General Information
Activities With Your Dog
Training Classes
Fast Track — a fast-paced training class for dogs of all ages. A great place to start for you and your dog.
• The foundation of all further training: the Canine Good Citizen, Therapy Dogs, and advanced obedience.
• For anyone who wants to learn the “Motivational Method” from the ground up.
• No prior training experience is required to participate in this class.
Novice, Open and Utility — Each class takes you through the intricacies of the various obedience exercises in a logical and orderly fashion.• Discover how to make distractions work for you.
• How to individualize your training to your dog.
• Learn to refine those advanced
obedience skills.
Agility — This program was developed by the Volhards’ staff and applies the step-by-step approach of the “Motivational Method” to agility training. (No prior agility experience is required.)
• Beginner through advanced.
• Learn basic and advanced handling techniques with special emphasis on handler/dog team communication.
Focus Sessions
Attention and Heeling: The goal is teamwork!
Can heeling be fun, exciting and rewarding? Absolutely, if you use the principles of the “Motivational Method”. No gimmicks, just results.
Coaching: For those who are ready to compete.
• Find out where you are under “battle” conditions.
• Iron out those wrinkles.
Obedience Handling: One of Camp’s most popular sessions.
• First and foremost for you, the handler.
• Learn how to get the most out of your performance.
Rally: The latest AKC class.
• Like agility without the obstacles.
• Incorporates all the basic obedience exercises.
Retrieving: The “Motivational” way.
• If your dog likes treats, you can teach him or her to retrieve.
Tracking: Does your dog take you for a walk with his or her nose on the ground? If so, he or she may be a born tracker. Learn how to channel this instinct.
No prior training experience required.
Tricks: One of Camp’s favorite classes is teaching the dogs different tricks, from the simple “roll over” to “jump through my arms”, and many more.
Presentations
All About Dogs: A look at behavior from the dog’s point of view.
• Understand the characteristics and behaviors unique to each dog so you can
more successfully interact with your pet.
• Find out why your dog does what he does using Volhard’s Canine Personality Profile.
More About Dogs: What you need to know about how dogs learn.
• Different teaching models.
• A “natural” approach to training.
Stress: how it influences learning and retention.
• Recognizing the signs for your dog.
• How to manage different kinds of stress.
Critical Periods: what happens as your puppy matures.
• Keeping up with your puppy’s ability to learn.
• What to avoid and why.
Influences on Learning: your dog is not stubborn or stupid.
• Understanding how what comes with your dog affects learning.
• Understanding how your dog’s environment
affects learning.
But He Always Does it at Home: the practical application of distraction training.
• Training in familiar locations without distractions.
• Training in unfamiliar locations with distractions.
Your Dog Is Not An Elephant: natural responses vs. trained behaviors.
• Do dogs forget what they have been taught?
Your daily schedule is designed for maximum learning for both you
and your dog.
