Building Confidence Workshop 11/12/21 Friday 5:30 p.m.

Building Confidence Workshop

November 12, 2021
Friday 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Instructor: Hannah Fuqua

Building Confidence is a beginner to intermediate workshop for guardians who would like to help their dogs build confidence when interacting with the world around them. We will focus on skills for the dogs, confidence building games and team building exercises for dogs and people. We will discuss overcoming fears, such as new environments, objects and noises. We will use a combination of exploring, games and play to help your dog learn how to feel safer when exposed to unfamiliar stimuli.

While some of the exercises covered can be used to help introduce a wary dog to strangers, this workshop is not designed for dogs with known stranger issues. Dogs who are fearful of strangers are welcome to attend, however, they will also benefit from our Stranger Issues workshop.

Guardians with reactive dogs should register as auditors as this workshop is not designed to accomodate reactivity (frantic barking/lunging/pulling towards humans and/or other dogs).

Both working (with dogs) and auditing (without dogs) spots are available to accomodate your individual dog’s tolerance of new environments.

All working spots are now full.

90 minute workshop in Smoky’s Training Center

BACK TO CLASSES

PET VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS

All dogs must be current on the following vaccinations at least three days prior to their first class (protective titers also accepted):

Rabies: for all dogs ages 16 weeks and older, updated annually or every three years (per your veterinarian’s recommendation)
Distemper/Parvo: updated annually or every three years (per your veterinarian’s recommendation); puppies must have had at least two sets prior to class and by 16 weeks of age
Bordetella: updated every six months or annually (per your veterinarian's recommendation)

You or your veterinarian must provide proof of current vaccinations or protective titers on or before your pet’s first training class.

Send your veterinary records by email to gbirdnecklace@richmondspca.org, fax them to 804-521-0540 or bring printed copies to our humane center’s front desk. Please mark them to the attention of Gail Bird Necklace.

Vaccination waivers from your veterinarian should be sent by email to eholst-grubbe@richmondspca.org or faxed to 804-521-0540. Please mark them to the attention of Eileen Holst-Grubbe.

All waivers must be approved by our veterinarian and management team.

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY

We rarely cancel class due to inclement weather. If we're experiencing a significant weather event (snow, ice, etc.), we will make every effort to contact participants at least an hour and a half prior to class start time in the event that we have to cancel class.

CANCELLATION / REFUND POLICY

Registrations that are cancelled seven or more days prior to the start of class will be refunded in full. Registrations cancelled with fewer than seven days notice will not be refunded and we will not offer credit toward future sessions for missed classes.

Questions about your training class? Check out our Training Class FAQs and Policies. See you in class!

Building Confidence Workshop

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