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Did you know that cats go through a sensitive period? This period is important for introducing cats to the human world so they don't see it as a scary place. This is also called the Socialization Period. Cat's socialization period happens around 3-7 weeks old up to 14 weeks old. During this time, a startled kitten recovers more quickly than older cats. Once this window of socialization is closed, fear of new things becomes the norm. So, set your kitten up for success by starting early!

Because the socialization period of cats is very early, many cats are thought to be aloof and mysterious whereas they most often are under-socialized and misunderstood by the time they are ready for adoption or purchase (~2-3 months old).

This course is suitable for kittens aged 7 weeks old up to 14 weeks old. If you are a foster care of orphaned kittens or a cat shelter attendant, you will learn how to help your kittens be more socialized and more adoptable. If you are a breeder, you have the responsibility of properly socializing your kittens before they are ready to be separated from the mother cat and into the hands of the new owners. If you are an owner of older kittens, you will still find this course useful for training and bonding, and for cat behavior knowledge.

What we will do in this course.

Discuss the importance of socialization and how to socialize kittens during this sensitive period as well as feline body language to help you read your kitten's response during socialization
Learn how to condition your kitten to gentle handling and body manipulation using positive association that will help with grooming and some veterinary procedures
Learn how to trim your cat's claws without using stressful restraint
Prevent pet carrier or crate stress for car rides or vet visit by training ahead
Learn how to prevent stress in future vet visits by always making a visit fun and positive for the kitten
Discuss common behavior problems in kittens and ways to prevent them
Learn to analyze common behavior issues using applied behavior analysis
Learn basic training skills that can help you bond with your kitten and increase their level of responsiveness to cues

Skills we will cover:

Clicker training
Targeting
Stationing/place training
Name recognition
Recall
Crate or pet carrier
Gentle and positive handling
Intro to walking on a harness

In this course, we will learn basic training skills, behavior problem solving and prevention. This kitten class is designed to help with socialization, address normal kitten behaviors, and prevent the development of behavior problems. This course is not designed to treat serious behavior problems (such as aggression, anxiety, or extreme fear or phobias).

Weekly breakdown of skills and lecture topic:

Week 1: Clicker training & name recognition, kitten socialization

Week 2: Targeting & recall, preventing litter box issue

Week 3: Stationing & pet carrier training, preventing destructive scratching

Week 4: Gentle and positive handling, proper playtime

Week 5: Cat harness conditioning, positive nail trim

Week 6: Leash walking, problem solving model

Kitty Kindergarten: Help your kitten meet the world

Learn basic training skills, behavior problem solving and prevention.

Asti Budicahyani

from

$100.31

A reliable recall is one of the most important safety behaviors we can teach the dogs in our lives, and in emergency situations. When we need our recall to work, we really need it to work!

Course will help you if you have a new puppy in your life and want to get off on the right paw with your recall training. But also adolescent dog who seems to have recently forgotten you exist and an older dog who used to have a great recall, but isn’t always quite so responsive these days, this class will be great for you.

Do you wish your dog would come back when you called?
Does your dog come back most of the time, but not quite all the time, and often not when it really matters?
Do you wish your dog would stay closer to you and not run off in the first place?
Does your dog run back to you when you call, but then immediately take off again?

We will cover a ton of fun information to help you and the dogs in your lives build a stronger connection while focusing on building recall behaviors and other behaviors to keep you and your dog connected and in close proximity to one another.

Skills and concepts we will focus on include;

➡ Assessing motivation

➡ How an understanding of classical conditioning, operant conditioning, the matching law, and the Premack principle can help us build strong recalls

➡ Teaching automatic check ins

➡ Beginning at the end - back chain your recall

➡ Emergency recall vs every day recall

➡ Walk with me recall (using Leslie McDevitt’s 1-2-3 from Control ➡ UnleashedTM)

➡ From inside to outside and beyond, games to build fluency

Join me on this course and build reliable recall!

Fast and curious – build a reliable recall!

Teach your dog most important safety behavior!

Shelly Wood

from

$100.31

"Dogs are a bit like chips... It's hard to have just one!"

In some families, cohabitation can go very well, but in others, the management of resources, the organization of training sessions, the walks and the harmony between the dogs, are going to be complicated. In a large family everything will be constantly multiplied: the positive, as well as... The less positive. In fact, who says more dogs, says more challenge! Fortunately, there are solutions !

This course is designed to give you the tools to make a multi-dog household a peaceful and productive place. Amélie lives with four dogs on a daily basis and regularly takes in guard dogs for several days. She will guide you step by step to (re)create harmony inside and outside your home.

In this course you will learn to:

Read and supervise canine interactions (conduct an introduction well, know how to interrupt an interaction, do consent tests, etc.)
Teach behaviors that allow you to deal with everyday situations (food time, transport, walk, training, presence of guests, etc.)
Set up consistent and fair communication (understand everyone's needs, one-to-one times, use the starts button, resources management, etc.)
Become pro-active (prevent : why, when and how, anticipate risky situations, use the right tools) - Problem solving and managing “contagious” behaviors
Take into consideration multiple factors before adding a new dog (crucial skills before you add a dog, assessment of your situation)

This course is suitable for people with at least two dogs (from permanent cohabitation to occasional care), as well as people wishing to welcome a new dog soon (puppy, or already an adult dog).

This class is NOT for households where there are dogs that are already aggressive towards each other and must already be managed with gates and doors etc.

Course syllabus:

Week 1 : Are you under the water ? Multiple dog household : Why it's hard? - Learn who are your dogs individually (his needs, his safe space) - Common issue Learn who are your dogs - Your environnement - Where are you now?
Week 2 : Building healthy relationships Different rules for different dogs - Routines to maximize enjoyment - Work, chill and play with each dog individually - When to let dogs train each other and when not to
Week 3 : Crucial skills inside Games with names (individually and group) - Stationning - Wait your turn - Sharing is caring - Love being alone - Guest coming !
Week 4 : Crucial skill outside Doors manners - Transport - Walking with multiple dog (leash walking and recall) - Free times : calm versus high arousal
Week 5 : Become pro-active ! Interrupting behaviors in a multi-dog household - Manage play time - Recognize "risk times" - Managing “Contagious” Behavior - Common problem solving
Week 6 : Go forward or go back ? Considerations before adding a new member - Assess compatibility - Protocol for integration - Red flag - Rehome is not giving up

Harmony in Multidog Household

"Dogs are a bit like chips... It's hard to have just one!"

Amelie Cosperec

from

$100.31

Join us for an adventure as we traverse new territory in companion rabbit welfare. You'll hone your behavior observation skills and identify problem-solving techniques to apply in innumerable ways to suit your individual situation.

Do you dread getting your rabbit into a carrier to go to the vet? Are you at your wits' end trying to bond rabbits? Are you curious about training but feel overwhelmed and don't know where to start? There's a course for that!

Is this course right for you?

This course is for brave learners eager to take their rabbit knowledge and skills to the next level and embrace rabbit behavior in all its complexity and nuance – putting aside our human assumptions and doing our best to listen to what the rabbit tells us matters to them.

This is not a Bunny 101 course to help decide if a pet rabbit is a good fit for your household. This course assumes basic knowledge of diet, indoor housing, common health issues, and the importance of spaying and neutering. No experience with training necessary!

This course will explore:

Why we should train rabbits and what they can teach us
Foundation training skills, such as carrier training and targeting
How to understand rabbit ethology and enrichment
How to observe behavior and body language, break it down, and understand its function
What the science of animal behavior tells us about how rabbits learn and adapt in our homes
Practical ways to increase your rabbits'' sense of agency in their daily life
Why consent is important in relationships and what it looks like
How to reduce stress, increase resiliency, and avoid learned helplessness
How to set you and your rabbits up for success during the bonding process using practical, effective, and humane techniques.

Course Format

Join us for a 6-week online course!

Each week we'll explore several key concepts and put that knowledge into practice with demonstration videos that break training lessons down step by step. You can practice along with your rabbit at a pace you are most comfortable with.

Premium students submit videos of their training each week for individualized coaching and positive reinforcement as they train their pet rabbits. This type of virtual "hands-on" approach jumpstarts your practical skills and makes the process even more fun.

Empowering Your Rabbit

Modern training for rabbits and the humans who love them

Thea Harting

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$100.31

Do you dread walking your dog? Is it a constant struggle with pulling and a tight leash? Does your dog seem to forget you exist when you’re out on a walk? Can you imagine what walks would be like if your dog walked next to you and paid attention to you? By taking this course you will learn the skills that will help you and your dog achieve your polite walking dreams! Pulling on walks is often a frustrating problem for both you and your dog that can be detrimental to your relationship. It can also be dangerous and can lead to injuries to either of you! It’s not all lost though and this course will get you on the right track! Whether the dog is big or small, loose leash walking skills can be useful for all! With a puppy or newly adopted dog who doesn’t pull yet, the skills you will learn in the course can prevent future walking troubles from developing.

In this course you will learn:

How to select the appropriate equipment for walks with your dog
How to use reinforcement efficiently on the walk
How to teach your dog to pay attention to you
How to teach your dog to walk on a loose leash in a variety of locations
What to do when the leash gets tight
How to teach your dog to turn away from distraction and walk with you in the other direction
How to work with distractions
Walking games including Leslie McDevitt’s 1-2-3 from Control UnleashedTM

If we haven't convinced you yet, here is a more in-depth description of what you'll find in the course:

Week 1

Basic skills you and your dog will need
Identify your goals
Select appropriate equipment for your walks
Learn about important concepts and terminology including operant conditioning and marker signals
Identify the skills you and your dog will need for loose leash walking
Learn to select the correct environment to set you and your dog up for success
Know what to do when the leash gets tight

Week 2

Teaching u-turns, the 1-2-3 game and directional turns
Learn how type of reinforcement, rate of reinforcement, reinforcement placement and other small changes can make a big difference to keep the leash loose
Learning what motivates our dogs to pull in the first place
The “Three Ds” and loose leash walking

Week 3

How to change speed successfully on a walk
Learn how to pay attention to the environment and how that impacts our success with polite walking
How to build fluency with our polite walking skills in a variety of environments
How other important skills like recall can help us on walks

Week 4 - Working with distractions

Diving deeper into motivation and distractions
How to identify distractions for the individual dog in front of us
Learn to work in more challenging environments
Learn when and how to teach our dogs to avoid distractions, and when and how we might use some distractions as reinforcers for loose leash walking

Week 5

Different types of walks including urban walks and more decompression style walks and skill sets needed for both
Building duration with polite walking, and with the 1-2-3 game
Learning how to decrease distance to distractions

Week 6

Putting it all together - distraction plus duration
Remembering to be mindful of the individual we are working with, and the environment where we are working
Learn about common challenges and troubleshooting

We can’t wait to see you on the course!

Anna&Shelly

Let’s go! – loose leash walking course

Can you imagine what walks would be like if your dog walked next to you and paid attention to you?

Shelly Wood

Anna Bartosik

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$100.31

A reliable recall is one of the most important safety behaviors we can teach the dogs in our lives, and in emergency situations. When we need our recall to work, we really need it to work!

Course will help you if you have a new puppy in your life and want to get off on the right paw with your recall training. But also adolescent dog who seems to have recently forgotten you exist and an older dog who used to have a great recall, but isn’t always quite so responsive these days, this class will be great for you.

Do you wish your dog would come back when you called?
Does your dog come back most of the time, but not quite all the time, and often not when it really matters?
Do you wish your dog would stay closer to you and not run off in the first place?
Does your dog run back to you when you call, but then immediately take off again?

We will cover a ton of fun information to help you and the dogs in your lives build a stronger connection while focusing on building recall behaviors and other behaviors to keep you and your dog connected and in close proximity to one another.

Skills and concepts we will focus on include;

➡ Assessing motivation

➡ How an understanding of classical conditioning, operant conditioning, the matching law, and the Premack principle can help us build strong recalls

➡ Teaching automatic check ins

➡ Beginning at the end - back chain your recall

➡ Emergency recall vs every day recall

➡ Walk with me recall (using Leslie McDevitt’s 1-2-3 from Control ➡ UnleashedTM)

➡ From inside to outside and beyond, games to build fluency

Join me on this course and build reliable recall!

Fast and curious – build a reliable recall!

Teach your dog most important safety behavior!

Shelly Wood

from

$100.31

Mat training is one of the most important behaviors that can be taught. It’s very useful in many situations when people and dogs live in the same space.

Placement and size of the mat, your position, location of the treats, the timing of cues and markers, and other factors can create many variations of mat training. But don’t be scared, I will guide you through this process step by step!

This mat training course will provide you with ideas on how to incorporate mat training into your daily life in a natural way so that both you and your dog can live stress-free and secure lives.

Think about these questions:

Do you want your dog to stay on the mat while you vacuum?
Do you want your dog to stay on the mat when you have guests or a delivery guy bring you a package?
Do you want the dog to stay on the mat while you prepare the dog's food?
Do you want the dog to stay on the mat while you eat your dinner at the table?
Do you want the dog to stay on the mat while you work at your desk?

If you have said YES! at least once while reading the questions above, you have to register for the course :D

I will also share with you the "Most Common Mistakes" people tend to make when mat training, so you can learn in the shortest amount of time possible.

Here are the skills and concepts that will be taught in the course:

➡️ Antecedent Arrangements - prevention is better than cure

➡️ 3Ds-Distance, Distraction, and Duration

➡️ Understanding operant conditioning and classical conditioning

➡️ Going to the mat on cue

➡️ Replace it with a context cue

➡️ Stay on the mat until the release cue

➡️ Stay calm and settle on the mat

➡️ Generalize to both - inside and outside the house

➡️ Generalize to crate training - very useful during traveling (safety!) or in the animal hospital

If your dog knows mat training very well, you can get a peaceful family visit without jumping or have tea with your dog at a cafe!

I hope you will join this course and enrich your life with your dog through mat training. Register now!

Mat and crate training foundations

All the fundamentals of training can be learned in mat training

Masaru Fujii

from

$100.31

Mat training is one of the most important behaviors that can be taught. It’s very useful in many situations when people and dogs live in the same space.

Placement and size of the mat, your position, location of the treats, the timing of cues and markers, and other factors can create many variations of mat training. But don’t be scared, I will guide you through this process step by step!

This mat training course will provide you with ideas on how to incorporate mat training into your daily life in a natural way so that both you and your dog can live stress-free and secure lives.

Think about these questions:

Do you want your dog to stay on the mat while you vacuum?
Do you want your dog to stay on the mat when you have guests or a delivery guy bring you a package?
Do you want the dog to stay on the mat while you prepare the dog's food?
Do you want the dog to stay on the mat while you eat your dinner at the table?
Do you want the dog to stay on the mat while you work at your desk?

If you have said YES! at least once while reading the questions above, you have to register for the course :D

I will also share with you the "Most Common Mistakes" people tend to make when mat training, so you can learn in the shortest amount of time possible.

Here are the skills and concepts that will be taught in the course:

➡️ Antecedent Arrangements - prevention is better than cure

➡️ 3Ds-Distance, Distraction, and Duration

➡️ Understanding operant conditioning and classical conditioning

➡️ Going to the mat on cue

➡️ Replace it with a context cue

➡️ Stay on the mat until the release cue

➡️ Stay calm and settle on the mat

➡️ Generalize to both - inside and outside the house

➡️ Generalize to crate training - very useful during traveling (safety!) or in the animal hospital

If your dog knows mat training very well, you can get a peaceful family visit without jumping or have tea with your dog at a cafe!

I hope you will join this course and enrich your life with your dog through mat training. Register now!

Mat and crate training foundations

All the fundamentals of training can be learned in mat training

Masaru Fujii

from

$100.31

"Dogs are a bit like chips... It's hard to have just one!"

In some families, cohabitation can go very well, but in others, the management of resources, the organization of training sessions, the walks and the harmony between the dogs, are going to be complicated. In a large family everything will be constantly multiplied: the positive, as well as...

The less positive. In fact, who says more dogs, says more challenge! Fortunately, there are solutions ! This course is designed to give you the tools to make a multi-dog household a peaceful and productive place.

Amélie lives with four dogs on a daily basis and regularly takes in guard dogs for several days. She will guide you step by step to (re)create harmony inside and outside your home.

In this course you will learn to:

Read and supervise canine interactions (conduct an introduction well, know how to interrupt an interaction, do consent tests, etc.)
Teach behaviors that allow you to deal with everyday situations (food time, transport, walk, training, presence of guests, etc.)
Set up consistent and fair communication (understand everyone's needs, one-to-one times, use the starts button, resources management, etc.)
Become pro-active (prevent : why, when and how, anticipate risky situations, use the right tools) - Problem solving and managing “contagious” behaviors
Take into consideration multiple factors before adding a new dog (crucial skills before you add a dog, assessment of your situation)

This course is suitable for people with at least two dogs (from permanent cohabitation to occasional care), as well as people wishing to welcome a new dog soon (puppy, or already an adult dog).

This class is NOT for households where there are dogs that are already aggressive towards each other and must already be managed with gates and doors etc.

Course syllabus:

Week 1 : Are you under the water ? Multiple dog household : Why it's hard ? Learn who are your dogs individually (his needs, his safe space) Is your dog really ok with... ? Household logistic
Week 2 : Building healthy relationships Different rules for different dogs Routines to maximize enjoyment Work, chill and play with each dog individually When to let dogs train each other and when not to
Week 3 : Crucial skills inside Games with names (individually and group) Stationning Wait your turn Sharing is caring Love being alone Guest coming !
Week 4 : Crucial skill outside Doors manners Transport Walking with multiple dog (leash walking and recall) Free times : calm versus high arousal
Week 5 : Become pro-active ! Interrupting behaviors in a multi-dog household Manage play time Recognize "risk times" Managing “Contagious” Behavior Common problem solving
Week 6 : Go forward or go back ? Considerations before adding a new member Assess compatibility Protocol for integration Red flag Rehome is not giving up

Harmony in Multidog Household

"Dogs are a bit like chips... It's hard to have just one!"

Amelie Cosperec

from

$100.31

"Dogs are a bit like chips... It's hard to have just one!"

In some families, cohabitation can go very well, but in others, the management of resources, the organization of training sessions, the walks and the harmony between the dogs, are going to be complicated. In a large family everything will be constantly multiplied: the positive, as well as...

The less positive. In fact, who says more dogs, says more challenge! Fortunately, there are solutions ! This course is designed to give you the tools to make a multi-dog household a peaceful and productive place.

Amélie lives with four dogs on a daily basis and regularly takes in guard dogs for several days. She will guide you step by step to (re)create harmony inside and outside your home.

In this course you will learn to:

Read and supervise canine interactions (conduct an introduction well, know how to interrupt an interaction, do consent tests, etc.)
Teach behaviors that allow you to deal with everyday situations (food time, transport, walk, training, presence of guests, etc.)
Set up consistent and fair communication (understand everyone's needs, one-to-one times, use the starts button, resources management, etc.)
Become pro-active (prevent : why, when and how, anticipate risky situations, use the right tools) - Problem solving and managing “contagious” behaviors
Take into consideration multiple factors before adding a new dog (crucial skills before you add a dog, assessment of your situation)

This course is suitable for people with at least two dogs (from permanent cohabitation to occasional care), as well as people wishing to welcome a new dog soon (puppy, or already an adult dog).

This class is NOT for households where there are dogs that are already aggressive towards each other and must already be managed with gates and doors etc.

Course syllabus:

Week 1 : Are you under the water ? Multiple dog household : Why it's hard ? Learn who are your dogs individually (his needs, his safe space) Is your dog really ok with... ? Household logistic
Week 2 : Building healthy relationships Different rules for different dogs Routines to maximize enjoyment Work, chill and play with each dog individually When to let dogs train each other and when not to
Week 3 : Crucial skills inside Games with names (individually and group) Stationning Wait your turn Sharing is caring Love being alone Guest coming !
Week 4 : Crucial skill outside Doors manners Transport Walking with multiple dog (leash walking and recall) Free times : calm versus high arousal
Week 5 : Become pro-active ! Interrupting behaviors in a multi-dog household Manage play time Recognize "risk times" Managing “Contagious” Behavior Common problem solving
Week 6 : Go forward or go back ? Considerations before adding a new member Assess compatibility Protocol for integration Red flag Rehome is not giving up

Harmony in Multidog Household

"Dogs are a bit like chips... It's hard to have just one!"

Amelie Cosperec

from

$100.31

Did you know that cats go through a sensitive period? This period is important for introducing cats to the human world so they don't see it as a scary place. This is also called the Socialization Period. Cat's socialization period happens around 3-7 weeks old up to 14 weeks old. During this time, a startled kitten recovers more quickly than older cats. Once this window of socialization is closed, fear of new things becomes the norm. So, set your kitten up for success by starting early!

Because the socialization period of cats is very early, many cats are thought to be aloof and mysterious whereas they most often are under-socialized and misunderstood by the time they are ready for adoption or purchase (~2-3 months old).

This course is suitable for kittens aged 7 weeks old up to 14 weeks old. If you are a foster care of orphaned kittens or a cat shelter attendant, you will learn how to help your kittens be more socialized and more adoptable. If you are a breeder, you have the responsibility of properly socializing your kittens before they are ready to be separated from the mother cat and into the hands of the new owners. If you are an owner of older kittens, you will still find this course useful for training and bonding, and for cat behavior knowledge.

What we will do in this course.

Discuss the importance of socialization and how to socialize kittens during this sensitive period as well as feline body language to help you read your kitten's response during socialization
Learn how to condition your kitten to gentle handling and body manipulation using positive association that will help with grooming and some veterinary procedures
Learn how to trim your cat's claws without using stressful restraint
Prevent pet carrier or crate stress for car rides or vet visit by training ahead
Learn how to prevent stress in future vet visits by always making a visit fun and positive for the kitten
Discuss common behavior problems in kittens and ways to prevent them
Learn to analyze common behavior issues using applied behavior analysis
Learn basic training skills that can help you bond with your kitten and increase their level of responsiveness to cues

Skills we will cover:

Clicker training
Targeting
Stationing/place training
Name recognition
Recall
Crate or pet carrier
Gentle and positive handling
Intro to walking on a harness

In this course, we will learn basic training skills, behavior problem solving and prevention. This kitten class is designed to help with socialization, address normal kitten behaviors, and prevent the development of behavior problems. This course is not designed to treat serious behavior problems (such as aggression, anxiety, or extreme fear or phobias).

Weekly breakdown of skills and lecture topic:

Week 1: Clicker training & name recognition, kitten socialization

Week 2: Targeting & recall, preventing litter box issue

Week 3: Stationing & pet carrier training, preventing destructive scratching

Week 4: Gentle and positive handling, proper playtime

Week 5: Cat harness conditioning, positive nail trim

Week 6: Leash walking, problem solving model

Kitty Kindergarten: Help your kitten meet the world

Learn basic training skills, behavior problem solving and prevention.

Asti Budicahyani

from

$100.31

Did you know that cats go through a sensitive period? This period is important for introducing cats to the human world so they don't see it as a scary place. This is also called the Socialization Period. Cat's socialization period happens around 3-7 weeks old up to 14 weeks old. During this time, a startled kitten recovers more quickly than older cats. Once this window of socialization is closed, fear of new things becomes the norm. So, set your kitten up for success by starting early!

Because the socialization period of cats is very early, many cats are thought to be aloof and mysterious whereas they most often are under-socialized and misunderstood by the time they are ready for adoption or purchase (~2-3 months old).

This course is suitable for kittens aged 7 weeks old up to 14 weeks old. If you are a foster care of orphaned kittens or a cat shelter attendant, you will learn how to help your kittens be more socialized and more adoptable. If you are a breeder, you have the responsibility of properly socializing your kittens before they are ready to be separated from the mother cat and into the hands of the new owners. If you are an owner of older kittens, you will still find this course useful for training and bonding, and for cat behavior knowledge.

What we will do in this course.

Discuss the importance of socialization and how to socialize kittens during this sensitive period as well as feline body language to help you read your kitten's response during socialization
Learn how to condition your kitten to gentle handling and body manipulation using positive association that will help with grooming and some veterinary procedures
Learn how to trim your cat's claws without using stressful restraint
Prevent pet carrier or crate stress for car rides or vet visit by training ahead
Learn how to prevent stress in future vet visits by always making a visit fun and positive for the kitten
Discuss common behavior problems in kittens and ways to prevent them
Learn to analyze common behavior issues using applied behavior analysis
Learn basic training skills that can help you bond with your kitten and increase their level of responsiveness to cues

Skills we will cover:

Clicker training
Targeting
Stationing/place training
Name recognition
Recall
Crate or pet carrier
Gentle and positive handling
Intro to walking on a harness

In this course, we will learn basic training skills, behavior problem solving and prevention. This kitten class is designed to help with socialization, address normal kitten behaviors, and prevent the development of behavior problems. This course is not designed to treat serious behavior problems (such as aggression, anxiety, or extreme fear or phobias).

Weekly breakdown of skills and lecture topic:

Week 1: Clicker training & name recognition, kitten socialization

Week 2: Targeting & recall, preventing litter box issue

Week 3: Stationing & pet carrier training, preventing destructive scratching

Week 4: Gentle and positive handling, proper playtime

Week 5: Cat harness conditioning, positive nail trim

Week 6: Leash walking, problem solving model

Kitty Kindergarten: Help your kitten meet the world

Learn basic training skills, behavior problem solving and prevention.

Asti Budicahyani

from

$100.31

Whether they are brand new to formal scent detection, or highly experienced working dogs, all dogs are masters of odor. From scavenging food, to hunting rabbits, to noticing when a neighboring dog has just come into season, processing the complex world of scent with exquisite artistry is what dogs have evolved on this Earth to do.

In this class we will be expanding on explorations begun in Master's of Odor Pt. 1. In addition to single hide searches, we will invite our dogs to teach us what happens to the odor picture in more advanced puzzles as well, such as convergence, thermals, pooling, hides at different heights, and inaccessibles.

Pre-requisites: I am most familiar with NACSW essential oils as target odor, but if your dog is trained to a different scent, we can usually make it work. All levels welcome, but you will get the most out of this course if your dog has a strong reinforcement history already in place for hunting something specific. Food can work as well as scent, but on searches where the hide is inaccessible by containment, such as in a box or cabinet, your dog will need a non-destructive way to tell you where the food is, instead of just going for it.

Note: You do not need to be a graduate of Pt. 1 to enjoy Pt. 2, but if you or your dog is brand new to scent detection, Pt. 1 is recommended.

Sign up here for Masters of Odor Pt.1: https://tromplo.com/course/masters-of-odor-pt-1-5/

Required:

Basic odor kit (including a minimum of 3 scent vessels, such as tins, tubes or straws)
Smelly, high value food to search for (e.g. dried fish, beef lung, fresh chicken, or tuna)
High value food or toy reinforcement
Access to a variety of search areas--both interior and exterior
Video camera
Misc. items of furniture--tables, chairs, etc
Exercise pen, large cardboard boxes, three colanders, junction boxes, or bowls

Course Outline / Possible Explorations

(Each team will be encouraged to adjust search parameters based on the dog's experience level and / or the human's curiosity. Participants can pick one search theme per week or try multiple.)

WK 1: Review of Pt. 1 Principles

Index of terms--expanded to include more advanced topics
Basics of handling odor and how to set hides
Preserving confidence and enthusiasm
Becoming an odor scientist
Painting the odor picture / reading dog body language
Assessment: what is your dog’s current skill-level with multi-hide searches, elevation, inaccessibles, etc?
Bonus lessons:
- Clarifying search cues and "Find Another"
- Practicing search cues in multi-hide searches using food

WK2: Scent Plumes and Accessible Converging Hides

Single hides vs. multiple--how does putting out additional hides change the overall picture?
Recognizing convergence before the dog solves it
Tips to make multi-hide searches more errorless
Multi-hide searches with separate scent plumes
Multi-hide searches with overlapping scent plumes

WK3: Scent Plumes and Inaccessible Hides

Inaccessible by containment
Inaccessible by reach
Inaccessible by height
Where's that backdoor? -- Persistence games to balance inaccessible work

WK4: Convergence + Air Movement

Convergence due to wind vs. convergence in still air
Convergence due to channeling or pooling
Convergence due to swirling

WK 5: Odor + Temperature

Sun vs. shade experiments with 1, 2, or 3 hides
Multi-hide searches in dry weather vs. damp
Convergence puzzles due to thermals

WK6: Fun with Combos

high/low
Inaccessible and accessible in the same search
Mirrored hides in different elements
Hides on different planes vs. on the same plane
Elevation vs. ground hides--can you see the difference?

Masters of Odor Pt. 2: Advanced Concepts

“Your dog is Yoda….You are Luke.” —Leah Gangelhoff

Sarah Owings

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$100.31

This class is for anyone that has ever felt overwhelmed trying to teach something using positive reinforcement. You know you want your learner to do X Y Z, but have no idea where to start, or how to stay on track once you do get started. You aspire to this mythical thing called "errorless learning," only to end up disheartened and demotivated when training sessions don't go as planned. "Be a splitter, not a lumper." Maintain a high rate of reinforcement." "Only say a cue once."

There are so many rules and opinions about what good training is. It can sometimes be paralyzing.

In Brave Learning 101, we are going to have fun unpacking a few of these "rules." Is it possible to achieve meaningful and effective communication with our learners without throwing all the babies out with the bathwater? In place of rigid, recipe-driven training, we are going to explore a more progressive approach where the primary principle at play is performance--feedback---revision.

Premium teams will be encouraged to pick one or two simple behaviors to explore for the full six weeks. With "learning to learn" as the primary goal, it doesn't really matter what the actual behavior is, or even how far along people get. I will help each person plan and reflect back on sessions, following a simple planning rubric. All participants will need to do is be brave, take the leap, and allow their learners to lead the way from there.

Prerequisites: a willingness to be brave and share your learning with others. All levels welcome. Before registering at premium level, please take a moment to reflect on time commitments. This class will be extra amazing if everyone is able to stay fully engaged in their projects for the full six weeks.

Course themes:

Principles over recipes
The power of learner-driven teaching
Performance--Feedback--Revision
Training in "Three Acts"
The Brave Learning Rubric for planning and assessment
How to hone in on meaningful goals for each training session
What is "errorless learning" really?
How to find the right starting point (and what to do if you're wrong)
How to let antecedents work for you, not against you
How to avoid "cue pile ups"
How to identify when prerequisites are missing for something you are trying to teach
How to capitalize on previously learned repertoires
How to tell if your marker signals are effective
How to isolate cues within a context (aka "stimulus control")
How to build resilience into your behaviors right from the start
How to develop reinforcement strategies that suit your learner's needs in the moment
Knowing when to follow the rules and when it is okay to break them

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Brave Learning 101

"Advanced training is just basic training....done very very well." --Ken Ramirez

Sarah Owings

from

$100.31

Join us for an adventure as we traverse new territory in companion rabbit welfare. You'll hone your behavior observation skills and identify problem-solving techniques to apply in innumerable ways to suit your individual situation.

Do you dread getting your rabbit into a carrier to go to the vet? Are you at your wits' end trying to bond rabbits? Are you curious about training but feel overwhelmed and don't know where to start? There's a course for that!

Is this course right for you?

This course is for brave learners eager to take their rabbit knowledge and skills to the next level and embrace rabbit behavior in all its complexity and nuance – putting aside our human assumptions and doing our best to listen to what the rabbit tells us matters to them.

This is not a Bunny 101 course to help decide if a pet rabbit is a good fit for your household. This course assumes basic knowledge of diet, indoor housing, common health issues, and the importance of spaying and neutering. No experience with training necessary!

This course will explore:

Why we should train rabbits and what they can teach us
Foundation training skills, such as carrier training and targeting
How to understand rabbit ethology and enrichment
How to observe behavior and body language, break it down, and understand its function
What the science of animal behavior tells us about how rabbits learn and adapt in our homes
Practical ways to increase your rabbits'' sense of agency in their daily life
Why consent is important in relationships and what it looks like
How to reduce stress, increase resiliency, and avoid learned helplessness
How to set you and your rabbits up for success during the bonding process using practical, effective, and humane techniques.

Course Format

Join us for a 6-week online course!

Each week we'll explore several key concepts and put that knowledge into practice with demonstration videos that break training lessons down step by step. You can practice along with your rabbit at a pace you are most comfortable with.

Premium students submit videos of their training each week for individualized coaching and positive reinforcement as they train their pet rabbits. This type of virtual "hands-on" approach jumpstarts your practical skills and makes the process even more fun.

Empowering Your Rabbit

Modern training for rabbits and the humans who love them

Thea Harting

from

$100.31

Join us for an adventure as we traverse new territory in companion rabbit welfare. You'll hone your behavior observation skills and identify problem-solving techniques to apply in innumerable ways to suit your individual situation.

Do you dread getting your rabbit into a carrier to go to the vet? Are you at your wits' end trying to bond rabbits? Are you curious about training but feel overwhelmed and don't know where to start? There's a course for that!

Is this course right for you?

This course is for brave learners eager to take their rabbit knowledge and skills to the next level and embrace rabbit behavior in all its complexity and nuance – putting aside our human assumptions and doing our best to listen to what the rabbit tells us matters to them.

This is not a Bunny 101 course to help decide if a pet rabbit is a good fit for your household. This course assumes basic knowledge of diet, indoor housing, common health issues, and the importance of spaying and neutering. No experience with training necessary!

This course will explore:

Why we should train rabbits and what they can teach us
Foundation training skills, such as carrier training and targeting
How to understand rabbit ethology and enrichment
How to observe behavior and body language, break it down, and understand its function
What the science of animal behavior tells us about how rabbits learn and adapt in our homes
Practical ways to increase your rabbits'' sense of agency in their daily life
Why consent is important in relationships and what it looks like
How to reduce stress, increase resiliency, and avoid learned helplessness
How to set you and your rabbits up for success during the bonding process using practical, effective, and humane techniques.

Course Format

Join us for a 6-week online course!

Each week we'll explore several key concepts and put that knowledge into practice with demonstration videos that break training lessons down step by step. You can practice along with your rabbit at a pace you are most comfortable with.

Premium students submit videos of their training each week for individualized coaching and positive reinforcement as they train their pet rabbits. This type of virtual "hands-on" approach jumpstarts your practical skills and makes the process even more fun.

Empowering Your Rabbit

Modern training for rabbits and the humans who love them

Thea Harting

from

$100.31

Join us for an adventure as we traverse new territory in companion rabbit welfare. You'll hone your behavior observation skills and identify problem-solving techniques to apply in innumerable ways to suit your individual situation.

Do you dread getting your rabbit into a carrier to go to the vet? Are you at your wits' end trying to bond rabbits? Are you curious about training but feel overwhelmed and don't know where to start? There's a course for that!

Is this course right for you?

This course is for brave learners eager to take their rabbit knowledge and skills to the next level and embrace rabbit behavior in all its complexity and nuance – putting aside our human assumptions and doing our best to listen to what the rabbit tells us matters to them.

This is not a Bunny 101 course to help decide if a pet rabbit is a good fit for your household. This course assumes basic knowledge of diet, indoor housing, common health issues, and the importance of spaying and neutering. No experience with training necessary!

This course will explore:

Why we should train rabbits and what they can teach us
Foundation training skills, such as carrier training and targeting
How to understand rabbit ethology and enrichment
How to observe behavior and body language, break it down, and understand its function
What the science of animal behavior tells us about how rabbits learn and adapt in our homes
Practical ways to increase your rabbits'' sense of agency in their daily life
Why consent is important in relationships and what it looks like
How to reduce stress, increase resiliency, and avoid learned helplessness
How to set you and your rabbits up for success during the bonding process using practical, effective, and humane techniques.

Course Format

Join us for a 6-week online course!

Each week we'll explore several key concepts and put that knowledge into practice with demonstration videos that break training lessons down step by step. You can practice along with your rabbit at a pace you are most comfortable with.

Premium students submit videos of their training each week for individualized coaching and positive reinforcement as they train their pet rabbits. This type of virtual "hands-on" approach jumpstarts your practical skills and makes the process even more fun.

Empowering Your Rabbit

Modern training for rabbits and the humans who love them

Thea Harting

from

$100.31

Do you dread walking your dog?

Is it a constant struggle with pulling and a tight leash?

Does your dog seem to forget you exist when you’re out on a walk?

Can you imagine what walks would be like if your dog walked next to you and paid attention to you?

By taking this course you will learn the skills that will help you and your dog achieve your polite walking dreams!

Pulling on walks is often a frustrating problem for both you and your dog that can be detrimental to your relationship. It can also be dangerous and can lead to injuries to either of you! It’s not all lost though and this course will get you on the right track! Whether the dog is big or small, loose leash walking skills can be useful for all! With a puppy or newly adopted dog who doesn’t pull yet, the skills you will learn in the course can prevent future walking troubles from developing.

In this course you will learn:

How to select the appropriate equipment for walks with your dog
How to use reinforcement efficiently on the walk
How to teach your dog to pay attention to you
How to teach your dog to walk on a loose leash in a variety of locations
What to do when the leash gets tight
How to teach your dog to turn away from distraction and walk with you in the other direction
How to work with distractions
Walking games including Leslie McDevitt’s 1-2-3 from Control UnleashedTM

If we haven't convinced you yet, here is a more in-depth description of what you'll find in the course:

Week 1

Basic skills you and your dog will need
Identify your goals
Select appropriate equipment for your walks
Learn about important concepts and terminology including operant conditioning and marker signals
Identify the skills you and your dog will need for loose leash walking
Learn to select the correct environment to set you and your dog up for success
Know what to do when the leash gets tight

Week 2

Teaching u-turns, the 1-2-3 game and directional turns
Learn how type of reinforcement, rate of reinforcement, reinforcement placement and other small changes can make a big difference to keep the leash loose
Learning what motivates our dogs to pull in the first place
The “Three Ds” and loose leash walking

Week 3

How to change speed successfully on a walk
Learn how to pay attention to the environment and how that impacts our success with polite walking
How to build fluency with our polite walking skills in a variety of environments
How other important skills like recall can help us on walks

Week 4 - Working with distractions

Diving deeper into motivation and distractions
How to identify distractions for the individual dog in front of us
Learn to work in more challenging environments
Learn when and how to teach our dogs to avoid distractions, and when and how we might use some distractions as reinforcers for loose leash walking

Week 5

Different types of walks including urban walks and more decompression style walks and skill sets needed for both
Building duration with polite walking, and with the 1-2-3 game
Learning how to decrease distance to distractions

Week 6

Putting it all together - distraction plus duration
Remembering to be mindful of the individual we are working with, and the environment where we are working
Learn about common challenges and troubleshooting

We can’t wait to see you on the course!

Anna&Shelly

Let’s go! – loose leash walking course

Can you imagine what walks would be like if your dog walked next to you and paid attention to you?

Shelly Wood

Anna Bartosik

from

$100.31

Do you dread walking your dog?

Is it a constant struggle with pulling and a tight leash?

Does your dog seem to forget you exist when you’re out on a walk?

Can you imagine what walks would be like if your dog walked next to you and paid attention to you?

By taking this course you will learn the skills that will help you and your dog achieve your polite walking dreams!

Pulling on walks is often a frustrating problem for both you and your dog that can be detrimental to your relationship. It can also be dangerous and can lead to injuries to either of you! It’s not all lost though and this course will get you on the right track! Whether the dog is big or small, loose leash walking skills can be useful for all! With a puppy or newly adopted dog who doesn’t pull yet, the skills you will learn in the course can prevent future walking troubles from developing.

In this course you will learn:

How to select the appropriate equipment for walks with your dog
How to use reinforcement efficiently on the walk
How to teach your dog to pay attention to you
How to teach your dog to walk on a loose leash in a variety of locations
What to do when the leash gets tight
How to teach your dog to turn away from distraction and walk with you in the other direction
How to work with distractions
Walking games including Leslie McDevitt’s 1-2-3 from Control UnleashedTM

If we haven't convinced you yet, here is a more in-depth description of what you'll find in the course:

Week 1

Basic skills you and your dog will need
Identify your goals
Select appropriate equipment for your walks
Learn about important concepts and terminology including operant conditioning and marker signals
Identify the skills you and your dog will need for loose leash walking
Learn to select the correct environment to set you and your dog up for success
Know what to do when the leash gets tight

Week 2

Teaching u-turns, the 1-2-3 game and directional turns
Learn how type of reinforcement, rate of reinforcement, reinforcement placement and other small changes can make a big difference to keep the leash loose
Learning what motivates our dogs to pull in the first place
The “Three Ds” and loose leash walking

Week 3

How to change speed successfully on a walk
Learn how to pay attention to the environment and how that impacts our success with polite walking
How to build fluency with our polite walking skills in a variety of environments
How other important skills like recall can help us on walks

Week 4 - Working with distractions

Diving deeper into motivation and distractions
How to identify distractions for the individual dog in front of us
Learn to work in more challenging environments
Learn when and how to teach our dogs to avoid distractions, and when and how we might use some distractions as reinforcers for loose leash walking

Week 5

Different types of walks including urban walks and more decompression style walks and skill sets needed for both
Building duration with polite walking, and with the 1-2-3 game
Learning how to decrease distance to distractions

Week 6

Putting it all together - distraction plus duration
Remembering to be mindful of the individual we are working with, and the environment where we are working
Learn about common challenges and troubleshooting

We can’t wait to see you on the course!

Anna&Shelly

Let’s go! – loose leash walking course

Can you imagine what walks would be like if your dog walked next to you and paid attention to you?

Shelly Wood

Anna Bartosik

from

$100.31

Cats have long mystified and mesmerized humanity, inspiring poets and artists alike, while invading Internet memes and finding a place in the hearts and homes amongst all countries. Cats have often been considered aloof and unpredictable, walking their own path and daring to, “look at a king.“ But like all other organisms, felines are also subject to the laws of behavior science and as such, yes, even cats can be, ‘trained,‘ or ‘conditioned,’ in much the same way that they train and condition us to get up out of bed before our alarms blare by kneading our bellies, licking our noses and maybe even nibbling our fingers. This is why the Cat Herding 101 course was created! Conditioning is always happening and cats like every other organism are not immune to it. There is no secret code word to begin exploring the magically fascinating world of cat training, aka, ‘cat herding.’ All it takes is one’s interest, plus a desire and effort to explore and learn…in a phrase, with the curiosity of a cat!

But why would we wish to train a cat? Because cat training is an amazing for:

enhance your relationship with your cat and increase the ‘trust account’, allowing the learner increased choice and control to access functional reinforcement
it allows an outlet for enrichment including mental and physical stimulation for both the trainer and learner alike
helps you to minimize or more adequately construct and shape new behaviors to replace 'unwanted', or aversive behavioral patterns
increase your overall mechanical and conceptual skill regarding applied behavioral technologies through working with your cat

J.R. Henderson & his clowder (Condie, Durga & Poe) invite you on an incredible voyage of behavioral discovery!

Explore many aspects of behavioral techniques that can be applied to all aspects of cat herding 101 to set both you and your cat up for success. As Dr. Susan Friedman reminds us, “behavior is a study of one,” and keeping this in mind with a species evolutionary-based approach, J. R. & his clowder will guide you on a journey of behavioral discovery regarding cat herding. You will explore all aspects regarding cat herding, from building upon foundational principles and behaviors to creating behavioral momentum and bringing an element of ‘loopiness,’ to your training sessions. You will also explore more intermediate training principles and behaviors such as basic cooperative care and maybe even a pattern game or two thrown into the mix. J.R. & his clowder will cover a tad of everything to get any and everyone inspired and set up for success regarding cat herding 101.

Cat Herding 101 will cover:

foundational principles, including equipment needed to begin cat herding, the antecedents of training setup and arrangement, preference testing, reviewing the concepts of pairing the marker/bridge (respondent conditioning), constructing behavior via capturing, luring and shaping, along with principles of errorless and graded training approaches
you will be able to demonstrate foundational behaviors including, ‘targeting’ and ‘stationing’ which many of our other behaviors and arrangements will be predicated upon
building behavioral momentum through the concepts of ‘training in loops,’ reinforcer delivery, a review on stimulus control and an overview on prompts, cues and prompt fading
you will be able to demonstrate intermediate level behavioral responses including: ‘sit,’ ‘down,’ ‘high five,’ and jump ‘up’
the basics of cooperative care will be covered including beginning tactile work and various objects being contacted to the body including stethoscopes, capped needles or similar substitutes and other objects of veterinary care, along with reviewing carrier training and also an overview of keeping medium and long-haired cats’ coats brushed which can at times be a challenge of endurance and wriggling for both cats and guardians alike
discussing and demonstrating the use of pattern games with cats
a detailed discussion and exploration of continued building of behavioral momentum over duration, distance and distraction.

Lesson 1: Foundational principles Lesson 2: Foundational behaviors Lesson 3: Building behavioral momentum Lesson 4: Intermediate feline behaviors Lesson 5: Basic cooperative care concepts Lesson 6: Pattern games and further inspirations in behavioral construction

J.R. & his clowder look forward to continuing the cat chat and celebrating life in the meow with you in Cat Herding 101!

The Conditional Cat: Cat Herding 101

Enhance your relationship with your cat, increase the ‘trust account’ and shape new behaviors to replace "unwanted"!

J.R Henderson

from

$100.31

Cats have long mystified and mesmerized humanity, inspiring poets and artists alike, while invading Internet memes and finding a place in the hearts and homes amongst all countries. Cats have often been considered aloof and unpredictable, walking their own path and daring to, “look at a king.“ But like all other organisms, felines are also subject to the laws of behavior science and as such, yes, even cats can be, ‘trained,‘ or ‘conditioned,’ in much the same way that they train and condition us to get up out of bed before our alarms blare by kneading our bellies, licking our noses and maybe even nibbling our fingers. This is why the Cat Herding 101 course was created! Conditioning is always happening and cats like every other organism are not immune to it. There is no secret code word to begin exploring the magically fascinating world of cat training, aka, ‘cat herding.’ All it takes is one’s interest, plus a desire and effort to explore and learn…in a phrase, with the curiosity of a cat!

But why would we wish to train a cat? Because cat training is an amazing for:

enhance your relationship with your cat and increase the ‘trust account’, allowing the learner increased choice and control to access functional reinforcement
it allows an outlet for enrichment including mental and physical stimulation for both the trainer and learner alike
helps you to minimize or more adequately construct and shape new behaviors to replace 'unwanted', or aversive behavioral patterns
increase your overall mechanical and conceptual skill regarding applied behavioral technologies through working with your cat

J.R. Henderson & his clowder (Condie, Durga & Poe) invite you on an incredible voyage of behavioral discovery!

Explore many aspects of behavioral techniques that can be applied to all aspects of cat herding 101 to set both you and your cat up for success. As Dr. Susan Friedman reminds us, “behavior is a study of one,” and keeping this in mind with a species evolutionary-based approach, J. R. & his clowder will guide you on a journey of behavioral discovery regarding cat herding. You will explore all aspects regarding cat herding, from building upon foundational principles and behaviors to creating behavioral momentum and bringing an element of ‘loopiness,’ to your training sessions. You will also explore more intermediate training principles and behaviors such as basic cooperative care and maybe even a pattern game or two thrown into the mix. J.R. & his clowder will cover a tad of everything to get any and everyone inspired and set up for success regarding cat herding 101.

Cat Herding 101 will cover:

foundational principles, including equipment needed to begin cat herding, the antecedents of training setup and arrangement, preference testing, reviewing the concepts of pairing the marker/bridge (respondent conditioning), constructing behavior via capturing, luring and shaping, along with principles of errorless and graded training approaches
you will be able to demonstrate foundational behaviors including, ‘targeting’ and ‘stationing’ which many of our other behaviors and arrangements will be predicated upon
building behavioral momentum through the concepts of ‘training in loops,’ reinforcer delivery, a review on stimulus control and an overview on prompts, cues and prompt fading
you will be able to demonstrate intermediate level behavioral responses including: ‘sit,’ ‘down,’ ‘high five,’ and jump ‘up’
the basics of cooperative care will be covered including beginning tactile work and various objects being contacted to the body including stethoscopes, capped needles or similar substitutes and other objects of veterinary care, along with reviewing carrier training and also an overview of keeping medium and long-haired cats’ coats brushed which can at times be a challenge of endurance and wriggling for both cats and guardians alike
discussing and demonstrating the use of pattern games with cats
a detailed discussion and exploration of continued building of behavioral momentum over duration, distance and distraction.

Lesson 1: Foundational principles Lesson 2: Foundational behaviors Lesson 3: Building behavioral momentum Lesson 4: Intermediate feline behaviors Lesson 5: Basic cooperative care concepts Lesson 6: Pattern games and further inspirations in behavioral construction

J.R. & his clowder look forward to continuing the cat chat and celebrating life in the meow with you in Cat Herding 101!

The Conditional Cat: Cat Herding 101

Enhance your relationship with your cat, increase the ‘trust account’ and shape new behaviors to replace "unwanted"!

J.R Henderson

from

$100.31

This course is dedicated to getting the highest level of fluency in our behaviors by getting geeky and diving deep into each training session.

How do we do that?

The short answer is: We focus on behavior! Both ours, and our learnes behavior.

We are going to analyze everything in the session, both from the handlers position and timing, to everything the dogs does.

So I will emphasize,- this course is geeky, and it is a good thing, if you are prepared to use quite a lot of time, of practicing using the schedules, and being comfortable with just focusing on behavior.

You will, as a premium participant, be asked to fill out quite a few schedules ad homework, to get comfortable with them.

Analyzing our sessions to this degree can be slightly scary and seem overwhelming in the beginning.

Luckily, as with anything else, the more we practice doing it the right way, the more fluent in behavior we become. And what we leave this course with, is very fine-tuned observation skills, that will help us in the future. Both when we want to improve our own sessions, and also if we are helping someone else. Having practiced your observational skills, takes you a big step towards being a favorite training partner.

In this course, we will work on a few specific behaviors that you would like to have perfected. You can chose some, or I can suggest some. This course is not about teaching as many behaviors as possible - that is the "Off cue- off control" course. Here, we dive much deeper into fewer behaviors. We work with the learner offering the behavior off cue and perfecting it, till we have the behaviors freakishly fluent.

This is a course where there is going to be a significant amount of work, taking data, and reviewing the videos from every session, again and again. We use a lot of benchmarking schedules to track the progress, and you will learn how to take your training to the next level with this tool.

This course covers:

Introduction to what fluency is and how we get it
The science and definitions behind it
Benchmarking schedules on the following topics
- Timing
- Criteria
- Reinforcement
- Off cue behaviors
- Stimulus control
- Chaining
- Training focus
- Mechanical skills

When this course finishes, the goal is for you to have ninja skills in clicker training, and have freakishly fluent behaviors!

Freakishly fluent behaviors!

This course is dedicated to getting the highest level of fluency in our behaviors.

Catja B. Pedersen