Gary Wilkes’
Click & Treat® Training Seminar

A seminar for dog owners and obedience trainers.

March 31 & April 1, 2001
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Brehm Livestock Arena
University of Tennessee
Agriculture Campus
Knoxville, TN

Presented by Gary Wilkes

Sponsored by
S.C.A.V.M.A. Canine Club
The Iams Company
The Oak Ridge Kennel Club

Introduction

All forms of dog related activities have a common denominator - behavior. The relatively simple tasks of moving in a particular fashion, remaining stationary or inhibiting a behavior altogether are the mainstays of a successful owner and dog relationship - and about as common as hen’s teeth. This seminar will introduce you to clicker training - the first practical blend of practical dog training and scientifically based principles of operant conditioning. You will get a first-hand knowledge of how to shape and control behaviors with precision and maintain great performance. Rather than a simplistic single-minded view, Click & Treat® training provides a balanced and broad perspective on controlling your dog's behavior. From competitive obedience to dealing with a rowdy pet, this information will sharpen and polish your knowledge of dog behavior and allow you to realize your dog's full potential. Come to this hands-on seminar and find out how to use the solutions from one discipline to solve problems in another. Click & Treat® Training will show you how to teach accurate and reliable behaviors without losing your dog’s spirit.

Topics: The Basis of Learning: Connecting Behaviors to Consequences
Strategies for building new behaviors
Commands and Signals: How to attach commands to behaviors.
Controlling Behavioral Variability: Repeat vs. Variable, the essence of learning vs. performance.
Building a dependable repertoire: Integrating new behaviors into a dog’s current bag of tricks.
Troubleshooting and maintenance: Polishing behavior to make it stick and fixing it when it breaks.
Teaching inhibitions - Learning to prevent and stop unacceptable behavior.

About Gary Wilkes

Gary Wilkes is a respected behaviorist, trainer, author, award winning columnist and lecturer. Wilkes was the first person to apply clicker training to professional dog training and developed many of the techniques that are now standards of the method. Click & Treat® training is the first practical and humane application of operant conditioning for dogs and the hottest trend in modern dog training. Gary Wilkes has earned respect for his abilities in the real world of dog training and the scientific world of behavior analysis. He has a unique ability to simplify complex principles into easily applied methods and offers a solid, practical knowledge of canine behavior that will benefit anyone with an interest in dogs.

Educated at Oregon State and Arizona State Universities, Wilkes is a member of, and has lectured to the Association for Behavior Analysis - an international professional organization of experimental psychologists. He is the recipient of the association's prestigious award for "Effective Presentation of Behavior Analysis in the Mass Media" and is a regularly invited speaker at regional and international conferences of experimental psychologists. Wilkes is also a popular speaker at universities such as M.I.T., Temple University, Arizona State University and the University of North Texas. He also offers training seminars and consulting services to organizations such as The Seeing Eye, Paws with a Cause, Texas Hearing and Service dogs and Dogs East Search and Rescue. Wilkes is a featured presenter at professional and service organizations such as the American and Canadian Associations of Pet Dog Trainers, the Delta Society, Service Dogs International and Pet Sitters International. A former humane society shelter manager, Wilkes continues to work with animal welfare issues as a member emeritus of the board of directors of the Arizona Humane Society and Member of the National Board of Directors of Paws With A Cause.

About Our Sponsors

The Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (S.C.A.V. M.A.) Canine Club is made up of students and faculty at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine.
Its mission is to promote responsible canine ownership and educate future veterinarians on current canine health issues.

The mission of The Iams Company is to enhance the well-being of dogs and cats by providing world-class quality foods. Visit them at www.iams.com.

The Oak Ridge Kennel Club is an AKC Licensed Club that seeks to promote the sport of purebred dogs while providing service for it's community and fellowship for all interested in our canine friends. Visit them at www.korrnet.org/orkc/

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Gary Wilkes’ Click & Treat® Training Seminar
Advance Registration Form

(Please print out & return to address below by March 23, 2001.)

Name:________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________
City:________________________________________
State: ___________________ Zip: _____________
Phone: ___________________________
E-Mail: ______________________________

_____ Working Team for 2 days $100
(1 person and 1 dog). This category of registration is limited to the first 30 paid advance registrations received. I will accept an audit position for $50 if working team slots are filled.

_____ Auditor (without dog) for 2 days. $50
Registration also available on first day.

_____ Auditor (without dog) for $25
Saturday only. Registration also available on first day.

__ Names and addresses of registrants will be provided to Gary Wilkes. If you DO NOT want you name on this mailing list, please check the space above.

Mail Registration Form & check to:
HABIT/Canine Club
Department of Comparative Medicine
P.O. Box 1071
Knoxville, TN 37901-1071
Make checks payable to:
SCAVMA - Canine Club

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Directions to the Training Location From I-40/75 in Knoxville, TN

From I-40/75 just West of downtown Knoxville take the Exit for Alcoa Hwy (US 129).
From Alcoa Hwy (US 129) take the Neyland Dr. Exit.
Turn Left onto Neyland Dr. from the bottom of the Exit Ramp.
From Neyland Drive turn on River Drive to enter the Ag Campus. (There is a stoplight here.)
Brehm is the 1st building on the left. Go to the first stop sign and turn right to enter the parking lot.

For more information, call:
Lisa Miller at 865/522-4204 or e-mail at: miller.lisa_anne@hospital.vet.utk.edu
or Babbi Dilbeck 423/562-6919 or e-mail at: ddilbeck@utkux.utcc.utk.edu

The University of Tennessee does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status in the provision of educational pro-grams and services or employment opportunities and benefits. This policy extends to both employment by and admission to the University. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex or disability in its educational programs and activities pursuant to the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Inquiries and charges of violation concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, ADA or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) or any of the other above referenced policies should be directed to the Business Office, 218 Morgan Hall, Knoxville, TN 37901, 865/ 974-7275. Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the above address.

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