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Whether working with your own dog or a dog professional working with a client’s dog, we all share the same journey with the same quest: How do we help this dog and his person? 

Statistics, jargon, and how-to recipes abound, but so much information can leave us overwhelmed and unsure. How do you determine what an individual dog and his person need? How do you find the best solution for each individual dog and situation?

Being a humane trainer requires that we figure out what we need to know. But where to begin? What path should we take?  Suzanne’s comprehensive approach considers the whole dog – physical, mental & emotional – as well as the whole relationship between dog and his person. 

This way of thinking about training and dogs provides a structure that helps anyone – regardless of experience – sort through and understand the dog, his person, and their relationship in a nuanced way. 

• Is it mental? Attention, distraction, focus, understanding? Does the dog need skills or thinner slices? How do you ask the dog, “Do you understand?” 

• Is it emotional? Is the dog worried, anxious, angry, frustrated, bored, fearful, aroused? Is the environment supportive, or is it a struggle for the dog?

• Is it physical? Is the challenge based in structure, function, or both? Learn what the dog can tell you about his abilities by how he moves, changes position, catches treats, and more! 

• Is it the relationship? How do the dog and his person work together? 

• Is it a combination of many factors? If so, what to solve first? 

As Suzanne takes you inside the canine brain to help you see what she sees, you will refine your ability to improve your observation skills, question, analyze, and test drive your understanding and training plans.

Using guided problem solving, videos, live case histories with dogs and their people, a variety of interactive “try it yourself” exercises, and working in small groups you’ll learn how to:

• Hone your observation skills

• Turn observations into accurate interpretations

• Learn how to “ask” dogs questions (and handlers too!)

• Use Suzanne’s unique IF/THEN flowchart approach to identify issues

• Triage & prioritize

• Assess pros & cons for possible solutions

• Create an effective training plan that works for both the dog and his person 

Please join us for a special weekend full of new ideas, techniques, approaches, and a well exercised funny bone that’s sure to leave your head and your heart full.

Space for this seminar is limited and we expect it will sell out as Suzanne’s previous Austin appearances have – early registration is encouraged! 

If you would like to be considered for a case history during this seminar, please register and then submit your request at: https://suzanneclothier.com/case-history/

Suzanne will review all submissions and contact you directly about 10 days prior to the seminar.

GENERAL SEMINAR INFO:

This is a two-day seminar beginning at 9am Saturday, February 16th and ending at approximately 5pm Sunday, February 17th. One day attendance options are not available for this seminar. 

 Location: 

The beautiful Rockin’ Y Ranch (www.rockinyranch.com), 7600 Stillridge Drive

Austin, TX 78736

Registrations:

Early Early Bird (register by December 15, 2018):

Individual: $345

Group (5 or more), Shelter, and Rescue rate: - $325 per person*

Early Bird (December 16, 2018 - February 09, 2019:

 Individual: $365; 

Group (5 or more), Shelter, and Rescue rate: $345 per person*

Full Price (February 10, 2019 until close of registration at 5:00pm (CST)** February 15, 2019: 

Individual: $395 

Group (5 or more), Shelter, and Rescue rate: $375 per person*

*Contact Margaret (margaret@humanertrainer.com) to register your group, shelter, or rescue.

**Please note the specific time deadline for registrations received after February 09, 2019! IF space is still available after 5:00pm Friday, February 15, 2019 registrations will be available on a first come, first served basis until 8:30am Saturday, February 16, 2019. No registrations will be available after the seminar begins. 

 Available Scholarships:

• K-9 Search & Rescue Scholarships: The Sterling Gillis Memorial K-9 SAR Scholarship honors a promising young SAR dog who was tragically killed. One space is reserved for a handler from an established K-9 SAR unit at no charge. 

• Caretaker Scholarships: These scholarships support the animal shelter and rescue personnel that do such important work. One half-price scholarship is available for every 30 attendees at the seminar.

Please contact seminar hosts to apply for either of these scholarships. 

Are you a dog professional? 

IAABC CEU’s: 22

Prerequisites: you have attended a CARAT 1.2 workshop and are currently enrolled in the CARAT online certification course.

Course materials, refreshments, and lunch are included.

CARAT 1.3 WORKSHOP FEES:

Cost for this workshop is $450 per person, or $400 per person group rate for approved organizations. There is no Early Bird Discount for this workshop.

The organization group rate is for professional canine organizations (i.e., assistance dog groups, shelters, rescues, training centers) with two or more people pursuing certification. Organizations qualifying for a group rate must pay with the organization's credit card or check.

Please note that fees for this workshop are in addition to online certification course fees!

The Humaner Trainer, Inc. and Talk to the Paw are thrilled to announce Suzanne Clothier is returning to the Lone Star state to present two more very special seminars. These informative and entertaining seminars are sure to enhance that deep and loving relationship we all have with our dogs. Both seminars are geared toward dog owners and dog professionals alike. 

Do you know or have a fearful furry family member that needs help? Fright or Flight is for you! 

Do you have a dog 4 years old or younger? Are you thinking of getting a dog soon? Maddening to Maturity might just get you through those teenage years! If you work in a shelter or rescue that adopts out adolescent (or soon to be adolescent) dogs, this seminar will provide you with great information to help make your adoptions more successful.

We're so pleased to be able to offer dog lovers another wonderful opportunity to spend a day or two with one of the most well respected dog trainers in the world.

Save $20 per weekend ticket for groups of 5+ people. Contact Margaret@humanertrainer.com to register your group and receive the Promo Code!

Please note that only working participants, participants with service dogs, and people staying at the ranch may have dogs at the venue during the seminar.

For more information on Suzanne, go to:  www.suzanneclothier.com 

Fright or Flight: Understanding and Helping Aggression, Fear and Anxiety

 Saturday, February 11, 2017

For many reactive dogs, biting or fighting are the choices they make when they run out of options, out of coping skills and knowledge. Suzanne's approach teaches handlers to see the fear and confusion that underlies many behavior and aggression problems, and choose different approaches. Emphasis is on reading canine body language, understanding use of space (macro & micro), the stimulus gradient, and "thin slicing" & skill building for success. A variety of Suzanne's practical Relationship Centered Training techniques will be provided to help handlers and dogs both make choices that are comfortable, safe and humane.

IAABC members: this seminar is approved for 7.5 CEU's

CPDT-KA members: this seminar is approved for 8.75 CEU's 

Maddening To Maturity: Understanding and Helping the Adolescent Dog

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Do you wonder where your once wonderful puppy went? And why has he turned into a sometimes maddening, unpredictable, maybe even out of control adolescent? Relax – you’re not alone. More than a few puppy class stars have gone on to be champion buttheads as teenagers! For many dog owners, the 18-24 month period of adolescence is problematic. Even with a great start in puppyhood, many dogs hit adolescence and become frustrating, unruly, and simply maddening in some ways.

While puzzling to many owners, this is a natural but poorly understood stage of development. Did you know that adolescence begins around 20 weeks of age? That a year old dog is roughly the equivalent of a 14-year human? That adulthood in the dog begins at 2-4 years of age? That the most annoying teenage dogs are usually geniuses?

When you understand your adolescent dog better, you can settle into the work and joys of helping them grow into a wonderful adult dog. The kind of adult dog that makes people say, “Oh, I wish I had a dog just like that!” while you smile and wonder if they knew him as a teenager.

IAABC members: this seminar is approved for 7.5 CEU's

CPDT-KA members: this seminar is approved for 8.75 CEU's

"Promoting healthy relationships & humane training through a holistic approach to the dog - body, mind & soul."

FRIGHT OR FLIGHT and MADDENING TO MATURITY Seminar Fees: 

Early bird (register by January 18, 2017):

Individual Two days - $295; 1-day $175
Group (5 or more) - $275 per person*

After January 18, 2017:

Individual Two days - $325; 1-day $210

Group (5 or more) - $305 per person*

*Group rates are available only for two-day attendance. Please contact Margaret (margaret@humanertrainer.com) to register your group and receive the Promo Code.

SAR Scholarships to honor the Sterling Gillis Memorial K-9 SAR Scholarship program are available to SAR handlers. All operational K-9 SAR handlers are eligible to receive the scholarship and attend the handlers for Fright or Flight and Maddening to Maturity seminars at no charge. Please contact the seminar hosts to apply.  

Are you a dog professional? Info on CEU’s available coming soon. 

For more information, contact:

Margaret Johnson: margaret@humanertrainer.com - Austin, Texas

Kathi O'Malley: talk2thepaw@msn.com - Dallas, Texas

Prerequisites: you have attended a CARAT 1.1 seminar and are (or will be) enrolled in the CARAT online certification course by January 9, 2017.

Course materials, refreshments and lunch are included.

CARAT 1.2 WORKSHOP FEES:

Cost for this workshop is $350 per person, or $300 per person group rate for approved organizations. There is no Early Bird Discount for this workshop. 

The organization group rate is for professional canine organizations (i.e., assistance dog groups, shelters, rescues, training centers) with two or more people pursuing certification. Organizations qualifying for a group rate must pay with the organization's credit card or check. 

 Please note that fees for this workshop are in addition to online certification course fees! 

If you're interested in participating in the certification program but have not signed up yet, please contact Margaret Johnson (margaret@humanertrainer.com) for information on how to enroll.

IAABC members: this workshop is approved for 16.5 CEU's 

For more information, contact:

Margaret Johnson: margaret@humanertrainer.com - Austin, Texas

Kathi O'Malley: talk2thepaw@msn.com - Dallas, Texas