Pointing lab training seminar this weekend with Julie Knutson!

[311Hemi]

Just wanted to give a heads up to anyone interested that Julie Knutson (author of Training the Pointing Labrador)is hosting a two-day pointing lab training seminar for the Minnesota Pointing Lab Club at RJ's Rooster Ranch in Lonsdale this weekend. Julie is one of the top PL trainers in the nation and is coming in from CO to give this seminar.

Additional details can be found on the MN Pointing Lab site. Need not be a member to attend but the price is a little more for non-members. The spots open for attendees to bring their own dogs to use in the seminar is full.

A quick description of whats going to be covered:

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Sat a.m. Introduction, General discussion (~1-2 hrs), Tool building: obedience, force fetch, collar conditioning. Retrieving if necessary or desired. Whoa conditioning. Tool building will be the first place we get people’s dogs out and use them to illustrate the steps, problems, etc. At the end we can do some marks, blinds if we get the time or have any interest in that. If time allows, people with questions about handling and advanced retriever issues can work on those.

Sunday: revisit all the questions or issues people will have after thinking all night about things. Then we begin start with the little pups and bird intro (if there are any) and go through a series of putting birds out, listening to what that owner’s concerns or problems are, then running the dog, doing whatever is necessary and them coming back and talking about it with the whole audience.

At the end of the upland we can do whatever people want, talk about advanced stuff, run blinds, talk about passing APLA tests, etc. etc.

[Ryan Becklund]

what is the cost of this seminar and is there space available?

Thanks!

[311Hemi]

MPLC Members = $75

non-members = $90

There is currently room available. Need to know by tomorrow if anyone is interested in attending as we need to get a final count for food.

You can reply here or email me at zach***ej1 at hotmail d0t com (remove the *** from the email address) if you are interested in attending.