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April 9 & 10
BRIDGE & TARGET SEMINAR with KAYCE COVER
"Beyond Behavior Modification"
Hawks Hunt Farm
St. Johnsville, NY
This intensive hands-on workshop is designed for active trainers who want
to learn more about Kayce Cover's unique Bridge & Target training, which
emphasizes a humane approach, enhancing the relationship, and a rich way to
communicate with any animal.
Strictly limited in size - please register early! First 10 to
register may bring their own dog to work with; we will provide animals for
working.
What is SATS?
SATS stands for
the Syn Alia Training System. Bridge and Target is an element of SATS, like
English is an element of communication, but there are many other aspects of
training as well. There is Perception Modification, Motivation, Analysis,
Planning, Management of Emotions, Record Keeping, Reliability Testing,
Randomization, Management of Reinforcers, Terminology, Body Language, Voice and
more.
What
is Bridge and Target?
Bridge and Target
is a way of communicating with animals that does not require spoken language,
but which allows you to teach spoken words to your animals. It is based on
bridges, which are signals which tell the animal that he has been successful,
and on targets, which are contact points which we ask the animal to touch, in
order to either move him or part of him, or to focus his attention to give him
more information. Sometimes the targets even have information embedded in them.
What
is the Intermediate Bridge?
There are two
kinds of bridge: the Terminal and the Intermediate. The Terminal Bridge tells
the animal when he has successfully completed the trainers request. The
Intermediate Bridge tells the animal that he is not finished yet, but he is
headed toward successful completion. There are at least ten different ways to
use this simple but powerful tool, and it reduces training time by up to 75%.
What is Perception Modification?
Perception
Modification is a process of changing the way an animal looks at something. For
example, if he is afraid of water, we can help him to learn to like water. If he
likes to chase cars, we can teach him not to like to chase them. This powerful
tool is a bit complicated to learn, but is well worth the trouble and has saved
many dog’s lives.
How
can we have Two-Way Communication with animals?
Two-way
communication is possible if we do two things:
Make information
clear to animals.
Give animals a way to make information clear to us.
In a matter of
minutes, it is possible to teach any animal the two kinds of bridge, how to
target, and a couple of concepts (like left and right, up and down, wait and
go…). Then we can give animals specific ways to signal the same information back
to us.
Cost: $230.00 ($250 after April 1) Breakfast, lunch, snacks & beverages included,
plus workbook and certificate of attendance.
CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION
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FROM BARN FIRE
to BARN OF JOY: St. Patrick's Day 2004, our barn burned to the ground,
taking with it our beloved
pig Charlotte, turkey Mabel, cats Dudley & Jessie and many chickens and turkeys
did not escape. ( Please
click here for details.) The incredible outpouring of support from
all directions has humbled and staggered us - we are truly blessed. The
new barn that stands now is the barn that love built, and includes a room for
seminars & training so that the love that made this possible can be passed along
for years to come. Thank you for
your support & patience during this difficult time. - Suzanne & John
