ClickerExpo January 2010, Portland, OR

Angela Eaton attender her 5th ClickerExpo in Portland, OR January 28th – February 1st 2010. As always, the faculty at the Expo was impressive. This year she took part in classes and labs taught by Eva Bertilsson and Emelie Johnson Vegh on agility. The classes focused on turning skillful training into great agility.

Angela also took classes taught by Emma Parsons, author of 'Click to Calm,' and Kay Laurence from England, which concentrated on calming reactive dog behavior. Kay has written many books on clicker training gun dogs and is the editor of the training magazine, 'Teaching Dogs.'

Classes and Camps offered in 2010:

Basic Manners and Life Skills

Puppies

Adolescent Dogs

Adult Dogs

Ring Craft - Prepare your dog for the Conformation Ring

Calming the Reactive Dog

Dog to Dog Reactivity

Dog to People Reactivity

Canine Good Citizens

Learning to Empahize through Animals - A camp that teaches children social skills through empathy with their pets

Group classes take place at Mantayo Training Center, Lakewood (West Denver), CO

See our Rates and Services page for prices and class descriptions

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Veterinarians Support KPA Approach

The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) has come out with a clear statement against the use of dominance and force in training and a clear statement endorsing the use of reinforcement-based training. The paper says explicitly that vets should never recommend a trainer who uses force and dominance! Further, the paper says that the "AVSAB recommends that veterinarians identify and refer clients only to trainers and behavior consultants who understand the principles of learning theory and who focus on reinforcing desirable behaviors and removing the reinforcement for undesirable behaviors." Select the 'Read More' link below for the full AVSAB article.