K9 NOSE WORK
COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES SEMINAR
Barbara Schwerdt & Ramona Audette
Saturday, September 11, 2010
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
(Registration 8:15 - 8:45 AM)
Cost: $150 working spot (with dog); $75 audit spot (no dog)
(Working Spots are full - email teah@gentlepets.com to be placed on a wait list in case of cancellations. Audit spots are still available.)
Location: Gentle Touch Pet Training, 1886 Deer Canyon Road, Arroyo Grande, CA
Both Barbara and Ramona have experience competing in the new urban sport of K9 Nose Work. They will share with us their experience and strategies of how to best prepare for our first Nose Work Trial - November 6th! Many of you have already met Barbara at previous workshops. We’re also thrilled to have Ramona joining us.
Prerequisites:
Handlers must have completed one of the following prerequisites in order to register for a working spot in this Seminar:
- Completed Intro to Nose Work and Nose Work2 (Intro to Odor) classes; or
- Attended the Intro to Nose Work & Intro to Odor Workshops and completed the homework assignments.
About the speakers:
Barbara Schwerdt has been working with her rescued, German Shepherd, Landis in Nose Work since he was a puppy. Landis is now the top-scoring dog in NACSW Nose Work Trails and earned his NW1 and NW2 in 2009. He was one of only six dogs eligible to compete for the NW3 title and missed it by a mere 2 points! Barbara was one of the first seven instructors to complete her certification in the K9 Nose Work/NACSW Instructors program in early 2009. She is a lead trainer for My Best Friend Obedience in Southern California, has earned her CPDT designation through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, is a AKC CGC evaluator, and has founded Amante Dog Training, a division of Safe at Home Pet Care, a business Barbara owns with her husband Gerry. They specialize in in-home care of companion animals and are now also providing dog-training services. She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, the National Association of Canine Scent Work, and the American Society for Training and Development. Find out more about Barbara at www.funnosework.com.
Ramona Audette is the Training Director of California Academy of Dog Behavior. She has been training dogs professionally since 1993 and has been involved with dogs, one way or another, her whole life. She believes dogs learn best when they feel good and when training is fun. She attends training and behavior seminars regularly, including seminars offered by Pia Silvani, Trish King, Donna Duford, Sue Sternberg, Patricia McConnell, Terry Ryan, Kathy Sdao, and the guru of operant conditioning, Bob Bailey, to name a few.
Ramona worked nine years at Guide Dogs of America in Sylmar where she was responsible for helping foster families that took adorable 8 week old pups home to raise to be guide dogs. She continues to be involved with GDA and the Puppy Raisers that foster their pups.
Ramona has also put Obedience titles (up to a Utility title - UD), Rally titles (up to a Rally Advanced Excellent - RAE) and Agility titles (up to Excellent in both Standard and Jumpers) on several dogs. She continues to compete with her own dogs. She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, Southern California Dog Trainers Forum and is an AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluator. She shares her home with her husband of 30 yrs and 5 Labrador Retrievers. To learn more about Ramona, go to her website at www.cadogbehavior.com.
Registration & Refund Policy:
Full payment is required to confirm your registration. Registration is not final until registration form and payment are received.
Disruptive or dangerous dogs will be asked to leave if they cannot be managed. Tuition will not be refunded to the participant if she/he is asked to leave to remedy a dog-related issue.
Cancellation Policy:
Refunds will be given, less a $25 non-refundable administration fee for a one-day seminar or $40 for a two-day seminar, if notice of cancellation is received by one month prior to seminar date. Notices should be in writing and can be emailed to teah@gentlepets.com, faxed to (805) 481-1497 or mailed to Gentle Touch Pet Training at the address listed below. If notice is not received by one month prior to seminar date, no refund will be given unless your spot can be filled from the wait list (the non-refundable administrative fee still applies).
A written note back from Gentle Touch Pet Training, within 5 working days, will confirm your cancellation. Your cancellation is not valid without a confirmation of receipt
Lodging and Airport Information:
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