About Donna Hill B.Sc. B.Ed. CHI

About Donna Hill B.Sc. B.Ed. CHI: Donna has a unique mix of training, skills and experience that allow her to create resources to help people teach effectively. Going far beyond her extensive experience with different ages and group types, Donna truly enjoys sharing what she knows with others. She is creative and resourceful with strong research skills and pulls the key aspects of each topic together and presents it in an effective manner to save you time. She has given interactive public presentations for upto 500 people in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings (from home and classroom, schoolyard, parks, historic sites and museums, to online learning and more) so shares management tips with you for each activity. She has developed, implemented and trained teachers to use handouts and teacher activity guides for several non-profit organizations. The topics varied from science, nature, dogs and history to teaching, presentation skills, tourism, computers, marketing and medicine.

February 12, 2011

Foundation Skills for Assistance Dogs DVD


We have had several requests to make our step by step youtube training videos available for purchase on DVD. This DVD is now available. If you are in the Nanaimo area, you can purchase the DVD at Central Drugs on North Field Rd, otherwise you can order via Paypal below.

Videos include bonus 3 Habits of Effective Clicker trainers videos and are all accessible to the deaf and HOH (visually show verbal cues and timing of the clicker using subtitles).


These are NOT professional quality videos.


Example video:


DVD Trailer:

DVD's make great Birthday and Christmas gift ideas for anyone who does not have highspeed internet connection, or who is using video clips in workshops or classrooms. Videos are useful in showing students how shaping a behaviour is done. They are great behaviours to train any dog to do around the house.


DVD includes:

Foundation Skills for Service Dog Tasks

Total viewing time: approx 90 min
1. Introduction                                  1:46
2. Muffin tin Mind game                  1:53
2. Scent shell game                           4:07
3. Capturing and naming a behavior  4:09
4. Shut the door with targeting       5:25
5. Shaping nose target light switch  3:45
6. Light switch                                 5:29
7. Turning Off the Light                  2:17
8. Tug open training                       4:50
9. Tug off training                          4:10
10. One way sound alert                 5:04
11. Two Way Alert                         9:02
12. Wheelchair skills                       3:40
13. Wheelchair tasks                       3:52
14.  Shaping a Shoulder Target       2:08
15. Teaching Take & Give      6:08
16. Shaping a Hold                         2:36
17. Quick Release Adjustable Leash   1:18
18. Bonus Material: Habits of Effective 
Clicker Trainers
      Part 1 Rewards                          4:36
19. Part 2 Timing                            2:15
20. Part 3 Criteria                           10:00


Cost: $15 per DVD
Note: if you order multiple discs, each disc will be mailed separately as it usually costs more to send them together.

Shipping: 
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$3 CAD for mailing=$18 CAD
Everywhere Else 
$5 CAD for mailing=$20 CAD



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