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Workshop Details

7-Day All Breed Dog Training Workshop

This is where it starts! This workshop will help you get the most out of anything you want to do with your dog. The 7-Day All-Breed Dog Training Workshop is suitable for everyone from beginner to professional. Learn how to earn true mutual respect with the most difficult of dogs. Agility, dock diving, obedience, rally, barn hunt, fieldwork, conformation - creating the ultimate companion starts here. This workshop is designed to help us identify both obvious and subtle areas in your training and handling skills; together we will make them your strongest areas. Many will spend years and fortunes on entries, travel, and training without the desired results.
Participants have the option to sign up for the full 7 day workshop or just the first 3 days. The first two days gives you a start connecting with your dog and a blueprint for conformation training. The full 7 day workshop allows for time and introduces additional techniques to establish a greater relationship with your dog, build communication and practice all elements for conformation training. Detailed grooming for all coat types will also be included. If you have previously enrolled in a minimum of the first two days of a workshop, you may sign up for just the last 5 days of the workshop.

What You'll Learn:

  • Learn how to develop an effective training program.
  • Learn why the best dogs may be the hardest to train.
  • Eliminate bait surfing.
  • Eliminate pulling on the lead.
  • Eliminate lagging and/or stopping.
  • Eliminate crabbing and pacing.
  • Eliminate dogs' habit of backing away from judges.
  • Eliminate performance event burnout.
  • Build confidence in you and your dog.
  • Develop intense focus and desire to train with your dog.
  • Fix problems before they happen and not at an event or show.
  • Learn how to make training with any dog fun.

Sample Schedule for the 7-Day All-Breed Workshop

This is a sample schedule for our all-breed workshop - each workshop is unique and tailored for each participant.
Day 1: Connecting with your Dog (Part I):
  • Overcoming Problems
  • Establishing Leadership
  • Establishing Communication
  • Building Confidence
  • Have Fun with your Dog
Day 2: Connecting with your Dog (Part II):
  • Value of your Dog
  • Play with a Purpose
  • Target Training
  • Introduction to Conformation Training
Day 3: Before Training Starts - Entering the Ring
  • Measurement of Success
  • General Appearance of your Breed Standard
  • Entering the Ring
  • Conditioning Skin and Coat
Day 4: Presenting Your Dog
  • Origin of your Breed
  • Snake Charmer
  • Stacking your Dog
  • The Exam
  • Grooming
Day 5: Gaiting
  • Gaiting
  • Lead Control
  • Training for Winners' Photos
  • Visualization
  • Patterns
  • Grooming
Day 6: Conditioning/High Speed Gaiting Photos
  • Conditioning your Dog
  • Mindset
  • Situational Preparedness
  • High Speed Gaiting Photos
  • Grooming
Day 7: The Finale/Ring Procedures
  • The Finale
  • Dog Show Checklist
  • Ring Procedures/Etiquette
  • Nutrition
  • Parts of your Dog
  • Grooming

Eric Salas MasterClass

This workshop will teach you how to function at a level that matches even the best of professional handlers and trainers. It will open your eyes to concepts you never knew existed and teach you how to expand your knowledge base. Learning in this group is deep, zealous, and perpetual. When you join the MasterClass, you join a family for life. You will have a lifetime membership in the MasterClass online WhatsApp group contingent on positive participation and respect of all within the group.
Once you have completed a 7-day workshop and have been approved to join a MasterClass, you will be ready to take the journey to fine tune your communication with your dog and make tremendous advances in any and all dog sports. You do not need to have exemplary skills to begin in the Masterclass but you do need heart. In each MasterClass there will be learning and growth beyond your wildest expectations. Each MasterClass is limited to a maximum of 15 participants and the learning is finely tailored to not only the group but to each individual’s needs.
You will leave the MasterClass having gained a new perspective on your dog, a new knowlege base and set of learning skills, and a new family to continue on with your journey in dog sports. Please Note: Completing our seven-day workshop and gaining approval is required to enroll in a MasterClass.

Sample Schedule for the MasterClass

This is a sample schedule for our MasterClass workshop; each workshop is tailored for each participant.
Day 1: Mindset and Expectations
  • Getting Out of Your Head
  • Finding Out What Makes You and Your Dog Better
  • Building Confidence
  • Researching Breed Standards
  • Learning How to Have Fun with Your Dog
Day 2: Communication, Form, and Function
  • Fine-Tuning Show Dogs
  • Conditioning Dogs
  • Learning Balance and Structure
  • Preparing for Winners' Photos
Day 3: Presentation
  • Lead Control
  • The Art of Selling/Snake Charmer
  • Presenting to the Breed Standard
  • Conditioning the Skin and Coat
  • Dog Nutrition and Supplements
  • Discussing the Training Schedule
  • High Speed Photography and Video (Side Gait/Down and Back)
Day 4: Putting It All Together
  • Learning about Dog Movement
  • Learning How to Show Your Dog to the Judges
  • Fine-Tuning
  • Targeting Identified Problems
  • High-Speed Photography and Video (Side Gait/Down and Back)

General Information

Confirmation and Registration

Once you receive the confirmation email for our workshop, please email us, providing your name, phone number, email address, and the breed of dog you plan on bringing to the workshop. You will then be officially registered for the workshop.

First Day of Class/Schedule

Please be at the training venue between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. on the first day of class for registration. Upon your arrival, you will be asked to fill out paperwork, crate your dog, and take a seat in the classroom. We start our classes at 9:00 a.m. promptly and will generally run until 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. There is a lunch break each day around noon and another two 30-minute breaks during the day. Classes will start on time with or without you, just like a ring time.

Practice Time

After day one, the building will open and be available for you at 8:00AM. This time can be used for practice and questions before the class starts. You can also use the 30 min breaks and lunch for practice. The skills you and your dog will learn will build from simple to complex so it will be advantageous for you to practice as much as possible.

Water and Lunches

Please bring drinks/water and snacks for both you and your dog. There may not be time to go out for lunch during the lunch break. Pretend you are at a dog show with no snack bar. Some facilities have restaurants close by but be prepared for at least day one.

Training Treats

Eric’s top choice for training treats is Northwest Naturals, and they will be providing all the training treats for the dogs during the workshop. While they are provided to you free of charge, they will not be for sale at the workshop. You can visit the Northwest Naturals website to find a retailer near you.

Homework

You will have homework before the workshop begins and some nights of the workshop. You will learn more about your breed, functions of their parts and important information to help you present your breed to the judges. This will create more confidence, help create the “it” factor, and you will never again have to ask, “What do you think about my dog?”.

Communication and Support

Eric Salas has learned that success is greater by being a part of a supportive community. One of the ways we accomplish this is to utilize a group chat in WhatsApp. This is a place where you receive information, continue discussions, collaborate on research, ask questions, share accomplishments, and support each other. Visit the WhatsApp website for more Information. To get you started with your WhatsApp Group, you need to sign up for WhatsApp, then email Sales@K9-World.com - provide your name and WhatsApp phone number. You will then be added to your workshop’s group and receive a notification in WhatsApp to join the group. When you log into the group for the first time, please provide a short introduction.
If you have any questions before, during, or after the workshop, the WhatsApp group is the first and best place to reach out to have your questions answered.
If you need an alternative contact, you can email Sales@K9-World.com or text/call to 360-593-1200.

Signing Up and Using WhatsApp

  • Installing WhatsApp
  • Install the app from the Play Store (Android) or App Store (iPhone).
  • Launch the app and approve the requested permissions.
  • Enter your phone number and tap Confirm.
  • Enter the verification code received via SMS (WhatsApp may do this automatically).
  • Import existing contacts into the app (optional).

How to set up your WhatsApp profile:
  • Tap the three dogs in the top-right corner of the app and tap Settings.
  • Tap your name at the top of the screen
  • To change your name, tap the pencil icon next to the name.
  • To change your picture, tap the camera icon and select a photo (optional).
  • Enter or adjust your bio by tapping the pencil icon next to About.

How to start a chat (you don’t have to do this to join the group)
  • Tap the compose button (it looks like a sheet of paper with a pencil).
  • Select the contact you want to chat with from the list. If you don’t import your contact list from your phone you will need to add a new contact first. If you have a previous chat with a contact, it will open that instead of a brand-new chat.

How to type messages in a chat
  • Type your message at the bottom of the screen.
  • After entering your text, tap the arrow icon that appears alongside the text box to send the message.
  • You can also send pictures, videos, or files by tapping the paperclip (files) or camera (pictures/videos) icons.

What to Bring to the Workshop:

  • 2 copies of Your dog's breed standard (it is recommended that the General Appearance be memorized before the workshop).
  • Drinking water, food, and fowl for your dog.
  • Lunch, drinks, and snacks for you
  • Training lead - 6 Feet or 2 Meters with no snaps or "jewelry" (available for sale at the workshop or you can purchase them here).
  • Flat link collar (available for sale at the workshop or you can purchase them here).
  • Layered casual clothing for comfort
  • Running shoes (no open-toed shoes or heels)
  • Pen and paper for notes
  • A secure crate for rest when not working. All dogs must be crated during the workshop unless working with them for safety and to maximize their breaks.
  • A cover for the crate (For barking and allowing your dog to rest)
  • A comfortable show chair if you don’t like the one at the facility. There will be chairs at the facility, but they are often the metal fold up type that are not comfortable to sit it for an extended time.
  • Other items you would normally bring to a show. You will only need grooming items for the last five days of a seven-day workshop or MasterClass. This includes tools, a table, a dryer, etc. Grooming tools will be available for sale at the workshop, or you can purchase them on our Grooming Tools page.

Cancellation Policy

There are absolutely no refunds or cancellations! It is extremely expensive to run these workshops and just like a dog show there are no refunds. These workshops sellout extremely fast and many people have to make arrangements in advance, so it is difficult but not impossible to sell a spot as the date gets closer. You may sell your spot to a qualified and approved participant if you cannot attend.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to attend the 7 day workshops. However, if you plan to attend the last 5 days of a 7 day workshop you must first have completed a 7 day workshop or the first two days of a 7 day workshop. You must attend a full 7 day workshop and be approved to sign up for the MasterClass.