SUZANNE CLOTHIER 2021 - SEMINAR INFORMATION
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Hello! Thank you for your interest in my work. I am deeply blessed to be able to travel, teach, and to meet friends old and new – and their handlers too! The materials here should answer most of your questions about what's involved in hosting one of my seminars. We've included some information on the wide range of presentations possible. I am always creating new seminars, and many topics can be customized or combined to meet your group's interest. You'll find information on how to decide on a topic that's right for your group and your goals. My calendar typically fills at least a year or more in advance. 2020 is full! 2021 is booking now, so reserve the dates you want. My Seminar Liaison, Kate Megregian, will work with you to get the ball rolling. Her great organization skills will be available to help you at every step. I look forward working for your group! cheers, Suzanne Clothier Carpe Canem Inc. PO Box 105, St. Johnsville NY 13452 suzanne@suzanneclothier.com
TOPICS CHOOSING A TOPIC Suzanne’s broad experience as a trainer, instructor, breeder and speaker means that she can offer your group informative, interesting seminars on a wide selection of topics. Flexible in her presentations, she is able to customize most topics to meet your group’s specific needs. We will be glad to work with you to select the topics for your group. While considering a topic, it will help to think about these questions: Does the group have a specific focus, interest or need? A rescue or shelter group may be particularly interested in testing and assessment, observation skills, and techniques for dealing with reactive/fearful/shy dogs. "Fright or Flight," "See the Dog" or "What's the Problem" may be appropriate. A performance oriented club may be more interested in understanding the physical dog and training/performance issues. "Your Athletic Dog," "Drive, Brakes & Steering," and "What's the Problem" could be great choices. Is there a specific market you are hoping to reach? For example, some groups want topics that will draw in everyone from the skilled professional to Joe Q Public; some groups prefer targeted seminars only suitable for pet owners, or professionals, or breeders, or trainers, etc. What size group? Are you seeking the biggest possible attendance, or are you interested in a smaller, more intimate group where hands-on work can be done? In-depth or smorgasbord? Would you prefer an in-depth exploration of a topic or related topics, or do you want to offer a “smorgasbord” of topics that offer new ideas and techniques but are less intense in depth? Knowing what your group intends to accomplish with this seminar will help focus the direction and topics. When you have some ideas, we can help you narrow down the specifics. Suzanne will gladly speak with you to help you decide. Seminar Liaison: Kate@suzanneclothier.com
TOPICS These are just some of the seminars and topics available. Details on request. Relationship Centered Training (RCT) Focus on 3 Core Concepts (Connection, Commitment & Communication) Building humane & healthy dog-human relationships. What’s the Problem? Solving the Puzzle of Behavior, Training & Performance Emphasis on understanding contributing factors, practical approaches & solutions. From Maddening to Maturity: Understanding & Helping the Adolescent Dog Focus on teenage dogs, their reactivity, impulsivity & the challenges of adolescence. Fright or Flight? Understanding & Helping Fearful, Shy and Reactive Dogs Focus on fear & arousal, influence on behavior and learning, practical solutions Drive, Brakes & Steering: Understanding & Modulating Arousal Out of control or overwhelmed, arousal is key to learning and performance. Practical solutions. Your Athletic Dog: A Functional Approach Focus on dog's gait and structure can reveal about athletic ability, and the impact on behavior, training and performance. SEE THE DOG: The Elemental Questions Focus on observation skills & seeing the dog as an individual on social, sensory, physical & cognitive levels. Practical Bones: RCT Exercises Hands-on with handler/dog teams to learn effective, humane RCT techniques. Cultivating Canines: How to Grow Your Own Best Friend An in-depth look at what influences a dog's development, from birth to adult. From Confused to Connected Focus on making the decisions & assessments that will strengthen & improve the dog/handler relationship. The Enriched Puppy: Creating Connected, Confident & Coordinated Canines Suzanne's program for early puppy development, raising puppies birth to 9 weeks. RCT Training Games Fun, practical games for mixed age & mixed skill groups, played with dog/handler teams. Great evening program. RAT - Relationship Assessment Tool Learn to apply this rapid assessment that looks at the patterns of dog/handler dynamics.
HOSTING HOSTING RESPONSIBILITIES The hosting group agrees to be responsible for: * Handling all registrations, phone calls & emails pertaining to the seminar, and providing Suzanne with a final list of attendee names and emails. * Reasonable & timely advertising, including social media. * Transportation to and from airport to hotel, as well as from hotel to and from seminar site. * Providing appropriate A/V support -- projector, lav microphone (or headset), PA system if needed. * Copying/printing costs of any handouts & attendance certificates provided (Hosts may not deliver handouts electronically to attendees) * Submissions for CEUs from IAABC, PPG and any other organizations. (NOTE: CCPDT no longer provides CEUs for Suzanne's seminars.) * Providing a salesperson and a table for product sales. They will be using an iPad & Square for sales to keep things simple & easy. Instruction provided! * In the event that remaining materials must be returned to Suzanne, someone should be designated to handle this. Postage costs incurred will be reimbursed. Seminar Liaison: Kate@suzanneclothier.com
FEES Effective for seminars booked after January 1, 2020. Our custom Seminar Calculator was designed to help seminar hosts get a feel for both the income and expenses they might expect. It is particularly helpful when trying to set an appropriate fee for attendees. This calculator requires Excel. Professional fees are set at the minimum or per person fee, whichever is higher. One Day Seminar - $3200.00 OR $100.00 per person, whichever is greater (only available for local seminars within a 2-3 driving hour distance) Two Day Seminar - $6000.00 OR $180.00 per person, whichever is greater Three Day Seminar - $8500.00 OR $270.00 per person, whichever is greater Evening Lecture – $700.00 OR $15.00 per person, whichever is greater. Must be held in conjunction with a full day seminar except for local events (1-2 hour drive). Evening lectures normally are 2-3 hours. National Specialties - $1500.00 fee for day or evening presentation; no per person charge. 2-3 hours. (Longer presentations available – please contact us.) Other – please contact me to discuss fees for conferences, camps, etc. NEW! Video conferencing allows your group to enjoy a custom webinar with Suzanne without the expense of travel, hotels, etc. Available for your club meeting, evening lecture or as a focused experience for your staff, members or volunteers. Contact us for details. We know a successful event takes many hands. Suzanne’s per-person fee is waived for these three (3) unpaid helpers or “staff” attendees. All other staff or club members will be included in the per-person count for all events. Seminar Liaison: Kate@suzanneclothier.com
FEES, CONTINUED PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS Consultation days may be scheduled prior to and/or after the seminar. While we prefer advance notice, you may book consultation days (if available) anytime prior to the purchase of airfare. Many groups find great benefit in having their trainers and instructors audit the sessions and watch Suzanne work with clients. It should be made clear to all if auditors will be present. Any client may opt out of having their session audited, but must do so in advance so that auditors can be made aware. The hosting group is responsible for the expenses associated with this day. In return, the group may select 3 members who may audit these consultations at no charge. We recommend having people pay for consultations in advance, and that you have your own strict cancellation policy. A full day of private consultations begins at 9 AM, and should end by 6 pm PM. Please schedule a 15 min. break between every 2 sessions, with a 30-45 minute break for lunch (if on-site, 1 hour off-site). You may also opt to choose just a half-day of consultations. Sessions are 60 minutes. Clients are welcome to bring more than one dog, and to have a friend, family member or their trainer attend. Videotaping for their personal use is permitted. Suzanne reserves the right to videotape sessions. Fees * Private session - $225.00 per full hour * Semi-Private - (60 minutes shared with friend) $125.00 per person * Auditing – $20 per session attended; these fees will go to the hosting group, in addition to 3 free spaces for auditing described above. Seminar Liaison: Kate@suzanneclothier.com
EXPENSES In addition to professional fees, the hosting group agrees to cover the following expenses: Lodging & Meals – motel/hotel, preferably with restaurant or one within safe walking distance. Please, no bed & breakfasts unless there is no other choice. Airfare, baggage fees & flight insurance – Airfare is required for more than 5 hours drive from St. Johnsville NY. Flights over 2 hours require Premium Economy or Comfort Class airfare. Suzanne purchases her own tickets; hosting group must reimburse for tickets at the time of purchase. Flight insurance adds $15-18 per trip. Baggage fees depend on individual airlines. Travel time - Charged when travel time exceeds 6 hours from scheduled departure time from Albany International Airport to my hotel. Flights within the US: $500.00 per day. International travel (includes Canada) is $650.00 per day. Clubs are not charged for delays due to weather or airline problems, only for scheduled flight/travel time. Mileage & Tolls - For any seminar within driving distance, actual mileage will be charged at the then current IRS allowance, plus any tolls. Trip insurance – For international trips Suzanne will purchase trip insurance to cover any emergency that may arise. Event Insurance - It is strongly recommended that the hosting group purchase event insurance. Suzanne cannot obtain event insurance for your group. International Hosts will be responsible for any costs associated with visas or other necessary permits. "STERLING GILLIS" K-9 SEARCH & RESCUE SCHOLARSHIPS - This scholarship honors a SAR dog. Host agrees to provide ONE space at no charge for each 30 participants. Suzanne waives her per-person fees for each SAR scholarship. K-9 SAR handlers should apply to the hosting group, not to Suzanne. Seminar Liaison: Kate@suzanneclothier.com
PAYMENT U.S. Seminars Airfare, flight insurance and trip insurance must be reimbursed at time of purchase. Payment for all fees and expenses other than airfare shall be due in full at the conclusion of the seminar. At the speaker’s discretion, some or all fees and expenses may be billed after her return home. Failure to pay shall incur a 10% penalty (based on total due) as well as a billing fee of $5.00 per/month and finance charges of 2.0% monthly. Foreign Hosting Groups (includes Canada) Airfare, flight insurance and trip insurance must be reimbursed at time of purchase. 85% of professional fees due to be paid via wire transfer to designated bank at least 10 days prior to departure. The remaining 15% of professional fees and all remaining expenses must be paid in full by wire transfer within 10 days from the end of seminar. Costs of wire transfers to be borne by the hosting group. Failure to pay amount due before departure date shall result in immediate cancellation of seminar with all professional fees still due and airfare will not be refunded. Failure to pay balance at conclusion of seminar shall incur a 10% penalty (based on total due) as well as monthly billing & finance charges of 2.0% monthly. CANCELLATION POLICY Cancellation 6 months or more prior to seminar date -$3000.00 cancellation fee plus any airfare, flight insurance and trip insurance if ticket has been purchased. Due in full at time of cancellation. Less than 6 months prior to seminar date - Cancellation fee equal to 75% of professional fees contracted plus any airfare, flight insurance and trip insurance if ticket has been purchased. Cancellation fees payable in full at the time of cancellation. Cancellation by Suzanne Clothier - any already paid airfare, flight insurance and trip insurance to be reimbursed to the group; 20% reduction in fees and no additional booking fee required for rescheduling the seminar. Seminar Liaison: Kate@suzanneclothier.com
TESTIMONIALS WHAT OTHER HOSTS SAY Suzanne Clothier is an excellent speaker. Her work is evidence-informed from both empirical literature and case studies. She has great rapport with the audience speaking from her head and heart - grounding her work in stories that are funny and breathtaking. She is a master of creativity and communication with her animal partners. Suzanne is a "go-to" expert in the field. Dr. Jean Larson, Nature Based Therapeutics program University of Minnesota I’ve been involved in sponsoring Suzanne Clothier seminars several times over the last 7 years. I have seen Suzanne’s Relationship Centered Training improve the lives of SO many dogs and their humans by showing them that almost anything is possible when both the dog’s and the trainer’s physical and emotional needs are taken into consideration and met. I have repeatedly seen fearful or shy dogs leave after a two day seminar happily focused on their trainer with their tails wagging. Best of all, both the human AND the dog are smiling! Linda Conrad, Prairie Lake, MN I first met Suzanne through "Bones Would Rain From The Sky." Daybreak Dogs was delighted to host her for a series of 4 seminars in the UK. She didn't disappoint! The woman that I met through the pages of her book, was even more inspirational in person and was an engaging and thought- provoking speaker. Suzanne is a consummate professional and delivered a world-class service for the lucky people who were able to attend. I would encourage anyone thinking of hosting her to get on and do it! She'll have your audience spellbound from the beginning, right through to the end. Gemma Fisher, MAPDT, Daybreak Dogs "Best seminar ever" - what I've heard now in various forms from many people who attended Suzanne Clothier's "Drive, Brakes, and Steering" seminar at The K9 Jym. All who came benefitted from Suzanne's extremely insightful look at how we raise, live, train, and compete with our dogs. Watching her work with the working teams was amazing. I think we all left with a commitment to increase our understanding of our dogs' desires and needs - to "listen to them" because yes indeed, they are always telling us something, and they need to be heard and respected. Suzanne thank you so very much! Anne Paul, Riverstone Dog Training, Quakertown, PA EMAIL & CONTACT INFORMATION for these and many other seminar hosts available upon request. Kate@suzanneclothier.com
CONTRACT What Dates Are Available? Suzanne lives in upstate New York snow country, and generally does not travel from Dec. 10 through mid-to-late February. Bookings in Feb & March may require additional considerations for weather events such as adjusting travel to arrive early to beat a storm, or remain in your area to wait out a storm at home. Kate will always have the most up-to-date calendar, and know what dates are available. Suzanne's calendar fills quickly about 12-18 months ahead. Choose your preferred date(s) and an alternative as well. Please act quickly to reserve the dates you want. What Happens Next? Once you and your group select one of the available dates, complete the fillable/signable PDF format provided. Kate will then create a contract for you to sign electronically, and send you a link to the payment page on our site. Both payment and contract are necessary to book a date for you. In the event that the contract and deposit are not received in 14 days, those dates will remain open and available. QUESTIONS? Let us know how we can help! Seminar Liaison: Kate@suzanneclothier.com
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