MY BACKGROUND
- Karen Pryor Academy - Certified Training Partner
- Seattle School of Canine Studies Graduate; The only state certified college-level school on the West Coast specializing in canine animal learning theory.
- Certified Professional DogTEC Dog Walking Academy Graduate.
- Pet First Aid certified.
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Dog Training and Behavior is a constantly changing field of study as we learn more and more about these wonderful companions. I believe that continuing education is a critical component to increased understanding of our amazing animals. The more I know, the better and faster I can help your dog. Here is a continually updated list of educational studies, seminars, and workshops that I have attended. Please check back; I’m always learning more!
- Aggression in Dogs – with Dr. Sophia Yin & Sarah Kalnajs
- Dog-Dog Reactivity & Play! Play! Play! – with Patricia B. McConnell
- BAT for Aggression, Fear, and Other Behaviors – with Grisha Stewart
- Chicken Camp I, II, and III - with Terry Ryan
- Poultry In Motion – with Terry Ryan
- Micro-shaping – with Kay Laurence
- Transforming the Terrible Teens - with Trish King
- Coaching People, Course I - with Terry Ryan
- Kathy Sdao Unplugged: So Many Choices - with Kathy Sdao
- Behavior, Activity & Reactivity Problems; Quantitatively & Qualitatively Raising the Bar in Dog Training; Games for Teaching Reliability, Precision & Pizzazz – with Dr. Ian Dunbar
- Dog Pro Marketing Workshop – with Veronica Boutelle of DogTEC
- Tellington TTouch for Companion Animals, Workshop I – Canada
- Control Unleashed – with Leslie McDevitt
- Get Smart About Training – with Kathy Sdao
- Playtime – Win, Lose or Draw – with Pia Silvani
- Fighting Dogs – Family & Strangers – with Pia Silvani
MY GOALS
- To help Shelter Dogs that have been adopted - to enable them to stay in the home
- To provide you and your dog with a better relationship based on learning, understanding, caring, and commitment.
- To help you as an owner, when you feel that all hope is lost.
- To help your dog become more comfortable in this very strange Human World.