Rattlesnake class for dogs! Make your reservation

[duckboy]

That reminds me: Snake Training for dogs event:


Sponsored by:
Pacific Northwest Chapter of NAVHDA
DATE: Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006
9:00 – 4:30 pm
LOCATION: Westend Kennels (directions below)
52745 E. Honeyman Rd
Scappoose, OR
COST: PNW Chapter Members: $30 per dog
Non-members: $40 per dog
Payable to Pacific NW Chapter of NAVHDA
CONTACT: Paul Ecker
2533 NE 8th Ave.2533 NE 8th Ave.
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 784-0193
email: bethe@teleport.com

[Boatdog]

So what do they do there?

Provide live snakes, and you/them teach the dog behavior skills? (avoid the snake)

Just curious.

[Tilla]

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! No! Zap! Yelp!
Quite easy actually.


ps
(dog trainers understand this as avoidance training)

[duckboy]

I think they probably do avoidance conditioning... If a dog comes across that Diamond pattern, or that coiled up stance of a serpentine body or hears the shimmer of rattles rattling... they learn to GET OUT OF THERE NOW!

I think that it is a worthy investment, since antivenom (if it is available is @ $1500 for a Mg, and it may take 10 Mg for an invenomated dog to make it (if it does make it at all)

[Boatdog]

$1500 X 10 = new dog. :depressed:

$1500 X 2 = new dog. :grin:

[ehunter]

I would like to take this class we actually got out dog from Westend kennels do they offer this class a couple of times we can't make this one but I would like to go to another one if you know of any??

[duckboy]

Sorry, maybe give em a call.