Sarah actively pursues the best available instruction in the field of training and behavior, devoting a significant portion of her time and resources to continued education through workshops, seminars, videos and books. She is a graduate of the Marin Humane Society's Canine Consultant/Instructor Training Academy (now the Canine Behavior and Training Academy). Her studies include seminars and workshops with internationally renowned trainers and behaviorists, including:
Bailey and Bailey Operant Conditioning Workshops
Sequim Washington (with Bob Bailey)
40 hour Chaining Workshop, November 28, 2007 - December 2, 2008
56 hour Criteria and Cueing Workshop, January 28, 2007 - February 5, 2007
40 hour Discrimination Workshop, January 24, 2007 - January 28, 2007
(40 hour Teaching Operant Conditioning Workshop to be completed in October of 2008)
Shape Your Way Out of Aggression: A New, Breakthrough Approach
(with Dr. Jesus Rosales-Ruiz and Dr. Kellie Snider)
Berkeley, California
August 4 - 5, 2007
Clicker in Motion Workshop
Richmond, California
(with Kay Laurence)
January 21 - January 25, 2005
Learning About Dogs Clicker Training Competency Assessment Program
Achieved Level 1 with distinction, Jan 2005
Achieved Level 2 with distinction, Jan 2005
(Assessed by panel, including Kay Laurence)
http://www.learningaboutdogs.com/html/cap.htm
ClickerExpo
Berkeley, California
(with Karen Pryor, Emma Parsons, Steve White, Kay Laurence, and others)
January 2004 (three days)
Canine Structure and Function, Training the Canine Athlete
(with Chris Zink, DVM)
Napa, California
2003 (two days)
Positive Possibilities Seminar
(with Leslie Nelson)
Novato, California
November 16 - 17, 2003
Pawsitively Incorrect Symposium
(with Ian Dunbar, DVM, Jean Donaldson, Trish King, and others)
Novato, California
February 2002 (two days)