The Play Way with Dr. Amy Cook
Sponsored by Kim Palermo and BlueDog
March 29 & 30, 2025
MasterPeace Dog Training, Franklin, MA
Early bird pricing $275 through January 31, 2025
$295 February 1st and later
The Play Way is Amy Cook’s method of helping shy and fearful dogs overcome these issues to live a happier, less-stressed life. Rather than focusing mainly on food, as many do when working with these dogs, Amy has established a more nuanced rehabilitation process that revolves around personal, social play. She believes play is a much more reliable method of judging a dog’s true behavioral thresholds, while being equally effective at supporting a dog to make emotional change. Play is both an indicator of stress and an intervention for stress!
In this seminar you will learn:
– How to identify stress in dogs
– About threshold management
– How to read a dog so you know what to do when
– About relaxed play, and its important role in the rehabilitation of stress & anxiety
– Personal play, food or toys: which one should you use and when?
– How to help a dog “Look and Dismiss” and take challenges in stride.
Whether your pup is being reactive on leash, fearful in the world, or you are struggling with a dog who performs great during training but shuts down at trials, this seminar can provide unique skills and a different approach to traditional food-driven counter conditioning protocols.
This seminar is suitable for professional dog trainers, hobby dog trainers, veterinary technicians, veterinarians, dog sport competitors, shelter workers, and anyone with an interest in animal behavior and rehabilitation.
Saturday is LECTURE ONLY (9am-5pm)
Sunday is lecture and WORKING with up to 10 working teams* (9am-5pm)
*More information on working spots requirements and selection to come
Refund/cancellation policy: A refund will be issued if requested on or before March 15, 2025. Refunds are issued in the full amount, less a $30.00 registration processing fee. All refunds must be requested in writing to Kimberly@BlueDogPetcare.com