Life Happens

Have you got a dog that shies away unfamiliar people, places, or things? Does your dog explode with reactive energy at other dogs, people, or may be even just a passing car? Would you rather have a dog that’s ready to be your go-everywhere and do-anything companion? Then this is the webinar for you!

Dogs’ reactions to things in the human world are based on three things—millions of years of evolutionary programming, genetic propensities bred into them by humans, and the experiences they’ve had up to that point in their lives. Asking dogs to live in human society results in “problem behaviors” caused by dogs misperceiving harmless things as dangerous.

The Life Happens approach helps dogs reconcile those misperceptions, turning arousing or frightening things into opportunities for fun. Dogs and their humans can learn to love life in the Stretch Zone with growing confidence in the Life Happens Toolkit of emergency response behaviors and gamifying challenges. You’ll get both a roadmap to a dog poised in the face of challenges and path to true confidence in your own toolkit.

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.

Oct. 15th, 7pm CEST.  Find your local time here.

The webinar will be recorded so that you can access the recording if you are prevented from participating live.