LIVE Weekly Class - Have Fun and Keep Your Dog Fit Using Everyday Items!

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Back by popular demand and better than ever with real-time coaching and video feedback! Join canine fitness guru Lori Stevens for Four-Legged, Fit, and Confident LIVE, a series of five weekly classes, where you'll learn how to become your dog’s personal fitness coach using items you have at home, in your yard, or that can be found on your walks!

This isn’t your regular online learning! Our LIVE™ classes (Learning that’s Interactive, Virtual, and Engaged) will transform your sense of the potential of learning online. Get virtual real-time classes, coordinated on-demand curriculum, fun at-home exercises, a class discussion forum, and video submissions.

Teach the Heel Position

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Have you ever wanted to reward your dog for a job well done, but didn't have food treats with you? Consider playing with your dog to reinforce good behavior! Using play as a reinforcer adds variety to your training routine and helps strengthen your relationship with your dog. The key is to find a toy or interactive game (tug, retrieve, chase) that your dog enjoys.

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Become a Certified Dog Trainer!

With Karen Pryor Academy’s Dog Trainer Professional program, you’ll learn from home with access to 1:1 faculty mentorship and virtual connection with fellow classmates, as well as hone your skills through workshop(s). In the event that it is not safe for a workshop to be held in person, it can be delivered as scheduled in a virtual workshop environment. The adaptations we have made deliver the excellent education experience for which the Dog Trainer Professional program is known while keeping everyone safe in this unique time.

Apply by March 19
San Diego, CA
Nan Arthur

Apply by April 1
Portland, OR
Bobbie Lyons

Apply by April 16
Albuquerque, NM
Terrie Hayward

Upcoming Dog Trainer Professional Course Application Deadlines:

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Thoughts About "The Click Is Not the Trick"

Dog looking eagerly at trainer while trainer has clicker in hand.

A recent paper from Gilchrist et al. (2021), “The click is not the trick: the efficacy of clickers and other reinforcement methods in training naïve dogs to perform new tasks,” has raised questions and concerns about the paper’s assertion. Critics of clicker use are claiming that the study proves that clickers are not necessary. Proponents of clicker training are taking exception to what they feel the study implies. But before anyone tosses the clicker away or reads too much into the study, Ken Ramirez shares his thoughts.

Register for Classes at The Ranch, Risk-Free!

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Summer 2021 classes at The Ranch are open for registration! Registration is risk-free, with waived cancellation fees up until 60 days before the class start date. If you decide you want to cancel after that point, you’ll be able to transfer your registration to a future date, fee-free. Click the button below to learn more about our courses, designed for trainers and training enthusiasts at any experience level or in any discipline.

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Adding Distance to a Behavior

Adding distance to a behavior is one of those things that sounds simple on the surface but can get sticky in practice. In this video, KPA faculty member Hannah Branigan and her dog Rugby demonstrate how to add distance to Rugby’s go-outs.

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CTP of the Month: Kristina Dieta Setiabudi

CTP of the month Kristina sitting with two dogs in a city park.

Kristina Dieta Setiabudi, KPA CTP, offers dog training services through her business, Puppy Colours in Singapore, focusing on puppies and fearful dogs in particular. Her own dog, Josh, inspired Kristina to learn more about reward-based training when she was able to help him with his fearful behavior using positive training methods. “There were not many qualified dog trainers or behavior consultants in Singapore,” Kristina explains. “I started to read books and watch online videos, helping Josh with my limited knowledge. I wanted to address the problem’s root cause, not just the symptoms.”

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