3 Day Canine Conference in Oxfordshire, UK
Friday 21 July - Sunday 23 July 2017
Dog lovers, trainers, groomers, walkers etc....this is an event not to miss!!
Friday July 21 - Sunday July 23 in Oxfordshire
3 Full days of talks, demonstrations and discussions about dogs from some of the UK's most talented canine professionals!
Guest speaker is the well known gun dog specialist Martin Deeley from USA who will be running an interactive session called 'Building a bond with retrieving'. Amongst other things, Martin has commentated at the Game Fair in the UK for many years.
Other speakers include Paul Daly, Ivan Rolls, Carley Stewart, Marc Goldstein, Nicky Helyer, Alison Taylor Reed, Derek Bryson, Lynne Marshall, Peter Cassidy, James Frost, Andrea Marsh, Catherine Edwards and Paul Whitaker.
Topics covered will be interesting and varied, and will include the following :-
Pack walking and understanding pack behaviour
Behind the scenes of helping at a staffie rescue
Healing and communication with dogs
Socialisation
The Client Factor
Puppies, and the importance of getting the training right in the early months
Training security and protection dogs - Protectors and companions
The Koehler method of dog training, myths and facts
Canine shiatsu - Acupressure Therapy for your dog's health and wellbeing
Stress recognition and responsible training
Keeping your dog physically and emotionally healthy with zoopharmacognosy (self medication).
Demonstration and talk about tracking and scent work
Don't delay! Book today! £240 per person. To include delicious buffet lunch and refreshments all day. Non refundable 50% deposit required to secure your place. Numbers are limited.
Please fill in the booking form http://bit.ly/allthingscanine to reserve a place and transfer your deposit to:-
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Any questions should be emailed to info@shiptonevents.co.uk
Summary of the sessions are:-
Paul Daly – 1 ½ hours http://caninecoaching.co.uk/
‘Puppies, and the importance of getting it right at the beginning.’
Creating the right relationship from the start with the right advice & guidance. Build the right relationship based on trust and balance for you & your new dog.
Andrea Marsh – 1 hour http://www.shiatsudog.co.uk/
‘Canine Shiatsu: Acupressure Therapy for your Dog’s Health and Wellbeing’
Shiatsu is based on the Chinese Meridian System and uses finger pressure on the acupuncture points. Shiatsu can aid your dog’s recovery, give pain relief, promote healing, aid a better quality of life into old age, and aim to balance emotional or anxiety issues.
Martin Deeley – 2 ½ hours http://www.floridadogtrainer.com/
‘Building a Bond with Retrieving’
In this session Martin will explain how retrieving helps build a relationship with a dog. Delegates will be encouraged to do retrieves with their dogs in this presentation. We will work on ways of improving the retrieve and how problems can be minimized and overcome. The aim is to show the approaches to building a strong relationship and ‘want to’ in a dog, by including retrieve training and exercises in the training programme. Training, exercise, relationship, reward and fun – Retrieving. Make a training session pleasurable with retrieving and also develop the foundation for a working and competition dog.
Lynne Marshall – 1 ½ hours http://loveyourdog.org.uk/index.html
‘The Client Factor’
After running a successful international business and now using many of the same techniques to develop a profitable dog training business, Lynne talks about winning and maintaining valuable clients using a modest budget.
Peter Cassidy – 3/4hour http://www.goodk9.co.uk/
‘The Koehler method of dog training, myths and facts’
An overview of the method from a trainer’s perspective. Is it suitable for one to one training, group training or board and train? Find out how it stacks up against more recently developed methods.
Carley Stewart/Marc Goldstein – I hour
‘Socialisation’
Carley and Marc have been running socialisation classes in Sussex for some time, and will be demonstrating a typical class at the conference. No two classes are ever the same as it depends entirely on the quantity and mix of dogs on the day. After the demonstration an open discussion will take place, going over what happened in the class.
Catherine Edwards 1.5 hours http://naturallyanimals.co.uk/
'Keeping Your Dog Physically & Emotionally Healthy with Zoopharmacognosy (Self-Medication).'
In this session Catherine will give an overview of the principles and importance of allowing our animals to self-medicate, how this works in practice and the difference between ‘food’ and ‘medicine’ . The session will include a short demo of how to work with herbs and essential oils with your dog, how to read the responses and the benefits this can have in maintaining physical and emotional balance, and to support any ongoing health or behavioural concerns naturally and effectively.
Ivan Rolls – 1 hour
‘Protectors and Companions’
An insight into the world of protection dog training. Ever wondered how dogs are selected, trained, tested and qualified as personal protection dogs? Or interested in what it would be like to live with a high drive protection dog? Ivan lives with a pack of five high drive protection dogs all fully trained in personal protection, and also uniquely have assisted in the behavioural rehabilitation of over a hundred dogs staying with Ivan on board and train programmes. In this session you will discover how puppies are selected and trained through to adulthood to be safe, sociable and capable personal bodyguards!
James Frost – ½ hour http://www.thepackwalker.co.uk/
‘Packwalking and understanding Pack behaviour’
James explains the importance of rules and boundaries when walking a large pack of dogs, and how he assesses and integrates a new dog into his pack. James will also discuss pack behaviour, and how dogs instinctively understand what it means to be a member of a close-knit social group.
Derek Bryson – 1 ½ hours http://www.pawsforwalkies.com/
‘Stress recognition and responsible training’
Learn to recognise signals of stress within your dog and train fairly. Understand the importance of conditioning, correction and reward.
Alison Taylor Reed – 1 hour http://www.animalconnections.org.uk/animal-friends.htm
‘Healing and Communication with Dogs’
Hear how Alison heals and communicates with dogs, and learn how to find the still point within yourself so you can ‘hear’ what your four legged friend is thinking and feeling.
Nicky Helyer – 1 hour
‘The ups and downs of working at a rescue’
An insight into some of the highs, lows, biggest challenges, learnings and ethical conundrums in rescue, from both the canine and human perspectives. The theory of running a ‘good’ rescue can seem simple; the reality is it isn’t!
Paul Whitaker – 1 ½ hours
‘Getting your dog on track’
Why teach a dog to track? How to start tracking with your dog. Tracking and trailing, practical uses of a dog’s aptitude. Man hunting. The ultimate quarry.