101 Dog Tricks Workshop Training Seminar (presented at IACP 2009 conference)
Presented by Kyra Sundance

Run Time: 2 HRS 8 MINS
ISBN: 200614-1TDV
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This DVD is a live workshop which Kyra presented at the Intl. Assoc. of Canine Professionals (IACP) in 2009.

In this workshop Kyra will demonstrate the specific steps to teach over a dozen new dog tricks (spin, fetch, wipe your paws, shake hands, roll over, shell game, hoop jump, and more). And more importantly, you will learn the tools and the strategies to teaching and correcting ANY behavior in your dog.

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Trick training provides physical and mental challenges for your dog but it also does much more. Trick training builds relationships by deepening communication pathways. It offers a way to bond with your dog as you strive toward common goals and delight in your successes. The trust and cooperative spirit developed through this process will last a lifetime. In this workshop you will learn the specific steps to teach over a dozen new dog tricks (spin, fetch, wipe your paws, shake hands, roll over, shell game, hoop jump, and more). And more importantly, you will learn the tools and the strategies to teaching and correcting ANY behavior in your dog.

Topics covered include:

• Timing: Marker training, clickers, "cue, action, reward", brain plasticity, "hints", upping the ante, regression, consistency.
• Technique: The 5 methods for eliciting a behavior (luring, modeling, mimicking, capturing, shaping), adduction, optimal verbal cues and hand signals.
• Motivation: Positive reinforcement, play training, jackpot, prey drive motivators, setting goals, keeping focus.
• Building: Chaining behaviors, optimal schedules of reinforcement, "praise, touch treat-in that order", stress indicators, properly using eye contact.

Kyra Sundance's world-acclaimed acrobatic Stunt Dog Team has graced premier stages such as The Tonight Show, Ellen, ET, Animal Planet, and NBA, MLB, and AFL halftime shows. They starred Disney's Underdog stage show in Hollywood, and in a command performance in Marrakech for the King of Morocco.

Kyra is nationally ranked in competitive dog sports (including Obedience, Agility, and Hunting), and an experienced set trainer for dog actors. Kyra authored several books and DVD's including the best-selling "101 Dog Tricks" book which has been translated into 15 languages, as well as her newest release "The Dog Rules".

With her extensive and varied experience, Kyra takes a "whole dog" approach to training, contending that the training methods are not so important as the underlying commitment to the relationship. "Build a foundation based upon trust, communication, and respect, and the rest will fall into place." Kyra Sundance and her stunt dog team will inspire you to "Do More With Your Dog!®".