March 2, 2024 9:00 am - March 3, 2024
SHAPING and TRAINING LOOPS: Reinforcement Cues and Effective Reinforcement Strategies for Detection Dogs
SHAPING and TRAINING LOOPS: Reinforcement Cues and Effective Reinforcement Strategies for Detection Dogs
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SHAPING and TRAINING LOOPS: Reinforcement Cues and Effective Reinforcement Strategies for Detection Dogs.
Apply here until January 26th. Applications Closed.
Clear communication with your K9 and practical and thoughtful reward sequences are a powerful tool in your training tool box!
We will cover:
- strategies to create successful shaping sessions’
- reinforcement cues/multiple marker systems
- reinforcement location/reward placement
Working spots (8) will work with their dogs on marker systems/reinforcement cues and reinforcement strategies individual to their dog and its job/task.
Audit spots (4) will be included in this process and will participate in the practical exercises!
This seminar is focused on Detection dogs/Search and Rescue dogs but we will not work odor at this seminar. We will work on tools and exercises that are crucial for solid foundations and advanced odor/SAR work.
This seminar will be taught by Jo Huxel who is a professional dog trainer and currently handles her deployable dogs that are German Shorthair Pointers: Bax (Human Remains Detection) and her 2 Live-Find dogs, Cassia and Rumo. She is a founding member and serves on the Board of Northwest Human Remains Detection (NWHRD) and is the Training Officer for Northwest Disaster Search Dogs (NDSD) in addition to being a member of WA-TF 1 (FEMA). She is also an evaluator for FEMA. You can read more about Jo here.
Registration for this seminar is at a reduced rate due to a generous donation from Carpet Liquidators. Additionally, we will be offering full “working spot” scholarships to two lucky SAR handlers, selected via lottery!