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Pat Nolan

Scent Work and E-collar Seminar

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Pat Nolan Seminar
Oct 20 & 21 2012
Mid-Atlantic D.O.G.S. will be hosting a one and a half day long seminar on Scent Imprinting Puppies, some of the latest scent research, and an introduction to his methods of remote collar training. Pat Nolan is a professional dog trainer who is currently training field trial dogs and military working dogs. Recently Pat has written articles for various LE K9 magazines and given lectures and seminars in England and S. Korea.
Pat has taught courses for units of the US Special Operations Command, State and Federal Law Enforcement.
Space is limited to only working dog handlers and the cost is being absorbed by Mid-Atlantic D.O.G.S.
The seminar will be located at the conference room at the Frederick County LE Center from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm Saturday and 9:00 am until 1 PM Sunday.
110 Airport Drive East Frederick, Maryland 21701
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Retriever Training in Drive

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One of the main focuses of this blog will be Retriever Training in Drive. This is an example of doing a “yard drill”a dog working in retrieve drive. This clip demonstrates a high level of control in the presence of available reward and distraction from a dog that is a willing participant in the training. I will break out an list a variety of skills from this clip and explain how they were taught with drive rather than through pressure. This dog is working “in drive” with an electronic training collar. He is working with a two fold expectation. He knows that he can by his actions make “retrieve happen” and he can turn off the e-collar.  

On Dogs

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pat and black lab setting up for marked retrieve
Good to go!
I am starting a new blog. I plan to post on training dogs for retriever sports, on puppy training and on training working dogs.  I will be building the look of the site as I go.   My intention is to post once week on each topic.   Many of the posts will contain video illustrations.