Professional and amateur trainers who want to learn and practice effective training techniques can spend time with Karla Clinch, in Sunny Deerfield Beach, Florida!

A Good Dog Training Programs offer interesting, educational opportunities to learn and grow through greater understanding of “dog.”

You might be seeking a stronger connection with your own dog, or you might be a professional trainer who is looking for a new skill to add to your trainer's tool box. Regardless your background or your interests, consider A Good Dog Programs as a means to enhance your relationship with your dog and/or to enhance your value as a trainer.

Even inexperienced individuals and families who would enjoy learning about working with dogs can spend time with Karla Clinch, at A Good Dog. Hands-on experiential educational activities are designed to facilitate learning, higher levels of understanding, and a stronger connection with dogs.

A Good Dog EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS

Interactions with appropriate dogs can create beautiful and educational metaphors. Spend a day with Karla, learning about dog training and looking at the every-day issues that shape dogs' behavior, thus their lives. Karla’s Assistance dogs will be on hand for participants to “train” with directly, and dogs in training at A Good Dog might provide additional examples for discussion.

Participants include individual adults, child-and-parent duos, and educators or mental health therapists who want to learn about working with dogs to create metaphor within professional environments. Women who feel that their relationships with their dogs might be enhanced by a savvy female dog trainer's insights should consider Karla Clinch’s “In The Life of Women and Their Dogs”.  If you're the parent of a child who loves dogs (or just the idea of dogs), consider a day-long course that is as much fun as it is educational. “Right Start – Dog Training and Beyond” includes child-to-dog interactions, with some interactions between parent, child, and dogs.

Topics addressed throughout experiential days include

• How dogs learn – defining and using basic behavioral concepts and applications to communicate with and teach dogs
• How to use chaining to enhance more complex concepts
• Canine behavior-related vocabulary
• Non-verbal communication – the message sent and the message received
• Assertiveness without anger
• The implications of special issues, involving language the surround personal space and territory. Overcoming training obstacles through pro-active behavior
• Developing replacement behaviors to prevent problems
• Stress – identification, causes, symptoms, self-calming techniques
• Training-related perceptions surrounding worth and value of dog(s)

EXTRAORDINARY DOGS FOR EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE

A Day in the life of a Disabled Person and their Canine Partner

Whatever your vocation or calling, take advantage of Karla’s unparalleled experience in teaching volunteers, educators, health care professionals, and dog trainers about the best ways to work with dogs in clinical and educational settings. Spend a day with her at A Good Dog learning and practicing skills you need to meet the goals of your client or student population and to be your dog's best advocate.

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FEES AND SCHEDULING

The fee for spending a work day with Karla Clinch is $250 per individual adult and per child/parent pair. If you're from out of town, consider that A Good Dog is about 30 Minutes from Ft. Lauderdale International Airport, and walking distance to the beach, and some very nice beach front hotels.

An option for people within driving distance is to schedule a series of one-hour private lessons at $100 each.

Some rules, restrictions, and prerequisites apply. Call for details and an appointment.