REGISTER NOW mailto: [email protected]For more info Call KAYE (03) 9489 5095 0477 975 012 Choose the whole month’s program, or select part of it. Do the full year or selected monthly topics. VENUE: Andy’s Doggy Day Care 47 John Street, East Brunswick | Great Indoor Venue 2015 Wagging School Dog Training and Behaviour Skills Program Dog training and behaviour skills: program overview - offering you the opportunity to develop your skills $245 for 1 topic $1000 for 7 Topics casual rates apply for individual events Generous discounts apply, the more topics you do. Club & group specials available. MAY Understanding reward-based training – from intro to advanced JUNE Become a pet dog training specialist – Wagging School Certification available JULY Training RALPH the Rambunctious Adolescent Lunging Posturing Hound AUGUST Positive and more… training the Whole Dog FORMAT SUN 10-5 INTENSIVE MON 7-9pm SEMINAR SAT 2-5 WORKSHOP WED 7-30 – 8-30pm 4 or 8 week WEEKLY COURSE SEPTEMBER Puppy training and socialisation - a multitude of sins OCTOBER Alternatives to punishment, correction or reprimand NOVEMBER Understanding your dog – body language and communication
Choose the whole month’s program, or select part of it. Do the full year or selected monthly topics.
VENUE: Andy’s Doggy Day Care
47 John Street, East Brunswick | Great Indoor Venue
2015 Wagging School Dog Training and Behaviour Skills Program
Dog training and behaviour skills: program overview - offering you the opportunity to develop your skills
$245 for 1 topic $1000 for 7 Topics casual rates apply
for individual events
Generous discounts apply, the more topics you do. Club & group specials available.
MAY Understanding reward-based training – from
intro to advanced
JUNE Become a pet dog training specialist – Wagging School
Certification available
JULY Training RALPH
the Rambunctious Adolescent
Lunging Posturing Hound
AUGUST Positive and
more… training the Whole Dog
FORMAT SUN 10-5 INTENSIVE MON 7-9pm SEMINAR SAT 2-5 WORKSHOP WED 7-30 – 8-30pm
4 or 8 week WEEKLY COURSE
SEPTEMBER Puppy training
and socialisation - a multitude of
sins
OCTOBER Alternatives to punishment, correction or
reprimand
NOVEMBER Understanding
your dog – body language and
communication
Are you:
a dog training or puppy class instructor (Club or private business-based)
a dog lover and training enthusiast
wanting to develop a career working with dogs (will suit Cert 4 graduates and keen students)
working in the pet industry, as a groomer, dog walker, pet sitter, providing pet supplies
a volunteer in animal welfare or rescue
Do you want to:
become a highly skilled and knowledgeable instructor
improve your dog training skills
pursue your hobby or profession with other like-minded enthusiasts
be able to offer more to your clients in the pet industry
have a better understanding of dog behavior, whatever your role
This unique program could be for you. We offer you:
Continuing skills-based education for dog training enthusiasts, volunteers and professionals in every field
One major topic each month, comprising a one-day Intensive, a two-hour Seminar, a three-hour Skills Workshop and a weekly short hands-on Practical Course (4 or 8 weeks)
Modular program - participate intensively, or attend on a casual basis
Reward-based methods and in-depth concepts - take your skill to the next level
Certification for participants who complete relevant skills-based requirements
topics include | become a pet dog training specialist | alternatives to punishment | positive and more: training the whole dog | understanding your dog | puppy training and socialisation | training RALPH the rambunctious adolescent lunging posturing hound |
reward-based training | become a pet dog training specialist | alternatives to punishment positive and more: training the Whole Dog | understanding your dog | puppy training and socialisation | training RALPH the Rambunctious Adolescent Lunging Posturing Hound
Wagging School Dog training & behaviour skills program
Become the best dog trainer!
There are 7 major topics being offered in 2015. One topic will be covered each month, from May to November.
Each major topic will be introduced by an Intensive, a one-day session, scheduled for 10 am to 5 pm on a Sunday. This is designed to give you a comprehensive introduction to the topic, with both breadth and depth.
This will be followed by a 2-hour Seminar on a Monday evening, from 7pm to 9pm. The purpose of the Seminar is to take one aspect of the topic and go into it in more detail. This will extend your knowledge if you have attended the Intensive. However, it will make sense as a stand-alone topic if you do not attend the Intensive.
Then there will be a Skills Workshop, to be held from 2 pm to 5 pm on a Saturday afternoon. This is specifically designed to give you the opportunity to get some hands-on experience with your dog, putting some of the methods introduced in the Intensive and Seminar into practice.
Some topics will also have associated Hands-on Practical Courses, which you can attend. These are particularly suitable for instructors (whether trainees or experienced) who can experience being in a class which they are going to teach, explore alternative ways of training a particular exercise, and gain instructing skills.
The Practical Course will involve both doing it and workshopping how to do it - for example by participants handling each other's dogs rather than just their own, and by having turns at instructing for a segment of the class. So you can experience a 4-week or 8-week course in real time.
The course will incorporate the ideas and methods that are covered in the Intensives, Seminars and Skills Workshops. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, 7-30 pm to 8-30 are available for these courses. Other times may be negotiated for Clubs and other training schools wanting customised programs.
reward-based training | become a pet dog training specialist | alternatives to punishment positive and more: training the Whole Dog | understanding your dog | puppy training and socialisation | training RALPH the Rambunctious Adolescent Lunging Posturing Hound
Format Wagging School Dog training & behaviour skills program
NOTE #1: if you are a Club, training or rescue organisation, and can organise 6 to 8 participants, we can run a Practical Course tailored for you, at a time that suits you. I can also advise you on which Seminars and Workshops will best complement your needs.
NOTE #2: dog lovers, trainers and enthusiasts are busy people. Clubs usually meet on Saturday or Sunday, and sometimes on week nights. Trials and shows are usually on weekends. Some people have day jobs! Professional trainers tend to work "after hours" to fit in with clients.
In the past, people have often said "I would love to come to your Seminar but I <work, teach puppy class, have xxx training, am booked for an interstate show etc.> on that date. Will you be repeating it on a <Saturday, Sunday, week night etc.>"
People are very time-‐poor. That is why we are offering this flexible Modular Program:
If you can commit to an intensive program, over the whole year, you will experience an amazing learning curve! The program for the whole year is designed to fit together.
The program will give you an in-depth foundation in reward-based training and behaviour. This will stand you in good stead for any specific application. If you want to become a highly qualified instructor, you should have this foundation, as well as gaining the specific detailed methods needed for teaching puppies, young pet dog basics, adolescent dogs and further levels.
If you have a specific interest (e.g. puppies, but not unruly adolescent dogs, or vice versa) you can focus your efforts on the month devoted to that topic.
If you want to increase your knowledge and skill, but more selectively, and not so intensively, you can "cherry pick" topics of interest. Put together your own program - a seminar here, a workshop there.
Some parts of the program emphasise hands-on experience, while others are more knowledge-based. I have tried to offer a balance of theory and practice. I know some people find theory a pain, but I would encourage you to increase your knowledge of how and why we do things, as well as just what we do.
Putting your program together
Wagging School Dog training & behaviour skills program
reward-based training | become a pet dog training specialist | alternatives to punishment positive and more: training the Whole Dog | understanding your dog | puppy training and socialisation | training RALPH the Rambunctious Adolescent Lunging Posturing Hound
DATES, TIMES AND TOPICS
MAY
Understanding Reward-‐based Training 1 Sunday, 3 May 15 10am -‐ 5pm Intensive
Monday, 11 May 15 7pm -‐ 9pm Seminar
Saturday, 30 May 15 2pm -‐ 5pm Workshop
Wednesday, 6 May 15 7-‐30 to 8-‐30 pm Course
JUNE
Become A Pet Dog Training Specialist 2
Sunday, 7 June 15 10am -‐ 5pm Intensive
Monday, 15 June 15 7pm -‐ 9pm Seminar
Saturday, 27 June 15 2pm -‐ 5pm Workshop
Wednesday, 3 June 15 7-‐30 to 8-‐30 pm Course
JULY
Training RALPH 3
Sunday, 5 July 15 10am -‐ 5pm Intensive
Monday, 13 July 15 7pm -‐ 9pm Seminar
Saturday, 25 July 15 2pm -‐ 5pm Workshop
Tuesday, 7 July 15 7-‐30 to 8-‐30 pm Course
AUGUST
Positive & More… Training the Whole Dog 4
Sunday, 2 August 15 10am -‐ 5pm Intensive
Monday, 10 August 15 7pm -‐ 9pm Seminar
Saturday, 22 August 15 2pm -‐ 5pm Workshop
Wednesday, 5 August 15 7-‐30 to 8-‐30 pm Course
SEPTEMBER
Puppy Training and Socialisation 5
Sunday, 6 September 15 10am -‐ 5pm Intensive
Monday, 14 September 15 7pm -‐ 9pm Seminar
Saturday, 26 September 15 2pm -‐ 5pm Workshop
Thursday, 3 September 15 7-‐30 to 8-‐30 pm Course
OCTOBER
Alternatives to Punishment 6
Sunday, 4 October 15 Monday, 19 October 15
10am -‐ 5pm 7pm – 9 pm
Intensive Seminar
Saturday, 24 October 15 2pm -‐ 5pm Workshop
NOVEMBER
Understanding Your Dog 7
Sunday, 8 November 15 10am -‐ 5pm Intensive
Monday, 16 November 15 7pm -‐ 9pm Seminar
Saturday, 28 November 15 2pm -‐ 5pm Workshop
Wednesday, 11 November15 7-‐30 to 8-‐30 pm Course
Cost per person 1 TOPIC $245/$345* 2 TOPICS $400 3 TOPICS $575 4 TOPICS $725 5 TOPICS $850 6 TOPICS $925 7 TOPICS $1,000 * with either a 4 wk or an 8 wk Hands-‐on Course “TOPIC” means one month (Intensive, Seminar, Workshop and Hands-‐on Course)
Put together your own program Put together your own program, or simply “cherry pick” individual events. For casual attendance you pay the full or casual rate: Intensives ($80), Seminars ($35) or Workshops ($45) to attend. For self-‐selected Program, discounts will be available.
Club or group special Group of 6 Pay for 5 places, get one free, e.g. full program for 6 participants $5,000; this works out at $120 per month per person. This is amazing value – the cost of a four-‐week weekly training class, with all-‐day Intensive, 2-‐hour Seminar and 3-‐hour Workshop thrown in! Plus $300 off for each additional auditor position (e.g. $700 per person for 7 Topics). I KNOW THIS SOUNDS COMPLICATED – DON’T STRESS! TICK WHAT YOU WANT ON THE REGISTRATION FORM AND I WILL SEND YOU A QUOTE!
Instalments 1 TOPIC
15% non-‐refundable deposit, due 3 weeks before your program commences ($35 for a Topic with a 4-‐week Course, and $50 for a Topic with an 8-‐week Course. Balance ($210 or $290) payable on the Monday before your Sunday Intensive.
2 -‐ 7 TOPICS
15% non-‐refundable deposit, due 3 weeks before your program commences
35% payable on the Monday before your first Intensive
followed by two instalments of 25%, due dates to be advised, depending on which Topics you enrol for.
reward-based training | become a pet dog training specialist | alternatives to punishment positive and more: training the Whole Dog | understanding your dog | puppy training and socialisation | training RALPH the Rambunctious Adolescent Lunging Posturing Hound
training RALPH the Rambunctious Adolescent Lunging Posturing Hound
Putting your program together
Wagging School Dog training & behaviour skills program skills program
REGISTRATION FORM
TOPIC WHOLE TOPIC
INTENSIVE SEMINAR SKILLS WORKSHOP
PRACTICAL COURSE
UNDERSTANDING REWARD-BASED TRAINING
BECOME A PET DOG TRAINING SPECIALIST
TRAINING RALPH
POSITIVE AND MORE…
PUPPY TRAINING & SOCIALISATION
ALTERNATIVES TO PUNISHMENT
Not offered
UNDERSTANDING YOUR DOG
I wish to enrol in the following topics or modules (please tick)
NUMBER OF PEOPLE: ONE [ ] or GROUP [ ] please tick NUMBER IN GROUP WITH DOGS [ ] NUMBER OF AUDITORS [ ]
CONTACT NAME*: E-MAIL ADDRESS: PHONE: *individual or group contact
