The​ ​Play​ ​Way​ is Amy Cook’s method of helping shy and fearful dogs overcome these issues to live a happier, less-stressed life. 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, and 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 seminar you will learn: – How to identify stress in dogs – About threshold management – How to read a dog so you know what to do 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. Saturday is LECTURE ONLY Sunday is lecture and WORKING with up to 10 working teams

Sponsor:Canine Country Academy LLC
Speaker(s):Amy Cook, PhD

Contact: Paula Nowak
 Email: paula@caninecountryacademy.com
 Phone: 678-979-2016
 Web: https://www.caninecountryacademy.com/theplayway/