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SUMMARY:Agility Rookie Camp - April 2025
DESCRIPTION:Boost your beginner dog’s agility training at Rookie Camp! \nThis focused 4-hour seminar is designed for dogs who have completed our Dog Sport Fundamentals class\, or for young dogs with owners who have previously competed in dog agility. This seminar will build on the foundation skills your dog has already developed\, setting the stage for a bright future in dog agility! \nWhat will we work on?\n\nFocus forward\nStart-line stays\nGrowing tunnels from 6’ to full length/curved tunnels\nGrowing baby tire (no frame) to real tire (frame)\nToy play\nGrowing cone wraps: multi-wraps\, distance\, adding a cue\, sequencing\nIntro front crosses/blind crosses\nGrowing Reinforcement Zone with acceleration & deceleration\nCrate Games for growing distance\, commitment\, & teaching new skills\n\nEach activity will be scaled to meet each dog’s current level of training – don’t worry about being “ahead” or “behind!” \nPrerequisites\nTeams must have completed Dog Sport Fundamentals or have permission from Katherine to attend. \nAppropriate for puppies ages 12+ weeks as well as adults. \nDogs must be able to crate quietly when it is not their turn to work. There will be periods of lecture\, individual teams working while others watch\, and group training\, as well as a brief mid-camp break. \nRegistration\n9AM-1PM\n$175 per dog\nmaximum 6 teams \nSign up online! \n\nAbout the Host: Crossbones Dog Academy\nCrossbones Dog Academy is an 8\,000 square foot dog training\, daycare\, & retail facility located right off I-95 in Providence\, RI. Our training hall is 45×75′ with Great Mats interlocking agility flooring. Our facility is climate controlled with ample off-street parking. Indoor crating space is available for quiet working dogs in a space adjacent to the training hall\, or you may work out of your car. Chairs will be provided.
URL:https://crossbonesdog.com/event/agility-rookie-camp-april-2025/
LOCATION:Crossbones Dog Academy\, 189 Swan St.\, Providence\, RI\, 02905\, United States
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SUMMARY:Emma Parsons Seminars: Click to Calm for High Performance
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 1st & Sunday\, March 2nd: Click to Calm for High Performance\n9AM-4PM each day \nA full weekend seminar \nWhen competing\, and out in the great wide world\, the challenges are many: \n\nFighting for your dog’s attention when in highly arousing situations.\nTeaching your dog a variety of foundation behaviors that can be especially helpful in any situation.\nDealing with dog and people reactivity in novel environments.\nWorking on going from excited to calm in a matter of seconds.\n\nThe cleaner the training loops\, the faster our dog’s behavior will become reliable.  \nJoin us for this fun-filled\, two-day seminar with Emma Parsons\, author of “The New Click to Calm”. This seminar will focus on applying the Click to Calm methodology to deepen the connection between you and your dog\, and grow the reliability of their training skills. This workshop is geared toward dog sport competitors and pet dog owners aiming higher! This seminar is also great for professional dog trainers who work with challenging handler/dog teams. \nGrounded in learning theory\, we will explore such topics as how contextual cues and accidental behavior chains can inadvertently teach our dogs behaviors that we deem unnecessary or inappropriate. Learn the difference between a behavior loop and a behavior chain and how to intentionally build these up — or break them! Turn distractions into cues for better behavior and learn useful foundation behaviors to improve connection.  \nThis seminar includes video for your benefit! Emma will record the working sessions and send each participant videos of their own dog. (This is optional\, and you can decline if you prefer not to be filmed.)  \nCEU Details\nApproved for 18 KPA CEUs and 16 CCPDT CEUs (12 Skills\, 4 Lecture). \n  \n\nOnline Registration\nFull Weekend Packages\nworking spot both days ($400 + tax) SOLD OUT!\nauditing spot both days ($150 + tax — SAVE $50!) \nSingle Day Registration\n \nsingle-day auditing spot ($100 + tax)\nBecause the seminar exercises will build up as the weekend progresses\, single-day working spots are not available for this event.  \n***CEUs pending. If you would like CEUs from a particular organization\, please contact us prior to registration.*** \n\nAbout the Instructor: Emma Parsons\, CDBC\, KPA Faculty\nEmma Parsons is currently a Canine Behavior Training Consultant at Gemini Dogs in Littleton\, MA as well as owning her own business\, Emma Parsons\, LLC. She specializes in managing and rehabilitating the reactive and aggressive dog and has authored three books on the subject. Emma also works with agility competitors who are having emotional difficulties with their dogs. Emma is a faculty member of Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior (KPA-CTP) as well as of the Karen Pryor Clicker Expo conferences. She is also certified by the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (CDBC). \nShe taught reactive dog classes for twelve years at Masterpeace Dog Training in Franklin\, MA. \nEmma holds a BA degree from the University of Massachusetts Lowell\, and shares her life with her husband\, Greg\, and their three clicker-trained competition dogs—two Golden Retrievers\, Austyn-Roque and Spirit-Rayne\, and a Border Collie\, Joshua Lee Hunt. \n\nAbout the Host: Crossbones Dog Academy\nCrossbones Dog Academy is an 8\,000 square foot dog training\, daycare\, & retail facility located right off I-95 in Providence\, RI. Our training hall is 45×75′ with Great Mats interlocking agility flooring. Our facility is climate controlled with ample off-street parking. Indoor crating space is available for quiet working dogs in a space adjacent to the training hall\, or you may work out of your car. Chairs will be provided. \nCrossbones is less than 20 minutes from TF Green Airport and approximately an hour from Logan Airport in Boston.
URL:https://crossbonesdog.com/event/emma-parsons-seminars-click-to-calm-for-high-performance/
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SUMMARY:New Year's Day Agility Rookie Camp
DESCRIPTION:Boost your beginner dog’s agility training at Rookie Camp! This focused 4-hour seminar is designed for dogs who have completed our Dog Sport Fundamentals class\, or for young dogs with owners who have previously competed in dog agility. This seminar will build on the foundation skills your dog has already developed\, setting the stage for a bright future in dog agility!  \nWhat will we work on?\n\nFocus forward\nStart-line stays\nGrowing tunnels from 6’ to full length/curved tunnels\nGrowing baby tire (no frame) to real tire (frame)\nToy play\nGrowing cone wraps: multi-wraps\, distance\, adding a cue\, sequencing\nIntro front crosses/blind crosses\nGrowing Reinforcement Zone with acceleration & deceleration\nCrate Games for growing distance\, commitment\, & teaching new skills\n\nEach activity will be scaled to meet each dog’s current level of training – don’t worry about being “ahead” or “behind!”  \nPrerequisites\nTeams must have completed Dog Sport Fundamentals or have permission from Katherine to attend. \nAppropriate for puppies ages 12+ weeks as well as adults. \nDogs must be able to crate quietly when it is not their turn to work. There will be periods of lecture\, individual teams working while others watch\, and group training\, as well as a brief mid-camp break.  \nRegistration\n10AM-2PM\n$175 per dog\nmaximum 6 teams \nSign up online!
URL:https://crossbonesdog.com/event/new-years-day-agility-rookie-camp/
LOCATION:Crossbones Dog Academy\, 189 Swan St.\, Providence\, RI\, 02905\, United States
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SUMMARY:Holiday Photo Sessions with Photography by Rochelle
DESCRIPTION:Join us Friday\, December 13th for our special Holiday Photography Sessions with Photography by Rochelle\, where your best friend can shine in front of our festive backdrop! \nFor just $45\, you will enjoy a ten-minute photo session complete with an array of festive\, fun props. Each session includes high-resolution digital downloads of your photos\, delivered by email by the end of the day Monday 12/16\, allowing you to share the joy with friends and family promptly. \nIn addition to the digital downloads\, you’ll be able to purchase prints\, cards\, and photo books featuring your dog’s photos. Don’t miss this chance to create lasting memories—reserve your spot today and make this holiday season memorable! \nYou are welcome to participate in front of the camera too\, or if you prefer\, the pictures can be just of your dog(s)! For multi-dog families or pictures including children\, we recommend booking two sessions in the same time slot. \nEducational Daycare & Puppy Day School clients: Want us to help? We have a limited number of time slots where our Crossbones canine care team can handle your dog for you\, prior to 3PM school pick up starting! Email us for details. \nREGISTER NOW!
URL:https://crossbonesdog.com/event/holiday-photo-sessions-with-photography-by-rochelle/
LOCATION:Crossbones Dog Academy\, 189 Swan St.\, Providence\, RI\, 02905\, United States
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SUMMARY:Shade Whitesel Seminars: Location/Arousal Specific Marker Cues & Reducing Reinforcement
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, August 24th: Location & Arousal Specific Marker Cues\nSunday\, August 25th: Reducing Reinforcement\n9AM-5PM each day \nAttend one day or both – the choice is yours! \nSaturday: Location & Arousal Specific Marker Cues\nReinforcement 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 dogs could definitely benefit from. \nWe’ve all been using a clicker or a verbal word like Yes to mean “collect reinforcement” to our dog. Now let’s think about slicing up that clicker and making it more concise and clear to your learner dog. Having verbal cues that tell your dog where to collect reinforcement and what exactly that reinforcement is can be so mind blowing and complicated for the handler\, but it clears things up and makes things so much simpler for the dog! The dog can devote their entire concentration to listening to you and performing the behavior skills instead of watching your physical motions as predictors of where and when the reward is coming. \nA side benefit of teaching and using this concept is that it incorporates “switching reinforcement” and also teaches “no”. If yes means “food from the hand”\, it also means not food on the ground\, or the ball on the chair\, or that other dog over there\, extending all the way up to “Not that deer”! Teaching your dog this concept with reinforcement you control can only benefit your training in sport and real life skills that often bring about interactions with reinforcement you cannot control. \nWhat you can expect in this seminar: \nWe’ll have our presentation in the morning and get out 3 times\, once with each other and twice with your dogs in groups to practice some marker cues. \nThen in the afternoon\, we’ll learn and practice offered focus in groups. This will be followed by a one-on-one session with each team where you get to work on one behavior\, strengthening it with what you have learned in the morning. \nSunday: Reducing Reinforcement\nThis one day seminar covers some of the subjects explained in my Spaces in Between and Cutting out the Cookie-Reducing Reinforcement classes from Fenzi Dog Sports Academy. I constantly see dogs that are excellent in their trial skills but get tired and unsure in those “in between” places. And then because they are tired\, it affects their trial performance. We need to put just as much time teaching those transitions\, the start and end rituals and systematically reducing the reinforcement so that come trial day\, the dog isn’t surprised and frustrated. \nSome of the concepts we might cover: \n\nStays of all kinds: hurry up and wait!\nRemote reinforcement places: off body\, on ground\, and why or why not we might teach this\nReady to Work protocol\nPaying for effort\, not for tasks/skills\nConnected/Loose leash walking with distractions\nReducing Reinforcement: random number time wise\nWhat are your cues? Is your behavior skill trained and trial legal\nVariable reward: violate your dogs expectations\nPatterns make confidence\, variability make listening\nStart and end rituals: clarity rules!\n\nWe won’t have a chance to cover all these in one day. I’ll evaluate what is most needed by the participants at the start of the day and take some input. \n\nOnline Registration\nFull Weekend Packages\nSign up for both days & save by using the links below!\nauditing spot both days ($150 + tax)  – save $50! \nIMPORTANT: After purchasing a full weekend package\, you still need to register! Use the single day registration links below to sign up yourself/your dog.  \nSingle Day Registration\n \nSaturday Auditing Spot ($100 + tax)\nSunday Auditing Spot ($100 + tax) \nAs of April 27th\, all working spots are sold out. Any cancellations will first be offered to registered auditors. \nCCPDT CEUs: Each day awards 7.5 Trainer Skills CEUs and 2 Trainer Knowledge CEUs. Have your CCPDT number easily accessible during the seminar. \n\nAbout the Instructor: Shade Whitesel\nShade Whitesel has been training and competing in dog sports since she was a kid. Always curious in how dogs learn\, she teaches people how to get along with their dogs in all behavior things\, as well as competing in the sports of IGP and AKC Obedience. \nThough Shade is owned by highly motivated working line German Shepherds and is known currently for her toy skills and marker cues classes (online through Fenzi Dog Sports Academy and in physical seminars)\, she especially enjoys teaching foundation skills to all manner of dogs and their people. Good training and learning starts at the beginning with clear reinforcement and motivation for both parties. \nSports wise; Shade enjoys IGP (Schutzhund) and AKC obedience. Her current dog Talic\, recently entered the AKC scene and scored 3 straight High in Trials earning his CD. He should be ready for the Open level this spring. \nAccess to Shade can be found at her website and she is on Instagram and Facebook. She currently has a Patreon page “Eye on Ion” that details out how to raise a young sport puppy. \n\nAbout the Host: Crossbones Dog Academy\nCrossbones Dog Academy is an 8\,000 square foot dog training\, daycare\, & retail facility located right off I-95 in Providence\, RI. Our training hall is 45×75′ with Great Mats interlocking agility flooring. Our facility is climate controlled with ample off-street parking. Indoor crating space is available for quiet working dogs in a space adjacent to the training hall\, or you may work out of your car. Chairs will be provided. \nCrossbones is less than 20 minutes from TF Green Airport and approximately an hour from Logan Airport in Boston.
URL:https://crossbonesdog.com/event/shade-whitesel-providence-seminars-2024/
LOCATION:Crossbones Dog Academy\, 189 Swan St.\, Providence\, RI\, 02905\, United States
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SUMMARY:Emma Parsons Seminars: Connecting the Dots in Agility & You Talking to Me?! Attention Around Distractions
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, August 3rd: Connecting the Dots in Agility\nSunday\, August 4th: You Talking to Me?! Attention Around Distractions\n9AM-4PM each day \nAttend one day or both – the choice is yours! \nSaturday: Connecting the Dots in Agility\nIs your dog over-stimulated when you are working with them in agility? Do they hold their Start Line Stay? Once released\, do they start running the course? Or do they go off sniffing? Or maybe visit ring crew and possibly the Judge? Many times\, these sequences are accidental behavior chains that have been rehearsed countless times. Once identified\, they can be turned around\, and success can prevail. Foundation behaviors also must be tested\, and possibly redefined. \nIn this workshop\, you will have personalized help on how to better connect with your dog in the agility ring. We will go over necessary Foundation Behaviors as well as troubleshoot various behavior issues such as: reactivity in the queue\, disconnection while running the course\, fear of certain obstacles\, etc. \nVideo will be taken during this workshop and will be available to students at no extra charge. \nSunday: You Talking to Me?! Attention Around Distractions\nIt is common for dogs to struggle with focusing on their guardian in high distraction environments. We see this everywhere: in an obedience or agility class\, in the park\, in a veterinary office\, etc. For this dynamic to improve\, we\, as handlers\, need to understand Learning Theory as well as how and when reinforcements are given. \nThe goal is to create a behavior chain where the dog sees the distractions (whatever they are) as the cue to look at the handler voluntarily. The presence of the distraction in the environment becomes the cue to reorient to the handler. Once the handler has the dog’s attention\, they can cue a set of reliable behaviors. \nThis workshop is also for dogs who might bark and lunge in challenging circumstances. \n\nOnline Registration\nFull Weekend Packages\nSign up for both days & save $50 by using the links below!\nworking spot both days ($400 + tax)\none working\, one auditing ($275 + tax)\nauditing spot both days ($150 + tax) \nIMPORTANT: After purchasing a full weekend package\, you still need to register! Use the single day registration links below to sign up yourself/your dog.  \nSingle Day Registration\n \nSaturday Working Spot ($225 + tax)\nSaturday Auditing Spot ($100 + tax)\nSunday Working Spot ($225 + tax)\nSunday Auditing Spot ($100 + tax) \n***CEUs pending. If you would like CEUs from a particular organization\, please contact us prior to registration.*** \n\nAbout the Instructor: Emma Parsons\, CDBC\, KPA Faculty\nEmma Parsons is currently a Canine Behavior Training Consultant at Gemini Dogs in Littleton\, MA as well as owning her own business\, Emma Parsons\, LLC. She specializes in managing and rehabilitating the reactive and aggressive dog and has authored three books on the subject. Emma also works with agility competitors who are having emotional difficulties with their dogs. Emma is a faculty member of Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior (KPA-CTP) as well as of the Karen Pryor Clicker Expo conferences. She is also certified by the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (CDBC). \nShe taught reactive dog classes for twelve years at Masterpeace Dog Training in Franklin\, MA. \nEmma holds a BA degree from the University of Massachusetts Lowell\, and shares her life with her husband\, Greg\, and their three clicker-trained competition dogs—two Golden Retrievers\, Austyn-Roque and Spirit-Rayne\, and a Border Collie\, Joshua Lee Hunt. \n\nAbout the Host: Crossbones Dog Academy\nCrossbones Dog Academy is an 8\,000 square foot dog training\, daycare\, & retail facility located right off I-95 in Providence\, RI. Our training hall is 45×75′ with Great Mats interlocking agility flooring. Our facility is climate controlled with ample off-street parking. Indoor crating space is available for quiet working dogs in a space adjacent to the training hall\, or you may work out of your car. Chairs will be provided. \nCrossbones is less than 20 minutes from TF Green Airport and approximately an hour from Logan Airport in Boston.
URL:https://crossbonesdog.com/event/emma-parsons-providence-seminars-2024/
LOCATION:Crossbones Dog Academy\, 189 Swan St.\, Providence\, RI\, 02905\, United States
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SUMMARY:AKC Canine Good Citizen & Trick Dog Testing
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWe 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. \nRegistration 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. \nVisit the AKC website for more information about the CGC program. \nMedallions will be awarded to all dogs who pass any Canine Good Citizen test level at this event. Rosettes will be awarded to all dogs who pass any of the three Trick Dog tests at this event. \nRegister now!
URL:https://crossbonesdog.com/event/akc-canine-good-citizen-trick-dog-testing-2024/
LOCATION:Crossbones Dog Academy\, 189 Swan St.\, Providence\, RI\, 02905\, United States
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SUMMARY:AKC Canine Good Citizen & Trick Dog Testing
DESCRIPTION:Join us Monday\, August 21st for an AKC Canine Good Citizen & Trick Dog testing event! All breeds and mixes are welcome. Pre-registration is required\, $30 per test. \nWe 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. \nRegistration is done in 30-minute time blocks. Choose from 5PM\, 5:30PM\, 6PM\, or 6:30PM when you register and your test will take place during that time block. \nVisit the AKC website for more information about the CGC program. \nMedallions will be awarded to all dogs who pass any Canine Good Citizen test level at this event. Rosettes will be awarded to all dogs who pass any of the three Trick Dog tests at this event. \nRegister now!
URL:https://crossbonesdog.com/event/akc-canine-good-citizen-trick-dog-testing/
LOCATION:Crossbones Dog Academy\, 189 Swan St.\, Providence\, RI\, 02905\, United States
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SUMMARY:Toy Play & Marker Cues Seminar with Shade Whitesel
DESCRIPTION:Location and arousal-dependent marker cues are becoming “a thing!” Learn why and how from one of the first trainers to use them in sport. We’ll practice them on each other first\, then teach your dogs the difference between at least two different marker cues and explore the possibilities for improving your communication\, along with the why. \nHave a dog that you want to use tugging or chase to reinforce behaviors? Have a dog that loves to chase but doesn’t love to bring the toy back? Have a dog with excellent toy skills but when you ask for obedience or agility skills\, it all deteriorates? This seminar covers how to harness those prey instincts into reinforcement that you can use in training. \nThese skills are part of an excellent foundation for all dog sports. \n  \nSaturday\, July 15th & Sunday\, July 16th \n8AM-4PM \n  \nWorking Spot: Teams will be chosen through an application process to ensure we have an interesting variety of dogs for auditors. Working attendees must have taken online courses with Shade (at any level including Bronze) and/or worked with her in person in the past. Working spots are $400 + tax. ONE SPOT LEFT! Click here to apply. \nAuditing Spot: $175 + tax. Click here to register. \n  \n***Approved for 21 CCPDT trainer CEUs!*** \nAbout the Instructor: Shade Whitesel \nShade Whitesel has been training and competing in dog sports since she was a kid. Always curious in how dogs learn\, she teaches people how to get along with their dogs in all behavior things\, as well as competing in the sports of IGP and AKC Obedience. \nThough Shade is owned by highly motivated working line German Shepherds and is known currently for her toy skills and marker cues classes (online through Fenzi Dog Sports Academy and in physical seminars)\, she especially enjoys teaching foundation skills to all manner of dogs and their people. Good training and learning starts at the beginning with clear reinforcement and motivation for both parties. \nSports wise; Shade enjoys IGP (Schutzhund) and AKC obedience. Her current dog Talic\, recently entered the AKC scene and scored 3 straight High in Trials earning his CD. He should be ready for the Open level this spring. \nAccess to Shade can be found at her website and she is on Instagram and Facebook. She currently has a Patreon page “Eye on Ion” that details out how to raise a young sport puppy.
URL:https://crossbonesdog.com/event/toy-play-marker-cues-seminar-with-shade-whitesel/
LOCATION:Crossbones Dog Academy\, 189 Swan St.\, Providence\, RI\, 02905\, United States
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SUMMARY:TAGteach Level 1 Certification Seminar
DESCRIPTION:TAGteach International is offering a seminar for professional certification of TAGteach instructors. Attendees will learn how to apply the marker-based positive reinforcement TAGteach method of teaching and coaching\, becoming popular in the US and around the world. \nTAGteach is a ground-breaking teaching technology used for fast-track learning in disciplines ranging from elite athletes\, non-verbal children with autism\, medical students\, dog trainers\, corporate training and everything in between. The all-positive tools of TAGteach create a comfortable and secure learning environment for students and teachers of any discipline and any skill level. TAGteach focuses on the success of the trainer and the student to ensure maximum teaching and learning efficiency. This is an exciting development in corporate training\, sport coaching\, classroom teaching and parenting\, which is accessible to everyone who teaches anything to anyone. \n“TAGteach is going to change the way I teach for the rest of my career. Without a doubt I would recommend this training to everybody. I like that I don’t have to correct them every time. The students are self-correcting because they either hear the tag or they don’t\, which is where the true learning happens”\, said Cheryl Anderson – Director of Instruction\, Mike Bender Golf Academy\, and 2006 National LPGA Teacher of the Year. \n“TAGteach has an important future in the treatment of autism and other developmental delays”\, said Joseph Morrow\, PhD\, BCBA-D\, President Applied Behavior Consultants Inc. and Professor of Psychology and Behavior Analysis\, California State University. \nSeminar attendee\, Anja Rudolf – University of Applied Science\, Ingolstadt\, Germany\, had this to say about the TAGteach certification seminar\, “I thought this was a great seminar\, but I had no idea of how it would change my life”. \nTAGteach certification will be of interest to teachers\, coaches and adult students as well as parents of children with special needs who wish to use positive and precise teaching tools. The 2-day seminars will bring together coaches and teachers from many disciplines to learn from TAGteach Faculty member Anne Wormald. \nAll registrations & event details are handled through TAGteach International. Please contact them with any questions. Click here to register!
URL:https://crossbonesdog.com/event/tagteach-level-1-certification-seminar/
LOCATION:Crossbones Dog Academy\, 189 Swan St.\, Providence\, RI\, 02905\, United States
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SUMMARY:Running Contacts Agility Training Seminar with Andy Winther
DESCRIPTION:This half-day agility training seminar will focus on teaching running contacts. Open to dogs 9 months of age and up at any stage in their running contact journey. Join us to get coaching on your individual dog’s “next steps” in the process! \nMonday\, June 19th\n8AM to 1PM \nWorking Spot: $140 + tax\, limit 8. Click here to register!\nAuditing Spot: $65 + tax\, limit 8. Click here to register! \nAbout the Instructor: Andy Winther \nAndy Winther acquired his unique animal training and handling skills in his home country of Denmark. Andy worked as a trainer at the world-renowned Blu Horse Dressage in Randbol\, Denmark. In 2000\, Andy was recruited by dressage trainers in the US to train horses in New Hampshire\, Massachusetts and West Palm Beach\, Florida. Andy has since discovered that his unique skills as an international dressage trainer are highly transferable to agility and trick training for dogs. \nLearn more about Andy at his website.
URL:https://crossbonesdog.com/event/running-contacts-agility-training-seminar-with-andy-winther/
LOCATION:Crossbones Dog Academy\, 189 Swan St.\, Providence\, RI\, 02905\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230612
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SUMMARY:Click to Calm for Canine Confidence with Emma Parsons
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of this seminar is to teach dogs to focus on their handlers in high distraction environments. These exercises will be perfect for the competition dog and handler team. \nWe will begin by reviewing the new Click to Calm protocol (the presence of the trigger IS the cue to look at the handler) as well as work on necessary Foundation Behaviors such as the Back Up Sit\, Get Behind and Re-orienting. We will also explore the role eye contact plays when building certain behaviors. \nFaulty behavior chains will also be explored: how the handler thinks they are helping the dog\, while in fact\, it is creating more destructive behavior. \nFun games will be played towards teaching specific skills like acclimating dogs to the movement of other dogs\, (Parallel Jumping or Heeling) navigating small spaces in public areas safely (Follow the Leader) and teaching dogs to better tolerate the “head to head” movement towards other dogs. (Musical Chairs or Magical Hoops) Novel stimuli will be used to add complexity to the exercises. \nCEUs pending. \nSaturday\, June 10th & Sunday\, June 11th\n9AM to 4PM \nWorking Spot: $375 + tax\, limit 8. Click here to register!\nAuditing Spot: $175 + tax\, limit 20. Click here to register! \nAbout the Instructor: Emma Parsons\, CDBC\, KPA Faculty \nEmma Parsons is currently a Canine Behavior Training Consultant at Gemini Dogs in Littleton\, MA as well as owning her own business\, Emma Parsons\, LLC. She specializes in managing and rehabilitating the reactive and aggressive dog and has authored three books on the subject. Emma also works with agility competitors who are having emotional difficulties with their dogs. Emma is a faculty member of Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior (KPA-CTP) as well as of the Karen Pryor Clicker Expo conferences. She is also certified by the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. (CDBC). \nShe taught reactive dog classes for twelve years at Masterpeace Dog Training in Franklin\, MA. \nEmma holds a BA degree from the University of Massachusetts Lowell\, and shares her life with her husband\, Greg\, and their three clicker-trained competition dogs—two Golden Retrievers\, Austyn-Roque and Spirit-Rayne\, and a Border Collie\, Joshua Lee Hunt. \n 
URL:https://crossbonesdog.com/event/click-to-calm-for-canine-confidence-with-emma-parsons/
LOCATION:RI
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230313T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230313T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T181544
CREATED:20230109T223239Z
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SUMMARY:AKC Canine Good Citizen & Trick Dog Testing
DESCRIPTION:Join us Monday\, March 13th for an AKC Canine Good Citizen & Trick Dog testing event! All breeds and mixes are welcome. Pre-registration is required\, $30 per test. \nWe 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. \nRegistration 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. \nVisit the AKC website for more information about the CGC program. \nMedallions will be awarded to all dogs who pass any Canine Good Citizen test level at this event. \nRegister now!
URL:https://crossbonesdog.com/event/akc-cgc-trick-dog-testing/
LOCATION:RI
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230210T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230210T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T181544
CREATED:20230109T213817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T223227Z
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SUMMARY:Power of Play Workshop with Katherine Ostiguy
DESCRIPTION:Do you struggle with recalls or loose leash walking outside because your dog is interested in critters? Do you already play fetch or tug but want to supercharge that skill and use it to build STRONG behaviors and FAST responses? Do you have a puppy and want to have a variety of ways to reward her for correct behavior\, all while building your relationship together? \nIn this workshop\, you’ll learn to develop tug\, fetch\, & “personal play” (using your body & charming personality to play with your dog rather than a toy) with your dog\, and how to use these games to build & reinforce behavior in your dog. \nThis workshop is primarily lecture-based. Working spots include 2 short turns playing in the training hall with coaching from Katherine. \nWORKING spot (limit 5): $80 + tax or 2 Flex Class credits. Register here! \n\nAUDITING spot (limit 8): $30 + tax or 1 Flex Class credit. Register here! \nAbout Our Workshops\nOur workshops are focused\, detailed two-hour training sessions that combine lecture time and hands-on dog training. You and your dog will not only make progress during the workshop\, but will also leave with a greater understanding of dog training and a clear path toward continued improvement. \nWorkshops are limited to just 5 working spots\, $80 + tax or 2 Flex Class credits. \nAuditing spots are available for $30 + tax or 1 Flex Class credit. You must preregister online. Workshops are 2 hours long. We teach for 45 minutes\, then pause for a 15 minute break\, teach for another 45 minutes\, and then finish with a 15 minute “Q&A” period. \nAre you new to Crossbones Dog Academy? Workshops are fast-paced and we need all attendees (dog & human!) to have the same foundation knowledge. If you have never taken clicker training group classes with your dog before\, you must attend an Orientation class prior to registering for a workshop. If you have taken similar classes elsewhere\, please contact us and let us know where you have trained prior to registering.
URL:https://crossbonesdog.com/event/power-of-play-workshop-with-katherine-ostiguy/
LOCATION:RI
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T181544
CREATED:20230109T171341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T202833Z
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SUMMARY:Fancy Jumps Workshop with Katherine Ostiguy
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, you’ll build your dog’s understanding and confidence on the “fancy jumps:” tire\, panel\, broad\, wall\, double\, triple\, and/or ascending spread. \nPrerequisites: dog offers to jump back and forth while handler stands still in a neutral position. Dogs 12+ month old.\nIf your dog has a history of struggling with one of these jumps\, reach out to Katherine before enrolling\, but we can likely troubleshoot it in this workshop! \nWORKING spot (limit 5): $80 + tax or 2 Flex Class credits. Register here! \n\nAUDITING spot (limit 8): $30 + tax or 1 Flex Class credit. Register here! \nAbout Our Workshops\nOur workshops are focused\, detailed two-hour training sessions that combine lecture time and hands-on dog training. You and your dog will not only make progress during the workshop\, but will also leave with a greater understanding of dog training and a clear path toward continued improvement. \nWorkshops are limited to just 5 working spots\, $80 + tax or 2 Flex Class credits. \nAuditing spots are available for $30 + tax or 1 Flex Class credit. You must preregister online. Workshops are 2 hours long. We teach for 45 minutes\, then pause for a 15 minute break\, teach for another 45 minutes\, and then finish with a 15 minute “Q&A” period. \nAre you new to Crossbones Dog Academy? Workshops are fast-paced and we need all attendees (dog & human!) to have the same foundation knowledge. If you have never taken clicker training group classes with your dog before\, you must attend an Orientation class prior to registering for a workshop. If you have taken similar classes elsewhere\, please contact us and let us know where you have trained prior to registering.
URL:https://crossbonesdog.com/event/fancy-jumps-workshop-with-katherine-ostiguy/
LOCATION:RI
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