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Dances With Dogs Club Queensland

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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20.01.2022 I would like all our members to send some prayers to our friend Michelle Pouliot who is on standby to evacuate from the line of the wildfires happening in Oregon at the moment. As we are all aware from our bush fires here is Australia they can spread very quickly with devastating results. So Michelle although we are a very long way from you, you are in our thoughts. Please stay safe. xoxo

18.01.2022 Dante Camacho is one of those trainers you're going to be hearing about more and more in 2021. He's already famous in Brazil, but he's about to be a dog trainin...g rock star in the English-speaking world. We just finished Holistic Approach to Reactivity, a live practice case-studies, on my site. It's not too late to sign up and get the recordings. Some of my favorite quotes from today's session (mostly quoted, a little paraphrasing): "Learning how to do nothing is a very hard skill!" - Dante Laura(demo student): "Favorite part: practicing calmness. I was guilty of training the flashy stuff, like agility and tricks, but I didn't do any training on calmness or relaxation. This course really focused me to focus on stationing behavior and calmness in general. It was a game-changer for Sadie. I've definitely noticed a change for the better." Rachel (demo student): "The genius of the course is that it forces the focus back on those foundational things. As a goal-driven human, it was frustrating at times. 'What about the BAT set-ups? What about the desensitization? But in the veterinary world we often look to pharmaceuticals as a way to create a positive emotional state so that animals can make positive memories and be more conducive to that desensitization / BAT-type things. While I firmly believe in the role of psychotropic medications, I think it's really cool and really phenomenal to have some non-pharmaceutical interventions to create that positive emotional state, so the training you do next is more effective. It sets everybody up for success. I think from a personal side, all of the stuff we'd been doing before, I felt like our progress had really plateaued because I felt like I could just never bring Isaac down to a level of arousal where we could continue to make progress. For example, we'd play the Look At That Game, and he'd do it, he'd be great, but he'd also just be super keyed up the entire time. The genius is the forced intentionally slow pace to focus on the fundamentals." Dante: "Rest is as important, or more important, than the training itself. You can use it as if it's a drug: 'my dog needs a little more of this.' You're actually getting physiological changes in the dog. Depriving someone the opportunity to relax is a form of torture." There's still time to register. :) Everything was recorded, including the homework sessions. school.grishastewart.com/courses/holistic-reactivity

13.01.2022 We have all attended many wonderful seminars and workshops over the years and we should all be attending one this week-end but sadly due to the Covid restrictions that is not possible. So why not share with us which seminar or workshop was your favourite and why and what piece of wisdom has stuck with you since that seminar. :)

12.01.2022 I'm very excited to announce my new online course through the IAABC is now LIVE! Creating Desirable Behavior Around Distractions https://m.iaabc.org/courses/creating-desirable-behavior/

12.01.2022 Looking for that perfect piece for your next Freestyle routine? Narrow down some contenders that you really love, then try this: 1. Take a video of you and your... dog heeling (or moving with attention) on both sides and with some transitions (change of side/change of direction, spins, circles or thru) The vid should be a length of time in which your dog is reasonably able to work with no tangible rewards - 30-45 seconds is fine. There should be no music playing. Work at a speed that you think is comfortable for you and your dog. Often this is faster than we think. Then after downloading, play your vid and over-lay (or listen on your phone, tablet or computer) a piece of music you are considering. How does it look with you and your dog moving normally without hearing the tempo/rhythm? If you and your dog appear to be moving in time to the music, even though you aren’t intending to, this music goes to the top of the list. It says you won’t have to work hard or change much in your normal movement to look good! 2. Same as above, but actually have the music playing as you are moving (heelwork/moving attention/transitions). How do you look? Comfortable? In time to the music? Awkward? Out of step with the beat? Do you feel you have to work to stay in time with the music? Are your steps inconsistent with the timing of the music? Sometimes they match and sometimes they don’t? Or do you seem to float and move easily to the beat and rhythm? 3. Improvise Video you and your dog moving together and doing whatever you want to the music. Do what moves you! Where does the music lead your movement? How is your dog responding to your movement? This is also one of the first parts of choreography, but nothing says you can’t do this as part of music selection as well. Music choice is important for fun and for points! Judges will assess your team’s ability to move in time to the tempo and rhythm of the music and determine how well your behaviors and sequences integrate with the phrasing of the music.

05.01.2022 The Covid plan posted at the top of the page is still a draft and any feedback is welcome. As per the notice in the Dogs Qld notes from the DWD Sub-Committee, there are draft plans for all disciplines; feedback/suggestions are welcome.