Courses for Beginners at ClickerExpo Denmark 2016
If you are new to clicker training (even if you are very experienced in other dog-related areas), we have created a crackerjack Foundation Curriculum just for you. The Foundation Curriculum maps out recommended courses for all three days at ClickerExpo, with a productive mix of Learning Labs and Sessions. Please refer to the narrative description Should Beginners Come to ClickerExpo? for additional information about attending ClickerExpo as a novice.
There are so many opportunities to learn at ClickerExpo -- and not just within the scheduled learning Sessions and Labs. Book lunch and you’ll be able to join round-table discussions and share knowledge and insight with other attendees as you connect on topics of mutual interest!
Day 1- Friday
- 9.00 - The Butterfly Effect!
- 10:30 - A Moment of Science: Clicker Training 101 or Give Training Back to the Animals
- 14:00 - You can't go wrong with any course! You’re in Great Shape: Understanding and Applying Shaping or The Sound of Silence: Accessing the Power of the Withheld Click or Stranger Danger! Dogs that are Reactive to People or X Marks the Sport: Getting Ready to Compete (Lab) or Give Training Back to the Animals - In Action (Lab)
- 16:00 - You’re in Great Shape! In Action (Lab)* or Stranger Danger! In Action (Lab)
* Shaping is a critcial component of clicker training. We recommend that you attend the Session and the Lab on this topic. If you are bringing your dog, this is a great time to reserve a working spot in the You’re in Great Shape! In Action Lab.
This evening, join other attendees for a Friday Night Social Event. This will be a great opportunity to meet others and share ideas. Remember that you’ll need to book evening and lunch-time events in advance.
Day 2 - Saturday
- 9:00 - Cues and Cueing or If You Build It, They Will Come - Training a Reliable Recall (Lab) or Retrieving for All Occasions (Lab)
- 11:00 - Cues and Cueing - In Action or Blind Trust: The Next Level of Partnership with Your Dog
- 14:00- Clicker Training Principles for Teaching Humans, Too! or Love It! Effective Non-Food Reinforcement (Lab)
- 16:00 - Pavlov Lives! Taking Dogs Seriously in Behavioral Science (Conference Keynote)
*If you are bringing your dog,this is a great time to reserve a working spot in the Cues and Cueing Lab. Or attend as an observer in Blind Trust or Love it! Effective Non Food Reinforcement Sign up as a participant in Blind Trust or Love It! only if you and your dog meet the the skill requirements to participate.
This evening join us for a lovely meal and a glass of wine along with inspiration and lively conversation. This seated dinner will feature a facilitated panel discussion between members of the ClickerExpo Faculty and provide attendees the opportunity to ask questions of the Faculty and network with each other
Day 3 - Sunday
- 9:00 -Effectiveness is Not Enough: The Ethical Intervention or (Don't) Just Do It!
- 11:00 -It's a Good Fit! Operant and Classical Conditioning
- 14:00 - Far-Sighted: The Importance of Looking Ahead
- 16:00 - Conference Review and Close: Dog Is Love: How Affection, Not Cognition, Is What Makes a Dog a Dog
Register!
Now that you know what Sessions and Labs are right for you, you’re ready to register and reserve your spot today!
