Continuing Education

We feel it is very important to continue to learn and grow in our field. We also think it is very important to communicate with our clients what kind of continuing education we have been taking, so here is a list of some of the different courses/webinars (with the links) we have taken over the years:

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Cassie

• Karen Pryor Dog Trainer Comprehensive (2019)

• Living and Learning with Animals with Dr. Susan Friedman (3 days) (2019)

• Understanding LIMA (2022)

• Teaching a Group Dog Class 101 (2022)

• CPDT-KA Prep Course (2022)

• Managing Dog-Dog Interactions & Avoiding Dog Play Dangers (4 parts) (2022)

• Vibrant, Vulnerable Village Dogs and What We Can Learn About Our Pets From Them (2023)

• Fear Free Boarding & Daycare Individual Certification Program (2023)

• A Tough Nut to Crack: Preventing Same Sex Aggression (2024)

• Welcome Home! Setting Clients and Fosters up for success (2024)

• Fear Free: Be The Change (2024)

• The Rescue Plan (2025)

• Canine Behavioural Euthanasia (2025)

• Working with Socially Deprived Adult Dogs (2025)

• Fostering Dogs with Behaviour Concerns: Supporting Dogs and People (2025)

• How to Communicate Shelter Animal Behaviour Clearly (2025)

• How to Encourage Good Behaviour in Shelter Dogs (2025)

• Crucial Cues Your Shelter Dogs, Volunteers & Adopters Should know - "Sit" Not Included (2025)

• Enrichment for Shelter Dogs (2025)

• Highly Sensitive Dogs (2025)

• A Simple Functional Assessment: The Most Versatile Tool in your Toolbox​ (2025)

• Trainers Partnering with Shelters and Rescues (2026)

• The Importance of Transparency in Sheltering and Rescue (2026)

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Steven

• Karen Pryor Dog Training Fundamentals

• Fear Free Shelter program (2025)

• CPDT-KA Prep Course (2026)

• Shelter Meatballs! Understanding and Working with High Arousal Dogs (in-progress)