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In order to keep current in the field of animal behavior, training, healthcare and nutrition, Don attends a wide variety of seminars and workshops every year. Educational events he has attended are listed below: 2018 2/18 - iSpeakDog.org -- A Tool To Help You Communicate With Your Clients, Tracy Krulik, The Pet Professional Guild Webinar, 1 CEU 2017 11/17 - 2016 Pet Professional Guild Educational Summit, Tampa, FL 2016 11/16 - 2016 Pet Professional Guild Educational Summit, Tampa, FL 01/16 - A Brief Look at Arousal in Dogs, Ken McCort 2015 12/15 – Intention, The Law, and Rescue with Melissa McCue-McGrath, The Pet Professional Guild Webinar, 1 CEU 09/15 – The Role of Diet and Nutrition in Behavior Therapy with Dr. Lore Haug, Raising Canine, 1.5 CEU’s. 08/15 - Learn About The Relevance of Breed in Behavior Consultation with Janis Bradley, The Pet Professional Guild Webinar, 1.5 CEUs 07/15 - Are Cats Really The Independent Animals We Believe They Are? New Research Suggests Not! with Dr. Isabella Merola, The Pet Professional Guild Webinar, 1.5 CEUs 1/15 – Reducing Behavior with Reinforcement: Oxymorons and Other Jumbo Shrimp with Susan G. Friedman, Ph.D, The Pet Professional Guild Webinar, 1.5 CEUs
201410/14 – Association of Professional Dog Trainers educational conference, Hartford, CT, 4 days, 29.7 CEU's 08/14 – Canine Social and Psychological Development with Gail Fisher, CDBC, APDT eLearning, 5 weeks, 20 CEUs, Graduated with Honors 04/14 – International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants-Genetic Basis for Canine Behavior in conjunction with Tuft University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA, 2 days, 12 CEUs 201310/13 – Association of Pet Dog Trainers educational conference, Spokane, WA, 5 days, 30 CEU’s 9/13 – Kids & Dogs: Pitfalls & Training Potentials, Colleen Pelar & Jennifer Shryock, Cambridge, MA, 2 days, 12 CEU’s 8/13 - Professional Animal Training Seminar, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL, 5 days, 21 CEU’s 201210/12 - Association of Pet Dog Trainers educational conference, Covington, KY, 5 days, 30 CEU’s 09/12 – Novel Approaches in Canine Nutrition with Dr. Jean Dodds, Webinar (9/12/12 & 9/19/12), 4 CEUs 04/12 – International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants annual conference, Warwick, RI, 3 days, 26 CEUs 201110/11 - Association of Pet Dog Trainers educational conference, San Diego, 5 days, 30 CEU’s 06/11 - Bach Foundation Registered Animal Practitioner Continuing Professional Development Seminar, 2 days,Heather Simpson, Natural Animal Centre, Boston, MA 04/11 – International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants annual conference, Warwick, RI, 3 days 03/11– Stress and Fear: Signs, causes, and Preventive Measures, APDT Webinar, 1.5 CEUS 02/11– Overcoming Missed Opportunities: Remedial Socialization for the Adolescent/Adult Dog, APDT Webinar, 1.5 CEUS 02/11– Learning Theory 101, APDT Webinar, 1.5 CEUS 01/11– Starting A Dog Training Business: Overview of Key Business Components, APDT Webinar, 1.5 CEUS 201011/10 - Elevate Your Training, Bob Bailey & Parvene Farhoody, Dogs of Course, Worcester, MA, 6.5 CEUS 10/10 Association of Pet Dog Trainers educational conference, Atlanta, GA, 5 days, 30 CEU's 20096/09 – Dog-Dog Reactivity and Aggression, Patricia McConnell, PhD, Happy Tails, Portland, ME, 6 CEUS 3/09 – Update on Pet Vaccination Protocols, Dr. Ronald D. Schultz and Dr. W. Jean Dodds, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 200807/08 – Debunking the Dominance Myth, Jean Donaldson, Happy Tails, Portland, ME, 6 CEUS 04/08 Canadian Association of Professional Pet Dog Trainers educational conference, Ottawa, ON, CANADA, 3 days, 17.25 CEU’s 200710/07 Association of Pet Dog Trainers educational conference, Portland, OR, 5 days, 32 CEU’s 3/07 – Bach Foundation Animal Practitioner Continuing Professional Development Seminar, 3 days, Heather Simpson, Natural Animal Centre, Carmarthen, Wales, UK 20069/06 Association of Pet Dog Trainers annual educational conference, Kansas City, MO, 5 days, 32 CEU’s 4/06 – Canine Aggression, Brenda Aloff, My Wonderful Dog, Portland, ME, 12 CEU’s 3/06 – Bach Foundation Animal Practitioner Continuing Professional Development Seminar, 3 days, Heather Simpson, Natural Animal Centre, Carmarthen, Wales, UK 2/06 – Small Animal Behavior – Dr. Karen Overall, Upper Valley Humane Society, Enfield, NH, 12 CEU’s 200512/05 – The Core Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards, The Board Network, 4 hours 12/05 – Employee Handbooks II – Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce, Bangor, ME, 2 hours 11/05 – Employee Handbooks I – Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce, Bangor, ME, 3 hours 9/05 Association of Pet Dog Trainers annual educational conference, San Jose, CA, 5 days, 32 CEU’s 8/05 – Bach International Education Program Teacher Training, Nancy Buono, Sterling, PA, 4 days 7/05 – Thyroid Disease, Vaccines, Nutrition and Behavior, Jean Dodds, DVM, Albany New York, 2 days 7/05 – International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants annual conference, Baltimore, MD, 2 days 5/05 – Recognizing and Using Calming Signals, 12 CEU’s, Turid Rugaas, Good Dog Works & Carolark, Debert, NS, Canada 5/05 – Practical Applications of Calming Signals, 6 CEU’s, Turid Rugaas, Good Dog Works & Carolark, Debert, NS, Canada 4/18/05 - Foundations of Holistic Animal Wellness, 1 day, Greg Tilford, Tails-U-Win! Canine Center, Manchester, CT 3/05 – Bach Foundation Animal Practitioner Continuing Professional Development Seminar, 2 days, Heather Simpson, Natural Animal Centre, Carmarthen, Wales, UK 200411/04 - Level 3 Seminar on Bach Flower Essences for People, 3.5 days, Elisabeth Wiley, Danvers, MA 11/04 – Clicking with Class: Teaching Clicker Training (Part 1 of 2), 1.5 CEU’s, Kathy Sdao, Clicker Expo, Orlando, FL 11/04 – Speed Shaping: Get the Behavior!, 1.5 CEU’s, Karen Pryor, Clicker Expo, Orlando, FL 11/04 – Sure You Should Lure?, 1.5 CEU’s, Kathy Sdao, Clicker Expo, Orlando, FL 11/04 – Click to Calm: Healing Aggressive Behavior (Part 1 of 2), 1.5 CEU’s, Emma Parson, Clicker Expo, Orlando, FL 11/04 – Click to Calm: Healing Aggressive Behavior (Part 2 of 2), 1.5 CEU’s, Emma Parson, Clicker Expo, Orlando, FL 11/04 - Clicking with Class: Teaching Clicker Training (Part 2 of 2), 1.5 CEU’s, Kathy Sdao, Clicker Expo, Orlando, FL 11/04 – Overcoming Roadblocks, 1.5 CEU’s, Karen Pryor, Clicker Expo, Orlando, FL 11/04 – The Language of Cues, 1.5 CEU’s, Karen Pryor and Thad Lacinak, Clicker Expo, Orlando, FL 11/04 – Citizen Science, 1.5 CEU’s, Jesus Rosales-Ruiz, Clicker Expo, Orlando, FL 10/04 – Shelter Good Manners Programs: A Different Perspective on “Fixing” Dogs, 1 CEU, Pat Miller, APDT, Denver, CO 10/04 – How to Be the Jane Goodall of Dog Trainers, 1 CEU, Patricia McConnell, PhD, APDT, Denver, CO 10/04 – Rats in Labs vs. Labs with Rats: Training in the Real World, 1.5 CEU’s, Kathy Sdao, APDT, Denver, CO 10/04 – Cat Behavior 101 for Dog Trainers, 1 CEU, DR. Suzanne Hetts & Dr. Daniel Estep, APDT, Denver, CO 10/04 – Candy Is Dandy, But Clicker Is Quicker, 4 CEU’s, Kathy Sdao, APDT, Denver, CO 9/04 – Coaching People to Train Their Dogs: Keep It Short, Sweet, Educational and Dynamic, 1 CEU, Terry Ryan, APDT, Denver, CO 9/04 – The Heart of Positive Reinforcement, 1 CEU, Leslie Nelson, APDT, Denver, CO 9/04 – How and Why We Changed Our Puppy Classes – Legacy’s Puppy Menu, 1.5 CEU’s, Terry Ryan, APDT, Denver, CO 9/04 - How Animals Think and Feel, 2 CEU’s, Temple Grandin, APDT, Denver, CO 9/04 – What’s Premack Got To Do With It?, 1.5 CEU’s, Kathy Sdao, APDT, Denver, CO 20039/03 thru 5/04 – Bangor Region Leadership Institute, 8 day program focusing on leadership, personal development, and the Bangor region community and economy. 3/04 – Bach Foundation Animal Practitioner Continuing Professional Development Seminar, 2 days, Heather Simpson, Natural Animal Centre, Carmarthen, Wales, UK 11/03 – Behavioral Medicine for the 21st Century, 2 days, 6 CEU’s, Karen Overall, MA, VMD, PHD, All Dogs Gym and Inn, Manchester, NH 09/03 – Fading and Transferring Cues and Prompts, 1 CEU, Karen Pryor, APDT, Orlando, FL 09/03 – Kindergarten Puppy Training Gone Wrong! Avoiding the Speedbumps, 4 CEU’s, Pia Silvani, CPDT, APDT, Orlando, FL 09/03 – Six Aggression Cases, 1 CEU, Karen Overall, DVM, APDT, Orlando, FL 09/03 – Animal Aggression: Exploring the Causes, 1 CEU, Chuck Tompkins and Thad Lacinak, APDT, Orlando, FL 09/03 – Treatment for Pathological Anxiety, 4 CEU’s, Karen Overall, DVM, APDT, Orlando, FL 09/03 – From the Class Room to the Training Room and Back Again, 1 CEU, Bob Bailey, APDT, Orlando, FL 09/03 – Whale Done! …. Motivating Animals and People, 1 CEU, Chuck Tompkins and Thad Lacinak, APDT, Orlando, FL 06/03 – Cat Enrichment & Clicker Training for Shelters, 1 day, Karen Pryor, Upper Valley Humane Society, Enfield, NH 02/03 – Animal Behavior and Bach Flower Remedies Stage 3 Course – 3.5 days, Natural Animal Centre, Mayfield, East Sussex, England 200212/02 – Animal Behavior and Bach Flower Remedies, Stage 2 Course – 3 days, Natural Animal Centre, Mayfield, East Sussex, England 09/02 – Health Concerns: Diet and Vaccines, 3 CEU’s, Dr. Ian Billinghurst, APDT, Portland, OR 09/02 – The Physiology of Fear in Domestic Dogs, 1 CEU, Myrna Milani, DVM, APDT, Portland, OR 09/02 – Nutrition – A Vital Tool in Solving Behavioral Problems, 1 CEU, Dr. Ian Billinghurst, APDT, Portland, OR 09/02 – Case Evaluation: Evaluating Your Skills When Taking on Behavioral Cases, 1 CEU, Pia Silvani, APDT, Portland, OR 09/02 – Anticipation: Using Counter-conditioning and Behavior Chains to Solve Training Problems, 1 CEU, Donna Duford, APDT, Portland, OR 09/02 – Adolescent Dog Problems, 1 CEU, Trish King, APDT, Portland, OR 09/02 – Non-verbal Signaling and Early Intervention Prevention, 1 CEU, Dr. Karen Overall, APDT, Portland, OR 09/02 – I’m Telling You That I’m Going to Bite You, 2 CEU’s, Sue Sternberg, APDT, Portland, OR 09/02 – Dog/Dog Aggression, 3 CEU’s, Patricia McConnell, PhD, APDT, Portland, OR 09/02 – Animal Behavior and Bach Flower Remedies, Introductory Course – 2 days, Natural Animal Centre, Mayfield, East Sussex, England 06/02 – Level 2 Seminar on Bach Flower Essences for People, Bach International Education Program, – 12.6 hours, Elisabeth Wiley, Danvers, MA 04/02 – Introductory Seminar on Bach Flower Essences, Bach International Education Program – 12.6 hours, Danvers, MA 200109/01 – American Red Cross First Aid for Pets – 3 hours 09/01 – Association of Pet Dog Trainers Annual Conference – 3 days, Ellenville, NY 6/01 – Canine & Wolf Behavior – Wolf Park, Dr. Erich Klinghammer, Terry Ryan – 6 days 200011/00 – Advanced Canine Behavior – Patricia McConnell, PhD – 2 days, Monadnock Humane Society, Keene, NH 10/00 – Delta Society – Animal Evaluator Course – 1-1/2 days, Boston, MA 10/00 - Tufts Animal Expo – Behavior track – 1 day, Boston, MA 10/00 – Tufts Animal Expo – Complimentary/Alternative Medicine track – 1 day, Boston, MA 9/00 – Treatment of Pets with Herbs and Homeopathy – Judy Herman, DVM 1 day 7/00 – Intermediate Operant Conditioning Workshop – 5 days – Marian Breland Bailey & Bob Bailey, Hot Springs, AR 5/00 - Practical Applications of Canine Calming Signals – 2 days - Turid Rugaas, Nepean, Ottawa, Canada 2/00 – Customer Service – 1 day 199911/99 – Association of Pet Dog Trainers Annual Conference – 3 days, San Diego, CA 11/99 – Aggression in Dogs – 1 day – John Rogerson, APDT Conference, San Diego, CA 9/99 – Introductory and Advanced Veterinary Homeopathy – 4 days – Charles Loops, DVM 7/99 –Operant Conditioning Workshop – 5 days – Marian Breland Bailey & Bob Bailey, Hot Springs, AR 5/99 – Clicker Training Instructors Seminar – 2 days - Gail Fisher & Corally Burmaster, All Dogs Gym, Manchester, NH 3/99 – Canine Calming Signals & Body Language – 2 days -Turid Rugaas, Nepean, Ottawa, Canada 199811/98 - Association of Pet Dog Trainers Annual Conference – 3 days, Valley Forge, PA 11/98 – Advanced Clicker Training – 1 day - Karen Pryor, All Dogs Gym, Manchester, NH 11/98 – Group Classes You’ll Love to Teach – 1 day - Leslie Nelson, APDT Conference, Valley Forge, PA 11/98 - Biologically Appropriate Diets for Dogs – ½ day - Dr. Ian Bilinghurst, APDT Conference, Valley Forge, PA 3/98 - Advanced Click & Treat Seminar - 2 days – Gary Wilkes, All Dogs Gym, Manchester, NH 2/98 - Agility Instructors Clicker Seminar – 3 days, Gail Fisher & Jean MacKenzie, All Dogs Gym, Manchester, NH 19978/97 – Clicker Training w/ Karen Pryor – 2 days, All Dogs Gym, Manchester, NH 5/97 – Clicker Training w/Dee Ganley – 1 day, Acadia Woods Kennel, Bar Harbor, ME 3/97 – Click & Treat Training – 2 day - Gary Wilkes, Monadnock Humane Society, Keene, NH 19966/96 - Canine Behavior & Training Course – 4 days - Dr. Ian Dunbar, Center for Applied Animal Behavior, Tails-U-Win!, Manchester, CT 4/96 - Teaching Dog Agility Seminar – 2 days - Jean MacKenzie 19955/95 - American Boarding Kennel Regional Seminar and Meeting – 3 days 19949/94 - Building, Buying and Operating a Boarding Kennel - American Boarding Kennel Association – 2 days |