Mill Valley Clinics, Classes and Roundtables 

Sunday Social and Clinic

Trish King and Tricia Breen

Dog Behavior Problem Clinics offered on the following dates:

Sunday, April 28th, 11 am to 2 pm - Mill Valley, CA

Saturday, June 29th - 3 pm to 6 pm - Mill Valley, CA

Sunday July 7th - 11 am to 2 pm - Mill Valley, CA

A clinic is a trouble-shooting session for dogs with issues or problems - anything from shyness or poor recall to lunging while on leash.  Each case is discussed and handled separately, though training might take place with two or more dogs, depending on the problem being worked on.   This is a great way to help your dog while learning about how to solve other behavior problems!

As a handler you will be working with your (or your client’s) dog during the session. The session will be limited to 5 dogs with handlers.

As an auditor, you can observe and participate without a dog. 

Pre-registration is required:

Call: Diana (415) 388-2623 or

Email: dianahb23@yahoo.com

Cost for the Clinic:

Handlers w/ dogs - $85 

Auditors without dogs - $35

For those who have enjoyed a consultation or clinic recently with your dog, we are offering the opportunity to practice the next steps in building a fun and satisfying relationship with your companion in a safe and controlled environment! 

Join us for our three class series aimed at practicing the art of…
•         Teaching your dog that you are the most interesting and rewarding game in town
•         How to turn fear into fun
•         Alternatives to lunging and barking while in the presence of strangers or other dogs
•         Alternatives to jumping and/or nipping
•         How to read your dog’s more subtle body language
•         Tips on being a more effective handler and benevolent leader

The series will be limited to six Handler/Dog teams and classes will be held in Mill Valley in a safe and fully enclosed grassy area.  The cost of the series of four classes is $275 and pre-registration is required.
Auditor (without dog) spots will be available as well on a series or individual class basis.
 
Time:  10:00-noon
Handler 3 Class Series Cost:  $210.
Auditor 3 Class Series Cost:  $ 90.
Auditor one class only Cost:  $35.
Location:  Mill Valley, California
For any questions or to reserve a spot in the Series please contact:
Diana Hunter (415) 388-2623     Dianahb23@yahoo.com

Fear is the most primitive and necessary of all emotions – it’s also the one that interferes most with the lives of us and our companions. Fear can be the reason your dog is aggressive to other dogs, to men, or to children, or it can cause anxiety that wrecks havoc on our homes.  This seminar covers the causes of fear, the body language of fear and some ways we can help our dogs overcome this most prevalent of issues.
 
This workshop is on Sunday May 5th from 12:30 until six at 1400 Emeline Avenue, building K (room 206/207), Santa Cruz CA.

$50 prepaid fee is required to reserve a seat.

Contact Jen Walker at SCCAS at

jen.walker@co.santa-cruz.ca.us or 831-454-7202.

Dates: May 18 & 19, 2013
Time: 9am—5pm each day
Location: Training With Grace

This seminar will focus on understanding our dogs and why they do the things they do, including guarding, showing aggression, expressing fearful or overly assertive behavior. Trish will also address retention of sociability level, aggression in adolescent dogs, and what that looks like in adult dogs. She will also clarify how energy and arousal contribute to aggression and what we, as humans, can do to help our dogs with it. Trish will work through leash aggression, bully dogs, introduction problems, predatory behavior, redirected aggression and more. Trish will guide us with what questions to ask ourselves and/or our clients about human leadership, preventing aggression, relationship work, owner management, and dos and don’ts about how to work with aggression.

Click here to register for the seminar.
Click here to register for a private session.

Anxiety is arguably the most pervasive and invasive behavior problem we have to deal with. Dogs with separation anxiety don't take time off - they are either with the owner...or they're frantic, desperate, and destructive.

Dogs with generalized anxiety seem sure that the world is coming to an end now, and lack the ability to calm themselves down. And dogs that combine fear and anxiety are usually the ones who resort to aggression quickly.

During this workshop, we'll examine anxiety, what owners believe about their dogs, and what can be done about it. In addition, we'll look at fear based aggression and behavior modification techniques