Observe, Feel, Understand – workshop with Els Vidts
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Topic: Observe, Feel, Understand
Speaker: Els Vidts / Freedogz
Date: 10. - 11. October 2026
Location: Slovenska Bistrica (Veteranski center Brinje)
Price: 2-day workshop - €250 without a dog or €300 with a dog. The number of places is limited.
How to register: https://forms.gle/jT3QD34yKZJFj4q3A
More info: https: https://www.psiinmi.si/event/sensory-integration-for-dogs-with-els-vidts/
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Vsebina: Observe, Feel, Understand (jezik: anglescina)
Predavateljica: Els Vidts / Freedogz
Datum: 10. - 11. oktober 2026
Lokacija: Slovenska Bistrica (Veteranski center Brinje)
Cena: 2-dnevna delavnica - €250 brez psa oziroma €300 za delo s psom. Število mest je omejeno
Kako se prijavite: https://forms.gle/Au9NGwW7dGPQjiZn8
Več informacij: https://www.psiinmi.si/event/cutna-integracija-za-pse-z-els-vidts/
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If we want to understand a dog’s behaviour, we must first understand how they experience the world.
In October 2026, we are delighted to host a two-day workshop with internationally renowned speaker Els Vidts: Observe, Feel, Understand.
Observe, Feel, Understand (OFU) is an intensive, hands-on workshop that teaches participants to interpret canine behavior through observation, sensory integration, nervous system regulation, movement, and body awareness rather than relying solely on conventional training methods.
A recurring idea in Els’ work is that behavior cannot be separated from the body. She emphasizes that sensory processing and physical state strongly influence arousal, emotional regulation, and behavior. Rather than viewing a behavior issue only as a training problem, she examines how the dog processes sensory information, whether the nervous system is overloaded or under-responsive, self-regulation abilities, physical comfort and movement quality, the interaction between environment, body, and behavior.
Participants will learn how to observe dogs beyond the most obvious behavioural signs—through their posture, movement, muscle tension, use of space, and non-verbal communication. Exercises may involve human body awareness, leash work, movement, observation tasks and other practical work with dogs.
The workshop offers a valuable opportunity to explore an approach that supports a deeper understanding of canine behaviour in both personal and professional settings. It is suitable for dog guardians (especially those of reactive, anxious or easily overstimulated dogs), dog trainers, behavior consultants, therapists, and other professionals, people interested in nervous-system-based approaches, as well as anyone wishing to improve observational skills, deepen their understanding of dogs and develop relationships based on observation, understanding, and cooperation.
No prior knowledge is required.
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Če želimo razumeti vedenje psa, moramo najprej razumeti, kako doživlja svet.
Oktobra 2026 organiziramo znano 2-dnevno delavnico mednarodno priznane predavateljice Els Vidts: Observe, Feel, Understand.
Observe, Feel, Understand (OFU) je intenzivna, praktično usmerjena delavnica, ki udeležence uči razumevanja pasjega vedenja skozi opazovanje, čutno integracijo, uravnavanje živčnega sistema, gibanje in zavedanje telesa, namesto da bi se zanašali zgolj na konvencionalne metode šolanja in treninga.
Osrednje izhodišče Elsinega dela je, da vedenja ni mogoče ločiti od telesa. Poudarja, da način predelave čutnih informacij in stanje telesa pomembno vplivata na stopnjo vznemirjenja, čustveno uravnavanje in vedenje psa. Namesto da bi vedenjski izziv obravnavala zgolj kot težavo, povezano s treningom, raziskuje, kako pes predeluje čutne informacije, ali je njegov živčni sistem preobremenjen ali premalo odziven, kakšne so njegove sposobnosti samoregulacije, kakšno je njegovo telesno počutje in kakovost gibanja ter kako se med seboj prepletajo okolje, telo in vedenje.
Udeleženci boste spoznali, kako opazovati psa onkraj najbolj očitnih vedenjskih znakov – skozi njegovo telesno držo, gibanje, napetosti v telesu, uporabo prostora in neverbalno komunikacijo. Delo lahko vključuje raziskovanje zavedanja našega lastnega telesa, dela s povodcem, gibanja, različne naloge opazovanja ter druge praktične aktivnosti s psi, ki podpirajo globlje razumevanje povezave med telesom, čustvovanjem in vedenjem.
Delavnica ponuja dragoceno priložnost za spoznavanje pristopa, ki podpira poglobljeno razumevanje pasjega vedenja tako v osebnem kot tudi v strokovnem kontekstu. Namenjena je skrbnikom psov – še posebej tistim, ki živijo z reaktivnimi, negotovimi ali hitro preobremenjenimi psi –, inštruktorjem, vedenjskim svetovalcem, terapevtom in drugim strokovnjakom. Dobrodošli so vsi, ki želijo razvijati svoje opazovalne sposobnosti, poglobiti razumevanje psov in graditi odnos, ki temelji na opazovanju, razumevanju in sodelovanju ter vsi, ki jih zanimajo pristopi, utemeljeni na razumevanju delovanja živčnega sistema.
Delavnica bo potekala v angleščini. Predznanje ni potrebno.
Speaker: Els Vidts / Freedogz
Date: 10. - 11. October 2026
Location: Slovenska Bistrica (Veteranski center Brinje)
Price: 2-day workshop - €250 without a dog or €300 with a dog. The number of places is limited.
How to register: https://forms.gle/jT3QD34yKZJFj4q3A
More info: https: https://www.psiinmi.si/event/sensory-integration-for-dogs-with-els-vidts/
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Vsebina: Observe, Feel, Understand (jezik: anglescina)
Predavateljica: Els Vidts / Freedogz
Datum: 10. - 11. oktober 2026
Lokacija: Slovenska Bistrica (Veteranski center Brinje)
Cena: 2-dnevna delavnica - €250 brez psa oziroma €300 za delo s psom. Število mest je omejeno
Kako se prijavite: https://forms.gle/Au9NGwW7dGPQjiZn8
Več informacij: https://www.psiinmi.si/event/cutna-integracija-za-pse-z-els-vidts/
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If we want to understand a dog’s behaviour, we must first understand how they experience the world.
In October 2026, we are delighted to host a two-day workshop with internationally renowned speaker Els Vidts: Observe, Feel, Understand.
Observe, Feel, Understand (OFU) is an intensive, hands-on workshop that teaches participants to interpret canine behavior through observation, sensory integration, nervous system regulation, movement, and body awareness rather than relying solely on conventional training methods.
A recurring idea in Els’ work is that behavior cannot be separated from the body. She emphasizes that sensory processing and physical state strongly influence arousal, emotional regulation, and behavior. Rather than viewing a behavior issue only as a training problem, she examines how the dog processes sensory information, whether the nervous system is overloaded or under-responsive, self-regulation abilities, physical comfort and movement quality, the interaction between environment, body, and behavior.
Participants will learn how to observe dogs beyond the most obvious behavioural signs—through their posture, movement, muscle tension, use of space, and non-verbal communication. Exercises may involve human body awareness, leash work, movement, observation tasks and other practical work with dogs.
The workshop offers a valuable opportunity to explore an approach that supports a deeper understanding of canine behaviour in both personal and professional settings. It is suitable for dog guardians (especially those of reactive, anxious or easily overstimulated dogs), dog trainers, behavior consultants, therapists, and other professionals, people interested in nervous-system-based approaches, as well as anyone wishing to improve observational skills, deepen their understanding of dogs and develop relationships based on observation, understanding, and cooperation.
No prior knowledge is required.
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Če želimo razumeti vedenje psa, moramo najprej razumeti, kako doživlja svet.
Oktobra 2026 organiziramo znano 2-dnevno delavnico mednarodno priznane predavateljice Els Vidts: Observe, Feel, Understand.
Observe, Feel, Understand (OFU) je intenzivna, praktično usmerjena delavnica, ki udeležence uči razumevanja pasjega vedenja skozi opazovanje, čutno integracijo, uravnavanje živčnega sistema, gibanje in zavedanje telesa, namesto da bi se zanašali zgolj na konvencionalne metode šolanja in treninga.
Osrednje izhodišče Elsinega dela je, da vedenja ni mogoče ločiti od telesa. Poudarja, da način predelave čutnih informacij in stanje telesa pomembno vplivata na stopnjo vznemirjenja, čustveno uravnavanje in vedenje psa. Namesto da bi vedenjski izziv obravnavala zgolj kot težavo, povezano s treningom, raziskuje, kako pes predeluje čutne informacije, ali je njegov živčni sistem preobremenjen ali premalo odziven, kakšne so njegove sposobnosti samoregulacije, kakšno je njegovo telesno počutje in kakovost gibanja ter kako se med seboj prepletajo okolje, telo in vedenje.
Udeleženci boste spoznali, kako opazovati psa onkraj najbolj očitnih vedenjskih znakov – skozi njegovo telesno držo, gibanje, napetosti v telesu, uporabo prostora in neverbalno komunikacijo. Delo lahko vključuje raziskovanje zavedanja našega lastnega telesa, dela s povodcem, gibanja, različne naloge opazovanja ter druge praktične aktivnosti s psi, ki podpirajo globlje razumevanje povezave med telesom, čustvovanjem in vedenjem.
Delavnica ponuja dragoceno priložnost za spoznavanje pristopa, ki podpira poglobljeno razumevanje pasjega vedenja tako v osebnem kot tudi v strokovnem kontekstu. Namenjena je skrbnikom psov – še posebej tistim, ki živijo z reaktivnimi, negotovimi ali hitro preobremenjenimi psi –, inštruktorjem, vedenjskim svetovalcem, terapevtom in drugim strokovnjakom. Dobrodošli so vsi, ki želijo razvijati svoje opazovalne sposobnosti, poglobiti razumevanje psov in graditi odnos, ki temelji na opazovanju, razumevanju in sodelovanju ter vsi, ki jih zanimajo pristopi, utemeljeni na razumevanju delovanja živčnega sistema.
Delavnica bo potekala v angleščini. Predznanje ni potrebno.
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