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Seminars & Events

Marin Humane's Behavior and Training Department is proud to offer special events with some of the top dog trainers and behaviorists in the profession, relevant to both pet professionals and guardians. We cover topics of behavior modification and leading-edge positive reinforcement training, plus host events in Agility, Nose Work ORT, Rally, and Flyball.

910 - Agility Seminar Dudley Shumate

Dudley Shumate Seminar Schedule:

Friday, October 17, 2025  ~ 9 am - 12:30 pm

Young Dogs/Novice Teams ~ This 1/2 day seminar is for novice/young dog teams that need to improve their understanding of finding the right line for the dog in an effort to help the dog to drive ahead with focus and committment to the next obstacle. This seminar is open to any teams that can sequence 5-10 jumps and tunnels.  Maximum of 6 working teams and 10 auditors. 

Friday, October 17, 2025  ~ 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm  

Advanced Sequencing ~ This 1/2 day seminar will use sequences of jumps and tunnels to help teams working at the intermediate to advanced level to  find the right line for the dog in an effort to help the dog to drive ahead with focus and committment to the next obstacle. This seminar is open to any teams that can sequence 5-15 jumps and tunnels.  Maximum of 6 working teams and 10 auditors. 

Saturday, October 18, 2025 ~ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Brain Games ~ This 1/2 day seminar is all about providing situations where you have to think on your feet to be more fluent and/or advert disaster on course. This seminar is open to any teams that can successfully complete 10 - 15 obstacles and are looking for ways to improve their flunecy on course, while learning some skills to help you to  think fast when things don't go exactly as planned. Maximum of 6 working teams and 10 auditors. 

Saturday, October 18, 2025  ~ 1:30 - 5:00 pm.

Introduction to International Challenges ~ Curious about ISC and Masters level UKI, but afraid to take the leap? Then this session is for you!  Sequences of 10 - 15 obstacles will be used to introduce teams to some of the challenges presented on ISC and Masters Level UKI courses, such as discriminations, distance, layering, etc.  This session is open to any team that is competing at the Advanced - Masters level as all obstacles may be used.  Maximum of 6 working teams and 10 auditors. 

Sunday, October 19, 2025 ~ 9 am - 5 pm (with a 1 hour lunch break)

International Coursework ~ In this full day seminar  Dudley will set a full course which will allow handlers to work on challenging sequences with a focus on distance, layering and/or discriminations.  This seminar is open to teams working at the ISC/Masters level. Maximum of 8 working teams and 10 auditors. 

Cancellation Policy – All cancellations must be emailed to Ohbehave@marinhumane.org. Cancellations received by 5pm pacific time on October 3, 2025 will receive a refund minus a 10% processing fee. Cancellations after 5pm October 3, 2025 will not be refunded, unless we are able to fill your working spot. This cancellation and refund policy applies to participants that must withdraw for any reason including but not limited to injury, illness, emergency, and personal or work-related reasons.

If you have any questions about this event or would like to be put on the waitlist for a session that has filled, please contact Annette Thomason at athomason@marinhumane.org. More information will be emailed to registered participants prior to the event.

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920 - NACSW Trial

Elite / ELT-P Trials

October 11 & 12, 2025 in Occidental, CA

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Elite Entry Link

ELT-P Entry Link.


Odor Recognition Test (ORT)

December 13, 2025 in Novato, CA.

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Please Note: All handlers must be current members of NACSW™ and all dogs participating in trials must be registered with NACSW™. Exhibitors should obtain and review a copy of the rulebook, available at NACSW.net. Trial questions can be directed to calongi@marinhumane.org.

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920 - Save the Date

Save The Dates: Nose Work Seminar with Dana Zinn March 7 & 8, 2026 in Petaluma

 

 

This is a Placeholder Listing.  Details will be posted here when we get closer to the event. Please check back towards the end of the year.  Registration has not opened yet, please don't request to be waitlisted.

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