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Dr. Amy Cook Presents 2-Day Play Way Workshop
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Early Bird discount available through January 31, 2025!
Sign up today, price goes up on February 1!
 The Play Way is Amy Cook’s method of helping shy and fearful dogs overcome these issues to live a happier, less-stressed life. Is your dog brilliant at home but shuts down in class or in new environments? Does she bark at people or dogs? Is he afraid of the novel objects? Is the attention of strangers too much pressure? Does she seem generally stressed? Rather than focusing mainly on food, as many do when working with these dogs, Amy has established a more nuanced rehabilitation process that revolves around personal, social play. She believes play is a much more reliable method of judging a dog’s true behavioral thresholds, while being equally effective at supporting a dog to make emotional change. Play is both an indicator of stress and an intervention for stress!
In this two-day seminar you will learn:
-How to identify stress in dogs -About threshold management -How to read a dog so you know what to do and when -About relaxed play, and its important role in the rehabilitation of stress & anxiety -Personal play, food, or toys: which one should you use and when? -How to help a dog "Look and Dismiss" and take challenges in stride. Whether your pup is being reactive on leash, fearful in the world, or you are struggling with a dog who performs great during training but shuts down at trials, this seminar can provide unique skills and a different approach to traditional food-driven counter conditioning protocols.
Who is Dr. Amy Cook: Dr. Cook is an International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, a longstanding professional member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT), and was one of the first trainers nationally to become a Certified Professional Dog Trainer through independent evaluation. Dr. Cook received her Ph.D. in Psychology from UC Berkeley, with her research focusing on the dog-human relationship and its effect on the problem solving strategies dogs employ. Dr. Cook is the founder and creator of the Play Way and a popular instructor for the online school, The Fenzi Dog Sports Academy. She has been training dogs for over 30 years, and has specialized in the rehabilitation of shy and fearful dogs for over 20 years.
To learn more about Dr. Cook, visit her website. EVENT DETAILS:Dates: Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18, 2025 Bring your own lunch and chair! Saturday is LECTURE ONLY
Sunday is lecture and WORKING with up to 8 working teams
WORKING DOGS
There are 8 working spots available for some one on one time working with Amy on Sunday for an additional $50 fee (Saturday is lecture only). Each dog/handler team will have 2 short working sessions with Amy. Working spots for this seminar are appropriate for socially confident dogs (for humans to learn the hands on skills of relaxed play) and dogs with general fear/anxiety, performance/ring stress, or over-arousal. We CANNOT accept dogs with aggression towards people or dogs as working teams. Dogs must be able to function well in a seminar environment with many other people watching and dogs in the environment. They also must be able to handle the lengthy down time (including crating onsite). They can’t be overly reactive or shut down, and have to be able to be in the presence of strangers and other dogs. If you are interested in a working spot, please email Natalie Zielinski at nzielinski@wihumane.org.
There is an additional $50 fee for the working spot.
CEUS 14 CEUs for behavior counsultant CBCC-KA OR CPDT-KA
IAABC and KPA pending
Refund/cancellation policy: A refund will be issued if requested on or before May 1st 2025. Refunds are issued in the full amount, less a $50.00 registration processing fee. All refunds must be requested in writing to nzielinski@wihumane.org
Travel: The nearest international airport is General Mitchell International Airport (MKE), located 20 minutes north of Greater Racine Kennel Club. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is located approximately 2 hours south of Greater Racine Kennel Club. Lodging: There are dozens of hotels near the airport and another half dozen close to the venue.
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