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At Daytripper Dog Training we teach you how to train your dog.  We feel that it's important for you to develop the skills to teach your dog desired behaviours because, after all, it's you that lives with your dog.  The methods we use are all positive, but don't confuse that with permissive.  Dogs need guidelines and boundaries.  Let us help you establish what works best for you and your dog whether it's your new puppy, your family pet or your canine athlete.

Our 2012 Trial Dates

Sunday, April 8

Indoors at Dreamcrest Equestrian Centre, Port Perry, judged by Arlene Lehman and Lane White

 

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Sunday, April 22

Indoors at Dreamcrest Equestrian Centre, Port Perry, judged by Sue Miller and Lane White

 

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Friday, May 18

Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9

Friday, July 6

Friday, July 27

Friday, August 17 and Saturday, August 18

Friday, September 28 and Saturday, September 29

 

 

 

Daytripper Dog Training is now accepting credit card payments for trial entries!

Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover and Debit are accepted via PayPal.   Daytripper never sees your credit card info and the transaction is secure.

To pay by credit/debit card for April 8 trial:

Agility Runs

 

 


Multi-dog Households Seminar

Date:              Saturday, February 25, 2012

Time:             2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Cost:              $40.00 incl. tax/person

 

Where:           Cartwright Township Hall,

                       13940 Old Scugog Road

                       Blackstock, Ontario

 

Joan Weston of Fangs But No Fangs Behavioural Consulting Services is back at Daytripper for another educational seminar on dog behaviour.  Multi-dog Households is a people only seminar that offers an in-depth look at multi-dog households and how to maintain harmony and happiness while the fur family grows.

The first part of the seminar focuses on what to consider when you’re adding a dog to your family.  Breeds, sex, drive and size can all factor into your decision.  There is an in-depth look at the social structure of dogs and how both wolves and dogs form social networks and groups in the wild.  How does this social makeup affect your group? You may be surprised by the answer.

The second part looks at how to successfully integrate a puppy into the home with existing adult dogs.  Techniques and methodology are discussed to keep harmony in the home while adding a new family member.  From there, the seminar will give training tips and management skills required for adding an adult dog into the mix.  Recognition of potential triggers for tension and aggression, body language and physical layout of the home are all discussed.

The third part will look at some specific behavioural problems and what can be done to lessen or eliminate them, including possession, bullying or social aggression.

Who should attend:  Trainers, anyone who has a dog and is considering adding another dog to the mix, dog guardians that have two or more dogs, folks that foster or boards dogs in their homes, and anyone that is interested in continued education in dog behaviour.

This is a “people only” seminar.  Please leave your dogs at home.

Registration:  Space is limited and registration is on a first come, first served basis.  A completed registration form and payment will secure your space in the seminar.  Click here for a registration form.

To pay via credit or debit card, click the Add to Cart button below and follow the prompts.  Please note that there is a 3% processing fee applied to all credit and debit card transactions.

 


About Joan:  Joan Weston, born and raised in New York City, grew up with dogs all her life. After receiving her Bachelors of Science Degree from Northeastern University in Boston, Joan came to Toronto to pursue graduate research in Motor Learning and Sport Psychology, areas that would form the foundation for her career in training and behaviour.


Joan currently owns and operates Fangs But No Fangs Canine Behavioural Consulting Services. She works with all types of behavioural issues but does specialize in aggression. Joan also serves as an expert witness in various dog-related court cases in Toronto. Joan has also assisted with temperament evaluations for the Orangeville S.P.C.A.

 

Joan is a published author in the magazine Dogs in Canada and the resident author of “On the Couch” in the newspaper Dogs, Dogs, Dogs.

 

Since the fall of 2010, Joan has taught a Durham College course entitled Animal Behaviour, Handling and Restraint. As well, she holds numerous certificates in dog behaviour and attends continuing education seminars on all dog-related issues on a regular basis.

 

Joan is a member of the International Superdogs Performance Team, entertaining millions across North America each year. She also trains for Competitive Obedience, Flyball, Agility, Conformation and Rally Obedience. Joan has also volunteered for both the Burlington Humane Society and St. Johns Ambulance therapy dog programs.


Joan is involved in bulldog and pug rescue in the province of Ontario. On a personal note, Joan was the first overall pick to the U.S. National Women’s Hockey Team in 1987. She also received the Bronze “T” from U of T, also for Women’s Hockey. Joan lives in Haldimand County with her wife, Jamie, where they are taught life lessons by their bulldogs, pugs, cat, turtles and a couple of fish.


 

Daytripper is pleased to offer a…

 

PET FIRST AID CERTIFICATION COURSE

 

Date:        Sat., Feb. 4 & 11, 2012 (must attend both days)

Time:       1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Location:  Blackstock, Ontario

Cost:        $185 plus tax (price includes manual/workbook)

 

What if your pet got hit by a car, was bitten by another dog, suffered a seizure, ate something poisonous, or stopped breathing?  Would you know what to do?

 

Pet First Aid is not an alternative to Veterinary care. First aid is the emergency measure required to save lives, prevent further injury, and ease pain and discomfort until qualified Veterinarian assistance is obtained. In an emergency, first aid knowledge and skills can make the difference between life and death.

 

This 10 hour course is held over two half days and covers everything from prevention to treatment of illness and injury and how to keep your pet in optimal health. In addition you will have the opportunity to practice artificial respiration and CPR skills on “Casper, the CPR dog”. Casper is a lifelike, mechanical breathing dog. Individual-use airway/lung system eliminates cross contamination between students. Veterinarian review during the development of this unit assures the caregiver that they are learning exactly the right procedures for their cherished pets.

 

The Instructor’s dog will be shared amongst students for practice. It is not necessary to bring your own dog.  However, those that are friendly and quiet in a crate are welcome. Please bring your own crate to the course.

 

Seminar includes a pet first aid manual/workbook. You must attend both days and pass open the book exam in order to receive a certification of completion. CCPDT members earn 10 CEU credits.

 

Lynda Kitson, Instructor

During the day, Lynda works in the corporate world. A great deal of her time has involved training people. She was a Dale Carnegie Instructor for 15 years, a True Colors Facilitator and also has a Certificate in Adult Education.

In the evenings and weekends, Lynda loves spending time in the canine world and decided to put her training skills to use helping people train their dogs. She soon discovered that the majority of dog owners had no idea what to do if their beloved pet became injured. This led Lynda to attain certification as a Pet First Aid Instructor through Walks ‘N’ Wags (formerly Oakland Educational Services). Pet First Aid is something she is very passionate about and believes it is an integral part of being a responsible pet owner.

 

Lynda has three Golden Retrievers and a Great Pyrenees/Lab mix. Lynda loves doing obedience, rally, agility and freestyle with her dogs. She is also an associate member and volunteer with Golden Rescue. Lynda and her dogs are part of the Who’s Walking Who Woofjocks team and you’ll often see them performing at various events throughout the year.

 

Registration:  Space is very limited for this seminar.  Pre-registration is mandatory.  Click here for a registration form and more details about how to register for this seminar.

 

 

   


 

We are pleased to announce that Daytripper is now offering limited on-site camping.  No hook-ups.  Reservations required.

 

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Please use the Add to Cart button below (prices include taxes) and email your completed entry form, including the waiver, to info@daytripperdogtraining.com   We'd appreciate it if you'd send just the completed two page entry and not the entire premium.  Please note that we cannot open attachments with a .docx appendix.  If you need instructions on how to complete the entry and email to us, please click here.  By emailing your entry form you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of the waiver.  

 


 

Instructional Fun Matches

 

Daytripper Dog Training is offering Starters/Advanced Instructional Agility Fun Matches.  The dates are:

 

2012 dates to be announced.

 

If you have not participated in one of our instructional fun matches in the past these are fun matches with a twist.  Rather than simply running the course, Lane White, our head instructor and Masters level judge, will walk each course with the participants providing handling suggestions.  Participants will then run the course and after their run, each participant will receive input from Lane on how to improve their course run and have the opportunity to implement those changes during another course run.  Food and toys are welcome in the ring.

This is a great opportunity to work outdoors on grass in a fully fenced and gated ring. 

We will run at least three different courses and the cost is $40/dog.


Because of the format of these fun matches space is limited and pre-registration is mandatoryPlease contact us to reserve your spot, telling us your dog's name and jump height. Don't wait and be disappointed when we fill. 

The fun matches will run rain or shine


Fun Matches

 

Four runs for $25 or $7.00/run.   As always, treats and toys are welcome in the ring.


WORKSHOPS

 

Tracy Sklenar is back in 2012!  Mark the dates in your calendar now!

September 21-23, 2012. 

 

 

 


 

Control Unleashed:  Creating a Focused and Confident Dog

A Workshop Introduction to Leslie McDevitt's Control Unleashed Program

 

 

Date/Time:    Next Workshop will be in 2012

Time:            9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Location:      Outdoors at Daytripper Dog Training (rain or shine)

                    5 Boulder Street, Little Britain, Ontario

Cost:            $150 per dog/handler team

                    (an auditing fee applies to anyone accompanying handlers)

                     $50 auditors

 

This workshop will serve as an introduction to Leslie McDevitt's popular Control Unleashed program and is for dogs that:

  • Cannot think or control his impulses when he is excited.
  • Need to learn both to relax and focus in the presence of his triggers without becoming reactive, and
  • Need to learn to work off-leash in stimulating situations without getting distracted.

Information and exercises will be covered to help you deal with dogs that are easily distracted, stressed or reactive and need to learn to focus in difficult situations. 

Dogs Eligible to Participate in the Workshop:

  • Dog gets sniffy (very often but not always a stress-displacement activity)

  • Dog wanders away on course (in the case of agility)

  • Dog is environmentally oriented out of mild concern or normal behaviour (know which is important)

  • Dog's mind drifts off easily

  • Dog listens to his handler but his body language continually shows that he feels stress

  • Dog barks and/or pulls and lunges at dogs and objects he is uncertain about but can be interrupted before having a reactive response or he recovers quickly from a response and continues working

  • Dog is mildly responsive to sudden environmental changes (such as a falling chair or a person entering the far end of the room (but recovers quickly).

  • Dogs must be crate trained and used to being crated in a group environment (in an 8 foot proximity of other dogs) without whining or barking

Dogs NOT Eligible to Participate in the Workshop:

  • Dog is hyper vigilant (can't stop scanning and worrying about everything in his environment) and is extremely responsive to sudden environmental changes
  • Dog has low arousal thresholds (as in a "hair-trigger dog" that is always ready to go off)
  • Dog cannot easily or quickly recover from a stressful event
  • Dog barks almost non-stop and pulls/lunges so forcefully at dogs or unfamiliar objects that his handler is in danger of dropping the leash, being pulled off her feet or being injured)
  • If your dog falls into any of the categories above, please consider an auditing space for the workshop (no dog).

Details:

Refreshments will be available in the morning and throughout the day and a light lunch will be provided.

To Register:

Click here for a registration form.  Working spaces are extremely limited.  Auditing spots are unlimited.

If you have any questions about the workshop, do not hesitate to contact us.

If you'd like to pay by credit card, please contact us for details. 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTACT US

(705) 324-2116     info@daytripperdogtraining.com