Canis Sapiens Dog Training in Chicago Hosts a Sue Ailsby Seminar Called "Beyond Emotional Balance: Teach Your Dogs Some Skills" on October 15-19
The seminar will include the basics of clicker training and Ailsby's famous online training levels program. Ailsby understands the importance of exercise and human leadership in dog training but her levels also teach people how to communicate effectively with dogs. In addition, the program teaches dogs important skills like coming when called, settling down when asked and listening to cues even if the dogs are outside and distracted by other dogs, squirrels or chicken bones on the ground.
Chicago, IL, October 07, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The seminar includes:
Theory and practice of clicker training-
This section will cover how, when, and why a clicker should be used in training.
Sue Ailsby will show how to:
help the dog become a willing partner in training,
teach the trainer the art of observation and coaching,
predict what the dog will do next.
Participants will learn the difference between bribing and training with food.
Sue Ailsby's levels-
An introduction to the Levels designed to teach a dog everything she needs to know to be a good pet and a great competition dog. This program also covers the holes that are frequently found in training for any goal, such as being able to work without food in hand, to walk on a loose leash, to concentrate in distracting surroundings, to pay attention and to learn no matter what is going on around the dog. People working Ailsby's Levels have consistently shown that a dog which has been through the seven Levels is capable of getting a beginning title in any dogsport with less than a month of training in individual skills needed for that sport.
Jane of Canis Sapiens Dog Training says,
"This is a magnificent training program because it basically covers everything you need to have a well-mannered companion or a competing dog. In the beginning exercises, Sue Ailsby also has a troubleshooting section that discusses problems that you may encounter doing the exercises and then gives suggestions on how to fix those problems. I find Ailsby’s levels an incredibly valuable resource because if you work the whole program you cover almost everything that is important to do if you want a well-trained dog. When you don’t use a program like this, it is easy to focus your training on things that you find personally rewarding. This then leads to holes in your dog’s ability to cope with any situation that comes up. Working the levels helps you get a well-rounded dog. It is also helpful to see a written version of the graded approach to learning skills. In zen, at level one, you start with your closed fist near the dog’s mouth and wait for the dog to look away before you reward him/her. At level 6 zen, you end up with a dog that can run over treats on the floor during a recall. Ailsby helped me realize the extreme importance of having a dog who can do what you ask the first time you ask him/her to do it. She also has you train some behaviors without food or toys on your body or even in the room. This encourages all of us to learn to fade the food rewards in our training. Her “on the road” sections helps makes sure the dog is able to do the behaviors anywhere not just at home or in your home training facility. Her introduction to the levels also has a great balancing exercise for dogs; one version for dogs that are afraid of people and a second version for dogs that are interested in everyone except their own humans."
After the seminar, participants can continue working on the levels with their dogs and discuss the Levels program with other people using it on the yahoo "training levels" group. Sue Ailsby often contributes to this group.
Cost of seminar:
One Day- Wednesday October 15 or Saturday October 18
Fees: Working slot, you bring your dog- $100
as observer (you come without your dog)-$50
Two Days- Wednesday-Thursday October 15-16 Or Saturday-Sunday ) October 18-19
Fee for both days: Working slot, you bring your dog - $195
As observer (you come without your dog)-$95
See Canis Sapiens students practicing the levels on the Canis Sapiens website or on youtube:
http://www.canissapiens.com/movies.html
http://www.youtube.com/chicagocanissapiens
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Theory and practice of clicker training-
This section will cover how, when, and why a clicker should be used in training.
Sue Ailsby will show how to:
help the dog become a willing partner in training,
teach the trainer the art of observation and coaching,
predict what the dog will do next.
Participants will learn the difference between bribing and training with food.
Sue Ailsby's levels-
An introduction to the Levels designed to teach a dog everything she needs to know to be a good pet and a great competition dog. This program also covers the holes that are frequently found in training for any goal, such as being able to work without food in hand, to walk on a loose leash, to concentrate in distracting surroundings, to pay attention and to learn no matter what is going on around the dog. People working Ailsby's Levels have consistently shown that a dog which has been through the seven Levels is capable of getting a beginning title in any dogsport with less than a month of training in individual skills needed for that sport.
Jane of Canis Sapiens Dog Training says,
"This is a magnificent training program because it basically covers everything you need to have a well-mannered companion or a competing dog. In the beginning exercises, Sue Ailsby also has a troubleshooting section that discusses problems that you may encounter doing the exercises and then gives suggestions on how to fix those problems. I find Ailsby’s levels an incredibly valuable resource because if you work the whole program you cover almost everything that is important to do if you want a well-trained dog. When you don’t use a program like this, it is easy to focus your training on things that you find personally rewarding. This then leads to holes in your dog’s ability to cope with any situation that comes up. Working the levels helps you get a well-rounded dog. It is also helpful to see a written version of the graded approach to learning skills. In zen, at level one, you start with your closed fist near the dog’s mouth and wait for the dog to look away before you reward him/her. At level 6 zen, you end up with a dog that can run over treats on the floor during a recall. Ailsby helped me realize the extreme importance of having a dog who can do what you ask the first time you ask him/her to do it. She also has you train some behaviors without food or toys on your body or even in the room. This encourages all of us to learn to fade the food rewards in our training. Her “on the road” sections helps makes sure the dog is able to do the behaviors anywhere not just at home or in your home training facility. Her introduction to the levels also has a great balancing exercise for dogs; one version for dogs that are afraid of people and a second version for dogs that are interested in everyone except their own humans."
After the seminar, participants can continue working on the levels with their dogs and discuss the Levels program with other people using it on the yahoo "training levels" group. Sue Ailsby often contributes to this group.
Cost of seminar:
One Day- Wednesday October 15 or Saturday October 18
Fees: Working slot, you bring your dog- $100
as observer (you come without your dog)-$50
Two Days- Wednesday-Thursday October 15-16 Or Saturday-Sunday ) October 18-19
Fee for both days: Working slot, you bring your dog - $195
As observer (you come without your dog)-$95
See Canis Sapiens students practicing the levels on the Canis Sapiens website or on youtube:
http://www.canissapiens.com/movies.html
http://www.youtube.com/chicagocanissapiens
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Jane Masterson
773 913 2030
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773 913 2030
www.canissapiens.com
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