1985-2000 – Retriever Training for Field Trial Competition. Travelled to South Carolina and across the south-eastern United States each winter to learn how to train and handle retrievers for field trial competition. Learned from top trainers in Canada and the U.S. Achieved field championship titles on four of my personal dogs.

July, 2006 – E-touch 5-day e-collar dog training certification with Martin Deeley, Port Hope, Ontario Canada

May, 2007 – Force Free Method of Dog Training three day seminar with Marc Goldberg, Michigan, USA.

2012-2016, hosted annually – Pack to Basics with Chad Mackin: a 3-day hands-on workshop to understand canine communication; and pack dynamics to learn safe approaches to canine interaction and large field socialization.

June 2013 – 5 days of Dog Training with the Monks of New Skete. At the New Skete Monastery, in New York.

2013-2018 Relationship Based Behaviour Modification: Hosted at Ontario Dog Trainer facility, with Nelson Hodges: 9-day Advanced Immersion training course that takes a deeper dive into the psychology of building the canine-human bond through a relationship first approach.

September 2014 – Syn Alia Animal Training System (SATS) with Kayce Cover – 5 Day Certification Camp, Norfolk Virginia. Perception Modification, Cycles and Bridge and Target training to mitigate and solve animal behaviour challenges and to enhance the animal-human connection.

April 2010 – September 2019 – International Association of Canine Professionals Annual Education conference. Presentations and workshops on various dog training methods and approaches from top trainers world wide.

Feb. 1-2, 2020 – Balance to a ‘T’ Seminar, Mesa Arizona – for professional trainers: Canine Movement, Balance and Canine Massage Techniques