Fran's Addison's Disease, (a rare auto-immune disorder along with Vitimin B12 deficiency, hypothyroid and Coeliacs disease) which affects both humans and other animals, is now getting under control. Fran strictly limits herself to puppy classes, some good citizen dog scheme and agility training. All other work is now being undertaken by Glynis, Claire-Louise, or passed outside of the group.

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DERBYSHIRE CANINE CENTRE
White Lea Farm, Castleton, Hope Valley. S33 8WB
Telephone: 01433 620415. e-mail: sheilabailey@mac.com

BEHAVIOUR/INSTRUCTORS’ COURSE 2009

Pt. 1 JUNE 6th/7th. Pt. 2 JULY 18th/19th. Pt. 3 SEPT. 19th/20th.

This course is primarily intended for instructors and would be
instructors of pet dog owners, although it will also be of interest
to owners who would like to improve their handling and learn more
about their dog’s behaviour and how their dog learns. An instructor
needs a knowledge of dog behaviour and development, how the dog
learns, how to teach different types of dogs, some of whom may have
problems, and most importantly, and what is often overlooked, the
ability to impart that knowledge to others. The instructors role is
to teach the owner, not train the dog. This is the art of teaching.
Sheila Bailey, the tutor for this course, is a Certificated Teacher,
holding the Post Graduate qualification of Certificate in Education.

PART ONE covers assessing dogs and owners, the basics of Positive
Reinforcement training, planning a structured course of lessons, and
planning and teaching individual lessons. A class of pet dog owners
will be brought to the Centre to enable the students to have the
opportunity to assess unfamiliar dogs and their owners, to assess the
relationship between dog and owner, and how to use this information
to plan lessons.

PART TWO includes a brief resume and discussion on the work covered
in part one and goes into more detail of how dogs and owners learn -
classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and an in depth study
of Positive Reinforcement training including the basics of clicker
training, timing, shaping, puppy development, breed specific
behaviour, how to deal with training problems, and the planning of
courses for owners who would like to progress beyond the beginner
stage, including the Kennel Club’s Good Citizen Dog Scheme.

PART THREE, after a brief resume and discussion on part two, this
weekend concentrates on problems - problem dogs, problem owners, and
any other problems that the instructor may encounter in relation to
teaching pet dog owners. It also reviews the choice of books, toys,
food rewards, and equipment available, and discusses the
responsibilities, both legal and ethical, undertaken when running a
dog training class.

Students having attended all three parts of this course will then
have completed six days of instruction with the additional advantage
of having time in-between courses to enable them to read around the
subject, to think about what they have learned and to put theory into
practice, thus gaining valuable practical experience in an everyday,
true life setting. They also have the added advantage of being able
to come back and discuss how the theory worked out in practice and to
discuss any problems they may have encountered. An Attendance
Certificate for each part is available for students who complete
notes on a full resume of the course. These notes will be carefully
checked in order to give the student a valuable source of reference
for the future.

The courses are constructed on the workshop principle, where students
are divided into small groups so that everyone will have the
opportunity of contributing to the discussions in a friendly and
informal atmosphere. For further details see an extended article in
the Kennel Gazette, October 1996. This course has also been designed
to cover many of the requirements of the Kennel Club’s Accreditation
Scheme for Instructors in Dog Training.
Six other weekend courses will be held at the Centre from June to
September including: two Working Trials for the Beginner – CD & UD,
How to have a Happy Well Behaved Dog, Tracking and Nosework for Fun
and courses with visiting instructors.

The Centre is open throughout the year for behaviour consultations
and training. For further details please send a large sae (A5) to:

SHEILA BAILEY PGCE

Education Officer and Founder Member of the U.K. Registry of
Canine Behaviourists.
Founder Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.
Membership Number 110.

at the above address.

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