Practical "Secrets" from Trainers, for Trainers

Lots of the Big Ideas of dog training started small, with professional dog trainers like you experimenting in real life with how to train efficiently, humanely, and with more fun! That's how I developed BAT, for example.

I'll be forever grateful to Tawzer and APDT for helping me share my ideas with other professionals. To pay their help forward, I created the Boots on the Ground (BOG) series to give "regular" dog trainers a platform to share their innovations. BOG webinars are basically like TED talks for real-world dog training and behavior experts.

Each session, my team and I pick a theme and select 3-4 of the applicants whose proposals excite us the most, with ideas that are we think will have the biggest impact on professionals' dog training practices.

Sessions are on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 10 am Pacific. This one is January 6, 2021.

  • Live online video webinar. All sessions will also be recorded.

  • Get a sneak peak at these hot ideas now! No need to wait until these great ideas come out in book or full seminar form.

  • We'll announce the names and topics on this page when we finalize speaker selection.

  • Format: Each speaker has 10 minutes to present (powerpoint and video encouraged), plus 5 minutes for questions. We wrap up with a 15- to 45-minute panel discussion for further questions.

  • Speakers are paid for their time. Proposals for topics are due by November 15. If you have an idea to share, please go to the proposal page.

  • Webinars can be purchased individually, or free with Diamond Membership (see below).

How Do Other Dog Trainers Teach Leash Walking?

Field-Tested Leash Skills Hacks for Coaching Dogs and Their People

  • Do No Harm

    All techniques used conform to LIMA standards (Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive).

    Wondering what that is or why it's important? Check out the Least Intrusive Protocols webinar by Dr. Susan Friedman.

  • 1-1.5 Hour Live Webinar

    We know you're busy, so we set these sessions to one hour, and they're recorded so you can watch later any time.

    They're meant to be one hour long, but sometimes people may want to ask a ton of questions, and I'm all about learning, so I've blocked out my time for an hour and a half.

  • Bonus Material

    You'll get the webinar videos and supporting handouts to help you understand the material more thoroughly.

    Recordings include all of the questions and answers from the live session

    1 CEU pending.

Moderator

I'll be there during the session to make sure it runs smoothly and triple-check that I approve of the dog training ethics in each lesson. Plus I get to learn new stuff, too!

Dog Trainer, Author, Singer-Songwriter

Grisha Stewart MA, CPDT-KA, KPACTP

I'm a collaborative dog trainer, author, international presenter, singer-songwriter, and keynote speaker of European ancestry (best guess based on DNA and some genealogy is Scotland, "England & Northwestern Europe," Wales, "Germanic Europe," Ireland, and Norway). I've been helping people and dogs professionally since 2003. My passion projects are community building, songwriting, and woodturning.

I'm fascinated by animal behavior (including humans), somatic awareness, spirituality, psychology. My work is directed at wholehearted living for all beings. For over 20 years, I've been coaching people to help dogs with a history of aggression, frustration, or fear as well as puppies. My other favorite species is humans.

My Behavior Adjustment Training (BAT 2.0 book and BAT 3.0) is used worldwide to help dogs gain confidence and social skills. Well over 200,000 people have learned about BAT so far.

As an outgoing introvert, I refresh my batteries by singing, expressing grief in community, and savoring life with my husband (Tom), Labrador (Joey), cat (Garbanzo aka "Adventure Kitty" and "Baby Panther"), and Little Brown Dog (Zuki). I identify as a queer (pansexual), neurodivergent, middle age, white, raised in poverty and now of middle class, and US citizen. My pronouns are she/her. I am still working on finding ways to live in reciprocity with Siuslaw people, upon whose ancestral lands I reside.

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