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The School of Canine Science presents
The Man Hunt: FOUR DAY INTENSIVE
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Contents 1.The School of Canine Science 2.What to expect From our Courses 3.Course Details 4.The Tutors 5.Day One Itinerary 6.Day Two Itinerary 7.Day Three Itinerary 8.Day Four Itinerary 9.Extra Information (including what to bring and parking etc)
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The School of Canine Science The School of Canine Science is Nando Brown and Jo-Rosie Haffenden. Formally the Head of Training and Head of Behaviour for the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers and the stars of Channel 4 series Rescue Dog to Super Dog. Not content with being ace presenters and offering a tease of topics, the pair decided it was time to work independently and to provide a complete range of innovative courses including superb material, practical application as well packs for participants to take away and work from. EVOLVE: Every participant comes from a place of previous knowledge and experience. The School of Canine Science looks to help participants evolve that is to develop and enhance their existing knowledge into something they can sell professionally. This includes updating old theories with the latest science as well as ensuring participants know all the facts. INSPIRE: Nando and Jo are both extremely exciting and bold presenters known for their work on channel 4 as well as their internationally successful seminars. But the School of Canine Science is also about teaching participants to inspire their clients. Carefully selected exercises and explanations are taught to ensure participants know how to apply the theory and get their clients inspired to work with their dogs. THRIVE: The School of Canine Science wants all our students to have evolved knowledge and inspiring practical skills. Ultimately our job is to ensure your business thrives.
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COURSE DETAILS Topic: The Man Hunt: 4 day intensive Level: Green handler course (suitable for all dog enthusiasts) Date: November 10 - 13th Location: Carters Corner Farm, Cowbeech, Herstmonceux, BN274JA Price: £450 Handlers £200 Spectators Presenter: Nando Brown & Jo-Rosie Haffenden Assistants: WSDA instructors Bryony Neve and Dawn Heaton About the course: The intensive course runs for 4 days and is follow on course for those wanting to actually push and compete their dogs. The course homes Passive and Active Search in a variety of different situations. The course goes on to teach Man Trailing, Directed Search and Open Search. This culminates in The Man Hunt where dog/owner teams have to use their new found skills to find clues and win prizes! Not for the faint hearted this course is the ultimate in building the relationship between you and your dog. Food: Tea and coffee facilities will be provided. We will also provide snacks for you to graze on but please don’t forget to bring your own lunch! Socialising and networking: Whilst there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discuss topics during exercises, networking and socialising isn’t always possible during the course. As such you are all invited to dinner with Nando Brown and Jo on the first night of the course. Venue to be confirmed. Dinner will give you the chance to turn the people around you into proper business contacts and maybe even life-long friends. Also this allows for us to have a few drinks and to discuss and chat about opinions and backgrounds in more detail.
Your Tutor Nando has been working as a dog trainer and instructor for 12 years. Best known for his accessible style, impressive YouTube tutorials, big personality and awe-inspiring ability to train the tricky dogs that many people claim are untrainable. The School of Canine Science. The School of Canine Science. The School of Canine
Nando is enjoying a successful career in television having worked with Jo-Rosie on Rescue Dog to Super Dog and is currently working on new projects for the channel. As well as being an esteemed trick dog instructor – and founder of the In The Dog House trick dog titles, Nando‘s also made a significant contribution to the world of scent – and this year bought competitive nosework back on the UK radar by starting up The Man Hunt. WSDA is the World Scent Dog Association – an association that aims to train dogs up ready to complete in the ultimate scent competition: The Man Hunt. The Man Hunt is a new sport from the WSDA (World Scent Dog Association) and requires you and your dog to become a crime fighting team, completing at various levels to solve mysteries. At the highest level The Man Hunt competitions are themed and dogs are trained to participate in three areas of nose work, under pressure and with themed distractions. Nando teaches hundreds of new and experienced dog trainers across the world in all aspects of dog training and has been invited to run seminars and talk at various large conferences in South Africa, America, South America, New Zealand, Australia and throughout Europe.
Your Tutor Jo-Rosie is an animal behaviourist with a degree in applied psychology and a post graduate in animal behaviour. Best known for her work co-presents channel 4‘s Rescue Dogs to Super Dogs, Jo-Rosie has enjoyed a range of other TV opportunities. She is currently working on new projects for channel 4.
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After finishing her formal education, Jo-Rosie worked for a large animal charity where her work included a large project about the rehoming and welfare of bull breeds called RespectABull. After moving into a large private behaviour clinic and working mainly with section 1 and 3 dangerous dogs, she became an independent expert witness and then went on to work for herself. Jo-Rosie set up a Sussex based behaviour and training company which is still thriving. In 2014 Jo-Rosie published popular training book ‘The Real Dog Yoga’ and is currently writing another title for the same publisher called ‘Desperate House Dogs’ which is set for release in 2017. Her passion for rescue dogs and in particular Pit Bull Terriers, has lead her to be one of the countries leading experts on the breed and as such she has been asked to talk on mainstream national TV, international and local radio as well as write for National and local papers on the subject. For the last year Jo-Rosie has enjoyed her role as Head of Behaviour for the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers lecturing both in the UK and Internationally and writing the level IV OCN accredited process for assessing behaviourists. Earlier this year herself and partner, Nando Brown, decided to stop lecturing for the IMDT to set up The School of Canine Science. A company which aims to help dog enthusiasts, dog trainers and dog behaviourists develop skills, evolve their knowledge base and thrive in business. ____________________________________________________________________
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Day 1 Itinerary 10:00am Introductions - Who are you? - Why we are here and what we aim to cover? - Pavlovs working breakfast 10:15 Active search evaluation - Basic active search to ensure all the dogs have learnt sufficient skills 10:45 Active search Carousel - Bag search - Blind search - Building search COFFEE AND SNACKS 11:30 Two personalised active search clinics - Pushing each team to the next level - Working your dog at a distance - Working on object search, speed, precision and fluidity - Preparing for competition distraction LUNCH 1:30 Timed active search competition - Four hides in a wooded area - Pole as starting point, 360 search - 15ft search area TEA AND BISCUITS 3:00 Active search question and answers - Debrief - 7:30 WSDA social dinner ________________________________________________________
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Day 2 Itinerary 10:00am Passive search evaluation - Basic indication exercise to ensure all the dogs have learnt sufficient skills 10:30am Discrimination exercise - Hot pot exercise using SCDs - Minimal error learning and the use of negative punishment (pros and cons) 11:15am Proofing the indication - Line tension - Food distractions and minimising contamination distraction - Handler errors COFFEE AND SNACKS 12:30pm Square rack rotation search - Building a high history of reinforcement - Practicing precision LUNCH 2:00pm 3 split clinics - Learning to work the air current - Magnetic tin row search - Hot pot discrimination in glass TEA, BISCUITS AND SNACKS 3:30pm Everyone’s a winner competition - 10 hot and 10 cold pots, one-in, one-out until dogs are working on 1/10 ratio
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Day 3 Itinerary 10:00am Starting dogs off: split group exercise - Man Trailing starter workshop in the woods with Nando - Searching for people - Increasing speed - Directed search starter clinic in the field with Jo - Go-round workshop - Increasing distance cues COFFEE AND SNACKS 11:30 Backchaining the Brinsel workshop - Increasing speed of indication in the human search - Brinsel relay race LUNCH 1:30 3 x open search rotation - Searching inside - Searching the woods - Direct search to cones TEA, BISCUITS AND FINAL QUESTIONS 3:30pm Man Hunt practice - Passive search wall - Outdoor active search practice - Brief on day 4
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Day 4 Itinerary 10:00am Morning split clinic - Day 4 clinic can be on any element of search you wish and we would recommend getting instruction on your weakest element ready for the competition this afternoon. We will work each dog individually with instruction from both tutors and help from all assistants rather than splitting. Whilst this may mean a bit of sitting about watching other people, after the last three days your dog will NEED the break ready for this afternoon. COFFEE AND SNACKS THROUGHOUT LUNCH 1:30 The Man Hunt - The four dayer culminates in The Man Hunt competition. This competition will use all the aspects of search your dog has learnt including passive, active and human searches. Dogs work their noses to find clues and each clue will give the human then opportunity to use their brain and ultimately learn where to go, what to do and who they are looking for! TEA, BISCUITS AND FINAL QUESTIONS - Summing up - Options to buy scent kits - Certificates and prizes - Goodbyes :(
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Extra Information You will be responsible for finding accommodation and/or travel to the venue and there are accommodation suggestions below: Venue and parking: - The venue is on a working farm and thus there will be ponies, mini goats, sheep and alpacas as well as working collies so please when you are not working your dog ensure s/he is under control at all times. - We are lucky enough to have 90 acres including lake, woods, fields, barns and stables to work in. Please make sure you ask prior to walking your dogs in the break and makes sure they are onlead if we are not working them - There is enough parking for all on the concrete - please don’t park on the field as you will get stuck! Food, snacks and drinks - We will provide tea, coffee and snacks as usual - Please bring your own packed lunch. The venue is in a more remote part of Sussex and there is nowhere to buy food or drink on site or in close range. - We will go out for food on the first night all together but in the evenings after this there are plenty of options for you to each (including the Merry Harriers - a dog friendly local) Staying comfortable - Please bring your own chairs. We have lots at the venue but for outside if you want to sit, having camping chairs will definitely be helpful. - Additionally this course is being held in November guys - it will be cold, wet and muddy. Make sure you bring proper outdoor clothes and if necessary, coats for your dogs too! We wont laugh we promise. (photo credit Jason Pierce-Williams and Andy Cracknell)
Extra Information Where to stay
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Cheap & close • For spectators the premier inn in Polegate is about 10 minutes away: http:// www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/east-sussex/eastbourne/ eastbourne-polegate.html • The Corn Exchange is dog friendly and in the heart of the tiny town. Around 7 minutes from the venue: http://cornexchange.relaxinnz.co.uk • The Boship is a little more expensive but much nicer, dog friendly and about 7 minutes from the venue:http://www.lionhotelsltd.com/boship.html • Cleavers Lyng is a little more expensive, around 10 minutes away, dog friendly: http://www.cleaverslyng.co.uk Nice & close • Olde Forge is about 10 minutes away and a bit more swish - dog friendly: http://www.theoldeforgehotel.co.uk • Courtlands Farm Bed & Breakfast -- 5 minutes away and dog friendly: http://www.cleaverslyng.co.uk • The Powder Mills is MUCH more expensive but beautiful and luxury and dog friendly (let us have four there). About 20 minutes: http://powdermillshotel.com Camping: • Fontmills Farm is about 5 minutes away from the venue: http://www.fontmills.co.uk • There are three ‘all year’ dog friendly campsite around 30 minutes away in Uckfield: The Old Dairy Farm, Wowo and Honeys Green Farm. You will need to bring - Poo bags, Dog toys, Treats (high value stuff like cheese and hotdog chopped into small chunks), A mat/ bed for your dog to settle on, chairs, water bowl, Chews for down time, Lead, Harness (preferable) or collar, You can bring a crate if your dog loves it, lunch!