Dory Kowal, CPDT, AACR
Certified Pet Dog Trainer - Association of Pet Dog Trainers
Certified CGC Evaluator - American Kennel Club
Certified Therapy Dog Evaluator - Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs
ABC Mentor Trainer - Animal Behavior College
Former President/CEO - American Canine Academy, Inc.
Training Director - Doggie Clubhouse, LLC
Northeast Crisis Response Coalition - Animal Assisted Crisis Responder
NCRC - Salvation Army
FEMA Certified - Animals in Disaster, Awareness & Preparedness
FEMA Certified - Incident Command System
American Red Cross - Pet First Aid
Puppy Kindergarten Instructor
Obedience Instructor
Agility Instructor
Animal Behavior Consultant
Dog Trainer Programs - Mentored 21 current and future dog trainers to date and most have gone on to start their own successful dog related businesses throughout the tri-state area.
Continuing Education:
Instructor Conferences, Seminars & Hands On Training Workshops with the most respected & recognized dog trainers, behaviorists and veteranarians in the country...
Pamela Reid, PhD - A Dog is a Terrible Thing to Waste: Behavior Modification & Learning Theories
Pia Silvani - The Skill Master: Becoming a Better Dog Training Instructor
Steve White - Seeing Eye to Eye with Your Dog - Practical Training, Problem Solving & Dealing with Canine Aggression
Trish King - Leash Aggression: Abandonment Training & Behavior Modification Techniques
Trish King - Matchmaking: Shelter Style
Trish King - The Challenging Adolescent: Adolescent Dog Disorder and Use of the Dog Hood
Sue Sternberg - Observing the Details of Aggression in Dogs
Steve Rafe - Baby & Bowser
Suzanne Clothier - Blast From the Past - Fuller & Scott
Terry Ryan - Instructional Skills: Games People Play to Train Their Dogs
Karen Pryor - Fading & Transferring Cues and Prompts
Steve Rafe - Training Owners to Train Their Dogs
Mary Lee Nitschke, PhD - Facts & Fictions about Electronic Training
Trish King - Dog Park Pitfalls
Suzanne Clothier - Physical Causes for Performance, Training & Behavior Problems
Chuck Thompkins & Thad Lacinak - Animal Aggression: Exploring the Causes
Chuck Thompkins & Thad Lacinak - SEAWORLD in Florida - Clicker training the whales & dolphins
Why is it that whales/dolphins can be clicker trained using positive reinforcement and humans use extreme means (shock collars for example) on dogs to train them? Answer: Because we can (but it doesn't make it right).
Nicole Wilde - Wolf Hybrids - Facts and Myths
Karen Doyle - Tellington TTouch - Massage Therapy Application for Dogs, Body Wraps & Calming Signals
Trish King - Adolescence, Aggression and Making the Right Shelter Match
Sue Sternberg - Behavior, Body Language & Defensive Handling
Wes Artope - Emergency Handling and Muzzling
Cappy Weiner, Esq - Bite Cases: Legal & Insurance Consequences
Sharon Bender - Insurance Impact from Dog Bite Cases
Steve Diller, Pamela Reid, Sue Sternberg - Impact of Biting & Aggression on Adoptions & Training
Div Cdr Jeffrey Endean, Ret - Scents & Scents-ability: Seeing the World Through a Dog's Nose
CJ Puotinen - Canine Nutrition Workshop: Good/Better/Best Canine Diets
Dr. Ronald Schultz - Canine & Feline Vaccines & Vaccination Programs
Turid Rugaas - On Talking Terms with Dogs & My Dog Pulls... What Do I Do?
Sue Sternberg & Jane Kopelman - Accessing Canine Temperament - Temperament Testing
Dr. Jesus Rosales-Ruiz & Kelli Snider - Constructional Aggression Treatment: Shaping Your Way Out of Aggression
Dr. Nicholas Dodman & Dr. Ian Dunbar - Dog Behavior, Medicine & Training
Fear & Aggression: Dominance Aggression • Etiology - Real Danger & Treatment of Dog Bites • Fear Aggression • Territorial Aggression
Anxiety, Phobias & Hyperactivity: Separation Anxiety & Treatment Protocols • Re-channeling OCD's • Storm Phobias and other Canine Phobias • Hyperactivity • Reactivity • Lack of Attention
Medical & Training Solutions: Obsessive Compulsive Disorders • Obsessive Compulsive DOG TRAINERS • Medical Causes & Treatments of Behavior, Temperament & Training Problems • Training Causes & Treatments of Behavior, Temperament & Training Problems
Julie Daniels - Agility: Past, Present & Future
Julie Daniels - Agility: Start Lines & Impulse Control
Alan Tray - Agility: Motion Analysis
Sandy Rogers - Agility: 1 Jump, 2 Jump
Moe Strenfel - Agility: Weave Poles
Mary Jo Lavin - Agility: Lead Outs
Mary Jo Lavin - Agility: Serpentines, Threadles, 270's & 180's
Deb Jones & Judy Keller - Agility: FOCUS Foundation Program - Need for Speed
Rachael Sanders - Agility: Contacts: Bridging the Gap Between Training & Competition
Sandy Rogers - Agility: Training the Extreme Dogs - Extreme Temperament & Extreme Structure
Big Paws, Little Paws, Tall & Long
Dr. Alexandra Horowitz - The Umwelt of the Domestic Dog - Imagining the Dog's Point of View
Victoria Stillwell & Kyra Sundance - The Wow and How Factor
Dr. Patricia McConnell - Symposium: A Dog's Mind - Thoughts & Emotions in Dog Behavior
Dr. Clive Wynne - The Origins of the Scientific Study of Puppy Love - A Literature Review & History of the Field
Monique Udell - New Discoveries about Dogs' Understanding of Humans
Dr. Myrna Milani - When Human/Canine Realities Collide: Human/Canine Cognition and Emotion as these relate to Problem Canine Behaviors
Sue Pearson & Judy Warth - Training Dogs with Fun & Games
Dr. Angela Hughes - Canine DNA - Understanding Breed Composition & Traits in Dogs
Dr. Nicole Dorey - Behavioral Science for Dog Trainers
Dr. Rise Van Fleet - Friendly Dog Training - Overcoming the Human Aspects
Trish King - Dealing with the Alpha
Jill O'Brien & Amy Herot - K9 Nose Work
Pia Sylvani - Feisty Fido's - Reintegrating Them into the Canine Community
Dr. Temple Grandin
Amanda Nelson - 2011 NADAC Clinician's Agiility Seminar - Distance Performance / Conquering Boxes & Bonus Lines
Trish King - Multiple Dogs - Living in Multiple Dog Households - Choosing a New Dog That will Fit into the Household to Resolving Multiple Dog Behavior Problems
Ken McCort- Prey Drive / Motor Patterns - Drives & Motivation in Dogs and Steering & Accelerating Behavior
Emily Larlham - The Art of Dog Tricking - Simple to Complex Tricks & Behavior Skills
Trish King - Different Breeds Have Different Needs - Managing and Training Bullies, Herding Dogs, Terriers & Guard Dogs
Daphne Robert-Hamilton - Same Sex Aggression Between Dogs - particularly when it's Female to Female Aggression
On a more personal note:
Obedience Training dogs since early childhood
Owns & Trains Rescue Dogs
Retired 20 Year Business Owner
American Canine Academy: Bill Delaney
Volunteers - Pet Therapy Visits
Sets up nursing home facility Pet Therapy programs
Sets up Pet Reading Assistance programs
Captains various nursing home Pet Therapy programs
Currently proud "Mom" to some beautiful "kids":
Stryker - CH. El Tigre do Guardian (The Guardian Tiger) - 4 year old Fila Brasileiro - ARBA Championship - Owner/Handler CHAMPION CERTIFICATE ~ PEDIGREE
Rocky - Kowals Rock n Roll, CGC, Certified Therapy Dog - 1 year old All American Mixed Breed
Pickles - 17 year old Pot Bellied Pig
On the other side of the Bridge to Forever, our animal friends wait for us…
Cruiser, "My Peeper", RL1 - Recipient of APDT's Award of Excellence, NAC, NGC, Certified B&B Therapy Dog, CGC - 13 year old All American Mixed Breed ~ Rainbow Bridge: 5/19/2012
Elle - "Mommy's Baby Girl" - Blacksmiths Elektra, CD, RE, RL1 - Recipient of APDT's Award of Excellence, NCRC Level II Advanced Disaster Relief Dog, Certified B&B Therapy Test Dog, Certified B&B Therapy Dog, CGC - 10 year young Rottweiler ~ Rainbow Bridge: 4/4/2012
Duelly, Certified B&B Therapy Dog, CGC - 8 year old Fila Brasileiro ~ Rainbow Bridge: 4/5/08
Tia, NAC, Certified B&B Therapy Test Dog, Certified B&B Therapy.Dog, CGC - 15 year old German Shepherd ~ Rainbow Bridge: 3/14/08
