June 2-3, 2025. This portion of the workshop is open to a maximum of 20 attendees. It takes place at the Las Vegas Animal Care Center in Las Vegas, NEW MEXICO. During these two days, we will have classroom and demonstration time with opportunities for hands-on time. We use shelter dogs that range from fearful to feral behavior in various stages of rehabilitation as our guides. We will cover how to form a trusting relationship with extreme case dogs. We talk about the important role of acknowledgment, proper body language, trust, leash handling, and facilitating brave behavior while using Nose-Centric dog training and rehabilitation techniques. We will explain how these techniques can be applied to more “normal” dogs.

There is an Immersive version of this workshop that extends an additional 4 days until June 7. In the immersive version, you will be rehabilitating a feral dog in an authentic Adobe home while enjoying gorgeous New Mexico scenery. Please see this link to learn more about the Immersive version. (limit of 5)

Julie Hart has been achieving positive results for dogs and their guardians through her training business, Hart to Heart Canine Training, since 2014. With 15 years of experience in dog rescue, she has multi-faceted knowledge about dog behavior. Her affiliations with dog rescue organizations in New Mexico have led her to rehabilitate feral and severely fearful dogs for adoption. Through this work, Julie has learned valuable lessons from these dogs that can help us improve our approach to all dogs. Julie is a Certified Dog Trainer and Cynopraxis/LIMA Certified with the International Association of Canine Professionals (IACP), where she has presented twice at their annual conference with white papers, and is scheduled to present again in 2025. Furthermore, Julie is a Relationship-Based Trainer certified by the Canine-Human Relationship Institute. In addition to her training efforts, Julie hosts a podcast and a YouTube channel “What Dogs Have Taught Me,” and offers online learning opportunities. She also teaches workshops for dog trainers, rescuers, and shelter staff, focusing on the rehabilitation of fearful and feral dogs.

The FFD course location is a rural shelter in Las Vegas NEW MEXICO,

It is approximately a two(2) hour drive from Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The closest airports are Albuquerque or Santa Fe.

It will be necessary to rent a vehicle or carpool with others to get from the airports to the location.

Lunch and snacks will be provided.

There are many hotels in Las Vegas and a few are listed below:

Best Western Plus Montezuma Inn & Suites, Historic Plaza Hotel, Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Comfort Inn Las Vegas New Mexico, Castaneda Hotel