CERTIFICATIONS

 

National Association of Canine Scent Work Instructor Program, Des Moines, IA

Instructors: Amy Herot, Ron Gaunt, Jill Marie O’Brien

Current certification level: Associate Nose Work Instructor with the NACSW

 

Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner Program, International, Sequim, WA

Instructor: Terry Ryan

Current certification level: KPA-CTP pending, practical assessment successfully completed, anticipated full completion May 2013

 

TAGteach Primary Certification and Training Seminar, Asheville, NC

Instructor: Theresa McKeon

Current certification level: Primary level

 

Behavioral Adjustment Training Instructor Certification Course, Westborough, MA

Instructor: Grisha Stewart

Current certification level: CBATI pending, practical assessment in progress, exam complete with high honors, anticipated completion Sept 2013  

 

Internship Legacy Canine, Sequim, WA

Instructor: Terry Ryan, Bill Ryan, Jenni Dix, Elaine Dietrich

Duration: Feb-Aug 2012

 

Instructor Training Course, Rondout Valley Animals for Adoption, Accord, NY

Instructors: Pia Silvani and Sue Sternberg

May 2012

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

K9NW Handle It! Seminar, Fishkill, NY

Instructor: Amy Herot

May 2013 (pre-registered for seminar)

 

IAABC Behavior in Practice Symposium, Warwick, RI

Presenters: Dr. Susan Friedman, Theresa McKeon, Chirag Patel

April 2013

 

Chicken Training Mini-Workshop, Warwick, RI

Instructors: Bob Bailey and Parvene Farhoody

April 2013

 

K9 Nose Work® Training Camp, Multiple Locations

Instructors: Amy Herot, Ron Gaunt, Jill Marie O’Brien, Kim Buchanan, Barbara Schwerdt, Ramona Audette, Jacy Kelley, Dana Zinn, Donna Hreniuk, Penny Scott-Fox, Jo-Trent, Jeff McMahon

Camps attended: April 2013 GA, September 2012 PA, October 2013 CO (will attend)

 

K9 Nose Work® K9 Team Work From Foundation to Trial Day, Leeds, AL

Instructor: Amy Herot

March 2013

 

ClickerExpo Conference, Multiple Locations

March 2013 Stamford, CT; January 2012 Portland, OR

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONT.

 

K9 Nose Work® Intensive Two Month Training Stint, Greater Los Angeles, CA

CNWI Instructors: Amy Herot, Jill Marie O’Brien, Kim Buchanan, Barbara Schwerdt, Ramona Audette, Penny Scott-Fox, Jo-Trent, Julie Gaunt, Roxanne Baudry, Lauralea Oliver, Chris Busch, Laura Busch

January-February 2013

 

K9 Nose Work® Combined B/C Continuing, Skill Building/Inaccessible Hides and Skill Building/Multiple Odors, Orange, CA

Instructor: Kim Buchanan

Jan 2013

 

K9 Nose Work® Converging Odors: Solving the Puzzle, Hudson, MA

Instructor: Barbara Schwerdt

October 2012

 

Scent Work Handling: Exterior & Vehicle Searching Seminar, York, ME

Instructor: Carolyn Barney

October 2012

 

Real Solutions to Canine Behavior Problems (From Aggression to Common Everyday Issues), Olympia, WA

Instructor: Pat Miller

June 2012

 

Basic Canine Detection and Problem Solving Course, Sequim, WA

Instructor: Don Blair

April 2012

 

Get S.M.A.R.T. and Step Up Your Training for Dog Sports!, Tacoma, WA

Instructors: Kathy Sdao and Michele Pouliot

April 2012