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Ward Falkner Competitive Obedience Seminar
May 12-13, 2012Pawsh Dog Training Centre
Unit 8- 1580 Taylor Avenue
Winnipeg, ManitobaPlease contact Terry Lambert for additional information
terrylambert@shaw.caPhone (204) 831-6923Limited Reservations
Reserve Your Spot Today!
2 Day Working Spot - $225.00
2 Day Audit Spot - $125.00
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A small transaction fee will apply for this service.
Additional Information (flyer) and registration is available in either pdf or word document formats below:
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Seminar Outline
How Dogs Learn - Learning
Through Associations
- Learning
Through Consequences
- Primary
and Secondary Reinforcement
- Get
It, Mark It, Reward It
- Work
Close and Work with the Pieces
- Change
Only One Variable at a Time
- Use
of the Flexi on AII Exercises
The Beginning - The
Puppy - The
Target Stick and "Touch" Command
- Spin
to the Left and Turn to the Right
- Recalls
and the Opposition Reflex
- "Goes"
and the Opposition Reflex
- "Fronts"
on the Knees with a Treat from the Mouth
The Basics
Heeling
- Driving
Release - From a Sit
- Driving
Release - Two Step, Five Step, Ten Step – Release
- Body
Position - Head, Shoulders, Hips, Feet Underneath, Knees Together
- Importance
of Pace and Step Sizes
- Use
of Metronome and Straight-Line Heeling for Rhythm
- Footwork
and Pace Changes
- Left
Turns and Right Turns - Weight Shifts
- Right
and Left About Turns - Weight Shifts
- Figure
8 - Weight Distribution, Head, Shoulders, Feet
- Handler
Head Position on Turns and Halts
Fronts and Finishes
- Fixing
a "Hip Throw" Sit and Building Muscle Strength
- Angle
Fronts and, Side-passing
- Finishes
- About and Swing - Why both are important
Attention Training
- Informal
- Eye Contact Game
- Formal
- Terry Arnold Eight-Week Program
Open Exercises
- Teaching
the "Hold" with Fingers
- Nose
Touch with "Touch" Command
- Getting
Dog to "Take" and Marking the "Take"
- Teaching
the "Hold" - Sitting, Moving, with Distractions
- Forced
Retrieve - Ear Squeeze
- Use
of Driving Release - High to Low Position - Use of Hand
- Toys
and People Distractions - Take It vs Get It
Retrieves - Flat and High Jump
Drop on Recall
- Down/Stand
- Directly in Front of Handler
- Increasing
the Distance Variable
- Recall
Distance and Relationship to Drop Speed in Training
Broad Jump
- Progressing
Into the Turn
- Preventing
Cutting - Set-up, Use of Rods
- Importance
of Height and Getting It
Utility Exercises - Scent Game and Scent Articles
- Working
Close to the Pile
- Avoiding
Eye Contact with the Dog
Directed jumping - the Parts - Food
Placement on the Center Post - the Puppy "Go"
- Target
Stick and a fob to Do
- Signals
Rather than Verbal/Signal Combination
- Multiple
Turns and Sits - on a Single Send
- Go-outs
with Gloves in Corners
Signals - Relationship
to Leash Handling
- Treating
After Each Movement
- Turning
Around After Each Movement
Directed Retrieve - Body
Position - Moving Hands Down Thighs
- Glove
Placement - Three Gloves
Moving Stand - The
Examination and Verbal/Touch Command
- Call
to Finish - Use of Plastic Rod
About Ward Falkner and Zoom Ward Falkner is one of North America’s leading obedience trainers.
Together with his dog Zoom, he has won over 250 High in Trials,
including 54 perfect scores of 200 - a record in the history of Canadian
Obedience training. He has placed in the top ten obedience dogs in
Canada an impressive 8 times in the past 10 years, and recently won High
In Trial at the Eukanuba Invitational Obedience Trial in Florida. Some of his other achievements include
- A record for the number of perfect 200’s achieved in a single year at 15
- Placed in Canada’s Top Ten obedience dogs for past 6 years – 2008 as #1, presently ranked #3
- At two years old was the youngest dog in Canada to achieve the GMOTCh title
- Only obedience team in history to have been ranked #1 in Canada and also win the US National Obedience Invitational
- Only non-American team to win the NOI
- High in Trial Golden Retriever Club of Canada National Specialty - 2008, 2009, 2011 – twice with perfect 200 scores
- Invitee and participant in the AKC/Eukanuba National Invitational – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Winner AKC/Eukanuba National Invitational 2011 – adding the letters NOC (National Obedience Champion) in front of Zoom's OTCh.
Quote from Petra Ford, fellow competitor, twice NOI Champion, 1st Place Tie in the Crufts World Obedience Championship... “This is an absolutely amazing team.
Insanely accurate, while maintaining SPEED and STYLE!!! Everyone should
be striving to attain all three . . . often, the style and speed get
lost while pushing for more and more accuracy. Congrats, Ward and Zoom,
well deserved." |
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