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CAPPDT CONFERENCE INFORMATION

DAY 1 - FRIDAY, APRIL 18
7:00 - 8:00 - REGISTRATION / COMPLIMENTARY
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:00 - 8:15 OPENING REMARKS

8:15-10:15 FEATURE PRESENTATION

TEACHING YOURSELF TO BE A BETTER PARTNER
FOR YOUR PET – BOB BAILEY
Animal trainers often get hung up on changing animal behaviour and forget that the trainer must change too. Pet owners usually want animals to change their behaviour; to be good. Can pet owners make it more worthwhile for the pet to "be good”? I believe pet owners can if they are willing and know how to change their behaviour. I am not a pet trainer and it might be a little
presumptuous of me to make suggestions to those of you who are. However, I think some of my experiences training animals and people for show business, TV commercials, and for government agencies might be useful for trainers who teach pets and pet owners. I had to get along with my dolphins, whales, dogs, cats, monkeys, and other animals as well as train them. Training a cooperative elephant is much easier than coercing a recalcitrant one. An animal is more likely to be cooperative if it finds it is worthwhile to cooperate. Proper use of operant
conditioning means making it worthwhile for all; for the animal and for the trainer or pet owner. I will describe how I modified my own behaviour and made it more worthwhile, maybe even fun, for my animal charges to cooperate. Animal training should be fun for both pets and pet owners.
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10:15-10:45 BREAK / MARKET PLACE CLOSED

10:45-12:15 FEATURE PRESENTATION

CAT- CONSTRUCTIONAL AGGRESSION TREATMENT
DR. JESUS ROSALES-RUIZ
Current consensus in behavioural science lables aggression as a classical conditioning problem and the treatment accordingly is desensitization and counter conditioning. But, that might change in the future. Research done at the University of North Texas suggests that classical treatment for aggression may have us barking up the wrong tree. Dr. Rosales-Ruiz and Kellie Snider have devised a shaping based operant approach to treating aggression in clients' homes that is
producing stronger and much faster results than classical treatment.

12:15-2:00 COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH
AND AGM - MARKET PLACE CLOSED

WORKSHOPS CHOOSE 1 OF 3

WORKSHOP A - 2:00 - 3:45
Anne Douglas
How to Publish a Book or a Magazine Article

Have you ever imagined your name in print in a canine publication or on your own book cover? Perhaps you’re an aspiring writer who needs help getting started or an established writer who wants to grow your portfolio. Find out what editors want from a freelance writer. Learn how to pick potential topics and make an initial pitch that will get an editor’s attention. Find out what
makes a magazine want to work with you again. Discover the options of self-publishing versus working with a publisher. And find out how to get paid promptly.

WORKSHOP B – 2:00 – 3:45
DEE GANLEY
NEW TRAINER DEVELOPMENT
Teaching Your Dog Self Control

Self Control for any dog is so important! Learn how to use all types of rewards/reinforcements to help your dog learn polite behaviour. Here are a few behaviours and topics covered:
Relaxed down, Go to Mat, Object Exchange, Loose lead walking; and my personal favourite 3 parts for every day use: Equipment and proper use, Leave it - you can see it, smell it, but can't have it, lets move on. COME HERE - YES, I mean today! Come join the Fun and learn how to help your clients become a team! Teaching self control skills in class settings and keeping it fun for both humans and canines.

WORKSHOP C – 2:00- 3:45
JOAN ORR
TAGteach

TAGteach—Teaching with Acoustical Guidance—puts marker-based positive reinforcement training to work teaching people. TAGteachers are now working globally with highly diverse populations ranging from competitive gymnasts to developmentally disabled and delayed children including those diagnosed with autism. Even professional dog trainers are beginning to catch on to TAGteach for use in their classes, using the same acoustic marker signal used with clicker training, in combination with a well-developed teaching methodology. TAGteach dramatically improves learning and outcomes in children and adults from school children to elite athletes. In this session, you'll learn what TAGteach is and how it works, see astounding
videos of TAGteach in action, and find out how you can get involved. Topics covered include TAGteach basics, peer Tagging and reinforcement strategies.

4:00 CONFERENCE CLOSED FOR THE DAY

4:00-7:00 MARKET PLACE WILL REMAIN OPEN
4:15 - 4:30 BOARDING BUSES FOR COMPLIMENTARY
NARRATED TOUR OF THE NATION’S
CAPITAL & RCMP STABLES/MUSEUM.
7:30-10:30 BUFFET AT RIDEAU CARLETON
RACEWAY (DINNER IS AT PARTICIPANT’S EXPENSE)

DAY 2 - SATURDAY, APRIL 19
7:30 - 8:20 REGISTRATION / COMPLIMENTARY
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:20 - 8:30 OPENING REMARKS

8:30 - 10:00 FEATURE PRESENTATION

"ALL IN THE FAMILY": THE LINKS BETWEEN
ANIMAL ABUSE AND OTHER FORMS OF FAMILY
VIOLENCE - PHIL ARKOW

Research over the past 25 years has demonstrated compelling connections between animal abuse, child abuse, domestic violence and elder abuse. A growing number of U.S. and Canadian communities have established innovative programs around "The Link" to coordinate family violence prevention programs that assist the two and four-legged members of the family.
This workshop will describe the latest developments in research, programs and public policy and ways that animal organizations can be more effective in preventing animal abuse and neglect.

10:30 - 12:00 FEATURE PRESENTATION

TRENDS IN TRAINING – DON HANSON

Don Hanson will review how dog training has changed over the past 15 years based on his experience as a dog guardian, owner of a boarding kennel and training business, and past President of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. He’ll review changes in: 1) training methodology, 2) clients (including their needs, attitudes expectations and time available), 3) the business of training, 4) related businesses (veterinary care, daycare, and pet food) and 5) the professionalization of the industry. Don will describe how riding this crest of change has benefited his business and how it can benefit you.

NOON - 1:30 - COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH / DVD AND
BOOK SIGNING / MARKET PLACE

WORKSHOPS CHOOSE 1 OF 3

WORKSHOP A - 1:30 - 3:00
PHIL ARKOW
"ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY AND ACTIVITIES: A
PREMISE AND A PROMISE”

A growing body of research and programs are confirming what we've intuitively known for centuries -- that pets are good for our individual and community health! This workshop will introduce the therapeutic ways that the human-animal bond is being used to enhance a wide range of treatment programs, and provide tips on how to organize animal-assisted interventions and how to conduct an animal visit.

WORKSHOP B – 1:30 - 3:00
EDIE JANE EATON
INTRODUCING TTOUCH TO YOUR PET

Posture and tension patterns have a profound influence on how an animal feels about himself, and, as a consequence, on his coping skills and behaviour. Posture is very habitual – as we all know! – and changing habits requires both the awareness of what we are doing and the discovery of another possibility. The Tellington Method (TTouch), using hands on bodywork
and movement exercises, provides both, and under its influence we see animals move beyond habitual and unthinking ways of being and behaving, to being able to “learn how to learn”. The effect of TTouch is to restore physical, emotional, and mental (focus) balance, and so it has applications in all aspects of animal welfare and activity – e.g. veterinary, sport, behaviour and
companionability.

WORKSHOP C – 1:30 - 3:00
ANNE DOUGLAS
NEW TRAINER DEVELOPMENT
NEW DIRECTIONS IN RALLY OBEDIENCE –

Is rally’s future as bright as agility? Rally obedience began as a hybrid of agility and obedience. It has always stressed fun and interaction during competition. It was a forum for continued training of the family pet. But since its humble beginnings, rally has grown to become a highly competitive sport with top handlers achieving perfect scores and both the American and Canadian Kennel Clubs adopting it into their portfolios of performance events. Has rally-o been hijacked by the formal competition it sought to counter? As its following grows, what will it offer the family pet? At this workshop,plan to watch live demos and give rally a try.

3:00 - 3:30 BREAK/ MARKET PLACE

WORKSHOPS CHOOSE 1 OF 4

WORKSHOP A – 3:30 - 5:00
DR. E. BELTRAN
THE SIMPLEST AND MOST VALUABLE BLOOD TEST
THEY WON’T TELL YOU ABOUT

If YOU know your pet is unwell but no one agrees with you, you’ve been to one clinic after another and all the blood tests are “normal”, then this is the blood test for your pet. It will tell you if you are right, or they are right and possibly what to do about it. The good news is that it requires only 2 drops of blood to perform. The bad news is that it requires a very expensive
microscope. In human medicine it is used as a nutritional assessment test and as an early warning cancer screening. Using this test I have found that the same applies to our doggie friends. The test is called Dark Field microscopy or live blood cell analysis. The
concepts behind it are staggering.

WORKSHOP B – 3:30 - 5:00
DEE GANLEY
INTRODUCING “LEVELS” TRAINING – A WAY TO
CREATE FLEXIBILITY IN YOUR TRAINING CLASS
SCHEDULING.

Flexibility In Class Scheduling: You get 6 classes to use over a 3 month period. You may choose to come to 6 classes in a row, every other week, or 3 classes, a break and then another 3 classes, it's up to you! You never have to worry about missing a class again. CLIENTS PROGRESS AT THEIR OWN PACE: They may stay in the same Level throughout the pass or they may go through several Levels if they and their pup excel. All they need is to have the instructor test their ability to graduate to the next level. They never have to wait until the next class session starts to go to the next level. JOIN WHEN IT'S CONVENIENT FOR CLIENTS: They will never have to wait for class start up dates OPEN ENROLLMENT: Levels training is open enrollment. Each level will have a limit on participants, but people are always moving up so there will rarely ever be a wait. As long as there is an opening they may join whenever it works best for their schedule.

WORKSHOP C – 3:30-5:00
JACINTHE BOUCHARD
FRENCH PRESENTATION
MOTIVATION : AU-DELA DE LA SCIENCE.

Nous savons tous en tant qu’entraineurs, que la motivation est la source de tous comportements. La science nous apprend les principes de conditionnement, les pours et contres quand à l’utilisation du R+ ou de la P+, par contre, savons nous vraiment comment la motivation peut influencer les comportements? Intrinsèque ou extrinsèque, la motivation se gère de façon bien différente. D’abord utilisé pour comprendre le jeu obsessif chez l’humain, cette approche psychologique est maintenant abordée dans plusieurs milieu zoologique et centre d’entrainement. Cette lecture aidera a comprendre la difference entre ces deux types de motivations et comment aborder la gestion des comportements subsequent.

WORKSHOP D – 3:30 - 5:00
PATRICE ROBERT
ENGLISH PRESENTATION
WORKSHOP BRIDGE TO TARGET

The Bridge and Target training is based on bridges, which are signals that tell the animal he has been successful, and on targets (up to 5), that are contact points, which we ask the animal to touch, in order to either move him or part of him, or to focus his attention to give him more information. With the combination of intermediate bridges, it allows him to avoid learning by
trial and error (no shaping).

5:00 - 6:00 MARKET PLACE
6:30 - 9:00 DINNER WITH SPEAKERS AT A
LOCAL RESTAURANT (DINNER IS AT
PARTICIPANT’S EXPENSE)

DAY 3 - SUNDAY, APRIL 20

7:30 - 8:20 - REGISTRATION /COMPLIMENTARY
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:20 - 8:30 OPENING REMARKS

8 :30 -10:00 FEATURE PRESENTATION
OLFACTORY /CANINE BEHAVIOUR –
DR. SIMON GADBOIS

The past ten years have been very exciting for canine research. After being virtually ignored by scientists for decades, animal psychologists, ethologists and even behavioural ecologists are starting to study dog behaviour. Two facets of canine behaviour interest me: Their perception of the olfactory world, so foreign to humans by comparison, and their understanding of
their relationship with other dogs and humans in the social context. I will discuss both lines of research, keeping in mind the human-canine relationship. In the case of olfactory detection and discrimination, the relationship between species at the opposite end of the olfactory sensitivity spectrum (humans and dogs) raises some important challenges in the design of training protocols, experimental research and interpretation of the data, not to mention theinterpretation of the scent detection dog's behaviour during a search. In the case of social behaviour, my lab is interested in the communication (implicit and explicit) between dogs and humans during play, with a focus on understanding intentionality (i.e., that both parties consciously influence each other and understand the impact of their behaviour). Developmental psychologists offer a theoretical framework ("Theory of Mind") that has started to have an impact in ethology and animal psychology in recent years. Dr. Gadbois is looking forward to presenting and discussing these ideas with the most important allies and partners from which this research can
benefit.

10:00 - 10:30 BREAK / MARKET PLACE

WORKSHOPS CHOOSE 1 OF 3

WORKSHOP A – 10:30 - 12:00
JACINTHE BOUCHARD
ENGLISH PRESENTATION

Motivation : Beyond sciences. As we trainers know, motivation is the key to all behaviours, responses and or modifications. Sciences agree on the principles and consequences of using P+
or R+ on the learning process, but do we really all know how conditioning takes place when the animal motivations are intrinsic versus extrinsic?. First used to understand obsessive gambling with humans, this psychological approach has proven it’s point in multiple zoos and training facilities. This lecture will help understand the different approaches used in conditioning pets using both motivations.

WORKSHOP B – 10:30 - 12:00
DEE GANLEY
NEW TRAINER DEVELOPMENT
Fun and Games: Play Training

Use play/games to teach life skills and develop trust as well as self control. Play training teaches you and your dog games that you can play together. You’ll learn to enjoy discovering these games-having an open mind about who your dog is and what your dog likes by
learning to watch what interests your dog when playing by itself. Playing with your dog develops his “ATTENTION” to you by creating a dog that knows all things worth doing involve you! Play is a tremendous reinforcer (for both of you)! You will learn to build on your dog’s instinctual drives that make them interested in play that surrounds chasing, scenting and agility. This workshop will focus on each of the areas. Because dogs are social animals, playing is an
important element in developing “interspecies” skills. Playing games is the way puppies (and kids) practice real life skills. Playing games make obedience learning (following your rules) fun for both of you.

WORKSHOP C - 10:30-12:00
PATRICE BOUCHARD
FRENCH PRES ENTATION
BRIDGE AND TARGET

Le "Bridge and Target" utilise des ponts, qui sont des signaux indiquant à l'animal qui à réussi' et des cibles (jusqu'à 5), qui sont des points de contact que l'animal doit toucher afin de le positionner ou de déplacer une partie de son corps. Les cibles permettent également
de focuser l'attention de l'animal pour mieux communiquer avec lui. En combinaison avec des ponts intermédiaires, cette technique permet d'éliminer l'apprentissage basé sur les essais et les erreurs.

NOON - 1:30 COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH / MARKET PLACE

WORKSHOPS CHOOSE 1 OF 2

WORKSHOP A – 1:30 - 3:00
JOAN ORR
ADVANCED CLICKER TRAINING

Clicker training gives you a way to communicate with
your dog and to create a thinking dog that is a full
partner in the training process. In this session we will
go way beyond click and treat to explore the latest
techniques in the application of clicker training. Topics
we will cover include advanced concepts in cueing
(modifier cues, compound cues and discriminations),
using a cue as a reinforcer, using cues to build
complex behaviour chains and how to identify and
repair broken chains and superstitious behaviour
chains. We will also talk about shaping and how to
keep things moving forward using strategies designed
to minimize frustration, maximize fun, and forward
progress.

WORKSHOP B – 1:30 - 3:00
DON HANSON
INTRODUCTION TO BACH FLOWER REMEDIES

This workshop will be an introduction to the Bach Flower
Remedies and how they can be used to aid pets and
their guardians in the resolution of
emotional/behavioural issues. Don Hanson became the
first Bach Foundation Registered Practitioner animal
specialist in the Americas when he was credentialed in
2003. He will briefly review Dr. Bach’s system of healing
and explain how he combines it with behaviour
modification protocols in his pet behaviour counseling
practice. A brief outline of the remedies used most often
will be provided.

3:00 - 3:30 BREAK AND MARKET PLACE

FEATURE PRESENTATION - 3:30 - 5:00
POISONING THE CUE

DR. JESUS ROSALES-RUIZ
The Effects of Combining Positive and Negative
Reinforcement During Training
“Poisoning the cue” is a reported phenomenon that
occurs frequently in the animal training world. The
purpose of the presentation is to describe the results of
an experimental analysis of the effects of combining
Negative Reinforcement and Positive Reinforcement
during training, compared with the effects of using
Positive Reinforcement alone.
Difference in the dog’s behaviour between the two
methods will be explained, as well as difference in the
effects that have been noted when using the cues “ven”
and "punir” on other behaviors under other stimulus
condition.

CLOSING REMARKS - 5:00 - 5:30

THERE WILL BE DRAWS HELD FOR RAFFLE
PRIZES AT THE BEGINNING OF MORNING
AND AFTERNOON SESSIONS, ENDING AT
NOON ON SUNDAY

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MEET YOUR SPEAKERS

BOB BAILEY:
Robert E. Bailey has had a life long interest in
science, and especially animals. When Bob was
a child, it was not unusual for his mother to find
rattlesnakes in the refrigerator or rocket fuel in
the kitchen. While at UCLA in 1958, Bob was
introduced to behaviour analysis and ethology.
Bob spent time in a biochemistry lab and in the
field as a fish and game biologist, later becoming
the first Director of Animal Training for the U.S.
Navy. In 1965 Bob joined Animal Behavior
Enterprises, a training company owned by Keller
and Marian Breland, becoming Research
Director and then General Manager. Over the
years, Bob has trained more than 120 species
and thousands of individuals, including many in
free environment training. Bob along with his late
wife Marian Breland Bailey, became renowned in
the dog and animal training community teaching
Operant Conditioning Courses (Chicken Camps)
in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Bob is an inventor,
designer, writer, diver, photographer, video editor
and teacher extraordinaire.

ANNE DOUGLAS; – DOGSPORT MAGAZINE EDITOR
Anne is the co-owner and managing editor at
DogSport Media, a company that publishes
DogSport magazine as well as training books for
the canine performance world. Her role with
DogSport allows Anne to stay on the cusp of the
latest publishing trends as well as the most
updated training techniques. Anne is also a
freelance writer whose work has appeared in
Front and Finish, Dogs in Canada, Crazy About
Pets and the Globe and Mail. She has also
appeared on CTV’s Canada AM several times to
explain dog sports to the public. She is a certified
rally obedience judge with both the Canadian
Kennel Club and the Canadian Association of
Rally Obedience. As a dog training instructor,
Anne’s teaching style reflects her approach to all
dog sports: a focus on excellence with an
emphasis on fun and games. Her Portuguese
water dog, Australian shepherd and border collie
all work happily and enthusiastically, but are first
and foremost family pets.

JOAN ORR;
Joan Orr, M.Sc. is a scientist and internationally
recognized clicker trainer. She is a member of
the Karen Pryor Clickertraining Clicker Expo
Faculty and a member of the Advisory
Committee to the Karen Pryor Academy for
Animal Training and Behavior. She has trained
dogs using positive reinforcement methods for
more than 10 years and more recently has
instructed others in clicker training techniques.
She has worked with animal behaviorists and has
used clicker training methods with pet dogs and
puppies, problem dogs, shelter dogs, and service
dogs. She is a pioneer in the field of clicker
training rabbits and co-author of a book on the
subject. Joan is a co-founder and president of
Doggone Safe, a non-profit organization
dedicated to dog bite prevention through
education whose influence extends across North
America and around the world. In association
with animal behaviour specialist Teresa Lewin,
Joan has co-created the dog bite prevention
board game Doggone Crazy!, the “Be a Tree”
bite prevention education program for elementary
school children, and the Clicker Puppy training
DVD. Joan has published articles in numerous
magazines on dog bite prevention, the promotion
of positive training methods, and the importance
of understanding dog body language. She has
received many awards for her work.

PHIL ARKOW;
Internationally acclaimed lecturer, author and
humane educator Phil Arkow is Interim Director
for Human-Animal Bond Programs at the
American Humane Association, the nation’s
oldest federation of child and animal protection
organizations. He also chairs the Latham
Foundation’s Animal Abuse and Family Violence
Prevention Project. He lectures internationally to
cross-train employees of animal shelters, child
protection agencies, domestic violence
prevention programs, and veterinarians to
recognize and report family violence. He teaches
a distance-education certificate course in Animal-
Assisted Therapy & Activities through Harcum
College and a similar campus course at Camden
County College. He has authored or edited
numerous articles and nine key reference books
on the human-animal bond, humane education,
animal-assisted therapy, violence prevention,
and animal shelter management. He has served
with the American Veterinary Medical
Association, the Delta Society, the National
Animal Control Association, and the American
Association of Human-Animal Bond
Veterinarians.

EDIE JANE EATON;
As a practitioner of Tellington TTouch® and the
Feldenkrais Method®, Edie Jane delights in
being able to help both humans and their animals
find ways of being and moving that are more
comfortable and effective, and less stressful.
Edie Jane teaches workshops in both Tellington
TTouch (known as TTEAM) with horses and
companion animals, and the Feldenkrais Method,
at home and as far away as Africa and Australia.
Edie Jane has presented sessions at the Pain
Clinic of the Ottawa General Hospital, at several
schools of veterinary medicine and at veterinary
conferences. You can find out more about her
and her work at:
www.listeningtowhispers.com

DR. E. BELTRAN DVM;
Dr. Beltran graduated from the Royal Veterinary
College in London, England. Born in Bogota De
Santa Fe, Columbia, he lived in London before
moving to Canada in 1974. He has a broad range
of veterinary experience, including large and
companion animal practices in England and
Canada before focusing on companion animal
practice.
His professional interests include complementary
and alternative medicine, including neural
therapy and homeopathy, management of
chronic disease (such as heart disease), and
animal behaviour.
When he isn't working, he enjoys spending time
with his English Pointer, Aura, and his Yorkshire
Terrier, E.T. His personal interests are extensive
and include music (he is learning to play guitar
and harmonica), reading, canoeing, scuba diving,
fly fishing, hunting, cross-country skiing and
studying bull fighting. He also enjoys spending
time at the farm.

DEE GANLEY; TRAINER AND AUTHOR OF
“CHANGING PEOPLE CHANGING DOGS”
The training and behavioural work I do with the
public and shelter community is about how to
achieve two goals: Getting behaviour we want
and getting rid of behaviour we don't want,
humanely and while having fun! I teach positive
reinforcement, and I place a very strong
emphasis on managing a dog's environment for
safety.
Humane leadership allows the dog's capacity to
think and feel to be used for learning rather than
defence and avoidance. For 30+ years I taught
training classes and advised individuals on how
to create positive partnership with their dogs. In
the mid-1990’s I began sharing positive
reinforcement training with the deeply committed
people working in the shelter world. From 1998-
2004, I was the Training and Behaviour Manager
for the Upper Valley Humane Society in Enfield,
NH. My single most important goal was to create
a shelter and training program that teaches the
dogs self-control skills. I worked with the staff,
volunteers and the public, helping them use
positive reinforcement to change rude dogs into
agreeable family members. Shelter dogs have
shown me that self-control skills are the
foundation of adoption success. They literally
mean the difference between life and death.

JACINTHE BOUCHARD;
Jacinthe Bouchard is an internationally renowned
speaker, animal trainer, professor and advisor,
regularly teaching to Europe, Asia, Canada and
in the United States. She knows like no-one else
how to interpret and facilitate the understanding
of scientific jargon in the classroom. Jacinthe
Bouchard offers dynamic, intelligent and scientific
seminars according to your specific needs. Her
philosophy is based on positive reinforcement; no
electric collars or other hurtful treatments are
used even with the most dangerous exotic
creatures. All her classes are eligible for credits.
She is known for easiness and simplicity, adding
a personal touch of humor, to explain the
fundamental principals of psychology and
training.
Jacinthe Bouchard started her studies
specializing in canine species learning from the
best schools. Today, Mrs. Bouchard teaches to
Universities and specialized institutions
according to their needs.
With her insatiable thirst for knowledge,
Jacinthe's passion leads her to live with wolves 5
months out of every year 24 hours a day. Live
with 15 tigers in a Buddhist monastery in
Thailand and is planning to work with elephants
in Nepal next summer.
Jacinthe Bouchard est une conférencière
internationale de renom. Autant en Europe, au
Canada. aux États-Unis, et en Asie, elle sait
comme personne, offrir des formations
dynamiques, intelligentes et extrêmement
scientifiques. Elle est reconnue pour sa facilité à
vulgariser les principes fondamentaux de
psychologie et de conditionnement. Ses
formations sont reconnues et créditées Formée
dans les meilleures écoles et spécialisée dans le
domaine canin, elle a entraîné plusieurs milliers
d'animaux provenant de près de 50 espèces
différentes, de toute la gamme d'animaux
domestiques jus qu'aux plus exotiques. Elle
dirige présentement l'École de Formation de ls
SPCA de Montréal.Passionnée jusqu'aux bouts
des doigts et avide de connaissances, elle veut
toujours en savoir d'avantage. De plus, pour
comprendre les différences évidentes qui
séparent le loup du chien, elle n'hésite pas à
vivre avec des loups vingt-quatre heures sur
vingt-quatre, cinq mois par année, et ce, durant
plusieurs années. Pour mieux comprendre les
principes de prédation, elle décide de relever le
défi et de travailler avec les plus grands
prédateurs du monde : les ours blancs, les tigres,
les lions et les hyènes.

PATRICE ROBERT;
Patrice Robert, MCP is an animal behaviour
specialist for pets, exotics or captive animals,
Patrice Robert has a unique expertise which
enables him to intervene with people who wish to
improve or correct their relationship with their
animal.
Patrice Robert, mcp est un spécialiste du
comportement animal. Qu'il s'agisse des
animaux de compagnie, des exotiques ou des
animaux gardés en captivité, Patrice Robert
possède une expertise unique qui lui permet
d'intervenir auprès des personnes désirant
améliorer ou corriger leur relation avec leur
animal.

DR. SIMON GADBOIS;
Simon Gadbois completed his doctoral studies in
Animal Behaviour at Dalhousie University under
the supervision of John Fentress, Peter McLeod,
and Fred Harrington. He focussed on noninvasive
studies of the relationship between
hormones and social behaviour in wolves, as well
as action sequences in wild canids (wolves,
coyotes, and red foxes) in the context of food
hiding behaviour. More recently he has been
involved in behavioural ecotoxicology research
with fish, affiliative behaviours (e.g., play,
greeting behaviours) in wolves and dogs, and
finally, scent (olfactory) detection and
discrimination in dogs with environmental
applications. He has been teaching animal
behaviour and behavioural neuroscience at
Dalhousie University since 1996.

DON HANSON;
Don Hanson is the owner of Green Acres Kennel
Shop in Bangor, Maine, where he and his staff
provide boarding, daycare, grooming, training
and behaviour counselling for people and their
pets.
He is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer, Certified Dog
Behaviour Consultant and was the first Bach
Foundation Registered Practitioner animal
specialist in the United States.
Don joined APDT in 1995 and in 1998 was
recruited to serve on the APDT’s Education
Committee. He was one of 20 professionals that
developed the first comprehensive certification
examination for pet dog trainers before APDT
turned the program over to the Certification
Council for Professional Dog Trainers.
In 2001, Don was elected to the APDT Board of
Directors where he has served as Secretary and
Board advisor to the Ethics and Rally-O
Committees and Scientific Advisory Task Force.
He served as Vice President in 2005 and 2006,
and has served as President since January 2007
till his term ended in the same year.

DR. JESUS ROSALES-RUIZ;
Dr. Jesús Rosales-Ruiz is currently an Associate
Professor in the Department of Behaviour
Analysis at the University of North Texas. He
obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas
in 1995 under the direction of Dr. Donald M.
Baer. During his graduate training he also
worked closely with Dr. Ogden R. Lindsley. Dr.
Rosales-Ruiz serves on several editorial boards,
including the European Journal of Behaviour
Analysis and the International Journal of
Psychology and Psychological Therapy. His
areas of interest include antecedent control of
behaviour, generalization, behavioural cusps,
fluency-based teaching, treatment of autism,
teaching of academic behaviour, animal training,
rule-governed behaviour and contingencyshaped
behavior.

“A CAPITAL IDEA…EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH PETS”
12TH ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE, AGM & MARKETPLACE
APRIL 18, 19, 20, 2008
REGISTRATION FORM
COMPLETE AND MAIL OR FAX TO JUDI DOWSON, TREASURER, 18700 CHIEF LAKE RD., PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., V2K 5K4
FAX: (250) 967-4211
PLEASE PRINT CAREFULLY AND CLEARLY AND COMPLETE ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS FORM, AS THESE DETAILS WILL BE USED TO PRINT YOUR NAME BADGE.
NAME: CAPPDT MEMBER: ?YES ?NO
PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE ME IN THE CONFERENCE DIRECTORY ?
BUSINESS/GROUP NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY: PROV/STATE: POSTAL/ZIP:
PHONE NO: DAY: ( ) EVE: ( ) FAX: ( )
EMAIL: ROOM SHARE LIST: ?YES ?NO • SMOKER: ?YES ?NO
( ? PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY ) SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS: ____________________________
CONFERENCE FEES (INCLUDES CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH)
CAPPDT MEMBERS NON-MEMBERS AMOUNT
EARLY BIRD POST-DATED
AFTER MAR1/08
EARLY BIRD POST-DATED
AFTER MAR1/08
3 DAYS $ 375.00 CDN $ 425.00 CDN $ 450.00 CDN $ 500.00 CDN
2 DAYS $ 275.00 CDN $ 325.00 CDN $ 350.00 CDN $ 400.00 CDN
1 DAY $ 175.00 CDN $ 225.00 CDN $ 250.00 CDN $ 300.00 CDN
LESS GROUP DISCOUNT: ? 5 – 9 MEMBERS (15%) ? 10 + MEMBERS (20%)
I WILL BE ATTENDING: ? FRI, APRIL 18 ? SAT, APRIL 19 ? SUN, APRIL 20
? YES! PLEASE CONTACT ME ABOUT BEING AN AMBASSADOG
CONFERENCE FEES
SUB- TOTAL (CDN $)
PLEASE SEE PAGE 2 OF THIS FORM FOR INFORMATION RE: GROUP DISCOUNTS, CANCELLATIONS AND BEING AN AMBASSADOG.
WORKSHOPS
NUMBER CHOICES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE FOR EACH DAY. SESSION CHOICES ARE NOT GUARANTEED AND WILL BE FILLED ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE BASIS.
NEW TRAINER DEVELOPMENT STREAM WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN TO ALL CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS
FRIDAY
2-3:45PM ANNE DOUGLAS _______ 2-3:45 PM DEE GANLEY, NTD ________ 2-3:45 JOAN ORR _____
SATURDAY
1:30-3PM PHIL ARKOW _____ EDIE JANE EATON _______ ANNE DOUGLAS, NTD ______
3:30-5PM DR. E. BELTRAN _______ DEE GANLEY ______ JACINTHE BOUCHARD (FR) _______ PATRICE ROBERT (ENG) _____
SUNDAY
10:30 AM-NOON JACINTHE BOUCHARD (ENG) _____ DEE GANLEY, NTD ______ PATRICE ROBERT (FR) _____
1:30-3:00PM JOAN ORR ______ DON HANSON _______
GRAY GOLF SHIRT (QUANTITY & SIZE)
? CHEQUE - PLEASE MAKE PAYABLE TO “CAPPDT”.
IF YOU CHOSE TO PAY HALF OF THE CONFERENCE FEES BY POSTDATED
CHEQUE, SUBMIT BOTH A CURRENT-DATE CHEQUE FOR HALF OF THE
FEES, PLUS THE CLOTHING AND A CHEQUE FOR THE BALANCE OF THE
CONFERENCE FEES POST-DATED TO MARCH 1, 2008 – IT WILL BE DEPOSITED
ON OR SHORTLY AFTER THAT DATE.
SM_______
MED______
LG_______
$35.00
XL_______
XXL______
XXXL_____
$38.00
? CREDIT CARD - ? VISA ? MASTERCARD BUFFET AT RACEWAY (TAXES/GRATUITIES INCL) $35.00
CARDHOLDER NAME: ___________________________
CARDHOLDER NUMBER: _________________________
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE
EXPIRY DATE: ________________________________
SIGNATURE:_______________________DATE:_______ YOU MAY PAY HALF OF THE CONFERENCE
FEES BY POST-DATED CHEQUE. POSTDATED
CHEQUES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
FOR CLOTHING
AFTER MARCH 1, 2008
ALL FEES ARE
100% NON-REFUNDABLE.
PLEASE NOTE: NO EXCHANGES OR
REFUNDS ON CLOTHING. CLOTHING WILL
NOT BE SHIPPED, MUST BE PICKED UP AT
THE CONFERENCE.
CONFERENCE
PLEASE NOTE
ALTHOUGH THE REGISTRATION FORM CAN BE
EMAILED, REGISTRATION WILL NOT OCCUR
UNTIL THE TREASURER HAS RECEIVED
THE APPROPRIATE REGISTRATION FEES.
GST#BN86080 6942 RT001
CLOTHING
BUFFET
SUB TOTAL
ADD 5% GST TO
REG. FEE,
CLOTHING
TOTAL (CDN $)
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“A CAPITAL IDEA…EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH PETS”
12TH ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE,
AGM & MARKET PLACE
TRAVELODGE OTTAWA, HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTRE
GROUP DISCOUNT
Group discounts apply to registration fees only. A registration form must be completed for each
attendee with fees clearly indicated. All registration forms for one group must be sent in the same
envelope and registration fees paid by one cheque bearing the name of the group, club or team.
Please note: You must be a member of CAPPDT to obtain the group discount.
The following group discounts apply:
5 – 9 group members = 15%
10 + group members = 20%
MEMBERSHIP
Join now, take advantage of our early bird rate. Contact www.CAPPDT.ca
CANCELLATIONS
All cancellations received will be subject to a $50.00 processing fee.
? Cancellations made after March 1, 2008, as well as No-Shows, will not receive a refund
and the registrant will be responsible for payment of any balance due.
? Refund requests must be made in writing and be received no later than March 1, 2008.
? Refund requests received after March 1, 2008, related to life crisis, including,
but not limited to, the death of an immediate family member, may be granted
(less the processing fee) at the discretion of the Board of Directors in consultation
with the Executive Committee.
? Refunds will NOT include the Conference Clothing. Documentation may be requested
at the discretion of the Executive Director. Requests for refunds due to life crisis must
be made within 30 days of the start of the Conference.
? Submit your cancellations in writing to the Conference Planning Office by using one
of the following:
Email: lotsak9s@telus.net Fax: (250)967-4211
Mail: Judi Dowson, CAPPDT Treasurer 18700 Chief Lake Rd., Prince George, BC V2K 5K4
You will receive confirmation of the receipt of your cancellation(s) no later than 48 hours after you have sent it to the
Conference Planning Office. If you do not receive this notification, you should re-contact the Office.
AMBASSADOGS
Conferences only run smoothly because of the behind-the-scenes work. We need people to help speakers, be present at
the tables, supervise the rooms, and perform various other tasks. We will give you a lovely conference t-shirt to make you
visible – which you can keep with our thanks!! CAPPDT does not waive registration fees or pay for accommodations for
Ambassadogs. Please mark the form if you are interested.
NARRATED CITY BUS TOUR
You are invited to attend a Bus Tour (comfy coach line) of the city and the RCMP stables. Seating is limited and will be on
a first come first serve basis. Please indicate if you would like to attend the city bus tour:

Following the Bus Tour, you may chose to return to the hotel (by bus) or attend dinner at the Rideau Carleton Raceway for
an evening of fun. The buses will take us there and bring us back to the hotel. This is a pay as you go dinner. The dining
room offers a large, varied buffet from where we can watch the harness races and enjoy the camaraderie of our animal
loving friends. Cost $35.00 (includes taxes, gratuities and a $2.00 wager). Please indicate if you would like to attend. All
guests to the Rideau Carleton Raceway dining room must be 19 years of age or older and in possession of valid
government issued, photo identification.

Plant a Living Tree In Loving Memory
Of A Lost Loved One

A Tree Grows in ……

Losing a loved companion is one of the most difficult and painful experiences in life. It can be the loss of friend, relative or a special pet and, when it happens, we often look for a way to honour and remember the one we have lost.

There are many ways to remember a loved one but what better way than to plant a memory tree, and we are thrilled to announce that the National Capital Commission has given us permission to coordinate a Memory Tree Program.

The program is open to anyone who wishes to plant a tree in memory of a loved and lost companion, human or animal. Several locations have been selected as commemorative areas at Bruce Pit and Conroy Pit, and several species of trees have been recommended based on soil and climate suitability.

Ed Patchell, CEO of Ferguson Forest suggests Red Pine or White Oak in well-drained areas and White Spruce, Bur or White Oak, Hard (or native) Red Maple or Birch in areas with soil that has a little more moisture. He advises that the cost will vary by type and size but that the price for trees between 1.5 and 6 feet will average $10-15 per foot. This does not include delivery cost, which will also depend on the size.

Seedlings are available at very reasonable prices but they are extremely fragile and require a lot more care. If seedlings are selected, it is recommended that they be planted in multiples as some will not survive.

Trees will be planted by the individual on the date set for delivery and planting (early Spring 2007). For those who are unable to plant their own tree, there are several suppliers in the area that can provide planting service for a fee and we may be able to arrange the purchase, delivery and planting through one of those nurseries.

Care of memory trees, i.e. watering, feeding, winter protection, etc., which will be required for the first few years, will be the sole responsibility of the individual purchasing the tree. It should also be noted that as the trees will be planted on public land they may be subject to vandalism or diseases for which neither the National Capital Commission nor the National Capital Coalition for People and Dogs bears any responsibility.

If you would like more information regarding the purchase and planting of a memory tree, please e-mail the NCCPD at nccpd@sympatico.ca or telephone 613.228.7764.