Every dog deserves to feel safe and secure in their world. This seminar is focused on helping timid, anxious, or unsure dogs gain confidence through positive reinforcement and trust-building techniques. Whether your pup struggles with new environments, people, or other dogs, this class provides the tools you need to guide them toward bravery—at their own pace.

Seminar Highlights:

• Identifying Triggers and Thresholds: Learn how to recognize what causes fear in your dog and how to avoid overwhelming them during training.
• Confidence-Building Exercises: Discover simple, effective activities you can do at home and on walks to gently stretch your dog’s comfort zone.
• Creating a Safe, Empowering Routine: Explore daily habits and environmental setups that support emotional resilience and trust.

I understand and agree to the following

For the safety of all dogs, I agree and verify that my dog(s) are current (or titered) on all of the following vaccinations: rabies, distemper/parvovirus, and Bordetella (or I have signed the Bordetella waiver).

I give permission to HAWS to use photographs, motion pictures, or videotapes of myself and my dog(s) in publicizing and promoting HAWS’ work.

I consent to the my participation in programs at the Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County, Inc., "HAWS," and all of its activities and programs. The undersigned, for herself or himself, does hereby absolutely and unconditionally release, indemnify, hold harmless and forever discharge HAWS, its employees, successors, assigns, and agents and each of them, from and against any and all claims, demands, obligations, and liabilities of every nature and kind whatsoever including, without limitation, negligence, occurring during, directly or indirectly resulting from or arising out of my participation in such programs. As to matters covered hereby, the CONSENT AND RELEASE shall extinguish all claims, demands, and rights which the undersigned has or may ever have against the parties released hereby, or any of them, for any injuries, costs or damages occurring during, directly or indirectly resulting from or arising out of the participation in such programs whether such injuries, costs or damages are known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, ascertainable or unascertainable.