Suzanne clothier seminar: enriched puppy protocol
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Location TBD @ Crowne Plaza
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Location TBD @ Crowne Plaza
REGISTRATION
Chair Cindy Knowlton
$30 registration fee also enters you in a drawing for a free private lesson the next day!
Pre-registration deadline April 5, 2017
Chair Cindy Knowlton
$30 registration fee also enters you in a drawing for a free private lesson the next day!
Pre-registration deadline April 5, 2017
The Enriched Puppy Protocol: Raising Confident, Coordinated & Competent Canines was developed by breeder and trainer Suzanne Clothier to help breeders maximize each puppy’s genetic potential. EPP provides a detailed roadmap for raising puppies who are physically, mentally and emotionally balanced, and ready to take on life.
Covered:
· More than milk: how your bitch provides important emotional & mental lessons
· Building your puppies’ “Reference Library”
· “I think I can…” Creating age and skill appropriate challenges
· Developing self control and resilience in puppies
· Brilliant on a budget – using your resources wisely
· One-by-one – the important of individuation
· Countdown to 63 days – the EPP timeline
Early canine development researchers Fuller & Scott noted that the developmental changes that occur in the dog during this period actually eclipse the transformation from tadpole to frog! The EPP focus is on the first 9 weeks of life, where the developmental changes are profound. What happens in these weeks will have a profound, permanent effect on each dog.
For breeders ready to really help their breeding program shine, EPP provides a detailed approach that has been put to the test since 2008 with thousands of puppies in major guide dog schools, service dog organizations and private breeders. The EPP program has dramatically changed the rearing practices at Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Southeastern Guide Dogs, Guide Dogs of America, and Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation – collectively representing more than a thousand puppies per year.
While well grounded in science and current research, EPP is a hands-on, practical program that reflects Clothier’s 30+ years as a German Shepherd breeder. She knows what it takes to raise a litter properly. She provides useful information on balancing other life demands with the lightning fast development schedule of growing pups, and how to prioritize when resources are limited.
EPP is not for everyone. It takes time, effort and dedication to raise an Enriched Puppy. But the results are simply amazing. Come learn how to make your genetics really shine, and how to prepare your puppies to take on life with confidence and verve!
Covered:
· More than milk: how your bitch provides important emotional & mental lessons
· Building your puppies’ “Reference Library”
· “I think I can…” Creating age and skill appropriate challenges
· Developing self control and resilience in puppies
· Brilliant on a budget – using your resources wisely
· One-by-one – the important of individuation
· Countdown to 63 days – the EPP timeline
Early canine development researchers Fuller & Scott noted that the developmental changes that occur in the dog during this period actually eclipse the transformation from tadpole to frog! The EPP focus is on the first 9 weeks of life, where the developmental changes are profound. What happens in these weeks will have a profound, permanent effect on each dog.
For breeders ready to really help their breeding program shine, EPP provides a detailed approach that has been put to the test since 2008 with thousands of puppies in major guide dog schools, service dog organizations and private breeders. The EPP program has dramatically changed the rearing practices at Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Southeastern Guide Dogs, Guide Dogs of America, and Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation – collectively representing more than a thousand puppies per year.
While well grounded in science and current research, EPP is a hands-on, practical program that reflects Clothier’s 30+ years as a German Shepherd breeder. She knows what it takes to raise a litter properly. She provides useful information on balancing other life demands with the lightning fast development schedule of growing pups, and how to prioritize when resources are limited.
EPP is not for everyone. It takes time, effort and dedication to raise an Enriched Puppy. But the results are simply amazing. Come learn how to make your genetics really shine, and how to prepare your puppies to take on life with confidence and verve!
Suzanne will be available for a limited number of private consultations between 9am and 5pm on Thursday, May 11th. $175 for a one hour consult. Contact Cindy Knowlton at [email protected] to schedule.
ABOUT SUZANNE CLOTHIER
SUZANNE CLOTHIER is a professional trainer, author and breeder whose seminars & workshops are popular throughout the US and internationally. She has presented to groups as widely varied as the University of Minnesota’s Nature Based Therapeutics conference, “Speak!” to the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) to the Alaskan Dog Musher’s Association, as well as many clubs and training organizations. Her topics range from the Enriched Puppy to aggression, anxiety, the canine athlete and behavior/performance issues. She is the author of the widely acclaimed Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships With Dogs (Warner, 2002).
With a deep background ranging from conformation (her co-bred Brittany won the 1994 National Specialty) to agility, obedience, Search & Rescue and more, she is well respected for her holistic approach to the total dog. Considered a “trainer of trainers,” her Relationship Centered Training (RCT) offers a humane, effective approach for training. Innovative and progressive, Clothier has developed numerous programs and assessment tools, including CARAT, RAT (Relationship Assessment Tool), FAT (Functional Assessment Tool), the Clothier Puppy Test and the Clothier Adult Test.
A dedicated breeder of 30+ plus years, her eight generations of Hawks Hunt German Shepherds have been successful in and nationally ranked in many fields, ranging from Search & Rescue to agility, obedience, herding, tracking, nosework, Rally, therapy dogs, service dogs, guide dog breeding stock, and more. She loves working with breeders to help them raise the best puppies they possibly can.
Find Suzanne on the web at http://suzanneclothier.com/ and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Suzanne-Clothier-205372299547882/
SUZANNE CLOTHIER is a professional trainer, author and breeder whose seminars & workshops are popular throughout the US and internationally. She has presented to groups as widely varied as the University of Minnesota’s Nature Based Therapeutics conference, “Speak!” to the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) to the Alaskan Dog Musher’s Association, as well as many clubs and training organizations. Her topics range from the Enriched Puppy to aggression, anxiety, the canine athlete and behavior/performance issues. She is the author of the widely acclaimed Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships With Dogs (Warner, 2002).
With a deep background ranging from conformation (her co-bred Brittany won the 1994 National Specialty) to agility, obedience, Search & Rescue and more, she is well respected for her holistic approach to the total dog. Considered a “trainer of trainers,” her Relationship Centered Training (RCT) offers a humane, effective approach for training. Innovative and progressive, Clothier has developed numerous programs and assessment tools, including CARAT, RAT (Relationship Assessment Tool), FAT (Functional Assessment Tool), the Clothier Puppy Test and the Clothier Adult Test.
A dedicated breeder of 30+ plus years, her eight generations of Hawks Hunt German Shepherds have been successful in and nationally ranked in many fields, ranging from Search & Rescue to agility, obedience, herding, tracking, nosework, Rally, therapy dogs, service dogs, guide dog breeding stock, and more. She loves working with breeders to help them raise the best puppies they possibly can.
Find Suzanne on the web at http://suzanneclothier.com/ and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Suzanne-Clothier-205372299547882/