Training For You and Your Dog

(705) 324-2116 Kawartha Lakes, Ontario info@daytripperdogtraining.com

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 Approved 2010 Trial Dates

September 10 (daytime) STILL ACCEPTING ENTRIES

Judges: Lona O'Reilly and Lane White

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Instructional Fun Matches

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

Sunday, September 5 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Sunday, September 12 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

$40 per dog/handler team.

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.

Because of the format of these fun matches space is limited and pre-registration is mandatory. Please 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

Creating and Focused and Confident Dog

A Workshop Introduction to Leslie McDevitt's Control Unleashed Program

Date/Time: Spring 2011

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)

$30 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 threshold (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 nonstop 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.

Daytripper Dog Training is pleased to present

4 Action-Packed Agility Workshops with Tracy Sklenar -

September 24, 25 and 26, 2010

FULL -- All working spots have filled but contact us if you'd like to go on the waiting list. There are lots of auditing spots still available.

For those of you who attended Tracy’s 2009 workshops hosted by Daytripper Dog Training and wanted more and for those of you who didn’t attend and wish you had….. she’s back!!! This is Tracy’s third visit to Daytripper and how could we not have her back for a three-peat when the feedback we’ve received has been nothing short of glowing? It was only midway through 2009’s workshop when attendees started asking if she was coming back in 2010! Tracy’s teaching style is upbeat and motivational, with a dash of humour thrown in to keep things humming. Be prepared to learn lots and have fun while learning. We anticipate this year’s workshops will fill quickly so don’t miss this incredible opportunity.

Tracy has competed successfully in agility with a variety of dogs of shapes, sizes and temperaments. Currently, she shares her life with 5 dogs: 2 Dalmatians (11 year old Pierce and 10 year old Samson, both retired from agility), a Rat Terrier (8 year old Rebound) and 2 mixed breeds (4 year old Export and 14 month old Matrix). In the ring, their runs are noted for accuracy, consistency and blazing speed. Besides putting numerous titles on the dogs, Tracy and her canine partners have earned multiple wins and placements at local, Regional and National events.

Tracy and Export started 2010 with a bang by winning the USDAA Spring Festival Triathlon, beating all the dogs in Export’s class in both parts of the U.S.

In 2009, Rebound and Export both enjoyed tremendous success in the ring: Rebound began the year by finishing 5th overall in the Ontario regionals, followed by finishing 8th overall at Canadian Nationals, earning multiple placements along the way. Rebound ran clean and fast in every run at the USDAA World Cynosport Games, earning his way to a 5th place finish in the 2009 Performance Grand Prix finals!

Export won or placed in a variety of classes at Regionals in both the US and Canada, including winning the Regional Grand Prix Finals at the USDAA Rocky Mountain Regional. In July, Export represented the U.S. at the European Open and hopes to once again represent the US at the EO, this time in the Czech Republic! At the 2009 USDAA World Cynosport Games, Export ran fast and clean, garnering a 7th place finish in the highly competitive Finals of the Grand Prix of Dog Agility World Championships!

Baby dog Matrix has begun her career as a demo dog and will hopefully make her agility debut in the spring or summer of 2010.

Tracy uses positive reinforcement, games and shaping to build brilliant behaviors in the dogs while teaching the handlers to be consistent and positive in their handling and dog training. She emphasizes teamwork, consistency, mental focus, play and fun for both the handler and the dog. She also has extensive experience teaching and coaching, instructing local classes, teaching clinics & seminars throughout North America, and serving as the Manager for Team Canada at the IFCS World Agility Championships in Belgium in 2008 as well as for the May 2010 event in England.

She has learned from and is proud to use the methods of Susan Garrett, Greg Derrett, Laura Derrett, Bob Bailey, Susan Salo and Greg Louganis. Check out her website at www.lotp.com

Location: This workshop will be held outdoors on grass in a fully fenced and gated regulation size ring and will run rain or shine. The site is located just east of the hamlet of Valentia at the south end of the City of Kawartha Lakes.

Details Details:

In order to participate dogs must be in good health and up-to-date on vaccines. Please refer to workshop details for other specific prerequisites.

Working spots are very limited. In order to secure a working spot pre-registration and a deposit are required. Space for auditors is unlimited.

Friday, September 24 -- "It's All About Me!" 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon -- $125 (including tax) – includes auditing the Friday afternoon session and one other full day, continental breakfast, lunch, drinks and snacks.

This is a problem-solving workshop for dogs with distraction issues, to get the dogs to focus on the handler and on the game of agility, rather than outside distractions. Games and exercises will be tailored specifically to the needs of the working teams (each team will complete a questionnaire in advance of the workshop.)

Prerequisites: Dogs in this workshop should be training at the Pre-Starters, Starters levels and above. Dogs must not demonstrate any aggression towards novel dogs (dogs they are not familiar with).

Friday, September 24 -- “Dealing with Reactivity" 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. -- $125 (including tax) – includes auditing the Friday morning session and one other full day, continental breakfast, lunch, drinks and snacks.

This is a workshop for current and potential performance dogs that are reactive, fearful, noise sensitive, motion sensitive, etc. We will tackle these issues head-on using only positive methods to work through these problems. Note that this is not an agility workshop – not equipment will be used, so no agility experience is required. Games and exercises will be tailored specifically to the needs of the working teams (each team will complete a questionnaire in advance of the workshop.)

Prerequisites: Handlers MUST audit the Friday morning workshop, dogs MUST be able to wear a Gentle Leader, dogs MUST be able to eat treats in different environments and dogs must have NEVER bitten a human or other dog.

Saturday, September 25 –– Dancing With the (Agility) Stars: Taking Your Teamwork to New Levels - FULL (we are accepting names for a waiting list, please contact us)
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. -- $225 (including tax) – includes unlimited auditing for the weekend, continental breakfast, lunch, drinks and snacks.
Do you dream of an agility run where you and your canine agility star dance in perfect sync with each other? Do you need to know when to waltz on course, and when to do the cha cha? Have a fun time mastering handling sequences while you and your dog reach new levels of partnership. We will focus on the transitions and cues needed to drive your dog around the course. No previous dance experience required!

Prerequisites: Dogs must be able to complete sequences of eight to 10 obstacles, as well as be proficient on contacts and weaves. Dogs must be training/competing at the Starters level and above. There will only be one dog working in the ring at a time.

Sunday, September 26 – Train Like A European (To Master Courses in North America) -- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. -- $225 (including tax) – includes unlimited auditing for the weekend, continental breakfast, lunch, drinks and snacks.
Would you like to raise your agility handling to a whole new level of excellence? Do you need to improve your handling so you can successfully navigate the challenges you will see on course in 2010 and beyond?
This handling clinic will teach you how to balance the dog's drive to you with her drive to obstacles while you
learn and execute the handling moves needed to conquer the European-style challenges that we are now seeing here in North America! Tracy's goal is to build the handler's confidence on difficult European-style challenges - and that will make Excellent and Masters courses seem quite do-able by comparison!
Prerequisites: Teams must be competing at the Masters level in both Standard and Jumpers in order to participate in this workshop. There will only be one dog working in the ring at a time.

Auditing -- $50.00 per day (including tax) – includes continental breakfast, lunch, drinks and snacks.

Please note that the fee for participants is for one handler/person. An auditing fee will apply for additional attendees/anyone that you might bring with you. You may bring and participate with more than one dog, running one dog per exercise.

To reserve your working spot a $100 non-refundable deposit is required at time of registration. The balance, via a cheque post dated for August 24, 2010, is due at time of registration. Payment is via cheque made payable to Daytripper Dog Training. Please mail your registration form and cheque to Daytripper Dog Training, 5 Boulder Street, Little Britain, Ontario K0M 2C0

Auditors: Please send your registration form and a cheque or money order payable to Daytripper Dog Training no later than September 19, 2010. No refunds on cancellations after September 23. See mailing address above.

Cancellation policy for participants: Deposits are non-refundable. If you cancel prior to August 24, 2010, your cheque for the balance of the workshop will be returned to you. After August 24, 2010 the cheque for the balance is non-refundable.

Click here for a registration form.

(705) 324-2116 info@daytripperdogtraining.com