Whole Dog Training Presents: Humane Bird Handling & Enrichment

SAN DIEGO - Aug. 21, 2015 - PRLog -- Melody Hennigh, RVT, KPACTP, who works for the Medial Center for Birds in Oakley, CA, joins Whole Dog Training in San Diego for a day of humane bird handling and enrichment on October 3, 2015. The Humane Bird Handling & Enrichment seminar will run from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm and be held at the Whole Dog Training facility, located in Scripps Ranch at 10035 Carroll Canyon Road, Suite D, San Diego, CA 92131.

In today’s day and age, birds have earned a bad wrap. Birds are widely misunderstood and as a result, are often cared for in ways that actually cause their notorious behavior “problems,” such as feather plucking, “screaming,” and biting. In the Humane Bird Handling & Enrichment seminar, Hennigh will teach bird owners/handlers how to enrich their bird’s life and help them overcome any “problems” they may be experiencing. This one-day seminar will cover multiple facets like body language, training techniques, working with “untamed” birds, managing medical treatment/husbandry, target/clicker training, handling, creative enrichment, plus much more!

Hennigh graduated from Western Career College in 2008, where she completed the veterinary technician program. Hennigh has presented at conferences for the Association of Avian Veterinarians on teaching our feathered friends how to participate in their own medical treatment, as well as reduced-stress handling, restraint, and medicating techniques for the veterinary hospital setting. She has recently started training classes for companion parrots to help teach pet owners and their birds how to communicate, and live enriched and stress-free lives together.

Pre-registration for this seminar is required.  The early bird cost (before August 31^st) is $95.00.  After August 31^st, the cost is $105. Lunch will be provided. You can register online by following this link: http://www.wholedogtraining.com/#!seminars/citr.

  For additional details, contact Tiff Arthur at 619-312-0066 or Tiff_WholeDog@yahoo.com.