Workshops

Since 2015, I have taught workshops for canine professionals including dog trainers, dog rescuers, veterinarian staff, and other canine professionals. I have experience teaching dog training workshops in New Mexico and nationwide, and presenting twice at a dog training conference. I also have online learning for dog trainers to learn about helping fearful and feral dogs. I treat my students with empathy and respect.

My workshops are holistic in nature, delving into the individual dog’s core being, then exploring different ways to help each dog improve behavior. I teach how to intertwine different methods and techniques so the dog and client can have positive, maximum success. I also focus on how we can change to connect with the dog.

I welcome dogs that have severe fear to attend my workshops as demonstration dogs. Workshop topics include, but are not limited to, Living with Fearful Dogs, Rescuing Dogs Responsibly, and other topics upon request.

If you would like to host a workshop at your location or for your organization, please email julie@hart2heartcanine.com

“I am so glad I took the seminar, met you and the rest of the group.  M is responding beautifully to more structure, I believe it is even affecting for level of anxiety and appetite.  She’s eating more than ever ( I have been battling keeping weight on her since I got her).  On our daily walks the change is so dramatic my husband says “It’s like a switch flipped” for her… I am so grateful I decided to join you, it  was truly a life changing event for me and for us as a team.” K.

Living with Fearful Dogs

  • Times for June 21-22 are 9:00am-4:30pm. Times for June 23 are 9:00-2:00pm.

  • exact location to be determined

  • This includes all days and snacks and drinks. To keep prices low, please bring your own lunch.

  • There are very few workshops that cover severely fearful and feral dogs. Many traditional training methods and dogmas do not help fearful dogs sufficiently. Fearful and feral dogs have so much to teach us as trainers and as humans. Learn how to listen to what they are saying and how to help them in this unique workshop. Using nose-centric methods based in relationship and built on trust, I have trained and rehabilitated fearful and feral dogs since 2009. I have developed a nose-centric method that takes fearful/feral dogs to happy companion dogs in a shorter amount of time without depending on food based rewards. (Many fearful dogs won’t take food anyway) This is a very detailed workshop and I will cover the overall philosophies and minutiae involved in thoroughly rehabilitating fearful and feral dogs. This workshop is aimed at dog trainers and other canine professionals, rescue, shelter staff and anyone else wanting to learn how to help fearful and feral dogs. Dog parents with fearful dogs are also welcome. We will be using fearful/feral dogs as examples. Working spots are limited to 5 and cost an additional $25. Extremely fearful or feral dogs are encouraged for working spots. Rehab Train Thrive. Sorry no refunds, but credit will be given for another workshop or online course. 

    Agenda - I integrate classroom and hands-on learning during all days of the workshop. We will cover my philosophy and why leash training is an important first step and how to do this. I will talk about why safety is the number one concern of fearful dogs and how to help the dog feel safe (its not what you may think). I also talk about how not to loose fearful dogs, equipment, routine, how other dogs can help, detailed info about how to approach a fearful dog, and the dog’s daily life in a foster or adoptive home. I will talk bout the reasonable expectations and at what times milestones may be reached. Drinks and snacks are included. To keep prices low, we are not providing lunch. Please bring your lunch or you will have an hour to go get lunch.

    Time is 9:00-4:30 June 21-22. June 23 time is 9:00 am - 2:00 pm.

Rehab Train Thrive with Julie Hart - Daily Passes Available

Fearful Feral Dog Workshop with CHRI

A truly unique workshop using fearful and feral shelter dogs to illustrate nose-centric, relationship based fearful and feral dog rehabilitation.This knowledge will transfer to many dog training situations.

Julie Hart with Nelson Hodges

  • Optional day is to put what we learned into practice with hands-on instruction with the dogs. May 18-19 times 9:00-5:00. May 20 times 9:00-4:00. Zoom call with Nelson Hodges 3:00pm CST

  • This is a rural town in New Mexico. Closest airports are Albuquerque or Santa Fe. It is a two or one hour drive from the airport to the town, respectively.

  • Extra additional day is $75 donated to Friends of San Miguel County Animals

  • This class is in collaboration with the Canine Human Relationship Institute. This two (2) day course, with an additional 2 hr. online class on May 25, will cover the means, methods and understandings of rehabilitating severe case, fearful/feral dogs while working with the shelter dogs as our students. We will cover how to apply the RBBM methodology to fearful/feral dogs by starting on building a trusting relationship. This course will focus on the root causes of behavioral issues and address those through techniques, trust building and proper communication with fearful dogs. Discussing how dogs think and how they see the world is vital to understanding the problems of fearful/feral dogs. This course will help attendees understand and plan a pathway to rehabilitate each dog for its own unique issues. We will cover how to recognize causes, plan lessons and work sessions, work with the dog in the moment, proper response levels and communications, transference to the foster, shelter staff/volunteer, and how to reach and inspire them to carry out the long-term plans for themselves and the dog. This course is held at a rural shelter in Las Vegas, New Mexico that has a large population of fearful/feral dogs. This is a “hands on” class utilizing the shelter dog population as the demonstration dogs. Julie Hart will be the in-person instructor for this course, supplemented with an two (2) hour online session with Nelson Hodges on May 25 at 3 pm CST.

    There is an optional third day for attendees that wish to stay to practice what we learned during the workshop with hands-on opportunities. We will continue to work with the dogs that participated in the course during this day. The optional third day is limited to five attendees for an additional cost of $75 that will be donated to the Friends of San Miguel County Animals non-profit.

    Julie has many years of experience rehabilitating fearful and feral dogs for adoption and for her clients. She works with the dogs in foster homes the Las Vegas shelter extensively, successfully preparing them for pet dog life. Julie is a certified dog trainer through IACP and a certified relationship-based trainer with CHRI. She will include over-arching concepts as well as details about how to live with and help fearful and feral dogs.

Rescue Dogs Responsibly with Julie Hart

A workshop to help dog rescues and foster homes improve adoption rates, minimize returns, and improve volunteer satisfaction and morale. Rehabilitation and training rescued dogs and their behavior concerns can also be covered, with the goal being successful adoption.

  • Times are 9:00-5:00

  • Would you like to able to choose dogs that are easily adoptable and safe?

    Would you like to minimize dog returns to your rescue?

    Would you like to improve volunteer morale and knowledge?

    Julie has a program that does these things and, in turn, saves more dogs. She has reliably used behavior evaluations to choose and place dogs for foster homes and adoptions for since 2010. Understanding a dog’s temperament will allow more compatible placement, and less returns of dogs. Choosing dogs within your volunteer’s skillset will allow your volunteers to succeed and feel good about their contribution. Gradually training volunteers how to help various dogs through revhabilaiton and training will ultimately allow those dogs to be easier in adoptive homes.

    Please enquire about more information at julie@hart2heartcanine.com

Feedback from Previous workshops

"I felt like I learned perspectives I hadn’t known before and validated some of the things I knew. It also taught me a gentler approach to training."

"I have been to a lot of seminars and I felt this to be one of the best as far as helpful hands on information. Julie's knowledge will help many trainers."

"No judgement.  Very welcoming to everyone."

“I am so glad I took the seminar, met you and the rest of the group.  M is responding beautifully to more structure, I believe it is even affecting for level of anxiety and appetite.  She’s eating more than ever ( I have been battling keeping weight on her since I got her).  On our daily walks the change is so dramatic my husband says “It’s like a switch flipped” for her… I am so grateful I decided to join you, it  was truly a life changing event for me and for us as a team.”