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9th and 10th June
2012
Craiglockhart Campus, Napier
University, Edinburgh
This Seminar
will be a unique opportunity to benefit from the teachings of one of the world’s
leading scientists and authority on animal emotions and behaviour.
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In this two day seminar Marc will be
exploring the emotional and moral lives of wild and domestic dogs and how
this influences and impacts their daily lives and their future behaviour. He
will discuss the important and powerful benefits of play and its role in
social learning and bonding.
Focus points of the seminar will be
featuring an in-depth discussion and analysis of evaluating behaviour in
dogs, increasing our expertise as trainers and behaviourists.
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Marc Bekoff is a
professor emeritus of biology at the University of Colorado-Boulder, a
fellow of the Animal Behaviour Society, and a former Guggenheim Fellow. He
also works closely with Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots programme and is a
member of the Ethics Committee of the Jane Goodall Institute.
He is the author of more than 200 papers and numerous books including ‘The
Emotional Lives of Animals’, ‘Wild Justice' and 'The Animal Manifesto'. TV
appearances include: Why Dog’s Smile and Chimpanzees Cry (Discovery) and The
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The Emotional Lives of
Animals
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Wild Justice
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The Animal Manifesto
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REGISTRATION FEES - All Participants:
£155
The fee includes coffee breaks and a light lunch on both days
Please e-mail us to receive a
booking form. Upon receipt you can send the booking form together with a
cheque.
Seminars@action4dogs.co.uk
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SEMINAR TIMINGS
Saturday
Registrations will
begin at 09:15.
The Seminar will start at 09:45 and will end at 16:30. Lunch will be from
12:30 – 13:45
Sunday
The Seminar will
start at 09:45 and will end at 16:30.
Lunch will be from
12:30 – 13:45
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VENUE INFORMATION
The Seminar will be held
at Napier University's new state-of-the-art Craiglockhart Campus,
Edinburgh.
The campus is located 15 minutes from the city centre of
Edinburgh and boasts excellent transport links to nearby hotels, bars and
attractions.
 
The new purpose-built Campus, integrated with
Craiglockhart's
existing 19th Century historic buildings
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DIRECTIONS TO THE VENUE
By
road
From the north or south take the city bypass to Dreghorn Junction.
Follow the Dreghorn Link and turn left at the mini roundabout onto
Redford Road. At the end of Redford Road
turn right onto Colinton Road and continue to the roundabout. Turn left
at the roundabout and follow Colinton Road to the traffic lights, turn
right onto Glenlockhart Road and Craiglockhart Campus is on your right
hand side.
Bus routes from city centre
4
every 20 mins via St Andrews Square, Princes
Street, Haymarket and Dalry.
10 every
10 mins via Princes Street, Lothian Road, Tollcross and Polwarth.
23 every
20 mins via Hanover Street, The Mound, Tollcross, Brunstfield,
Morningside and Craighouse.
27 every
10 mins via Hanover Street, The Mound, Tollcross and Polwarth.
45 every
30 mins via Hanover Street, The Mound, Tollcross and Bruntsfield
For most
of the buses shown above you need to ger off at the bus stop on Colinton
Road just outside the campus. The 23 service stops at the campus
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ACCOMMODATION
Please visit
www.visitscotland.com
for a
comprehensive accommodation listing in Edinburgh
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Contact
Information
- Telephone:
07999 866 989
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- Postal address:
Action 4
Dogs,
4 Borthwick Castle Terrace,
North Middleton, Midlothian, EH23 4QU
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- E-mail:
info@action4dogs.co.uk
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