Nosework 101, Denise Fenzi Academy, Spring 2015
Behavior Adjustment Training Instructor's Course, (Reactive Dog Workshop), Grisha Stewart New York, 5 days, July 2014
Recallers 4.0 Course, Susan Garrett, 9 weeks, March - May 2012
Karen Pryor Academy, 8 months, 2011
- Graduated with Distinction
Clicker Expo, Newport Beach, Ca., 3 days, January 2011, including:
- Aggression Treatment and Context (Ken Ramirez)
- Clicking with Class - Teaching Classes Clicker Style (Tia Guest)
- Mine! Using Play to Teach Self Control (Kay Laurence)
- Click to Calm Unleashed - A Winning Combination for the Reactive Dog (Emma Parsons)
- Smart Reinforcement (Ken Ramirez)
- Generalization - Scientifically Explored (Jesus Rosales-Ruiz)
- Learning Games and Play (Kay Laurence)
Association of Pet Dog Trainers' Conference, Oakland Ca., 5 days, October 2009 including:
- Symposium on Fear & Anxiety Behaviors (Dr. Emily Levine, Sue Sternberg, Kathy Sdao, Nicole Wilde, Pia Silvani, Dr. Doug Kneuven and Ian Dunbar)
- Through a Dog's Ear: The Effect of Human Sounds on Animals (Joshua Leeds)
- Training a Thinking Dog: The Advantages of Marker Training (Gail Fisher)
- Evaluation of Constructional Aggression Treatment (CAT) for Use in Inter-Dog Aggression
- Problem Solving in the Real World (Steve White)
- Handling Aggression Cases (Nicole Wilde)
- It Appears to be Behavioral but Could it Be Medical? (Dr. Ellen Lindell)
- Dog Sports or Dog Parks? (Sue Sternberg)
- Training Small Dogs (Teoti Anderson)
Reactive Rover Camp, Peaceable Paws (Pat Miller), 3 days, Maryland, June 2009
Constructional Aggression Treatment Workshop, Peaceable Paws, 3 days, Maryland, Oct. 2008
Shaping Camp, Peaceable Paws (Pat Miller), 3 days, Maryland, June 2007
Cues and Behavior Chains, Kathy Sdao, 2 days, Massachusetts, April 2007
Advanced Clicker Skills, Kathy Sdao, 2 days, Connecticut, October 2006
Camp Gone to the Dogs, 5 days, Vermont, September 2006, including:
- Preventing, Solving and Managing Behavior Problems (Sue Sternberg)
- Barking Problems
- Dog to Dog Problems
- Real Life Fun & Games
- Tricks
- The Purely Positive Recall (Barb Hooper)
- Attention for Every Dog (Ann Bulke & Lynn Mayo)
- Loose Leash Walking Seminar
Rules, Tools & Tricks of Positive Reinforcement, Leslie Nelson, Delaware, July 2006
Trick Training & Improving Clicker Skills, Broitman & Lippman, 2 days, Connecticut, July 2006
Clicking for Class, Kathy Sdao, 3 days, New York, May 2005
The Biting Dog Conference, Accord, New York, 2 days, November 2004
The Science & Art of Clicker Training, Kathy Sdao, 3 days, New York, May 2004
Fear and Aggression, Jean Donaldson, New Jersey, April 2004
Coaching People to Train their Dogs, Terry Ryan, 3 days, Ohio, March 2004
Aggression Management for Canines, New Jersey, 5 days, September 2002, including:
- Working with Highly Aggressive Dogs
- Object/Food Aggression
- Territorial Aggression
- Predatory Aggression
- Dog-to-Dog Aggression
- Fear Aggression
- Pain-Induced Aggression
- Handler-Induced Aggression
Advanced Instructor Training Course: Consultations and Problem Solving (Pia Silvani, Sue Sternberg, Donna Duford), 5 days, New York, August 2001, including:
- Evaluating Temperament vs. Behavior
- What is this Dog Telling Me? Making Effective Observations
- Ethics and Professionalism
- Feisty Fidos - Reintegrating them into Canine Society
- Reading Stress in Dogs
- Euthanasia Counseling
Instructor's Workshop, Ian Dunbar, 3 days, Florida, May 2001
Instructor Training Course: Teaching and Training (Pia Silvani, Sue Sternberg, Donna Duford), 5 days, New York, April 2000 including:
- Evaluating Shelter Dogs
- Stress in Dogs
- Evaluating Dogs for Cats & Children
- Information Gathering for Behavior Problems
- Evaluating and Treating Behavior Problems
Aggression Workshop, Sue Sternberg, New Jersey, 2 days, April 2000, including:
- Dog to Dog Aggression
- Resource Guarding
- The Controversial Pitbull
Aggression Toward Strangers, Sue Sternberg, NYC, April 5, 2000
Canine Behavior Continuing Education Course, John Rogerson & Gwen Bailey, UK, May 1999 - February 2000
Agility Tricks and Behavior Problem Solving, Donna Duford, 2 days, Garrison, New York, January 2000
Association of Pet Dog Trainers' Conference, San Diego, 5 days, November 1999 including:
- Learning Theory (Ian Dunbar)
- Tricks to Treat Behavior Problems (Donna Duford)
- Understimulation and Overstimulation (Jean Donaldson)
- Temperament Testing (Sue Sternberg)
- Making the Learning Process Understandable & Enjoyable (Steve White)
- Help! My Dog Bit My Child! (Donna Duford)
- The Human Equation: Why We are Compelled to Punish (Christine Barbiarz)
The Inducive Retrieve, Sue Sternberg, Holbrook, New York, February 1999
Teaching & Training, John Rogerson, 5 days, Great Britain, October 1998
Behavior Problem Solving (Level 2), John Rogerson, 3 days, New York, May 1998
Canine Aggression Seminar, Suzanne Hetts, New Jersey, April 1997
Solving Canine Behavior Problems, New Jersey, April 1996