This is a 4 part series of live online webinars – 2 hours each Saturday in August. The seminar will include Assessing Dog-Dog Reactivity and Interactions, Dog Play Dangers: What to watch for at dog parks, daycare, shelters and among dogs at home, Managing in the Real World with a Reactive or Non-Reactive Dog, and Socialization Techniques for Puppies and Adolescents to Prevent Reactivity Before it Starts.
SEMINAR PROGRAM
All Segments are streamed live & online at the following U.S./ Canada times: 12:00 Noon (East coast); 11:00 AM (Central); 10:00 AM (Mountain); 9:00 AM (West Coast)
- Each segment starts with Sue’s presentation of about 1 1/4 hrs. (75 min.), followed by a 15 minute “coffee break” and ends with 45 minute Q/A session during which Sue will respond to on-line attendee questions.
- Attendees may submit videos (1 min. or less) of dog-dog encounters for Sue to comment on.
- Attendees will be able to access a complete recording of each session they attend, for 1 year.
Saturday, August 1: Assessing Dog-Dog Reactivity & Interactions
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How to use the Assess-A- Pet four-step, on-leash procedures to look for low risk, moderate risk, and high risk responses in dogs
Saturday, August 8: Avoiding Dog-Play Dangers
- How to assess dog-dog engagements to look for compatible playmates
- Observing low risk behaviors, moderate risk, and high risk behaviors
- When to interrupt
- How to interrupt
- How much play is healthy or necessary?
Saturday, August 15: Managing in the Real World with a Reactive or Non-Reactive Dog
- Is there more reactivity today than ever?
- Reactivity is contagious
- Possible contributing factors for reactivity
- What if EVERY dog owner managed his or her dog AS IF he were reactive?
- How to manage a dog in public or in private spaces
- Sensitive events for triggering reactivity
- Training tips for reactivity
Saturday, August 22: Socializing Techniques for Puppies & Adolescents
- Prevent Reactivity Before it Starts
- Are current puppy classes designed for today’s world? What kind of socialization is best for puppies, so they grow up into dogs that, while out in public, are able to ignore most other dogs, while remaining connected with their owners.
- What if instead of a puppy, someone gets an older dog? Is it still possible to provide socialization?
August 1, 2020
- Assessing Dog-Dog Reactivity & Interactions
- 2-Hour Webinar
- 2 CEU’s
- Dog Play Dangers:
- What to watch for at Dog Parks, Daycare, Shelters & among Dogs at Home
- 2-Hour Webinar
- 2 CEU’s
- Managing in the Real World with a Reactive or Non-Reactive Dog
- 2-Hour Webinar
- 2 CEU’s
- Socialization Techniques for Puppies & Adolescents to Prevent Reactivity Before it Starts
- 2-Hour Webinar
- 2 CEU’s
SUE STERNBERG (www.suesternberg.com), is the winner of APDT’s 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award.
She founded the shelter featured in an HBO documentary: Shelter Dogs (www.shelterdogs.org). She has developed national programs, such as Training Wheels® for community shelter outreach and dedicated herself to ensuring the quality of life of animals in their communities, at animal shelters and in safe adoptions. Her 30 years of canine behavior experience, includes as an animal control officer, behavior consultant at the ASPCA, shelter owner, successful competitor in dog sports, and a teacher of dog trainers world-wide.
She is the author of Great Dog Adoptions: A Guide for Shelters (Latham Foundation publication) and Successful Dog Adoption published by Wiley. Her most recent publications (all published by Dogwise) include Out and About With Your Dog, Dog-Dog Interactions, Assessing Aggression Thresholds in Dogs and Understanding Sociability (DVD).
Click here for Sue’s website.
WEBINAR LINK: https://www.puppyworks.com/sternbergwebinar
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