FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• Tracks! This year at ClickerExpo LIVE, courses are curated into Tracks. Tracks are an easy way for you to locate all the courses we offer on the topics of interest to you! A track always has at least four courses in it, and our largest Track – Expanding Skills (the beating heart of ClickerExpo LIVE) - has seven courses.
• So easy! Courses in a track have been scheduled to avoid overlap, so you can see all the courses in a single Track without conflicts.
• Mix and match. Unlike other conferences, you are not locked into any Track! Your registration is open-ended, so you can participate in courses from as many Tracks as you like.
• Choice, simplified. Tracks are a convenient way to navigate the many course choices at ClickerExpo LIVE and easily find the courses that match your areas of interest.  Filter by Track and see the titles, descriptions, faculty, and timing of all the courses in that Track.

The Tracks are where it’s at! There are 11 tracks at ClickerExpo LIVE. See the list of all 11 tracks below and go to the Program page to begin filtering by Track.

1. Aggression & Problem Solving: These courses are for trainers working with behavior issues, including, but not limited to, management of reactivity and aggression.
2. Cooperative Care / Veterinary: These courses focus on skill development and knowledge useful in husbandry and medical procedures, both at home and in veterinary environments.
3. Enrichment:These courses focus on understanding enrichment as a training strategy and skill to achieve behavior change, solve problems, and enhance well-being.
4. Expanding Skills: These courses showcase innovative approaches, refinement of techniques, new protocols, or new perspectives.
5. Foundational Skills: These courses are designed specifically for those with limited or no experience in market-based positive reinforcement training or for those seeking a solid refresher in the topic. Foundational courses are all included in  the “core curriculum,” which maps out a recommended set of courses for those newer to the field.
6. High-Performance Training: These courses help build the skills and knowledge needed for performance in environments where outcomes are measured and results matter, whether on stage, in the ring, or out in the field.
7. Horses, Cats, Birds, and More:These courses cover training and behavior for non-canine species. See the individual courses to find the subject species of a particular course.
8. Science & Applied Behavior Analysis: These courses look at building training knowledge and skill through the lens of applied behavior analysis and behavioral science.
9. Service Dogs: These courses specifically cover skills and knowledge useful for the training of service dogs and service dog behaviors.
10. Shelters & Dogs from Shelters: These courses address issues common to shelter environments and rescue work, as well as adopting or working with dogs from those environments.
11. Teaching Others:  These courses help build the skills and knowledge for being a  more effective and more satisfied teacher of others, including clients and colleagues in individual, group, and online settings.

Yes! We have four distinct course formats.

Dem-OH! 

Learn about a training topic and watch it come to life! Live demonstrations from world-class trainers working with their animals or with colleagues’ animals from around the globe. Includes demonstrations, presentation, and audience Q&A.

Learning Lab 

Participate from home alongside trainers and teachers and your animals! Practice the exercises with your own animals during designated working times or sign up for one of the limited Spotlight Spots to also get coaching from the presenter(s) in view of the virtual audience. Includes audience Q&A and, usually, a presentation and a live demonstration, too!

Spotlight Spots (limited and require pre-registration):

• Some Learning Labs are designed for you to work directly with the Faculty and Speakers with your animal. These Labs have a limited number of Animal/Handler Spotlight Team spots available at $19.95.
• Other Labs focus on developing your skills and are intended for humans only. These Labs are categorized into two options:
  • Spotlight Participant Spots require pre-registration and provide one-on-one interactions with our Faculty and Speakers, priced at $9.95.
  • Others are open to everyone for attendance and participation.

Make sure to read the course descriptions fully.

Prefer to work with your animal off-camera without Faculty feedback, or simply observe? That’s fine too, and no pre-registration is required in that case.

Let’s Talk! (Panel Discussions)

Delve into a specific topic in a moderated discussion with a panel of speakers gathered together on our virtual stage, with time for audience Q&A. Ready for lively discussion, unique perspectives, and the expertise of those who are the best at what they do? Let’s Talk!

Webinar

Prefer a traditional online presentation? We’ve got those, too! These courses are for attendees who like learning from a webinar-style presentation, with time for Q&A.

In the ClickerExpo LIVE conference program, course types are listed within each course box directly under the speaker.

ClickerExpo LIVE features more than 40 LIVE courses! Unless otherwise noted in the description, the course is new!

There are a very limited number of LIVE 2025 courses that were also presented at LIVE in prior years. For these courses, the content will be similar but the training is LIVE so the experience will be unique—and you’ll likely learn something new!

ClickerExpo LIVE registration includes access to all courses PLUS access to all the 2025 conference course recordings for one year.

There are limited Spotlight Spots in Learning Labs that require pre-registration to get coaching from the presenter(s) in view of the virtual audience. There is a maximum of 1 Spotlight Spot per registrant.

• Spotlight Spots in Learning Labs are meant for you to work with your animal. Those Labs have limited Animal/Handler Spotlight Team spots for $19.95.

Make sure to read the Learning Lab course descriptions fully, including the participant notes and any prerequisite sessions.

Prefer to work with your animal off-camera without Faculty or Speaker feedback, or simply observe? That’s fine too, and no pre-registration is required in that case. You may attend an unlimited number of Labs as an observer.

Each registrant can reserve one Spotlight Spot in a Learning Lab to receive coaching from the presenter(s) in view of the virtual audience. (Please note that these spots are extremely limited.) 

A great perk of our virtual Learning Labs is that even without a Spotlight Spot you can work with your animal off camera and participate in the exercises. You just won’t receive feedback from the instructor.

You will see that all Learning Lab descriptions have Spotlight Spot Prerequisites, which include animal/handler skills, equipment, and more that speakers will expect those that sign up for Spotlight Spots to have/have available during the Learning Lab. Please be sure to check the prerequisites before registering for a Spotlight Spot.

Since each Animal/Handler Spotlight Team and Spotlight Participant will appear on camera during ClickerExpo LIVE, there are additional expectations for those that sign up for Spotlight Spots. Animal/Handler Spotlight Teams or Spotlight Participants must agree to:

• Be on camera in a well-lit room.
• Have enough space to work comfortably while remaining visible to the ClickerExpo audience.
• Have sufficient internet bandwidth to participate on camera.
• Test your computer and equipment on your own prior to participating in this Lab.
• Join the Learning Lab online 15 minutes before the start.

It is also recommended that those with Spotlight Spots have a wireless headset, as you will be working at a distance from your computer, and will need to be heard during the Learning Lab.

When Learning Labs are based on concepts presented in a preceding course , those Labs have "In Action" in their titles; and the corresponding course will be listed as a prerequisite for those Labs. Note that the prerequisite course is only a requirement if you are a participant in the Lab, but Lab observers are strongly encouraged to attend the Session as well.

Learning Lab Faculty assume that participants have attended the prerequisite course , if there is one. Please do not register to participate in a Lab if you do not plan to take the prerequisite course.

There are Learning Labs that are not directly linked to Learning Sessions; these Labs offer great exploratory learning opportunities.

No. You can either register for an available Learning Lab or join the waitlist for one that is full.

Here's how the waitlist works:

• As attendees change their schedules, spots open up.
• When a spot opens up and you are on the waitlist, you will be notified by email in the order you joined the waitlist.
• To add the Lab, see the question see Section 3:  View/Modify Registration.
• You will have 12 hours before the next person on the waitlist is notified. Details will be provided in the email.

**Please Note: Being on the waitlist does not guarantee you the next available spot. When a spot opens up, you will be notified in the order you were waitlisted via email, and new registrants will be able to register, but only the first to do so will be added. After you are notified, if you do not register within the time stated, you will be removed from the waitlist. We encourage you to add events@clickertraining.com to your email contacts to ensure receipt of all emails.

**Learning Lab limits will still apply when you are notified of an open spot. If you choose to add a lab you have been notified of, but have reached your limit, you will need to modify your schedule.