Animal Training is the craft based on Animal Learning and Ethology that deals with the modification of the behavior of animals. This workshop (based on the book) is about making simple things simpler but not simpler than necessary. It’s about knowing what you want and what you need to get it. It’s about training animals, changing their behavior and creating harmonious relationships, but it’s foremost about training ourselves and changing our behavior. Roger Abrantes reviews the most crucial elements when communicating and training animals, exemplifying them by working with live dogs. Abrantes merges behaviorism and ethology. He applies to each behavioristic principle his particular “ethology touch” in which it is the relationship between handler and animal that is the most significant motivator and reinforcer. Abrantes uses very few words (sounds) when training animals, which he shows live in this workshop. He communicates with the animals using very clear and exact body language, and calculated movements. In his words, “We do not need to control the animal or the environment, we only need to control ourselves—the results will then show.” The event organizer selects 20 attendees to bring their dogs. Dr. Abrantes will work with these dogs and their owners. The dogs don’t need to be trained in any particular way or have any special skills; they only need to be well socialized. Optionally, attendees can supplement their participation in this workshop by reading the book “Animal Training My Way” and taking the course “The 20 Principles All Animal Trainers Must Know” online and earn a certificate from the Ethology Institute Cambridge. The book in this last course is also available in French, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian. Watch or link to movie (trailer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_zPK90qJ84 Online theory course “The 20 Principles All Animal Trainers Must Know“

Sponsor:Ready, Sit, Go
Speaker(s):Dr. Roger Abrantes

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