Clean Run Instructor Conference

...with Carolyn Barney

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Starting Off Right: Foundation/Beginner Agility Classes

This DVD is a live recording of a presentation done at the 2007 Clean Run Instructor Conference. Putting the cart before the horse can be a huge mistake in agility training. But many students come to a foundation/beginner agility class with untrained dogs and want to do agility obstacles right away. Instructors can cave in to this pressure and beginner agility classes often skip or gloss over the foundation exercises that build essential skills for success and avoid problems down the road. Other students start out doing agility for fun and then have to retrain their dogs once they get bitten by the bug. A good foundation/beginner class can accommodate puppies through adult dogs and casual agility trainers through competitors, but it takes planning and forethought. Carolyn will share how she gets her students started with good habits and foundation skills in a classroom setting.

(about 78 minutes)

Shaping For Demand

This DVD is a live recording of a presentation done at the 2007 Clean Run Instructor Conference. You're a clicker trainer and a good instructor, and you know how to help your student when his dog gets "stuck," but do you know how to take your dogs from "operant" to "demand"? This session shows you how to turn a dog who tolerates any agility obstacle into a dog who demands to perform the obstacle, and does so with pride. This session presumes clicker savvy and good background experience in the art and science of teaching. The focus is on some of the finesse and fine points of creating more desire in the dog. We can't change the true hard-wired drive that Mother Nature gave our dog, but we sure can change the level of desire toward the tasks at hand. Julie shows you how to use the quadrants of operant conditioning and the two-way feedback system available in any shaping session to create a strong drive toward a task that the dog finds confusing or frightening.

(about 78 minutes)

Start Lines & Impulse-control Games

This DVD is a live recording of a presentation done at the 2007 Clean Run Instructor Conference. Some handlers find themselves unexpectedly in the paws of a very smart and very fast agility prospect. And many others buy a super-high-energy dog only to spend their time trying to slow him down. Learn how to use all that energy and impatience to create win-win games! Learn why self-control is a step above handler control. All "wild child" dogs need a solid start-line lead-out, and this presentation demonstrates a step-by-step progression of Julie's Start Line Game. Along the way, Julie discusses how to create an "off" switch as well as other useful rules and tools for the wild child and other high-drive dogs. Rather than discussing how to change the dog's brain, Julie shows you how to understand and appreciate the quick brain of your canine teammate.

(about 82 minutes)

Training the Extreme Dogs with Sandy Rogers

This DVD is a live recording of a presentation done at the 2007 Clean Run Instructor Conference. One size training does not fit all! Every trainer can expand his or her current agility program to meet the needs of the individual dog. Not everyone wants to run a Border Collie. Your students' dogs come in every shape and size, but the agility equipment doesn't. This presents a number of challenges that you need to have answers for. From the toys to the giants, Sandy's presentation addresses how to keep the "extreme dogs" safe and motivated with easy-to-learn training tips and tricks. Even if you're not an agility instructor, you'll find Sandy's tips useful for working with a very small or a very large dog.

(about 82 minutes)

Scaredy Dogs with Carolyn Barney

This DVD is a live recording of a presentation done at the 2007 Clean Run Instructor Conference. Many agility dogs are generally fearful or become fearful during training or trialing due to specific incidences. Some dogs work through fear easily while others need careful intervention. What does fear look like? It's not always as easy to recognize as you might think. Does your foundation training program inoculate your student's dogs or leave them vulnerable? What techniques do you use to help a student who already has a fearful dog? This session will provide you with an overview of what fear looks like, how to prevent it, and how to decrease it.

(about 82 minutes)

This video was added to our catalog on July 29, 2008 in Home::Dog Training.

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