Seminars/Events
Coaching The Canine Athlete
Presenter: Chris Zink DVM PhD
Date: November 21&22, 2009
Location: Drummond Building, Spencerville (south of Ottawa), Ontario
This two-day seminar is relatively intensive and is broken up into several segments, with an initial "lecture" period followed by demonstrations and discussions.
There will be 40 working slots available and unlimited auditing slots. Please note that working participants are asked to include information on what sports you participate in, as well as any particular issues which you would like Chris to discuss. These topics will be given to Chris prior to the seminar for preparation purposes.
Registration: To register, download and complete the registration form
Components of the Seminar
Canine Structure – What it Means for Performance
- your dog’s structural strengths and weaknesses
- what those strengths and weaknesses mean for performance
- how to capitalize on your dog’s strengths to maximize performance
- understanding your dog’s weaknesses to minimize injury
The Amazing Canine Athlete
- the six canine gaits and how to put them on cue
- gaits your dog uses for different performance events
- abnormal gaits, why they’re abnormal, and how to banish them
- how your dog uses its body in agility/obedience and other events
- age-related tips for performance training
Jumping – a Core Athletic Activity
- training jumping – from puppies to seniors
- lead legs – what they are, why they are important, and how to train your dog to use them appropriately
- jumping problems – what causes them and how to fix them
Contact obstacles, tunnels, weaves
- the role of the front and rear in climbing and descending contact obstacles
- how dogs of different shape and size perform the contact obstacles
- reasons for slow performance
- ways to make obstacle performance safer and more accurate
- what muscle dogs use to weave quickly
- how structure affects the ability to weave
- how dogs of different sizes accommodate to the tunnels
- why some dogs get stuck in the chute
- VIDEOS of dogs of various shapes and sizes performing agility obstacles to see how they use their bodies
Keeping your Athlete at Peak
- Body work for your teammate
- Fitness – it’s easy!
- Balancing strength, endurance, body awareness and stretching exercises
- Nutrition tips for the canine athlete
When Things Go Wrong
- Common athletic injuries your vet might not know about
- How to recognize them and get the best treatment
- Complementary and alternative therapies for healing and improving performance
- Canine rehabilitation – what it is and how to do some of it yourself
About Christine Zink
Chris Zink, D.V.M., Ph.D., is a consultant on canine sports medicine, evaluating canine structure and locomotion, and designing individualized retraining and conditioning programs for canine athletes. She is the award-winning author of Peak Performance: Coaching the Canine Athlete, Dog Health and Nutrition for Dummies, and The Agility Advantage, and co-author of Jumping from A to Z: Teach Your Dog to Soar and Building the Canine Athlete: Strength, Stretching, Endurance and Body Awareness Exercises. She has obtained more than 70 obedience, agility, retrieving, tracking, and conformation titles on dogs from the sporting, herding, working, terrier, and hound groups. Dr. Zink presents Coaching the Canine Athlete® seminars worldwide to rave reviews.
Dog Stuff
Only dogs that are registered for the seminar will be allowed in the building. Dogs may lay by your chair in the seminar room as long as they remain quiet, leashed and under control at all times. Crates and exercise pens are allowed but will be away from the seating area.
If your dog can't be confined and/or remain quiet, please don't bring your dog. Any dog that is disruptive or behaves in an aggressive manner as determined by event staff will be requested to leave.
You are responsible for cleaning up after your dog. There are no excuses for not picking up after your dog EVERYWHERE.
People Stuff
During the seminar, please turn off all cell phone and pager audio alerts. Please take all private conversations away from the area the speaker is presenting.
A selection of books, videos and toys will be available for sale. It is recommended you bring your own chair. There are wooden stands available for seating but space is limited.
Location and Directions
Drummond Building
Spencerville Fair Grounds
Directions from 416
- Exit #12, County Road 21, Spencerville
- Turn west (towards Spencerville)
- At T intersection turn right
- Take 2nd left Sloan Street
- Keep going past ball diamond and front of skating rink
- Past skating rink turn right
- Drummond Building is the last building on the left (has a brick front)
- The seminar is in the back half of the building the bathrooms are in the front half
My cell number is 613-868-9107 if you need help.
Places To Stay
Howard Johnsons – Kemptville
4022 County Road #43 East, Kemptville
613-258-5939
There is a block of rooms reserved under Shake-a-Paw Dog Training. They do accept pets
$80/night $10 for dogs, $5/ additional person
Kemptville is 5 minutes away has restaurants and a Tim Hortons
Johnstown Motel
1843 Hwy 2, Cardinal (401 and 416)
613-657-3548
www.johnstownmotel.com
Great place to run dogs and take them for a swim. There is a Tim Horton 5 minutes away.
Telephone: (613) 989-DOGS (3647)
Email: info@dogtraining.ca
www.dogtraining.ca