TrickMeister – Mastering Fun and Increasing Your Team Knowledge and Skills Journeyman Webinar Two aims to increase the knowledge and training skills of both pet dog guardians and pet professionals. You will learn about the science behind the training as well as many of the skills needed to train a pet dog, with a big emphasis on enjoyment. We firmly believe that all training should be fun but knowledge based. We also believe in setting the learner up for success. This applies both to our human learners and their canine buddies Learning Objectives for Journeyman Webinar Two Learn more ways to proof behaviors. Learn how to increase the flexibility of a behavior. Understand the components needed to create fluent behaviors Understand how to effectively add distance, duration and ‘distractions’ to behaviors without placing stress on the learner but actually increasing their confidence levels! Understand the meaning of stimulus control. Learn how to effectively place behaviors under stimulus control. Understand how to transfer stimulus control. Learn how to play the 'Stimulus Control Game' Understand the term 'learned irrelevance' Gain an understanding of 'poisoned cues' Understand the relativity theory of reinforcement Learn how to use the Premack Principle as a reinforcement strategy Understand the antecedent package and the terms ‘setting events’ and ‘motivating operations’ You will also learn how to teach the following 'tricks'/behaviors: Bang/Play Dead (Drop onto side either from sit or stand) Roll Over Go Left and Go Right Say Cheese (Focus on camera)

Sponsor:The Pet Professional Guild
Speaker(s):**Louise Stapleton-Frappell

Contact: Louise Stapleton-Frappell
 Email: louise@petprofessionalguild.com
 Phone: 413-648-7246
 Web: http://petprofessionalguild.com/event-2351134