Join us Thursday, May 16th for an AKC Canine Good Citizen & Trick Dog testing event! All breeds and mixes are welcome. Pre-registration is required, $30 per test. We are offering all levels of Canine Good Citizen testing (CGC, Community Canine/CGCA, and Urban/CGCU) as well as Trick Dog Testing at the Novice, Intermediate, & Advanced levels! Trick Dog testing is $30 per dog and includes all three trick levels. Registration is done in 30-minute time blocks. Choose from 4:30PM, 5PM, 5:30PM, 6PM, or 6:30PM when you register and your test will take place during that time block. Visit the AKC website for more [...]

Saturday, August 23rd: Location & Arousal Specific Marker Cues Sunday, August 24th: Reducing Reinforcement 9AM-5PM each day Attend one day or both - the choice is yours! Saturday: Location & Arousal Specific Marker Cues Reinforcement drives behavior, right? What if your dog cares what type of reinforcement they get and likes some more than others? What if specific types of reinforcement carry different arousal/excitement and you can take advantage of that in your training, whether sports skills or for general behaviors? And in the meantime, how about adding clarity to where and how to collect the reinforcement, something that highly motivated toy [...]