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		<title>April 2012 Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Wangara Advanced Puppy and Life-Skills classes, free playgroups, and congratulations to our trainer Emma Wale on her recent nuptials! Hi Paw Printers! New Classes! We have 2 new classes starting north of the river in April: Advanced Puppy and Companion Dog Life-Skills. These classes will be held Saturday mornings at Billy's Day-Care for Dogs in Wangara. We are very lucky to train at this venue which is inside and will help to keep us dry during training throughout winter! See Training Venues for details. Free Playgroups are proving popular! Just another reminder about our free playgroups. These are held Thursday evenings at Billy's in Wangara for fully vaccinated puppies, adolescents and adult dogs who are friendly with other dogs. These sessions are so much fun for both dogs and handlers and they are another venue to socialise your dog, under the supervision of Dog Trainers. Marrying off our trainers! There was no training the weekend of April 14 as our lovely Emma Smith (now Emma Wale!) married Ben. We wish Ben and Emma a long and happy life together! (Plus thanks so much for the excuse to go to Margaret River for a break!) We hope you have had a nice break and look forward to seeing you and your dogs soon! From the team at Paw Prints Pet Training! Paw Prints Pet TrainingPO Box 115&#160;Greenwood,&#160;WA,&#160;6924&#160;Australia&#160;enquiries@pawprintspettraining.com.au&#160;&#8226;&#038;nbsp0411 385 840]]></description>
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		<title>March 2012 Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FREE Playgroups in Wangara, Chicken Camp with Terry Ryan, 2 new classes coming up in April, and we've added 3 new bios to our site! Hi everyone and we hope your training is making you and your dog smile! FREE Playgroups! Some big news for this edition of our newsletter. A first for Perth, on Thursday evenings starting March 22nd, we will be offering free playgroups for dogs to assist in the continued safe socialisation with other dogs under the supervision of Dog Trainers. This will be held at Billy's Day-Care For Dogs, 8/45 Buckingham Drive, Wangara, at 7pm. As we have had feedback that dog parks can be pretty scary for dogs and their owners, especially those dogs who have just finished Kindy at 4 months of age, our Trainers are donating their time to assist with the playgroups. These sessions are not for dogs who need remedial socialisation, but for already social dogs who need maintenance play sessions! You can enrol online for this group through our website. Chicken Camp Observer Spots We have observers spots for our chicken training camp in June. Our speaker, Terry Ryan from Seattle USA, runs her own training business and chicken camps are her specialty. At her training facility, her students include FBI and CIA dog handlers as well as Professional Trainers and dog owners to increase their mechanical and training skills. The camp is Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th June 2012 and an observer spot is only $190 for the weekend. Contact Georgia for more details. New classes north of the river! Due to popular demand, we have 2 new classes starting at Billy's Day-Care For Dogs in Wangara. There will be our Advanced Puppy class and also our Companion Dog Life-Skills class on Saturday mornings, starting April 21st. See our website for more details or contact Georgia on 0411 385 840. New trainer bios up! Read about Ben Hayes, Emma Norton and Susan Flavell! Happy training, From the team at Paw Prints Pet Training!]]></description>
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		<title>February 2012 Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We pass on Dunbar's wisdom to you, new Wangara venue and classes, and of course, Agility class updates! Hi Paw Printers! We had a terrific time in Melbourne at the Ian Dunbar seminar. It was 3 days of learning about how to prevent behaviour problems in dogs, which is of course, much easier than treating them! The main points we would like to pass on to you are: For nuisance barkers, there is a 90% reduction in barking if the dog is fed solely from a Kong (wow!) Puppies need to be socialised from birth. There is no time to waste and pups should have met 200 people by the time they are 8 weeks old. Breeders can start housetraining and chew toy training as early as 4 weeks of age and by 8 weeks of age when the pups are going into their new homes, they can be well on their way to being great companion dogs. We as Trainers know the struggles our clients have with housetraining. BUT, it is so easy and Breeders can really ensure dogs stay in their original homes by housetraining them and teaching them to chew Kongs only! Eating meals from a Kong lowers a dogs heartrate and blood pressure, how cool is that! Punishment must be delivered within 0.5 second of misbehaviour to be effective, otherwise it is inhumane. Every second you wait to administer punishment, you must increase the severity by 5 times. Another reason why NOT to use punishment during our dogs' education! (Do you realise just how hard it is to get the punishment in that quickly? That's why it makes more sense to use the method you know will work!) Pass on the 'BEFORE You Get Your Puppy' and 'AFTER You Get Your Puppy' books to everyone you know! Let's work together to keep dogs out of shelters and in their original homes. People with adult dogs will find the information within helpful too. We are expanding! Billy's Day-Care For Dogs is the newest venue for Paw Prints classes. We will be running Advanced Puppy classes (an excellent follow on from our Kindy class) and our Companion Dog Life-Skills class where you and your dog can earn a BA, an MA or a PhD. Check our website or Facebook page for dates and times for the Wangara venue. The most popular class ever is our Agility class. The next intake for level one dogs is Sunday 22nd April 2012 at our Floreat location. Please register your interest ASAP with Georgia by mail or 0411 385 840. From the team at Paw Prints Pet Training!]]></description>
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		<title>Chicken Camp with Terry Ryan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poultry in Motion: clicker training a chicken as a pathway to training dogs Paw Prints Pet Training presents Terry Ryan (USA) in Perth, WA for the two day Chicken Camp. Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of June 2012 at Billy’s Day-Care for Dogs, 6 / 106 Robinson Ave, Belmont. (Morning and afternoon tea and sandwich lunch provided) Why train chickens? To improve your training skills with a species that will not tolerate poor timing or poor mechanical skills like our dogs do! Who should attend? Anyone who wants to improve their training skills and therefore better assist dogs and their owners ‘It is pretty well true when you can train a chicken you can train almost anything’ Bob Bailey Trainer or observer? Trainers work with a chicken and will capture and shape simple behaviours using targets, a clicker and reinforcement. The observer status is perfect for people who learn best by listening, watching and taking notes. Topics covered: How chickens acquire and process information The basics of operant and classical conditioning Observation and graphing behaviour Mechanical skills with special attention to timing and eye-hand co-ordination Record keeping Systematic desensitisation Capturing and shaping behaviours Use of targets Coaching skills and team building Discrimination trials re: colour, shape and line definition Extinction trials Decision making based on rapidly changing behavioural criteria and many more! The number of places is strictly limited to 20 Trainer participants and 20 Observers. Registrations will be accepted in order of receipt, early registration is recommended. A $75 holding deposit is required with the balance payable before 30th March 2012. Two day chicken camp - Trainer  -  $385 Observer  -  $190 Payment options (Contact Us to get your Registration Form) - Cheque or money order made out to Paw Prints Pet Training, Post to PO Box 115, Greenwood WA 6924 EFT to Paw Prints Pet Training: Bankwest, BSB: 306 127, Account: 0131079 Credit card via email or phone Get in touch today!]]></description>
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		<title>January 2012 Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our New Year's Resolution to aid in decreasing the number of shelter dogs, free agility fun, and C.L.A.S.S. for dogs! Hi Paw Printers! Happy New Year and welcome to our January newsletter! New Year's Resolution Team Paw Print would like to offer our clients free downloads of Dr Ian Dunbar's BEFORE You Get Your Puppy and AFTER You Get Your Puppy. They are chock-full of information for dog owners and we believe if the advice within is followed, we can decrease the number of dogs ending up in shelters! Please share with your friends! Click the titles to download the PDFs. Last chance to try out agility for free! Ever thought of trying agility training for your dog? Our first two free classes were a great success with a lot of agility converts coming out of them! The final try out class before our set course begins will be held Sunday 29th January at our Floreat location, 8am - 9am. All friendly dogs are welcome to come along and try out some equipment and be assisted by Trainers. Lawler Park is on Draper Street in Floreat, and we suggest you arrive 10 minutes early to allow your dog to toilet and sniff around! Please BYO food rewards and a fun toy for your dog. Does Your Dog Have C.L.A.S.S.? Our new class this year is the Canine Life and Social Skills (C.L.A.S.S.) course, developed to encourage dogs and their owners to keep training beyond the basics and to earn a BA, MA or PhD! The BA classes are held at our Floreat and Murdoch locations and testing will be every 10 weeks at both locations. For more info check out this site, and keep an eye on our website and Facebook page. From the team at Paw Prints Pet Training!]]></description>
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		<title>December 2011 Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[World's Dog Trainer, continuing Puppy Kindy over Christmas, upcoming canine accreditation and Paw Prints All Stars Calendar! Hi Paw Printers! Welcome to our December newsletter. Christmas and New Year Firstly we would like to wish all of our lovely clients (2 and 4 legged) a merry and safe Christmas and a happy New Year! Puppy Kindy carries through! One of the reasons Paw Prints was created was to stop dogs ending up in shelters. For this reason we run all of our Puppy Kindy classes throughout the Christmas and New Year period (except for public holidays) when most puppy schools have a holiday. Please tell your friends and family, up to 16 weeks of age is the most important time to be socialising and training a puppy! World's Dog Trainer Paw Prints was delighted to be asked by one of our heroes, Dr Ian Dunbar, to be involved in World's Dog Trainer on his website Dog Star Daily. Here is the link to see Paw Prints in action! Canine Life And Social Skills We are introducing new classes in 2012, stay tuned to our website and Facebook page. We will be holding a Canine Life And Social Skills (C.L.A.S.S.) course where dogs can gain the titles BA, MA and PhD! Register your interest via email. From the team at Paw Prints Pet Training! See you all in the New Year! Click here to download the 2012 Paw Prints All Stars Calendar! (PDF, under 1MB)]]></description>
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		<title>November 2011 Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clicker fun, Christmas approaches, and helpful hints for dog park harmony! Hi Paw Printers! Welcome to our November newsletter. Clicker Fun We had so much fun at our recent Clicker Training workshop with Debra Millikan, the skills we've learnt will make us better trainers - as well as being able to pass on this knowledge to our wonderful clients! Christmas and New Year Break Christmas is approaching! Training continues at Murdoch Institute of Technology (Juvenile Puppy and Companion Dog Life-Skills), with our final day for 2012 being Saturday December 17th. We recommence classes Saturday February 11th 2012. Floreat training will have it's final day Sunday 11th December and recommence Sunday 15th January 2012. We have some casual classes planned for over the Christmas break, ask your trainer or check our website or Facebook page for details. Ettiquette Unleashed! Many of us have holidays over the Christmas period which means more time for training and exercising our dogs! Here is an article written by Paw Prints member Kylie Hildebrand on how to keep your dog park experience positive and interactive. From the team at Paw Prints Pet Training! Keep an eye out for our December News!]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Helpful hints for dog park harmony Every town council has rules on the Control of Dogs in Public Places. They will all state that the dog needs to be under the control of the person (whether they are from the dog’s family or friend or employee etc.) handling the dog when out in public. It’s a good idea to have a plan in place when out and about with your canine buddy. The following points may come in handy! Essential Equipment Poo bags – as many as you can carry Your dog’s lead Treat pouch Tasty treats An emergency squeaky toy or ball You + Your Eyes If your dog is off lead it is your responsibility to keep an eye on his or her behaviour in public. If your dog is not in your line of sight, you need to be turning and checking every few seconds. A sensible parent who has their toddler out of the stroller would be doing the same. This can also be a life-saving practice as so many dog exercise areas are unfenced – potential traffic accidents abound. A friend of mine has a Labrador cross who picks up and eats plastic items he finds – stray poo bags are a particular favourite. This dog has had two emergency operations because his person wasn’t fast enough to catch him before he’d ingested bags, but was able to get him to the vet quickly enough to save him from life-threatening bowel obstructions. You + Their Poo Speaking of poo bags, all councils will also fine you if your dog’s waste is left on the ground. You don’t have any excuse if you’ve been following the above point – you can’t miss seeing your dog squat if you’re doing a good job checking on him or her! If you genuinely can’t find the poo – follow the Poo Karma Rule and pick up the first one you see or you will definitely step in it instead. The old soft, smelly, sliding step! Remember to congratulate your dog for toileting at the park as it never hurts to reinforce this – they are doing exactly what you want and not going in the house! Poo bags can also be used for other purposes. They are strong enough to hold water for a makeshift bowl if your dog isn’t a fan of drinking straight from the tap – just roll it down and hold it resting on the ground. Or for picking up a slobbery ball when it’s time to go home. I have also used them to dispose of washed-up blowfish at the river when curious pooches have nearly eaten the poisonous blowies. You + Their Tasty Treats A dog park essential, treats that your dog actually values will make your outing more fun and so much easier. The treats are like a bold underlining of your intended communication with your dog! Who cares if other dogs prefer you rather than their own people, it’s a testament to the scientifically proven method that is reward-based training! Treats can be used to reinforce appropriate play behaviour (ask your trainer about this) and if necessary, distract them from a possibly dangerous encounter – the easiest way to do this is to train your dog to a hand target. (Another one to learn from your dog trainer!) You + A Closely Gathered Crowd I am very wary of joining a large crowd of people and dogs at the park as it can so often erupt easily and end in tears – for the dogs, adults, and children. These groups are often too closely gathered for comfort and the dogs’ play is restricted – this always seems to cause the play to escalate and tension between the playmates rises, causing scuffles or fights. Standing around tends to give dogs the impression that they need to jump on you to get your attention – not a good habit to practice, especially in a crowd. It’s far more pleasant to stroll about with your dog and to let them greet their friends nicely – this will also help to ward off potential resource guarding of ‘their patch’. Not being stationary can also help if your dog is meeting new dogs, if they aren’t getting along it’s easier to get away, whereas standing around can be unintentionally confrontational for dogs. Your Dog + Equable Play It’s wonderful when your dog has a friend he or she can play with where they are both having an equally good time. However, if you are getting the feeling that your dog is giving another a hard time or vice versa, it is safer all round to trust your hunch and call your dog away. An emergency squeaky toy could be useful here in case distraction is needed to get your dog’s attention. (NB: be careful with squeakies, because, at best they may make you the Pied Piper of dogs, or could at worst cause squabbles when one or more dogs decide that they’d like a turn with the toy.) If you are strolling the park and your dog runs rudely at other dogs or just keeps hassling them, continue your walk with your dog on lead. If it’s becoming an unpleasant experience altogether, why not come back another time, when neither of you are feeling tense or annoyed, and save the park as a place where you can have fun together. Care also needs to be taken with playmates of inverse sizes! Although very cute, a Ridgeback and Chihuahua play session will definitely end badly if the Ridgeback accidentally makes a bad choice of paw placement – that’s a whole lot of weight potentially bearing down on a tiny body! Your Dog + Intact Males Or Females It’s never nice for an unsterilised female in heat at the dog park. She will never, ever, ever, ever get a moment’s peace. That’s all there is to it! It’s important to watch your entire male carefully, as their very presence could inadvertently cause a ruckus – they just seem to have that animal magnetism that gets them in strife! Your Dog + Their Social Network Sometimes you need a social network to find out what your friends have been up to. Imagine that Facebook is not made up of your friends’ photos and stories but the scents they leave behind. Just delightful! But this is actually how your dog catches up with the latest news, gossip and probably what their friends have been eating – so instead of hurrying them along to keep up with you, why not let them stop and smell the roses (and trees, and poles, and benches etc!) Check out your dog after it has rained at the park. It’s like it was a watercolour painting of scents which has had water thrown at it, creating a crazy new melange of olfactory wonder! They’ll be sniffing at all the old spots with renewed interest. Your Dog + Fun With You Did you know that you and your dog can make amazing discoveries at the park? When you find these things together you can have a wonderful time congratulating each other! The secret is that you are actually engineering the discovery opportunity – if your dog is busily sniffing somewhere, take one of the tasty treats and squish it against a tree, then call your dog over excitedly, showing them what you’ve found. Time to celebrate! This is a great game to enjoy together, reinforcing your dog’s recall to you and reminding them how much fun it is to hang out with you. Your trainer will have a heap more ideas you can use to play (and train) at the park. So use your common sense, keep an eye on your dog and his or her behaviour, be considerate of other park users, and above all, enjoy your outings together! By Kylie Hildebrand Download a PDF version - Etiquette Unleashed! Helpful Hints For Dog Park Harmony]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The return of agility, trainers getting smart, great AVA publication and exciting 2012 events planned! Thanks everyone! We'd like to say thank you to all the dogs for bringing such great handlers to our classes! If any handlers are interested in learning about clicker training, we have the upcoming Clicker Training workshop over the weekend of the 12th and 13th of November. We have observer and assistant spots left, both are very reasonably priced, see our website or Facebook page for more info. Agility Returns! We will be starting agility classes again mid January, please check our website and Facebook page for further details in the coming weeks. Upcoming Events We have loads of exciting workshops planned for 2012: A scent workshop for dogs, a 'how to prepare your dog for dog sports' workshop, Terry Ryan (USA) and her chicken training weekend and Sue Hogben and Gina O'Keefe for their focus and motivation workshops. Get smart . . . As to Team Paw Print pursuing further education, the majority of trainers will be attending the annual APDT conference held in Sydney at the end of October. Classes over the weekend of October 29th and 30th will be postponed, we will return on Saturday 5th of November full of enthusiasm and fresh ideas. . . . and Vet smart! We were very pleased to see that the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) have issued a position statement strongly supporting reward based training methods, check out their publication here. Keep an eye out for our November News!]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you like to learn how to clicker train your dog? You have the opportunity to do this and prepare for competency assessment, all over the course of one weekend! Join South Australian-based trainer Debra Millikan, as she works with handlers to develop their clicker training technique. Please read the following guidelines in order to prepare for the workshop: What delegates with dogs need to bring to the workshop Clicker and lots of soft small tasty treats – more than you expect to use! If you have a small dog ensure that the treats are cut very, very finely Target stick Two small plastic bowls into which treats can be placed (something unbreakable) Mat for the dog (even if dog is being crated during workshop) as this will be used for practice An object that your dog has never before interacted with but one that is big enough for him to walk on, go into, sit on, play with, pick up in his mouth, etc. Find out more on the Clicker Competency Assessment Programme by visiting Kay Laurence's website Learning About Dogs. Contact Us to secure you place today!]]></description>
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