Trick And Treat: Virtual Dog Training Workshop
Training Your Dog To Be On Their Best Behavior Halloween Night Virtual Workshop
Monday, October 9th, 2023 at 2pm-3:00 pm CT on Zoom
Trick AND Treat: Training Your Dog To Be On Their Best Behavior Halloween Night Virtual Workshop is a LIVE 1-hour Online Dog Training Group Class that will be taught by Lauren Tsao, MS, Certified Professional Dog Trainer - Knowledge Assessed and Certified Dog Behavior Consultant from Faithfully Yours Dog Training over the Zoom online platform.
The online format allows all dogs to join us - fearful dogs, aggressive dogs, reactive dogs, and dogs who get carsick, as well as allows us to practice in your real life home setup right before Halloween!
Online training class cost is $35 per person/dog team and held over Zoom on October 9th, 2023 at 2pm-3:00pm CT. Humans can also attend solo, but we recommend having a dog present for the hands-on exercises.
The class with be suitable for owners and dogs of all experience levels. Dogs should be 8 weeks of age or older to join us for this class and handlers should be 18 years or older.
Limited spots available (only 10 working spots available) and the virtual class will be recorded, so you may watch it again for practice, so even if you cannot attend the live class, you can purchase it and watch the recording at your convenience.
Suggested for Companion Dog Owners
Suggested for Dogs Struggling with Noises, Door Dashing, and Strangers at the Door
Suggested for Aggressive/Reactive Dog Owners
Topics We Will Cover During Class
The virtual Trick AND Treat virtual workshop will cover these training exercises and topics:
Halloween is just around the corner, which means that your dog will be helping pass out candy on trick-or-treat night! But how can you make sure he doesn't bark all night long? These exercises will help with both prevention and training. You'll learn a few tricks to get rid of any pesky barking habits, build your dog’s confidence around novelty, and prevent door dashing on Trick or Treat night.
How to stop barking at the doorbell or when someone knocks on the door.
Did you know Halloween is the second most common holiday dogs go missing? We will cover how to set up your entryway to prevent door dashing immediately, as well as ideas for more advanced training setups at the door to prevent door dashing.
How to use desensitization and counter-conditioning to help decrease barking when your dog can see/hear someone at the door, especially spooky dressed-up Trick-or-Treaters!
How to use desensitization and counter-conditioning to help decrease barking and fearfulness around novel items like Halloween decor that is new, moves, or makes sounds. As well as sounds related to Halloween like children laughing, door opening and closing, and more.
What you SHOULD and SHOULD NOT do when trying to make your dog comfortable with new activities - especially around the holidays.
*Please note: Remove all prong/pinch collars, choke chains, slip leads, and e-collars/shock collars before class. Especially e-collars/shock collars or invisible fence collars (when safe to do so) that beep or make sounds before correcting the dog. When introducing new sounds, we do not want your dog concerned about corrections from the collar after hearing a novel sound we introduce. It can cause the training process to take longer.
Items Needed For Class:
Examples of moving and sound making Halloween decor from Target that would work for this dog training group class
You will need a few items for this class:
- A few different high-value treats
- Dog toys your dog likes
- OPTIONAL: A practice doorbell (only if you have a doorbell at home is this needed; something like this can work if you cannot use your real bell easily)
- A piece of wood or wooden furniture nearby to simulate a door knock
- Any motion-activated or push-button activated Halloween decor you can find that makes sounds or moves to practice with (Examples from Target are in the videos to the left, but something like these from Amazon could work too: Spooky Doorbell (Doubles as Practice Doorbell Item Too), Moving Ghost, or Moving Cat ) HIDE these items and don’t show them to your dog before class, please.
Pro Tip: If your Halloween decor has a TRY ME button, do not remove this button. It makes it easier to use during training practice and make sure you have batteries in your prop before class, please.
ALSO OPTIONAL, BUT FUN: Feel free to dress your pup or yourself up for Halloween for the class! This is a Halloween-themed class after all!
About Your Dog Trainer
Lauren Tsao has years of professional hands-on experience working with a variety of dog training cases from puppy training to dog aggression using positive reinforcement-based training methods to get results and foster desirable behavioral changes. Lauren has a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s in Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare, which she applies to her work with animals and their owners. Additionally, she’s a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC), and Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI). She was voted Mississippi’s #1 Positive Dog Trainer by SniffSpot in 2022. Read more about her here.
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