ClickerExpo Conference Schedule - Long Beach, CA

The program schedule for 2014 will help you learn more in three days than you thought possible. We’re  busy planning our most innovative program ever, chock-full of stimulating Sessions and exciting hands-on Learning Labs, all taught by the ClickerExpo Faculty who bring their unique talents and perspectives to work for you.

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Legend Learning Sessions (lectures) Learning Labs (hands-on) Session

Thursday Evening
5:00 PM -
7:00 PM
Conference Registration
5:30 PM -
7:00 PM
Cocktail Reception: Sponsored by Karen Pryor Academy

Day 1: Friday
 
SESSION
SESSION
SESSION
LAB
LAB
8:00 -
8:45 AM
9:00 -
10:00 AM
10:00 -
10:30 AM
Morning Break - 30 minutes
10:30 -
12:30 PM
The Foundation Station
Clicker Training 101
Hannah Branigan
Foundation
What a Concept!
New Frontiers in Concept Training
Ken Ramirez
Advanced
Reward Ends, Then What?
Eva Bertilsson, Emelie Johnson-Vegh
All Levels
Super Friendly to Super Cool
Teaching Impulse Control
Michele Pouliot
Intermediate
Emotional Fluency
Capturing Emotions in Training
Sarah Owings
Intermediate
12:30 -
2:00 PM
Lunch and Roundtable Discussions (optional)
2:00 -
3:30 PM
You're in Great Shape
Understanding & Applying Shaping
Eva Bertilsson, Emelie Johnson-Vegh
Foundation
Puppy Einsteins
Teaching Cued Behaviors to Young Puppies
Michele Pouliot
All Levels
It's a Good Fit!
Operant & Classical Conditioning
Kathy Sdao
Advanced
What a Concept!
New Frontiers in Concept Training - In Action
Ken Ramirez
Advanced
Teaching Reactive Dog Class
Emma Parsons
Advanced
3:30 -
4:00 PM
Afternoon Break - 30 minutes
4:00 -
4:45 PM
On Extinction
Karen Pryor
Advanced
Power of Choice
Part 1: Locus of Control
Irith Bloom
Intermediate
Train That Chain!
Behavior Chains: Part 1
Laura VanArendonk Baugh
Intermediate
4:45 -
5:00 PM
Break - 15 minutes
5:00 -
5:45 PM
On Negative Reinforcement
Karen Pryor
Advanced
Power of Choice
Part 2: Dealing with Problem Behavior
Irith Bloom
Intermediate
Train That Chain!
Behavior Chains: Part 2
Laura VanArendonk Baugh
Intermediate
You're in Great Shape
Understanding & Applying Shaping - In Action
Eva Bertilsson, Emelie Johnson-Vegh
Foundation
Better, Faster, Smarter
Competition Training with Platforms - In Action
Michele Pouliot
Advanced
Evening
Special Events
Networking Event - Long Beach, CA (7:00 PM)

Day 2: Saturday
 
SESSION
SESSION
SESSION
LAB
LAB
8:00 -
8:45 AM
Urban Mushing
Harness Your Wild Beast
Chris Waggoner
All Levels
Training for the Easily Frustrated Dog
Emily Larlham
Intermediate
Links Between Diet & Behavior
Conference Sponsor
BRAVO!

All Levels
Easing a Dog's Anxiety
Calm Dog Sponsor
Thundershirt

All Levels
 
8:45 -
9:00 AM
Break - 15 minutes
9:00 -
10:30 AM
What a Cue Can Do
Developing Cueing Skills
Kathy Sdao
Foundation
Pace, Place & More
Strategic Reinforcement Delivery
Michele Pouliot
Intermediate
Reducing Behavior with Reinforcement?
Oxymorons & Other Jumbo Shrimp
Susan Friedman
Advanced
The Transformers
Training Shelter Dogs
Steve Benjamin, Lori Gwyr
Intermediate
Train That Chain!
Behavior Chains - In Action
Laura VanArendonk Baugh
Intermediate
10:30 -
11:00 AM
Morning Break - 30 minutes
11:00 -
12:30 PM
The Power of the Conditioned Emotional Response
Lindsay Wood
All Levels
Missteps, Myths & Mantras
Keeping Your Training on Track
Ken Ramirez
Advanced
Obedience Competition
Break It Down ...To Build It Up!
Hannah Branigan
Advanced
Pace, Place & More
Strategic Reinforcement Delivery - In Action
Michele Pouliot
Intermediate
What a Cue Can Do
- In Action (Part 1, Cue Control)
Kathy Sdao,
Foundation
12:30 -
2:00PM
Lunch and Roundtable Discussions (optional)
2:00 -
2:45 PM
"Corrections" & Clicker Training?
Laura VanArendonk Baugh
Intermediate
Keeping It Real
Helping Clients Set Goals
Chris Waggoner
All Levels
So You Want to Train a Horse?
Alexandra Kurland
Foundation
2:45 -
3:00 PM
Break - 15 minutes
3:00 -
3:45 PM
The Volunteering Horse
Training Without Pressure
Peggy Hogan
All Levels
On Guard!
Modification of Food Guarding
Lindsay Wood
Advanced
Think Small! Tips for Training Tiny Dogs
Helix Fairweather
All Levels
Creativity as Therapy for Reactive Dogs
Emma Parsons
Advanced
Love It!
Effective Non-Food Reinforcement
Ken Ramirez
All Levels
3:45 -
4:15 PM
Afternoon Break - 30 minutes
4:15 -
5:45PM
Room with a View Point
A Training Conversation
Faculty (Moderator)
All Levels
Obedience Competition
Break it Down ...To Build It Up! - In Action
Hannah Branigan
Advanced
Think Small!
Tips for Training Tiny Dogs - In Action
Helix Fairweather
All Levels
Evening
Special Events
Book and Media Signing (5:30 - 6:15PM)
Dinner (7:00PM)
Susan Schneider, Ph.D - Pushing the Limits

Day 3: Sunday
 
SESSION
SESSION
SESSION
LAB
LAB
8:00 -
8:45 AM
Education of the Modern Trainer
Aaron Clayton
A Karen Pryor Academy Presentation

All Levels
How to Teach Anything
Five Skills Every Dog Should Know
Helix Fairweather
Foundation
Play,Toys &  More
Toy & Recreation Sponsor
KONG

All Levels
Rally-FrEe
An Introduction to the Newest Performance Sport
Performance Sport Sponsor
Rally Freestyle Elements
All Levels

 
8:45 -
9:00 AM
Break - 15 minutes
9:00 -
10:30AM
Who Nose?
Scent Discrimination
Ken Ramirez
Advanced
Crossover!
Facilitating Successful Transitions from Traditional Training
Michele Pouliot
All Levels
Effectiveness is Not Enough
The Ethical Intervention
Susan Friedman
All Levels
That's the Trick!
Teaching Multi-Dog Tricks
Emily Larlham
Advanced
What Our Body Language Says to Animals
Alexandra Kurland
All Levels
10:30 -
11:00 AM
Morning Break - 30 minutes
11:00 -
12:30 PM
Exotic Animals Taught Me to Be a Better Dog Trainer
Ken Ramirez
All Levels
Prep School for Competition Dogs
Hannah Branigan
Intermediate
Wallflowers
Reaching the Shy Dog
Sarah Owings
All Levels
What a Cue Can Do
- In Action (Part 2, Cue Comprehension)
Kathy Sdao
Foundation
On Guard!
Modification of Food Guarding - In Action
Lindsay Wood
Advanced
12:30 -
2:00 PM
Lunch and Roundtable Discussions (optional)
2:00 -
2:45 PM
Parameters of Premack
Kathy Sdao
Advanced
Gimme Shelter!
Training & Enrichment
Leanne Falkingham
All Levels
On the Record
Data Collection & Record Keeping
Helix Fairweather
All Levels
2:45 -
3:00 PM
Break - 15 minutes
3:00 -
3:45 PM
Criteria Raising Re-Examined
Kathy Sdao
Advanced
The Cue Transfer
Creative Training Applications
Alexandra Kurland
Advanced
When the Floor is Food
Training through Distractions
Peggy Hogan
Intermediate
Prep School for Competition Dogs
- In Action
Hannah Branigan
Intermediate
Team Train for Reliability
Emma Parsons
Intermediate
3:45 -
4:15 PM
Afternoon Break - 30 minutes
4:15 -
5:45 PM
Store Hours  
Thursday - 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Saturday - 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday - 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.