Basic training planning and execution--lecture and demonstration on motivating dogs, making criteria decisions, planning sessions, keeping effective notes, plus the role of Pavlovian conditioning. Starts with the plan for production style training and a demo - then cost benefit / efficiency analysis, client friendliness analysis, and modalities for getting rid of undesirable behavior. Classical conditioning choices. Pavlovian conditioning execution & desensitization. Interactions between Operant and Pavlovian Conditioning.

9:00 -- 10:00		Introduction and Seminar Overview Training production style starts with a plan
10:00 --10:30		Training Demo 1 - Push/Drop/Stick (Criteria setting protocol) Down on a mat, initial installation. Demo Debrief
10:30 - 11:15		Cost-Benefit analysis-efficiency and client friendliness issues Prompting and Fading, Capturing, Shaping, Correct execution of prompt fading and dropping
11:15 -- 11:30		Break
11:30 - 12:00		Training Demo 2 and Debrief - Push/Drop/Stick Down on a mat, Session 2
12:00 - 12:30		Getting Rid of Undesirable Behavior ABC analysis of existing behavior Replacing Behavior (Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior) Negative punishment - execution details ABC flowchart options - combining DRI with P-
12:30 - 1:30		Lunch
1:30 - 2:00		Training Demo 3 and Debrief - Push/Drop/Stick Down on a mat, Session 3
2:00 - 3:00		Classical Conditioning Technique Choice Flowchart - When do you need Pavlov? Pavlovian Conditioning Execution - Rules of CER's
3:00 - 4:00		Desensitization used in conjunction with Pavlovian Conditioning Interactions between Operant and Pavlovian Conditioning CER's and R- as new operants
4:00 - 5:00		Open Q&A

Applications for helping aggressive dogs and counseling their guardians. Case analyses which include diagnostics, behavior modification plans, and technique demos. Cases of resource guarding, body handling and stranger fear, and excess "watchdog" barking (at strangers) are among those considered. Technique choices. Desensitization and counterconditioning demos. Finally: the client's role in the process: Client management. Should clients train? Should the trainer do it all? What common myths must be debunked?

9:00 -- 9:30		Case 1: Resource Guarder - history & behavior analysis BC growls and snaps when family members approach food bowl. Client wants eight year old son to be able to feed dog and approach him while eating.
9:30 -- 10:15		Technique choice - Pavlovian with segue to DRI; Training plan - hierarchies and parameters; Trainer Execution vs. Owner DIY
10:15 - 10:45		Desensitization and Counterconditioning demo and debrief
10:45 -- 11:15		Client issues: management, normalizing and explaining training strategies to clients
11:15 -- 11:30		Break
11:30 - 12:00		Case 2: Body Handling & Stranger Fear - history & analysis Dobe barks and retreats when strangers approach and/or extend hands, snaps at hands if make contact. Client wants dog to remain sitting and accept handling from people they meet on leash walks
12:00 - 12:30		Technique choice - DRI with alternative R- option (Friedman) Training plan - problem stimulus increments and generalization
12:30 - 1:30		Lunch
1:30 - 2:00		Case 2 continued - Demo and Debrief
2:00 - 3:00		Client issues: management, normalizing, and explaining training strategies to clients. Trainer Execution vs. Owner DIY - Division of Labor options
3:00 - 3:15		Case 3: Watchdog Barking & Stranger Fear - History & Analysis
		Spaniel X charges the front door and barks, growls, lunges at then approaches and accepts treats visitors. Client wants dog to wait quietly while visitors enter,
3:15 - 3:30		Break
3:30 - 3:45		Technique Choice and Planning
3:45 - 4:15		DRI demo and Debrief
4:15 - 4:30		Client issues
4:30 - 5:00		Open Q&A

JEAN DONALDSON, Director of the San Francisco SPCA's Academy for Dog Trainers, has over thirty years of experience in dog behavior and training, and founded the first positive reinforcement school and counseling service in Montreal. Her first book, The Culture Clash, won the Best Behavior Book of 1997 from the Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA) and is the #1 book suggested for dog owners by the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Her book MINE! A Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs also won the Best Behavior Book from the DWAA for 2002. Her latest books are: FIGHT! A Guide to Dog-Dog Aggression and Oh Behave! Dogs From Pavlov to Premack to Pinker (which also recently won Best Behavior Book for 2008 by the DWAA).

JANIS BRADLEY is a clicker trainer and educator at the SF/SPCA, she has been a main architect of their uniquely student centered curriculum for public dog training classes and developed a new model for counseling clients who need help resolving their dogs' behavior issues. She is the author of the widely applauded book: Dogs Bite: But Balloons and Slippers Are More Dangerous.

DOG STUFF
Due to space limitations and hotel policy, we will not be permitted to have dogs in the meeting room -- no exceptions other than demo dogs.

PEOPLE ETIQUETTE
During the lectures, please turn off all cell phone and pager audio alerts. Please take private conversations outside while speakers are presenting.

VIDEOTAPING
No videotaping or audiotaping is permitted. A selection of videotapes and books will be available for sale.

BOOKS & TOYS, ETC. FOR SALE
A selection of books, and DVD.s will be available for sale.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Thursday, April 30, 2009.

REFUND POLICY
A full refund (excluding food orders) will be issued if requested before Wednesday, April 29th. No refunds or credits issued after 12:00 pm on Friday, May 1st. All refunds must be requested by email or phone. There are no exceptions to this policy.

Knoll drive is adjacent to Rt.  101. It's 10 minutes from downtown Ventura: go about  51/2 miles south on 101 to the Victoria Ave / Channel Isl. Harbor exit. Go right onto Valentine Rd. and 1/2 mile later, left onto Knoll Road.

The Clocktower Inn
181 East Santa Clara Street
Ventura, CA 93001
(805) 652-0141
www.clocktowerinn.com

It is located in the heart of historic downtown Ventura in a beautiful park setting. The Inn is adjacent to Mission San Buenaventura and the Historical Museum. The State Beach, restaurants, antique shops, boutiques, and County Fairgrounds are all within easy walking distance. Rooms are about $100 per night.

DOG POLICY AT THE CLOCKTOWER IS HIGHLY RESTRICTIVE: (They charge $ 150 for cleaning.)

While there are a few reasonably priced dog friendly hotels in the area, please remember that no dogs are permitted in the meeting room (except for demo dogs). Dog Friendly hotels / motels include:

La Quinta Inn, 5818 Valentine in Ventura (1/2 mile from seminar area). Tel: 805-658-6200; rooms from $75-85.

Comfort Inn, 1001 E. Channels Isl. Blvd., Oxnard (about 10 miles from seminar) Tel: 805 201-6000; rooms about $89

A search on any travel site or Mapquest will also show dozens of hotels within a mile or two of the seminar, many of which are more expensive, due to the popularity of Ventura as a holiday /weekend getaway destination, and a few of which are the less expensive well recognized chains.