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Robin MacFarlane

Dog trainer. Workshop Instructor. In person and virtual consulting for pet owners and professionals
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10/30/2026

Today is the last day to take advantage of the early registration discount.

Spend a couple days in 2027 learning, playing and honing your instructor skills. It will help you be more effective, help your clients be more motivated to do the work and help the dogs have a higher quality of life.

That's a trifecta worth traveling for!

April 3rd & 4th in Mentor, KY.

The definitive workshop for dog trainers who want to become GREAT instructors! If your clients need motivation, it starts by learning how to motivate!

10/29/2026

Is the dog trainer world really that messed up?

Yes, there are problems. Yes, there are strong debates and yes, there are incompetent practitioners.

But is that the norm or the outlier?

What about all those that aren’t debating, that aren’t heavily focused on content creation or acquiring followers? What about all the ones just out there just going through their day, doing good work?

10/21/2026

The Coaching, Communication and Client Motivation workshop is a 2-day, in-person event dedicated to helping dog pros facilitate impactful learning sessions with the human end of the leash.

There is a harsh reality in the dog profession that many instructors have GREAT dog skills but lack that same greatness when it comes to teaching humans.

Unfortunately, that gap in skill can lead to a disconnect between the dog and handlers we want to help.

This workshop will help close the gap. (and get you enjoying teaching again!)

Open to professional trainers, group class instructors, shelter and rescue staff, ..anyone who wants to improve their ability to motivate pet owners to do the work needed to maintain a successful life with their dogs.

Because if you're effective with the 2-legged student..the 4 legged learner will have a much better chance of having a fulfilling life in a forever home. 🐾

𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝑶𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓 30𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒐 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 💰, 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏.

The definitive workshop for dog trainers who want to become GREAT instructors! If your clients need motivation, it starts by learning how to motivate!

10/18/2026

Nice work from the students that showed up for a little practice with their spicy ones today. 💪 The outbursts were half-hearted and very short-lived. Good work everyone!

09/28/2026

The morning reset.

Keeping yourself centered isn’t always easy, but it is always necessary.

As a professional trainer you owe it to the dogs and your clients to ensure your mindset is in the right place when you start a training session.

Without a focused, calm center to build on, it’s hard to bring your A game.

This is how I center, and my dogs benefit immensely.

Find 30 minutes for you and your personal dogs, each day and experience the shift.

09/22/2026

Professional Dog Trainers, ask yourself these questions:

Are you struggling to get your clients committed to doing the work?

Do you prefer to just do board and trains because working with the dog is SO much easier than working with the humans that own them?

Do you find yourself frustrated that clients just aren't getting it and their dogs suffer the fall out?

If you answered Yes, to any of those questions, then ask yourself one more:

If spending a weekend improving your people training skills would help your clients do better would you show up?

If you answered Yes, or even "maybe" click the link to learn more. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
https://robinmacfarlane.com/.../coaching-communication.../

Hosted by Tori Tilley and Pawlished Dog Training in Mentor, KY
Early registration discount ends 10/30 Sign up and get ready to shine up your coaching skills in 2027. ✨

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Des Moines, IA

Website

https://yourdogshero.com/

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