Cooperative Care with Louise Ginman

This Workshop is on Sunday June 4th 2023

Cooperative Care with Louise Ginman

* Session One Cooperative Care for Absolute Beginners: 9:30AM to 11:30AM - Ten handlers

* Session Two Cooperative Care for Low Stress Veterinary Visits 12:30PM to 2:30PM - Ten handlers

* Session Three Cooperative Care for Low Stress Grooming 3:00PM to 5:00PM - Ten handlers

About Louise Ginman Louise has decades of experience working and training a wide range of species in her role as Unit Supervisor of carnivores at Taronga Zoo. Louise has implemented Cooperative Care programs for Lions, Tigers as well as Dogs. You will be learning with the best!

In addition, Louise has over 12 years of working one to one and leading group training for people and their dogs in Sydney through her very popular, Positive Dogs classes. Louise is also President of the Australian Pet Dog Trainers Association.

As someone who has watched Louise train, I am so proud to have her come down to Canine Ed for these very special workshops.

I hope to see you there,

Lisa Wright

Why Cooperative Care?

This workshop is for all Dog Owners as well as people who work with dogs.

Does your dog struggle with husbandry behaviours like have their ears checked, nail clipping, brushing? Do they wiggle and panic when they’re held still for a vet exam? Then you need Cooperative Care. Not only does practising Cooperative Care build trust and confidence for you and your dog, it builds a beautiful relationship.

Cooperative care is when your dog willingly participates in grooming or veterinary procedures, without being forced to. The most important part of cooperative care is that the dog is given a CHOICE. For example, rather than just holding them down and clipping their nails, we would train the dog to offer their paw and hold still without restraint. Done properly, this type of training means that the dog is a relaxed, happy and willing participant in the procedure.

Cooperative care takes time and motivation, however, it is a truly worthwhile investment for you and your dog. It turns potentially scary experiences into fun games, builds the trust between you and your dog, and the longer you practice cooperative care, the easier and smoother the procedure will be.

You will leave with strategies to begin working on how to make the world less stressful for you and your dog.