Join Positive Gun Dogs of Minnesota in welcoming Helen
Phillips for her first Positive Gun Dog Workshop in the United States. She will
be giving two separate workshops based on your dog's breed or natural talents.
Workshop 1: Clicker Training Day for HPRs & Pointers (all levels):
This
workshop will look at using the clicker effectively and efficiently in teaching
the specific skills for HPR's & pointers in field work. The day will include a
variety of exercises incorporating hunting, retrieving and self control. The
focus will be on teaching the dogs through choices, good clicker timing, what to
click for, how to recognize when the dog is in the right emotional state for
working, managing arousal, and how to set up training for success. This
workshop is located in an outdoor field setting so please prepare for the
weather. Gunfire, game and water work may be used depending on your dogs
ability More information on this will be provided to those who register. This
workshop is geared for both beginners to advanced gun dogs.
Workshop 2: Clicker
Training Two Day Workshop for All Levels & All Gundogs:
This two day workshop
will focus on building the clicker into training with gundogs. How to use it
effectively and efficiently and putting to rest some of the myths behind its
use. What to click for and when to click, how to set up the training for
success, using exercises to build skills and looking for choices, how to
recognize when the dog is in the right emotional state for working, managing
arousal, and building a solid relationship key to the working partnership.
The
workshops will include a variety of exercises that will meet the specific needs
of the handlers and dogs and will include hunting, retrieving and self control.
This two day workshop has both an indoor and outdoor location. Sunday will be
outdoors in a real field setting so please prepare for the weather. Gunfire,
game and water work may be used depending on your dogs ability.
More information
on this will be provided to those who register. This workshop is geared for
both beginners to advanced gun dogs.
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