Group puppy classes are the best thing for your community and your business, because they prevent serious behavior problems while developing awesome early relationships between people and excellent trainers. But, to do this, puppy Kindergarten must be so much more than a basic manners course! It must be focused on preparing dogs and people to safely enjoy freedom and choice in a human-centric world, while also cultivating the kinds of exceptional cross-species communication systems that keep those relationships magical. This course will teach you how to run the best puppy classes in the industry. Your classes will be about teaching great off-leash skills that are reliable even in the nuttiest of circumstances, by facing the chaos of life, instead of avoiding it. We will focus on using off-leash playtime to install bomb proof communication between humans and dogs, preparing them for safety and reliability during group play, and ensuring that the humans know how to enjoy continuing their training adventures. You'll learn the basics of running a Puppy Kindergarten class. Then, we'll dig into the more complicated issues that arise. Demonstration videos will focus on the things that go wrong, and how they can be fixed and prevented, as well as digging into things that come up day to day when running this essential group service.

Sponsor:APDT
Speaker(s):Amanda Gagnon, MSc, CDBC, CPDT-KA

Contact: Jennifer Freanco
 Email: education@apdt.com
 Phone: 800-738-3674
 Web: https://www.pathlms.com/apdt/courses/61782