Conditioning the Performance Dog
Purpose: Two-fold: (1) to recognize the unique needs of your performance dog as an elite athlete and develop a conditioning program which will lead to a long, productive career – not just a good run, and (2) to achieve the greater goal of providing your Performance dog with a more comfortable, energetic retirement.
Instructor: Racine Hyatt, CCFT CCM
Course Information: The emphasis is on conditioning the performance dog, for both competition and service dogs, and will focus on the many factors which may reduce the risk and/or severity of injuries for dogs dealing with the multi-stresses of working lives. This course focus is multi-faceted. You will learn how to not only take your dog’s physical fitness to a new level, the Conditioning program will create variety {which is the key to maintaining mental sharpness for any working dog} and result in tapering {a technique which will keep the dog’s performance at its peak by avoiding undue stress and preventing staleness}.
Pre-requisites: There are two prerequisites for this course –
- Students must have completed the e-Training course in Canine Anatomy and Physiology or have successfully tested out from it (see details on the test out option on the Canine Anatomy and Physiology Course page)
- A student must have a minimum Intermediate level of achievement in dog sports, or 1 year previous work experience with a service/working/sport dog.
What a student can expect to learn from this course:
- Structural evaluation of a dog as it relates to performance
- Be able to identify areas of weakness and create a “Problem List”
- Identify the five important physical attributes for the performance dog
- The steps to develop a Conditioning program
- How to evaluate structure in relation to Performance
- Basic understanding of sport related injury, recovery and prevention
- Intensity / Duration / Frequency: the importance of each & how to use them
- Balance and proprioception: the keys to achieve optimal performance and enhanced wellness
- Strength vs. Endurance – how to combine them successfully
- Fitness Program development *templates provided
- Skills that will enhance abilities to raise and train each dog better than the last
- Students are required to turn in written and video homework.
For those of you looking to “taste” this course before registering for the comprehensive version the Instructor has created an Introductory one hour webinar. Click here to view details on this the Introduction to Conditioning the Performance Dog webinar.
CEUs:
CCPDT – 12 CEUs
IAABC – 12 CEUs
ABCDT-L2 – 12 CEUs
Course Length: Eight (8) 90 minute sessions.
For Credit: Student must complete course within 4 months of registration.
For Audit: Access to the “For Audit” course will expire in 2 months.
Course Fee –
For Credit: $285 USD
For Audit: $100 USD
Student Information:
You must also read and agree to the E-Training for Dogs, Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions prior to taking a course: Click HERE to read these. You will be asked when you register if you have read them and will not be allowed to take the course if you do not agree to the terms.