Seminars and Workshops are a great way to improve your skills by learning from THE BEST!
We’re excited to offer you these opportunities at Canine Sports Zone.
– Working spots are for active participants and their dogs.
– Auditors are welcome to take notes and participate by observing and asking questions. While some auditors do bring their dogs along, auditors are not allowed to work their dogs during the workshop/seminar presentation time. If an Auditor has brought a dog and would like to work independently with their dogs during breaks, it is allowed as long as it is non-disruptive to the presenter and presentation area.
Keep scrolling down to see all that we have planned!!!
When You’re Behind
May 23rd
5:00 – 8:00pm
Presented by Finley Richgels
This workshop is for times on course when the handler is behind the dog and needing to apply clear direction. Topics will include:
– verbal understanding
– helping the dog look forward
– handler motion, connection, and technical points
– return to handler for technical handling after working distance
NOTE: Dogs must be at least 1.5 years old and proficient on all equipment.
Coursework with Application of International Skills
June 13th
6:30 – 8:30pm
Presented by Claudette Mo
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- This workshop is for those who want to work on international skills within a full course. We will focus on skills such as threadle wraps, flicks, layers, weave pole challenges, and discrimination in high speed lines.
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- Dogs must be proficient on all equipment.
Maximize your Gamblers Points
June 20th
6:30 – 8:30pm
Presented by Claudette Mo
This workshop is all about Gamblers! It’s just as much for you as a handler as it is for your dog. We will discuss the rules, how to maximize points, how to create a plan based on your individual dog’s strengths and weaknesses, and how to execute that plan. This workshop will focus on UKI type Gamblers.
Dogs must be proficient on all equipment.
This or That!
Friday, August 16th
8:00 – 11:30am
Presented by Melanie Miller
Thinking games to put the fun and clarity in discriminations! This workshop guides the dog to learn to both listen and apply when sometimes it’s one thing, and sometimes it’s something else. All while pushing the handler to provide clear and timely information. This workshop full of fun games is super for international aspirations, gamblers, FAST, or to just guide your team to more clarified discriminations! These thinking games from Melanie help the dog stay successful and therefore motivated to listen and complete discriminations successfully! The focus will be on the games to provide clarity to build/maintain strong distance, not sequences.
From Shawna regarding This or That: The use of games to maintain or build clarity for a skill is key to keeping strong skills. This greatly reduces the surprise at a trial when they don’t get something they usually do. Keeping great skills great by playing motivating games in a small space, is the key to keeping the skill reliable. You’re not going to want to miss this!
Mental Management Group Discussion
Friday, August 16th
12:30 – 4:00pm
Presented by Melanie Miller
This is a game changer!
* Do you struggle focusing in the ring?
* Lack confidence in your abilities as you step to the line?
* Find your performances at trials fall short of what you are capable of in training?
Melanie will share her own personal journey to becoming a resilient, mentally consistent competitor regardless of trial environment or challenges outside of the ring. Melanie has competed overseas a dozen times in addition to attending multiple national championships and tryout events. She will share her strategies for success that you can start to implement at your very next trial or training session. This seminar is just for humans. There will not be any dogs working.
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Jumps & Tunnels for Young Dogs
Monday, August 19th
8:30am – 12:00pm
Presented by Melanie Miller
Training sequences for young dogs using age-appropriate equipment. Jumps can be at any appropriate height. Short sequences geared towards creating strong foundations for a confident and independent partnership This workshop is set to proof understanding while maintaining success, this can be attended by adult dogs who may need clarification and/or building confidence.
Dogs must be able to go through uprights and must have started circling a cone. Melanie will do age appropriate skills.
Register to Audit All Day Monday $80
Discriminating Minds and Discriminating Taste
Monday, August 19th
1:00 – 4:30pm
Presented by Melanie Miller
You asked for it! Work with Melanie to create the bigger distances needed to run some of today’s courses! This perfectly timed workshop will include handler training/instruction on how to cue layering correctly, as well as how to clarify any questions your dog has. This is a great prep to get your teammate to focus forward and cueing from a distance. All equipment may be used.
Countermotion: Opposites Attract!
Tuesday, August 20th
8:30am – 12:00pm
Presented by Melanie Miller
This workshop is super for building the commitment of skills when the direction of your motion differs from the directions the dog is to go. Whether you’re wanting to build the skills or need proofing, Melanie will review her favorite ways of teaching and maintaining these skills with her favorite games! Did you take this with Melanie in March? If so, come and continue to grow/build on those skills!
Register to Audit all day Tuesday $80
Blind Crosses 101
Tuesday, August 20th
1:00 – 4:00pm
Presented by Melanie Miller
Are you new to blind crosses, or running blind? Want improvement on your execution of blind crosses? Question if you should blind cross? This workshop assists with creating the blind cross mechanics for you AND your dog that you have been looking for! Open to all ages. Dogs need a reliable sit-stay.
