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home play way dogs home about amy testimonials in the press the book the play way classes workshops online classes private lessons events blog dear marzipan merch podcasts amazon contact select page play your way to a happier dog our goal is to help your dog feel safe in this world and to teach you to be their advocate reactivity sound sensitivity fear and anxiety and over excitement can all be improved through play therapy and active management give yourself the gift of play learn more online classes receive world class instruction from the comfort of your own home v events amy offers seminars and workshops throughout the year across the us the merch show the world the magic of positive training new designs monthly about amy amy cook ph d has been training dogs for nearly 30 years and first through full circle dog training in oakland ca and now through play way dogs she has been specializing in the rehabilitation of shy and fearful dogs for over 20 years she is a certified dog behavior consultant through the iaabc cdbc a longstanding professional member of the apdt and was one of the first trainers nationally to become a certified professional dog trainer cpdt ka through independent evaluation amy returned to school in 2006 to get her phd in psychology from uc berkeley where she studied attachment theory child development stress and the role of social support her own research focused on causal inference olfactory navigation and the dog human relationship and its effect on the problem solving strategies dogs employ what her students are saying don t just take it from us let her students do the talking while working under amy s guidance i started to feel more confident about any potential triggers that we could come across we started to enjoy our relaxed walks together opposed to my dog being frantic looking for things to sniff stare or pounce at we learned so much in this class and will continue to practice our skills and grow confidence and appropriate behavior thank you amy anya k the concepts of behavioral change just aren t easy to grasp we have been working for years now in our attempts to affect change in our easily aroused aussie i felt i was quite familiar with the concept of threshold as an example in this class i feel i am finally starting to get it amy s analogy of the traffic signal green yellow orange red when talking about thresholds has been invaluable i use it daily thank you amy for your thoughtful input and your support throughout this class sandy h all the exercises suggested during the course are aimed at helping dogs overcome their fear and they really work the most valuable thing to me was the reminder about keeping under threshold also extremely valuable was that i was able to arm myself with good information to be able to tell people that i knew what i was doing when i comforted my scared young dog instead of making her snap out of it sarah g get updates in your inbox sign up to get notified when i share a new blog post or add a seminar to my schedule i ll never share or spam your email subscribe you have successfully subscribed frequently asked questions what is the play way is your dog brilliant at home but shuts down at the show does he bark and lunge at people or dogs is she afraid of the teeter does he seem generally stressed out all of these common behaviors can be addressed through understanding basic rehabilitation principles for a pet dog dealing with behavior challenges is a good idea for a competition dog it is non negotiable our goal is to make your dog enthusiastic about performance and life so he can enjoy himself the play way is amy s method of helping shy and fearful dogs overcome these issues to live a happier less stressed life rather than focusing on food as many do when working with these dogs amy has established a more nuanced rehabilitation process that revolves around play she believes play is a much more reliable method of judging a dog s true behavioral thresholds while being equally effective at changing the dog s conditioned emotional response to particular stimuli how do online classes work online classes are composed of lectures videos and images created by amy for that specific course students can join each class as either a gold silver or bronze student each level includes a different amount of participation all levels have access to all lectures videos and images gold members receive their own forum where they post videos and receive direct instructor feedback other students can follow along by watching videos submitted by gold students and reading the instructor s responses both gold and silver members can also participate in the student forums and ask questions bronze members receive read only access you can read everything but can t comment online classes are a great way to work on rehabilitating fearful shy and reactive dogs because they allow you to work at the dog s pace and expose the dog to new situations as they are ready for each new stage of learning all of amy s group classes are currently online classes hosted by the fenzi dog sports academy are you available to come do a seminar near me amy presents seminars on a variety of positive training and performance sport topics with a focus on helping fearful shy and reactive dogs she presents a limited number of seminars per year to see upcoming events see the events page if you d like to book amy for an event please contact her here do you do private lessons yes amy offers private lessons on a limited basis online only what if i have a question not answered here if you don t find the answer to your question here please feel free to email amy directly via her contact page more questions if you don t find the answer to your question here please send amy an email contact amy facebook rss amy cook 2017 designed by melissa breau