Water trial workshop is  for Junior Water Dog  and Apprentice Water Dog working teams.

Workshop is open for Mariposa puppy owners and puppy owners sired by Mariposa dogs. 

This workshop is geared for foundation training. Whether you have plans to compete in performance events or just want a family member with good house manners, learning foundation skills becomes the building blocks for everything you do with your dog. 

How to use a conditioned re-inforcer
* Developing body awareness-shaping behavior vs luring
• Shaping attention, attention with distraction
• Target or go to marker
• How to build a fast “come”
• Teaching sit and down stays
• Beginning retrieving/Retrieving on the flat
• Hold and delivery to hand
• Mark and directed retrieve
• Q/A – Problem solving advice (Will solicit questions in
advance of the workshop)

This workshop is for Mariposa PWD puppy familes or familes with PWDs sired by a Mariposa PWD.

You will be learning scissoring techniques for the lion and retriever cut. You will learn how to trim the face, head, ears as it pertains to both the lion and retriever cut. Simple pet trims will be covered. We will demonstrate how to pluck and clean ears as well as trim nails. We will cover grooming products and the tools we use at Mariposa for grooming PWDs

What to bring with your model PWD?

• Freshly bathed and blown out dog.

• Grooming table w/arm (if you don’t have one, let us know in advance).

• All your tools, including clippers, guards, and blades. Pin brush, slicker and combs.

• Towel, crate, water bucket and treats

Extension cord

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If you are serious about water training and competition or just want a better behaved PWD then this work shop is designed for you and your dog. Adele Yunck is widely respected as an obededience instructor and competitor who has written several books including "Competition Obedience" A Balancing Act", started the Northfield Dog Triaining in Ann Arbor, MI in 1990 and has been teaching group and private lessons for 2 decades. 

This is a full day workshop where you will learn
How to use a conditioned reinforcer
Shaping attention, attention with distraction
How to bild a fast come
Teaching sit and down stays
Beginning retrieving/Retrieving on the flat
Hold and delivery to hand
Mark and directed retrieves
Q/A Problem solving advice

Limited to 15-20 working teams: $65.00 Members, $80 Nonmembers
Unlimited auditors: $40 Members, $55 Nonmembers

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Great Lakes PWD Club annual Fun Day. Members and non members welcome and any breed is welcome to attend. This year we are dedicating the majority of the day to learn about Barn Hunts an activity that anyone, any age of dog or handler can learn. You can attend Barn Hunt competition and earn titles on the end of your dogs formal AKC or UKC registration name. Anyone who attends can try out barn hunting to see if their dog has an interest or knack for finding the rats in a tube.  For more information about Barn Hunts visit http://www.barnhunt.com/ 

We will also have an introduction to Nose Work, our famous puppy games and of course the big potluck lunch. 

Location: 15937 Henry Wood County Rd, Grand Rapids, OH 43522
(Tina Leach Farm)

Cost to attend: GLPWDC Members - FREE
                          Non Members - $10.00

Come and join us for a rowdy day with your PWDs - play in the pond hang out on the hammocks and drink margaritas and Daves BBQ.