Play Styles in Dogs

In this presentation, Lisa will discuss various dog play styles and share tips to make playtime with your dog more engaging and enjoyable. She will also explore how to use these play styles to create more effective and fun training sessions, as well as which sports might best suit each style. In addition, she will highlight potential challenges to watch out for that could hinder training progress.

Some discussed styles include:

• Wrestler style
• Lone Wolf style
• Chaser style
• Cheerleader style
• Soft Toucher style

Lisa Potts, BS, MBA, CPDT-KA, 2025 Board Member of the Association of Professions Dog Trainers (APDT)

Lisa has been involved in dog sports for 30 years, and is a full time dog trainer, seminar giver and judge.  Lisa is also an active competitor, and has earned hundreds of titles and Championships participating in a wide variety of dog sports including Agility, Obedience, Rally Obedience, Temperament, Tricks, Conformation, Herding, Agility, Barn Hunt and Flyball.

Lisa is a certified dog trainer (CPDT), and is a well-known judge in numerous organizations for agility, rally, obedience, nosework, fetch, temperament and vermin hinting.  She is a published author with articles in Clean Run Magazine, was featured in Showsite Magazine and has been a speaker at the APDT Conference.

She lives in Springfield, IL with her husband Derek and their 3 poodles.

August 14, 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. The link for the recording will be sent by email within a few days after the webinar.