Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.

Tuesday, October 17, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Workshop 1: Making the RIGHT Canine Connection

Room: Offsite

Tuesday, October 17, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Workshop 3: Transformation by Motivation: Helping Humans See and Do Things Differently with Their Dogs

Room: Meeting Room 7- Convention Center

Tuesday, October 17, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Workshop 2 - Business Master Course

Room: Meeting Room 5 & 6 - Convention Center

Tuesday, October 17, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

PetSmart REGIception

Room: Upper Level Lobby NKY Convention Center

Wednesday, October 18, 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Coffee & Pastries

Room: Upper Level NKY Convention Center

Wednesday, October 18, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Hours

Room: Upper Level Lobby NKY Convention Center

Wednesday, October 18, 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Conference Orientation

Room: Meeting Room 1-3

Wednesday, October 18, 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Welcome, Awards and Business Meeting

Room: Ballroom BC

Wednesday, October 18, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Opening Keynote: Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight

Room: Ballroom BC

Wednesday, October 18, 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Break

Room: Upper Level Lobby NKY Convention Center

Wednesday, October 18, 11:00 AM

How to Create Content for Social Media to Attract Your Ideal Client and Grow Your Business

Room: Ballroom DE

Talking Trauma Informed Care: From the Medical Office to the Training Floor

Room: Ballroom BC

Unlocking Happiness: Understanding Emotions from a Dog's Perspective

Room: Meeting Room 1-3

Wednesday, October 18, 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Concession Lunch

Room: First Floor Lobby/ Local Bean

Wednesday, October 18, 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Meet the Mentors

Room: Lunch & Learn Area

Wednesday, October 18, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Power Hour with Andre Yeu

Room: Meeting Room 7- Convention Center

Wednesday, October 18, 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM

The Importance of Being Certified

Room: Lunch & Learn Area

Wednesday, October 18, 1:30 PM

Building Reciprocity into Human-Canine Relationships: Considerations of Empathy, Empowerment, and Enthusiasm in Dogs’ Lives

Room: Meeting Room 1-3

Click to Calm: How It Has Changed and Why

Room: Ballroom DE

Resilience Conditioning in Shelter Dogs: Building Bounce Back for Life in the Real World

Room: Ballroom BC

Wednesday, October 18, 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Break

Room: Upper Level Lobby NKY Convention Center

Wednesday, October 18, 3:15 PM

Active Learning Session: Creative Communication

Room: Meeting Room 7- Convention Center

Let Me Do It For You, Kermie: Day training to fill your calendar

Room: Meeting Room 1-3

Multiple Marker Cues for Behavior and Beyond - It’s Not Just for Sport Dogs Anymore

Room: Ballroom BC

The Infections They Get!

Room: Ballroom DE

Wednesday, October 18, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

ZIWI Welcome Reception- A TAIlgate Party

Room: Exhibit Hall

Thursday, October 19, 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM

Morning Riverfront Walk

Room: Marriott RiverCenter Lobby

Thursday, October 19, 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Coffee & Pastries

Room: Upper Level Lobby

Thursday, October 19, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Hours

Room: Upper Level Lobby NKY Convention Center

Thursday, October 19, 8:00 AM

APDT Foundation Poster-Using interactive and therapeutic play leads to improve health and wellness in shelter dogs

Room: Meeting Room 1-3

Trick Dog Training For Confidence Building and Competition

Room: Ballroom BC

Upleveling Your Dog Training Business Using an Enrichment Framework

Room: Ballroom DE

Thursday, October 19, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Break

Room: Lobby

Thursday, October 19, 9:15 AM

Be a Dog Trainer They Said...

Room: Meeting Room 1-3

Digging into Aggression Cases? Growing Your Skills to Treat Aggressive Behavior in Dogs

Room: Ballroom DE

Panel: From Snail Mail to Email to In Your DMs: The Evolution of Marketing Tactics

Room: Ballroom BC

Thursday, October 19, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

Room Number TBD

Thursday, October 19, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

How Trainers Cope with Mental Health

Room: Exhibit Hall- Demo Area

Thursday, October 19, 12:30 PM

Concession Lunch

Room: Exhibit Hall

Power Hour with Sassafras Lowrey, CPDT-KA, CTDI

Room: Meeting Room 7- Convention Center

Thursday, October 19, 1:30 PM

Active Learning Session: Creative Communication

Room: Meeting Room 7- Convention Center

Gimme Shelter: Enhancing the Lives of Animals and the People Who Care for Them with a Constructional Approach

Room: Ballroom BC

Home Alone: How to Help Your Canine Patients Survive Being Alone

Room: Ballroom DE

The Faulty Behavior Chain: Why the Order We Teach Matters

Room: Meeting Room 123- Convention Center

Thursday, October 19, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Break

Room: Exhibit Hall

Thursday, October 19, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

Room: Exhibit Hall

Thursday, October 19, 4:00 PM

Alphabet Soup: Credentials and what they mean professionally and personally for you

Room: Ballroom BC

Marketing for Good: Educating Communities While Marketing Your Dog Training Business

Room: Ballroom DE

Friday, October 20, 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM

Morning Riverfront Guided Walk

Room: Marriott RiverCenter Lobby

Friday, October 20, 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Coffee & Pastries

Room: Upper Level Lobby NKY Convention Center

Friday, October 20, 8:00 AM

APDT Foundation Poster-Cognition and Dog Sports Participation

Room: Meeting Room 1-3

APDT Foundation Poster-Save Animals and Money! Train the Humans

Room: Ballroom DE

APDT Foundation Poster-Spotted Lanternfly K9 Detection

Room: Ballroom BC

Friday, October 20, 8:00 AM - 3:45 PM

Registration Hours

Room: Upper Level Lobby NKY Convention Center

Friday, October 20, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Break

Room: Lobby

Friday, October 20, 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Plenary Session: The Effects of Domestication on Behavior: The Difference Between Dogs

Room: Ballroom BC

Friday, October 20, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Exhibit Hall Open

Room Number TBD

Friday, October 20, 11:15 AM

'Impulse Control' from a Neuroscience Perspective

Room: Ballroom DE

LGBTQ Sensitivity for Dog Trainers: Being Inclusive and Welcoming to LGBTQ+ Dog Owners

Room: Ballroom BC

The Mysterious World of Canine Health and Behavior: How the Body and Brain Work Together

Room: Meeting Room 1-3- Convention Center

Friday, October 20, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Pets For Vets Yappy Hour

Room: Exhibit Hall

Friday, October 20, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Power Hour with Simon Gadbois, Ph.D.

Room: Meeting Room 7- Convention Center

Friday, October 20, 2:00 PM

Active Learning Session: Creative Communication

Room: Meeting Room 7 Convention Center

Building Puppy Programs for Lifelong Clients

Room: Meeting Room 1-3- Convention Center

Working Up an Effective Behavioral Assessment: Just the Facts Please

Room: Ballroom DE

Friday, October 20, 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Break

Room: Upper Level Lobby NKY Convention Center

Friday, October 20, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Closing Keynote: Incentive Motivation and Incentive Learning: Can We Train Motivation?

Room: Ballroom BC