Virtual Classes with Michael Shikashio + Sara McLoudrey

Check Out These KPA LIVE (Virtual) Classes Enrolling Now

These KPA LIVE (Virtual) Classes Are Enrolling Now! Karen Pryor Academy LIVE virtual classes are high-impact, short-duration group classes featuring real-time coaching and training from fabulous teachers.   If you can't make it to the LIVE classes, not to worry! The classes are recorded and made available shortly after each Zoom class concludes; you can access all the recorded material for an entire year. Staying Safe in Aggression Cases LIVE! with Michael Shikashio Learn More But First, Fun! Cooperative Care Training With Sara McLoudrey Learn More Staying Safe in Aggression Cases LIVE! With Michael Shikashio Take the bite out of aggression cases. In this five-week LIVE class, aggression specialist Michael Shikashio will teach you his proven approach to staying safe while handling and working with dogs—from dogs new to you with an unknown history to those you know with an established bite history. This class is Michael's most comprehensive course on leash-handling skills. You will learn about the safety tools, proactive set-ups, and various defensive leash-handling techniques critical to creating and maintaining a safe environment. If you are a dog trainer, veterinary professional, shelter or rescue staff member, or an animal control officer and want to learn how to avoid dog-bite incidents, this class will equip you with the tools to maximize safety on both ends of the leash. This LIVE class will cover preemptive measures to take when handling a dog with a history of aggression and the emergency techniques to employ during an attack. Enrollment closes on Wednesday, May 28. Learn More & Enroll Now Spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. If capacity is not reached prior, enrollment will close on 05/28/25. But First, Fun! Cooperative Care Training With Sara McLoudrey A fun way to build skills and behaviors for canine cooperative care. Cooperative care makes caring for your dog safer, less stressful, and more consistent. However, teaching dogs the behaviors needed for cooperative care can intimidate even the most well-intended trainers and pet guardians. A major challenge is fluency. Since cooperative care behaviors are required infrequently and set-ups are often time-intensive, it’s easy for dogs and trainers to lose interest. This class will help you clear those hurdles. Imagine if the behaviors needed for cooperative care were fun to teach, learn, show others, and practice. For Sara, cooperative-care success is achieved with fun skills and “trick-style” behaviors that reinforce the learning process for her clients and their dogs. Cooperative care does not need to be “chore-full.” It should be joyful. In each of the four class units, Sara will teach you to train fun new skills and tricks from the ground up and connect these behaviors to their cooperative-care uses. Sara makes the training easy using objects you have around your house or can access or create. Additionally, both Excel and Engage students will learn how Sara coaches learners to experience cooperative care fun so you can incorporate Sara’s methods into your work with clients.   Enrollment closes on Monday, June 2. Learn More & Enroll Now Spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. If capacity is not reached prior, enrollment will close on 06/02/25. Enrolling Soon Stay Tuned for These Upcoming KPA LIVE Classes At Ease: Safe Spaces for Home and On-The-Go LIVE! With Ellen Yoakum Self-regulation and calming skills for vet care, separation-related anxieties, noise sensitivity, or other stressful situations Enrollment Will Open in May Speak-Easy: Elevate Your Teaching with Communication Skills LIVE! with Camilla Chu You’ve mastered training techniques—but are you as confident teaching people? Enrollment Will Open in June Game of Throws: Functional, Fluent, and Fun Retrieves LIVE! With Liza Rader Retrieving isn’t just for fetch fanatics. It’s one of the most versatile skills we can teach our dogs—blending play, mental stimulation, physical activity, and teamwork. Enrollment Will Open in August This is the only time these classes will be offered this year, so don't miss out!  Karen Pryor Academy Online Store Video On Demand ClickerExpo Conferences  The Ranch, Graham, WA Manage your preferences | Opt Out using TrueRemove™ Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails. View this email online. 68 Harrison Ave Ste 605 PMB 31921 | Boston, MA 02111-1929 US This email was sent to firstname90035.notifyme@blogger.com. To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book.