This is where I keep track of workshops, seminars, conferences and courses that are either in progress or that I’ve completed. Blogs, books and podcasts are too numerous to list!:
2026
- Working with Sound Sensitivity – online – Dr. Elise Verbeek
- Behavior Works – Living and Learning with Animals – online (audit) – Dr. Susan Friedman
- Active Dogs: Fitness Planning & Injury Management – online conference – Fenzi Academy
2025
- MET Conference – conference – online
- Separation Anxiety Dog Conference – conference – online
- Multi modal Treatment of osteoarthritis – Fenzi Academy – webinar – Dr. David Lane
- Cooperative Care Helps the Medicine go Down – Fenzi Academy – course – online – Deb Jones PHD
2024
- CareerConnections – Behaviorworks.org – webinar
- Non Linear Contingency Analysis and the Contructional Approach – Endicott College – Conference – online
- Aggressive Dog Conference – conference – online – 3 days
- Anxiety, The Whole Story – Fenzi Academy – webinar – Dr. Jessica Perry Heckman
- Gundog Retrieve – The School of Canine Science – online course – Jane Ardern
2023
- Clicker Expo – conference – online – 3 days
- To Spay or Not to Spay – BehaviorVets – webinar – (Dr. Jessica Hekman & Dr. Kathy Murphy)
- Aggressive Dog Conference – conference – online – 3 days
- Explanation Mastercourse – CommonCraft – online – self-paced course
2022
- Clicker Expo – conference – online- 3 days
- The Glue that Binds the Human-Canine Partnership: Behavior, Environment & Sociability! – Sue Sternberg & Dr. Tim Lewis – 3 days
- KIENO – Dog Behaviour – conference – online – 11 days
- Toward a New Understanding of C.A.T. – Kelly Snider – webinar
- Biology of Dog Aggression – Dr. Tim Lewis – 2 days
- The Short List for Your New Puppy – Julie Daniels – webinar
- Aggressive Dog Conference – conference – online – 3 days
- Working with Reactive and Hyper-aroused Dogs – Fenzi course w/Sharon Carroll – 6 weeks
- A Shift in Paradigm: What Modern-Day Dog Training Looks Like – Sean Wills – webinar
- Treating Separation Anxiety When Traditional Methods Don’t Work – Sean Wills – webinar
- Animal Welfare – When Positive Training Can Become Coercion – Sean Wills – webinar
- The Magic is in the Data – Dr. Susan Friedman & Ken Ramirez – 2 day workshop
- Snake Avoidance Training – Ken Ramirez – 4 week online course (completed)
2021
- Clicker Expo – conference – online – 3 days
- Julie Naismith – Separation Anxiety Pro – online certification – 2 months (completed!)
- Fear Free Pets – Online certification (completed)
- Aggression in Dogs – Michael Shikashio – online certification (completed!)
- Suzanne Clothier – Resource Guarding or Rule Setting – webinar
- The Biology of Dogs – Dr. Tim Lewis – 2 day webinar
- Slow Thinking is Life Saving for Dogs – Laura Donaldson – 1 day webinar
- CAT (Constructional Aggression Treatment) Webinar series – Behavior Vets – 4 days
- LEGS Applied Ethology – Kim Brophey – online certification (completed)
- CU Conference Unleashed 2021– conference – online – 3 days
- Aggressive Dog Conference – conference – online – 3 days
- Trapped – The Effects of Captivity on the Modern Pet dog – Kim Brophey – webinar
- APDT – conference – online – 3 days
2020
- Clicker Expo – Seattle, Washington – conference – 3 days
- Learning About Dogs – TAKL Year 3 (Trainer accredited by Kay Laurence) – online – (completed!)
- Sue Sternberg and Trish King – Resource Guarding – Webinar series – 3 days
- Aggression in Dogs – Michael Shikashio – online certification – (in progress)
- Fear Free Pets – online certification (in progress)
2019
- Clicker Expo – Portland, Oregon – conference – 3 days
- Association for Professional Dog Trainers – Annual Educational Conference – Portland, Oregon – 4 days
- Learning About Dogs – TAKL Year 2 (Trainer accredited by Kay Laurence) – Online – In Progress
- IAABC – Associate Certified Dog Behavior Consultant – online certification (completed!)
- Suzanne Clothier – Treat/Retreat – webinar
- Polona Bonac – Let’s Play Workshop – Online – 6 weeks
- Manca Mikec – Agility Handling Workshop – Vancouver – 1 day
- ShapeUp – Agility Handling Workshop -Vancouver – 2 days
- IAABC Live Streaming Conference – Online – 1 day
2018
- Learning About Dogs – TAKL Year 1 (Trainer accredited by Kay Laurence) – Online – In Progress
- Manca Mikec and Nuša Pečnik – Agility/Motivation & Play workshop – Aldergrove, B.C. – 2 days
- ShapeUp – Agility Handing Workshop (auditor) – Aldergrove, B.C. – 1 day
- Shauna Oliver – Agility Handling Workshop – Aldergrove, B.C. – 1 day
- Tammy Moody – Play/Motivation Workshop (Auditor) – Aldergrove, B.C. – 1 day
2017
- Denise Fenzi – Play and Engagement Workshop – Aldergrove, B.C. – 2 days
- ShapeUp – Agility Workshop (auditor) – Aldergrove, B.C. – 1 day
2016
- Behavior Works – Susan Friedman, Living and Learning with Animals – The Science and Technology of Behavior Change (Invitation to audit) – Online – 8 weeks
- Association for Professional Dog Trainers – Annual Educational Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada – 4 days
- John C. Campbell Folk School – Darnell Arnoult – Writing workshop – North Carolina – 5 days
2015
- Clicker Expo – San Francisco – conference – 3 days
- Behavior Works – Dr. Susan Friedman, Living and Learning with Animals (LLA)– The Science and Technology of Behavior Change – Online – 8 weeks (completed!)
- SPARCS Conference – Society for the Promotion of Applied Research in Canine Science – online – 3 days
- Fearful Dogs – Debbie Jacobs – Bothell, Washington – Seminar – 2 days
- Chirag Patel (SPCA) – Giving Dog Training Back to the Dogs – workshop – 2 days
2014
- Tellington T-Touch for Companion Animals – Vernon, BC – workshop – 6 days
- SPARCS conference – Society for the Promotion of Applied Research in Canine Science – online – 3 days
2013
- Clicker Expo – San Francisco, CA – conference – 4 days
- Dante Camacho – K9 Incredibles – Agility and Freestyle Workshop – Richmond, BC – 2 days
- SPARCS conference – Society for the Promotion of Applied Research in Canine Science – online – 3 days
2012
- Clicker Expo – Seattle, Washington – conference – 4 days
- Dr. Sophia Yin – 5 Star Dog Training – workshop – 2 days
2009
- Susan Garrett – Agility Foundation Skills and Advances in Training – workshop – 2 days
2007
- Dogsafe Canine First Aid – Michelle Sevgny – Certification – 2 day workshop