Clicker Expo, Stamford,Connecticut, 3 days, March 2017
- On Guard! Resource Guarding - Lindsay Wood
- Making Classes Memorable - Kathy Sdao
- Are You as Smart as a Dog? - Ken Ramirez
- Words Matter: The Impact of Language Choice - Lindsay Wood
- Ready or Not? Working with Reactive Dogs - Emma Parsons
Introduction to Nosework, 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
Clicker Expo , March 2013, 3 days, Stamford Connecticut
- Exotic Animals Taught Me to be a Better Dog Trainer – Ken Ramirez
- Teaching a Reactive Dog Class – Emma Parsons
- Inside the Behavior Clinic – Julie Shaw/Debbie Martin
- Treating Dog Aggression – Kathy Sdao
- How Dogs Can Love Handling & Restraint - Debbie Martin
- Introducing a Puppy into a Reactive Dog Household – Emma Parsons
- Puppies Gone Wrong - Conflict-related Aggression in Young Dogs – Julie Shaw
- Effective Non-food Reinforcement – Ken Ramirez
- Crossover! Facilitating Successful Transitions from Traditional Training – Michele Pouliot
Puppy Start Right for Instructors, Oct. - Dec. 2012, 3 month course (a KPA Program), including:
- Puppy Developmental Periods
- How Dogs Learn
- Positive Socialization
- Diseases & Vaccines
- Problem Prevention & Solving
- Positive Training
- Curriculum for a Great Puppy Class
Clicker Expo, March 2012, 3 days, Nashville, Tennessee, including:
- Behavior Modification: Teaming up with Vets - Julie Shaw
- Positively Solved: A Complete Approach to Common Behavior Problems - Tia Guest, Debbie Martin
- Aggression: Treatment & Context - Ken Ramirez
- Training with Play - Kay Laurence
- Smart Reinforcement - Ken Ramirez
- Crosstrain! Teach Your Dog the Skills for all Canine Sports - Michele Pouliot
- 1+1=3: Adduction & Combining Cues - Ken Ramirez
- First Impressions: The Vital Intake Assessment - Julie Shaw
Instructor Training Course, November 2011, 5 days, Accord, New York (Pia Silvani & Trish King), including:
- Being a Good Training Coach
- Increasing Client/Student Compliance
- All Stressed Out: Reading Dogs
- Evaluating Training Methods
- Evaluating Dogs for Cat & Child Safety
- Dog-to-Dog Interactions
- Getting Behaviors to Happen!
- Building Focus & Confidence in Dogs and Clients
- Shaping & Chaining Behaviors
Karen Pryor Academy for Dog Trainers, 6 month course, Massachusettes, (Instructor: Emma Parsons)
- Graduated with Distinction
Happy Dog Training Internship , 12 months, Huntington, New York, including:
- Observing, Assisting, Team Teaching, Solo Teaching, & Coaching Program
- Puppy Consultations & observing Behavior Consultations
- Classroom Management
- Client Follow-up
