classes – A practical guide
Fantastic seminar!! A very skilled trainer who specializes in canine aggression giving a structured plan for trainers to help owners of aggressive dogs
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15th January First Aid Training: Canine First Responder Course
Now we are both qualified as Canine First Aiders
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2010

11th December Gert De Bolster: Dog Aggression – Communication, Management & Training
Very interesting, use of positive methods for changing the emotional state of aggressive dogs

23rd October A Beginners Guide to Canine Massage (for home use only)
Now our own dogs can enjoy the therapeutic benefits of massage every day!
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September Cambridge Institute of Dog Behaviour and Training: "Common Canine Behaviour Problems"

2/3/4th July Dr Ian Dunbar: Science Based Dog Training with Feeling
Always learn a lot with Ian! How to ensure the continuation of good behaviour in puppyhood through the trials of adolescence establishing reliability
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28th June Trevor Cooper Canine Law Seminar
The UK’s leading expert on all aspects of dog-related law

24th April COAPE: Professor Ray Coppinger - The Mexico City Dump
An expert on the evolution and domestication of dogs – fascinating seminar on the world’s enormous feral dog population
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12th April Sheila Harper: Canine Secrets – understanding dogs body language
A close associate of Turid Rugaas
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6th March APBC: Aggression - it’s an emotional thing
Some interesting speakers
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2009

17th October Sally Sanford: Hands on Hands Off Canine Practical Training Day
Confirmed our own existing methodology
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29/30th August Workshop at Dog’s Trust, Mersyside
Working with the dogs at the Shelter using Turid’s methods

13th May Dr Anne McBride: The vet’s role in developing good canine citizens – CEVA DAP
Convincing evidence on the use of Dog Appeasing Pheremones and the importance of qualified trainers running Puppy Kindergarten classes
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18/19th April Turid Rugaas: Lead Aggression & Canine Communication
Wonderful! The BEST Loose Lead Walking technique and so much insight into dog’s body language and calming signals
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Guild of Dog Trainers 2009: renewed annually
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2008

28th September UKRCB – C.A.T: Constructional Aggression Treatment
Poorly presented seminar – not for us – we could not see how this method would work
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20th September Nicole Wilde: Creative Client Coaching
Improving people skills
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28th June Dr David Ryan: Predatory Chase Behaviour in Dogs
Ideas for controlling/managing inappropriate chasing
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21st/ 22nd June K9 Osteopathy Seminar
Seminar for Osteopathy students which we were lucky to attend. Learnt a lot about anatomy, structural problems and injuries
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2007

30th September Dr Annie McBride: Training – Methods, Equipment and Effects
Interesting seminar on the efficacy of positive based methods and the damage done by negative
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5/6/7/8th July Dr Ian Dunbar
The trainer/behaviourist who brought reward based training to the Dog World and introduced the concept of early puppy training
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