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Suzanne Clothier 2 Day Workshop
SOLD OUT!!
SPONSORED BY: Animal Protection Society of
Orange County Dog Training Program
DATE: Saturday & Sunday, September 20-21, 2008
(I9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
LOCATION: Felicité Latané Animal Sanctuary in
Mebane, NC 27701
COST: $200.00 for Both days or $135.00 for
Saturday or Sunday only
CEUs: 13
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Web: www.animalprotectionsociety.org
Email: dogtraining@animalprotectionsociety.org
Phone: 919 304-2300 ext. 233
Registration Begins May 19th
Click
Here to print out a brochure with Registration form
Click
Here to print out a case study application
Saturday September 20th
9:00am-5:00pm
What Your Dog Can Tell You About His Body and Mind
Want your dog happy, healthy and sound?
Learn to read your dog’s body- for clues to his stress
levels, understanding, enjoyment, abilities and
preferences. Topics may include:
A Hitch in His Get-Along? Develop your “eye” for what
dogs tell you in movement as Suzanne compares demo
dogs
I’m Doing the Best I Can! Emphasis on physical issues
that contribute to behavior and training/performance
problems.
Geometry of Canine Body Language Humane training
begins with understanding.
Accurate assessment of body language contributes to
accurate assessment of dog’s mind & body.
The Mind/Body Connection Understand how the dog’s
physical body can and does
affect his behavior, performance, attitude and
interactions with others.
The Dog/Human Connection Understand what your dog can
tell you about how you affect his body & mind.
Sunday September 21st 9:00am-5:00pm
Assessing the Dog/Handler Relationship and Practical
Bones
Assessing the Dog/Handler Relationship: It Takes Two
to Tango!
Understand how the handler and dog both contribute to
the relationship:
examples of common issues and how handler habits can
support or hinder the dog.
Problem solving with the dog: know what is solely the
dog’s and what is an issue of teamwork and
understanding.
Practical Bones: Foundation Exercises for
Relationship Centered Training™ (RCT)
Sunday afternoon will present practical RCT exercises
to help strengthen the relationship at a foundation
level. Exercises may include: Puppy Politeness Poker
ACI (Auto Check-in)
Ghost Handling Go Hunt Follow Me Say
Hi 1-2-3
Seminars will use lecture, videotape, and live
demonstrations, and will be
taught with great humor as well as compassion for
people and dogs. Working
dogs will be selected by Suzanne Clothier in advance.
Please fill out and
submit the case study form via email to
lrliving@yahoo.com.
Single Day
attendance is allowed, but preference will be given to
weekend participants.
About Suzanne Clothier
Suzanne Clothier has been working with animals
professionally since 1977, with a
deep background of experience that includes obedience,
agility, puppy testing,
breeding, Search and Rescue, conformation,
instructing, kennel management and
canine midwifery. She is well respected for her
holistic, relationship based
approach to dogs and the people that love them.
She has taught in the US, Canada, Belgium, Holland,
Japan, Australia, New
Zealand & Italy for groups as varied as Wolf Park,
NADOI, Association of Pet
Dog Trainers, FEMA (Northeast Region Disaster Dog
Teams), Alaskan Dog Musher
Association, Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society, St.
Hubert’s Giralda & many national
specialties, and obedience, agility, breed, rescue,
shelter and SAR groups.
Whether the audience is companion dog owners or
experienced trainers, Suzanne's
broad knowledge, common sense and humor offer
exciting, practical information
and approaches that will enhance the dog/human
relationship.
An award winning author of videos, books, booklets and
numerous articles,
Suzanne has written articles for the AKC Gazette, Dog
Fancy, Dogs In Canada,
Off Lead, Clean Run, Wolf Clan and breed magazines and
newsletters around the
world. She served as a committee member for the AKC’s
Agility Advisory Board,
and as a committee member of the American Humane
Association’s Task Force for
the Development of Humane Standards in Dog Training.
Her latest book, Bones
Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships
With Dogs has received
wide spread praise from every corner of the dog world.
A German Shepherd breeder for 25+ years, her Hawks
Hunt German Shepherds have
been successful in obedience, agility, SAR, tracking,
herding and therapy work;
she is also the co-breeder of a National Specialty BOB
Brittany. She & husband
John Rice live on a working farm with their
considerable animal family of dogs,
cats, parrots, tortoises, Scottish Highland cattle,
horses, donkeys, pigs, &
poultry.
Currently, Suzanne is working with Guiding Eyes for
the Blind to update their
puppy raising program & develop new tests & evaluation
tools, making Suzanne’s
availability for seminars very limited through at
least 2009.
This is one of few Clothier seminars in 2008-2009!!
Save the Date!
Agility Workshop with National
Champion Kate Moureaux
9:00am-5:00pm Tuesday December 2nd Novice/Open
9:00am-5:00pm Wednesday December 3rd Masters/Excellent
Last years workshop was so popular that we are
bringing Kate back from
California for another workshop. We will have more
information soon.
Questions? Call or email Sharon
Ashe, Dog Training Program Manager
(919)304-2300, ext 233 or email
dogtraining@animalprotectionsociety.org
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