Basic dog-dog body language: Key components necessary for supervising off-leash play; Key play styles & why they matter; How to classify dogs using the traffic management signal; How to move a dog from one color to the other to better manage play.

Safe Set-ups: Achieving Excellence in Off-Leash Play: How to set up safe off-leash play environments in any location; How to screen dogs for admittance into an off-leash playgroup and determine the best playgroups.

Solving Your Worst Problems in Off-Leash Play: Understanding the most common behavior issues that show up during off-leash play. Identifying the best tools and practices to safely manage a group; the top three off-leash play group tools used by an experienced leader.

The Pit Bull Controversy: How to avoid the breed discrimination fray to stay focused on efficient dog evaluations and safe playgroups.

How to Evaluate Dogs for Safe Off-Leash Play:

Four steps to determine if applicant dogs are a good fit to your playgroups. How to standardize the evaluation process and quantify results objectively. The keys to creating a core group of tester dogs and learn from the dogs which ones really pass your evaluations. Create playgroup mixes that work and are fun for the dogs.

Why Dog Owners Should Attend Evaluations; How to Fail a Dog Without Alienating the Owners How to communicate bad news to owners and tips for turning these dreaded conversations into more revenue.

ROBIN BENNETT founded the largest dog training company in Virginia, with over 10 instructors, and owned and operated her own dog day care there for years. Her book, All About Dog Daycare: A Blueprint for Success is the number one reference on dog daycare ownership.

SUSAN BRIGGS is the founder of Crystal Canine a consulting and resource business for the pet care industry and has operated a large dog daycare, boarding, grooming and training center in Houston for over 10 years. A former CPA, she authored: Counting Noses the only resource on pet care accounting & financial management.

ROBIN & SUSAN are co-authors of Off Leash Dog Play: A Complete Guide to Safety & Fun the key reference for supervising dogs in playgroups. Their staff training program is titled Knowing Dogs. They are also known as a "The Dog Gurus" and recently launched the best resource for off-leash play at: www.thedoggurus.com

DOG STUFF
Due to space limitations, we will not be permitted to have dogs in the meeting room (other than service dogs, of course).

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

BABIES
The presence of a baby is likely to be distracting to other participants, so we ask that you refrain from bringing any babies or very young children into the lecture hall.

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

PARKING
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REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Thursday, June 25, 2015

REFUND POLICY
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