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SESSION SCHEDULE - COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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Tuition is based on the number of sessions of a course you attend throughout the week. Some courses are offered multiple times with the same or different instructors. If you sign up for 3 or less sessions, cost is $60 each; 4 –5 sessions, 50 each; more than 5 sessions, $40 each—OR— $40/$30/$20 for auditing stock classes, and shorter classes. Afternoon classroom sessions are approximately an hour in length at are priced at $40/$30/$20. Sessions are rated per handler/dog team. A handler with multiple dogs wanting to work both in the same course must register each separately. 

Class Name	Class Description	Cost/Session
Introductory Level Courses
Herding 101 - Intro to the Bubble M/T 9:15 - 11:00am Roy Sage TH/F 9:15 - 11:00 am Roy Sage	Introduction to the ABC’s of round pen herding from the initial herding evaluation and starting your dog on stock. No prerequisite.	$60/$50/$40
Tending 101—Intro to Borders M/T & TH/F   9:15 am—11am  Val Manning	Introduction to the ABC’s of tending style herding from the initial tending instinct evaluation and starting your dog on borders with stock. No prerequisite.	$60/$50/$40
Herding 102 - Stock Psychology Roy Sage    Wed 10 AM	Understanding how livestock think and how the dog effects their behavior is integral in being a good stockman.	$40/$30/$20
Herding 106 - Introduction to Ducks Wed 9 AM Mary Alice Wisecarver	Introduction to Ducks - Students will have the opportunity to introduce their dogs to working ducks on a long line.	$40/$30/$20

Herding 110 - Herding Fundamentals: Getting your sea legs on started dogs Monday 7-8:45 Mary Alice Wisecarver The Balancing Act Monday 9am - 11am Mary Alice Wisecarver The Drive - How to get it started Tues. 7 am - 8:45 Mary Alice Wisecarver Stop! The most important tool in your dog's toolbox Tues. 9 am - 11 am Mary Alice Wisecarver Expanding the gather - bigger outruns Thursday 7 am - 8:45 Mary Alice Wisecarver The Balancing Act - II Thursday 9 am - 11am Mary Alice Wisecarver Lines & Obstacles Friday 7 am - 8:45am Mary Alice Wisecarver Intro to Driving Friday 9 am - 11 am Mary Alice Wisecarver	Herding Fundamentals—Building a strong foundation of skills including flanks, outruns, fetching & driving. (Prerequisite: Herding 101 or equivalent skills)	$60/$50/$40
Production Courses
Production 203—Hands On Basic Sheep Handling Wednesday 7:00 AM—9 AM Dr. Joan Bowen	Basics of sheep handling—how to hold, trim feet, administer worm medication, vaccinations, trimming feet, etc.	$40/$30/$20

Trial Level Courses - Working
Herding 201 - Elements of the Arena Program Herding 204 - Elements of the Ranch Herding Program with Sheep/Goats Mon. 7 AM - 8:45: OLF & Negotiating the Y TBD Tues. 7 AM - 8:45: The Take Pen/Chutes TBD Tues. 9:15 - 11 AM: The Maltese Cross Carol Lucero Thurs. 9:15 - 11 AM: Ranch Penning Carol Lucero Fri. 7 AM - 8:45: The Crossdrive - getting from the 4 to the 5 - TBD Fri. 9:15 am to 11 am: Ranch Sorting Carol Lucero	Students will start with a handlers meeting on the Arena course to discuss the elements of the arena and ranch courses, then work on exercises to address skills needed to effectively perform elements. Prerequisite: Pre-trial title or equivalent skills	$60/$50/40
Herding 201/A Elements of Arena Herding Program with Ducks: Mon. & Thurs, 7 am—8:45 am: The Outrun/Lift/Fetch (ducks) Liane Ehrich Tues. & Fri. 7 am to 8:45 am: The Fence Obstacles (ducks) Liane Ehrich	Students will start with a handlers meeting on the Arena course to discuss the elements of the course, then work on exercises to address skills needed to effectively perform elements. Prerequisite: Pre-trial title or equivalent skills	$60/$50/40
Herding 202-B  Elements of the Field Herding Program with Goats: Mon & Thursday 7AM - 8:45 - Outrun/Lift/Fetch (goats) Deborah Stull Tues 7AM - 8:45- Negotiating the Drive Panels (goats) Deborah Stull Friday 7AM - 8:45 - The Shed - Deborah Stull	Students will start with a handlers meeting on the Field course to discuss the elements of the course, then work on exercises to address skills needed to effectively perform elements. Prerequisite: Pre-trial title or equivalent skills	$60/$50/40
Herding 203-C   Elements of Tending Course 7 am - 8:45 am: Mon/Thur - The Pen, Exit and repen Tues/Fri - Roadwork, Traffic Stop and Car Pass Benoit Voisin 9:15 - 11 AM Mon/Thursday - Roadwork and the bridge Friday - Working the Wide and Narrow Grazes Benoit Voisin	Students will start with a handlers meeting on the course to discuss the elements of the C course, then work on exercises to address skills needed to effectively perform elements. Prerequisite: Pre-trial title or equivalent skills	$60/$50/$40

Test & Trial Mechanics Courses—Classroom
Herding 111 - Beginner's Guide to Tests Monday 3:45 pm - 4:45 PM Mary Alice Wisecarver	A guide for the herding beginner to what to expect when entering various test level courses. How to enter tests, skills needed and what the elements of HIC/HCT, HT, PT and JHD	$40/$30/$20
Herding 112 - Novice Walking Tour to Trialing, Why all the alphabet Monday - 12 noon to 1 PM Mary Alice Wisecarver	An guide for the herding beginner to the various trail level courses and elements and how they showcase various breeds.	$40/$30/$20
Herding 117 - Herding Terminology Monday - 1:15 - 2:15 Roy Sage	A guide to beginners on herding lingo - basic commands, equipment, and livestock.	$40/$30/$20
Herding 118 - Whistle While You Work 2.0 Friday - 2:30 - 3:30 Carol Lucero	This picks up from the beginner's class and moves into working on common whistle commands. Must have a whistle and be able to make it work	$40/$30/$20
Herding 120 - Trial Etiquette & Protocols and The Real Rules Monday - 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM Deborah Stull	A guide for beginners on the how, where, when and who for successful trialing. Then a discussion on what are the real rules on the trial field. There are many assumptions about what are the rules when trialing and some are legitimate, others are not. This course will be help to clarify the truth from myth.	$40/$30/$20
Herding 126 - An Introduction to the French Course and the FCI European Style of Herding Thursday - 12 noon - 1 PM Benoit Voisin	A look at the courses run in Europe and how they compare with those in the United States.	$40/$30/$20
Herding 310-ASCA - An overview of the ASCA stockdog program offering arena trials, an open field "post advanced" course, a ranch trial course, and a farm trial course Tuesday 2:30 - 3:30 Roy Sage	A look at the newer/lesser known courses approved by ASCA	$40/$30/$20
Herding 310-A   Mechanics of A-Course Tuesday 12:00 noon —1:00 PM Carol Lucero	An in-depth, point by point guide through the AKC A-course (Arena) discussing course strategies for both handlers and judges.	$40/$30/$20
Herding 310-B - Mechanics of B-Course Thursday 1:15 - 2:15 PM Deborah Stull	An in-depth, point by point guide through the AKC B-course (Field) discussing course strategies for both handlers and judges.	$40/$30/$20
Herding 310-C Mechanics of - C Course Friday 1:15 —2:15 PM Mary Alice Wisecarver	An in-depth, point by point guide through the AKC C-course (Tending) discussing course strategies for both handlers and judges.	$40/$30/$20
Herding 310-D Mechanics of D-Course Friday 12 noon - 1:00 PM Deborah Stull	An in-depth point by point guide through the new AKC D-course (Ranch) discoussing course stategies for both handlers and judges.	$40/$30/$20

Pet and Human Health and Wellness —Classroom

Alt Learning: Why Does My Herding Dog Behave This Way - Covering behavior issues commonly found in herding breeds Tuesday 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Liane Ehrich	A discussion on behavior problems commonly found with herding breeds including - reactivity, chasing, biting and OCD behavior from a genetic point of view.	$40/$30/$20
Alternative Training Courses
Alternative Training 101 - Farm Dog Certification Prep Wednesday 11 AM to 12 Noon Mary Alice Wisecarver	This class is designed to introduce you and your dog to the skills required to successfully pass AKC's New Farm Dog Certification Test that will be given on Saturday July 15th and Sunday July 16th	$40/$30/$20
Alternative Training - Introduction to Scentwork and Detection Dog Training Tuesday 2:30 - 3:30 PM Hallie McMullen	This class is designed to introduce Scentwork and Detection work	$40/$30/$20
Alternative Training - Scentwork basics - fun games to build your dogs confidence, Wednesday 12 Noon to 1 PM Hallie McMullen	This class to designed to make Scentwork training fun for you and your dog. Simple hide and seek, targeting the find, etc. Help build more confidence in your dog.	$40/$30/$20
Alternative Training - Scentwork II Wednesday 1 PM to 2 PM Hallie McMullen	This class is designed to help the advanced Scentwork team improve their game; More definite alerts, multi-hide finds, etc.	$40/$30/$20
Alternative Training - Introduction to Tracking Thursday 3:45 - 4:45 Jill Grant	This is an introduction to tracking with your dog. No experience necessary.	$40/$30/$20