Copy of Training in 3-D®
A recording of the webinar with Steve White, May 14, 2024
Raising the BaR® with Steve White
Regardless of skill set, this seminar is about taking your training to the next level.
whether you you’re pet owner who just wants an easy-to-live-with dog, a gold medal sport competitor, or an operational working dog handler or trainer. In this session you will learn:
• How clearly define and assess a behavior’s fluency ., . . at all stages of training.
• How to systematically build fluency and generalization through seven dimensions.
• How to make your training more efficient, effective, and enjoyable for both you and your dog.
• How to exquisite stimulus control.
• Analyze failures to determine the adjustments needed to achieve superior results.
• Use readily available video tools to analyze your training procedures and results
Steve White:
During his 46-year K9-centered law enforcement career Steve White was the only person to serve as a handler, trainer, training-sergeant, and commander for the Seattle Police Canine Unit. Accredited as a Master Trainer in 1993 by the Washington State Police Canine Association.
Steve is also a past Executive Board Member of that body. He served as Vice President of the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, and is a consultant and instructor for the K9 Academy for Law Enforcement.
Steve has instructed at seminars in the U.S., Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, England, Finland, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, and Zambia. He has served as a primary instructor for Karen Pryor's ClickerExpo and the Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training and Behavior.
He currently serves on the Victoria Stillwell Academy advisory Board. His articles have appeared in police K-9 and dog training publications in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Finland, and Japan.
He specializes in teaching behavior modification, tracking, and scent work through the use of positive reinforcement-based operant conditioning.
He provides consultation and training to K-9 units on administrative and legal issues, and has been recognized as an expert witness by Washington and Federal
courts in Police K-9 and dog behavior matters.
Training in 3-D — A practitioner’s guide to training for distance, duration and distraction
- Perception—why it matters and how you can manipulate it to your advantage.
- The six essential qualities of stimuli
- The traditional approach to training the 3 Ds
- How to wobble, bounce, ping-pong, skew and rotate our way to stable behaviors
- How to assess distractibility in all five senses
- Why a 3-D focus makes training more fun . . . at both ends of the leash
Steve White:
During his 46-year K9-centered law enforcement career Steve White was the only person to serve as a handler, trainer, training-sergeant, and commander for the Seattle Police Canine Unit. Accredited as a Master Trainer in 1993 by the Washington State Police Canine Association.
Steve is also a past Executive Board Member of that body. He served as Vice President of the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, and is a consultant and instructor for the K9 Academy for Law Enforcement.
Steve has instructed at seminars in the U.S., Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, England, Finland, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, and Zambia. He has served as a primary instructor for Karen Pryor's ClickerExpo and the Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training and Behavior.
He currently serves on the Victoria Stillwell Academy advisory Board. His articles have appeared in police K-9 and dog training publications in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Finland, and Japan.
He specializes in teaching behavior modification, tracking, and scent work through the use of positive reinforcement-based operant conditioning.
He provides consultation and training to K-9 units on administrative and legal issues, and has been recognized as an expert witness by Washington and Federal
courts in Police K-9 and dog behavior matters.