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Pam Dennison
Positive Motivation Dog Training Programs
DVD and VHS
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Camp R.E.W.A.R.D.
for Aggressive Dogs
Accredited by APDT
Realizing
Excellence
With
Attention,
Redirection
and Desensitization.
For dog owners and trainers of any level,
this seminar teaches handlers to manage, train and start the
desensitization process with their aggressive dog in a positive,
pro-active and effective manner.
Foundational behaviors and enrichment programs
will also be discussed. Camp R.E.W.A.R.D has now been accepted
for accreditation by the Certification Council of Pet Dog Trainers
for continuing education credits for Certified Pet Dog Trainers.
4 hour program
taped LIVE at Off Lead Training Expo. Available on DVD or Video!
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Pamela Dennison
Owner of Positive Motivation Dog Training, in Blairstown, NJ
is also the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Positive
Dog Training, (Alpha), Bringing Light to Shadow; A Dog Trainer's
Diary, (Dogwise) and How to Right a Dog Gone Wrong (Alpine, Feb
2005). Pam is a member of the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers),
NADOI (National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors) and
the DWAA (Dog Writers Association of America). She has had articles
published in the Blairstown Press and The Clicker Journal and
is the training editor for the Mid-Atlantic Border Collie Newsletter.
She gives seminars on positive training, competition and rally
obedience, and aggression and presents Camp R.E.W.A.R.D. for
aggressive dogs.
Pam had the great fortune to
rescue Shadow, a human aggressive dog. In a mere eighteen months,
Pam trained Shadow, through purely positive methods, to be calm
and confident around people, earn his Canine Good Citizen title,
and compete in Agility and Rally. In addition to her pet and
competition groups, Pam also holds private and group classes
for aggressive dogs.
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Positive Solutions
for
Solving Standard
Behavioral Problems
For dog owners or trainers of any level,
this video will address typical problem behaviors using positive
training methods. Positive solutions are discussed and implemented.
Very often dogs do things that annoy an
owner. The way these problems are handled may intensify the unwanted
behaviors, as well as create more serious issues. Many of these
unwanted behaviors are often misinterpreted as aggression, dominance,
or just plain being stubborn or stupid.
The behaviors discussed are: jumping, pulling
on leash, not coming when called, charging through doorways,
nipping, stealing and guarding objects, etc.
"We will be breaking down the solutions
for these behaviors in small easy steps, utilizing, in some cases,
the dogs own body language to get your point across, thus making
it clear to the dog what you want from him without the use of
traditional "corrections." Most of the time, the solutions
are quite simple and may involve only a change in your own behavior
to change the dog's behavior." Says Pam.
4 hour program
taped LIVE at
Off Lead Training Expo.
Available on DVD or Video!
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REVIEW
I haven't really "digested"
all of it, but I could share a couple of the things that really
stuck out for me. First, I was astounded at how well-behaved
the "reactive" dogs were. I can only attribute that
to the way Pam managed to direct her own dog, evaluate the body
language of the other dog, instruct the other person, and explain
what she was doing to the audience -- ALL AT THE SAME TIME. I
was expecting to see a written warning at the bottom saying something
along the lines of "professional driver; closed course:
do NOT try this at home, kids!" It was also eye-opening
to see the VERY high level of reinforcement and to realize just
how very busy you can (and must) keep your dog in the presence
of his/her "triggers."
I also want to report that I
recently switched one of my dogs from a collar to a harness (the
Hightower kind with the ring in front). I don't generally believe
in miracle cures, but after 3 years of trying to get her not
to pull (flat collar, gentle leader, you name it), the harness
solved the problem in about 10 seconds without any effort from
me or discomfort for her. She just seems SO relieved to have
that thing off her neck.
Dale Klausner
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