Program – APDT 2025

Thursday 12 October 2023

Pre-Conference Day

8:30 am – 7:00 pm

Registration Open

8:30 am – 10:00 am

Integrative Veterinary options for Behaviour Cases

Dr Matthew J Muir

ACE Free Work and ACE Observations

Sarah Fisher

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Morning Tea

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Integrative Veterinary options for Behaviour Cases

Dr Matthew J Muir

ACE Free Work and ACE Observations

Sarah Fisher

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch at own expense

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

How to get beyond pressure, anxiety, tension and Trauma with dogs

Diane Garrod

Getting started with training deaf dogs

Natalie Rogers

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Afternoon Tea

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

How to get beyond pressure, anxiety, tension and Trauma with dogs

Diane Garrod

Proactive Pain Management

Dr Kat Gregory

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Ice Breaker Function

Friday 13 October 2023

Conference Day 1

7:30 am – 6:30 pm

Registration Open

7:45 am – 8:15 am

APDT Shorts x 2

7:45am – Lisa Robinson (ZOOM) Assistance Animals

8:00am – Jess McNamara Working With Greyhounds – Breaking All The Dog Rules

8:20 am – 8:30 am

Conference Opening

APDT President Louise Ginman

8:30 am – 10:00 am

Pet food science – Live via Zoom

Dr Conor Brady

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Morning Tea

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

An ACE approach to canine care and education

Sarah Fisher

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Jump in, Release your dogs stress

Diane Garrod

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Afternoon Tea

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Sniffing out the science: Exploring the benefits of Scent work for companion dogs

Jade Fountain

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

The Gut-brain axis and Nutrition for behaviour – Veterinary Nutritional Psychiatry – A deeper dive

Dr Matthew J Muir

4:30 pm – 4:40 pm

APDT Awards Presentation

Winner of APDT Trainer of the year announced Presented by Diane Garrod and Alisa Sannikova

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

APDT AGM

6:30 pm – 9:00 am

Free Night

Saturday 14 October 2023

Conference Day 2

7:45 am – 8:15 am

APDT Shorts x 2
7:45am – Laura Ryder – A focus on Fluency
8:00am – Alisa Sannikova – What am I saying? Hidden implications in our dog training language

8:20 am – 8:30 am

Welcome

Louise Ginman (MC)

8:30 am – 9:30 am

Neurobiology of canine reactivity – Live via Zoom

Dr Chris Pachel

9:30 am – 10:00 am

Vaccination and Socialisation

Dr Jen Nesbitt-Hawes
Behaviour Veterinarian, Pet Perspective

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Morning Tea

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Dogs Who Guard Resources: From guarding to sharing in 60 days

Diane Garrod

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

When things go wrong: standardizing a response to dog attacks that prioritises safety & psychological wellbeing

Jade Currie

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Patterns, habits and familiarity

Sarah Fisher

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Afternoon Tea

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm

Nutraceuticals for behaviour in 2023

Dr Matthew J Muir

3:45 pm – 4:45 pm

ACE Adolescents – Creating a support bubble for adolescent dogs

Sarah Fisher

6:30 pm – 9:00 am

Free Night

Sunday 15 October 2023

Conference Day 3

7:45 am – 8:10 am

APDT Shorts x 2
7:45am – Louise Ginman – Data collection for trainers: When dream puppy becomes a teenage challenge.
8:00am – Laura Ryder – Arousal Issues: Finding the Sweet Spot

8:25 am – 8:30 am

Welcome

Lousie Ginman (MC)

8:30 am – 9:30 am

What’s emotions got to do with it? – Live via Zoom

Susan Friedman

9:30 am – 10:00 am

Faecal Microbiome transplant for behaviour

Dr Matthew J Muir

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Morning Tea

10:30 am – 11:15 am