EDUCATION

• 1974 - 1976 Moorpark College
  Moorpark, CA
  Area of Study: Animal Behavior and Exotic Animal Training/Management
• 1976 - 1980 Chapman College
  Orange, CA
  Area of Study: Education/Liberal Arts
• 1990 UCLA Area of Study- Comedy Certificate Program
• 2004- UCLA UCLA Playwrighting Leon Martel Workshops
  
• Professional Trainer to the Stars
  1959 "Lassie" the collie
  1970 "Jean" the wonder dog
  1980 "Katy" the collie
  1985 "Keeper" the collie
  1986 "Pilgrim" the collie
  1993 "Bobby" the Border Collie
  2000 "Gladys" the Pomeranian
  
• Also, Gladys1, Billie Jean, Sneakers, Sausage, Patrick, Charlie and a whole lotta cats.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

• May-85 Seminar on Canine Behavior by Michael W. Fox DVM, Presented at UCLA
• Nov-86 Seminar on Solving Canine Behavior Problems by Bonnie Beaver DVM, Washington, D.C.
• Aug-87 Conference on Canine Ethology and Wolf Behavior by Erich Klinghammer, Ph.D., Battle Ground, IN
• Mar-88 Graduated from California State Humane Officers Academy, Marin County Humane Society
• Jun-88 Conference on Behavioral Enrichment of Captive Animals, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, Washington
• May-89 Animal Rights Conference, Moorehead State University, Fargo, ND
  Oct-88 International Conference on Animal Welfare, presented by the Delta Society, Toronto Canada
• Apr-95 "Prozac & Other Therapies for Dog & Cat Behavior Problems", by Robert A. Eckstein, DVM Behavior Resident at UC Davis, presented at University of California Irvine
• Mar-96 "Canine Behavior Problems", John Rogerson UK, presented in Denver, CO
• Jan-97 No-Kill Shelter Conference, Phoenix, AZ
• Mar-98 "New Approaches to Dog Training", John Rogers UK, presented at the Pasadena Humane Society
• 2000 American Veterinary Medical Association behavior Seminars Utah
• 2001 Healthy Dog Seminar
  Marin County Humane Society
• 2004-2006 Southern California Animal traners Society Annual Meeting, Los Angeles

BEHAVIOR CONSULTANT AND TRAINER

• January 1974 Companion Dogs by Sue Myles
  Kindergarten Puppy Training, Basic Obedience Classes, Behavior Therapy for Dogs and Cats
  Orange and Los Angeles Counties
• 1983 - 1985 University of California San Diego
  Elliott Field Station, Dog Breeding Colony San Diego, CA
• 1984 Laguna Beach Animal Shelter
  Consultant - Temperament Evaluation of Shelter Dogs Expert Witness
• March 1990 Testified for deposition on behalf of plaintiff in vicious dog bite case.
• February 1997 Testified for deposition on behalf of plaintiff in vicious dog bite case.
• June 1998 Testified for deposition on behalf of plaintiff in animal cruelty case.
  
  
• Present Consultant to Little Dog Rescue, Orange County CA
• Present Consultant to Collie Rescue Southern California, CA
• Present Basset Hound Club of Southern California

  PUBLICATIONS

• March 1981 "Dog Training for Physically Challenged Children" Published by Off-Lead Publications
• 1983 "Kindergarten Puppy Training" Self Published
• 1983 "Basic Companionship" Self Published
• January 1984 Contributor: "The Collie: A Veterinary Reference for the Professional Breeder", by Dr. Sharon Lynn Vanderlip, DVM, Published by Biotechnical Veterinary Consultants
• Jan/Feb 1985 "A Socialization Program for Lab-Raised Canines" Published by Laboratory Animal
• 1987 Training Methods described in "Friend to Friend", by Charlotte Schwartz, Published by Howell
• 1990 "Why Dogs Are Returned to Animal Shelters", Laguna Beach Animal Shelter private publication
• 1991 "Temperament Evaluation for Adult Dogs"
  Private Publication by Laguna Beach Animal Shelter
• March 1991 "Trainers and Chokers: How Dog Trainers Affect Behavior Problems in Dogs", Published by Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice
• Summer 1991 "Who's In Control?"
  Published in Current Waves, Southern California Veterinary Surgical Group
• 1992 "Assessment Check for Dangerous Animals"
  Private Publication, Laguna Beach Animal Shelter
• 1993 "The Shocking Truth: The Use of Electric Shock in Training Companion Dogs"
• 1994 Journal of the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors
• 1999 "The Illegitimate Dog Trainer", private publication

SEMINARS/CONFERENCES

• 1985 Organized conference for animal behavior consultants in Newport Beach, CA; main speaker Dr. Bernard Rollin, Ph.D., University of Colorado
• April 1987 Conducted seminar: Evaluation of Dog Training Techniques, Costa Mesa, CA
• Sept 1987 Organized seminar by Dr. Erich Klinghammer on Wolf Behavior
• 1988 Organized seminar by Dr. Amy Marder, DVM: Innovative Problem Solving for Dog Behavior Consultants
• 1989 Organized seminar by Dr. Ian Dunbar: Problem Solving for Dog Behavior Consultants

PRESENTATIONS

• May 1980 Puppy Socialization and Training Presented to the Australian Shepherd Club of Southern California, Tustin, CA
• June 1980 Genetics and Canine Behavior Presented to the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of Southern California, Tustin, CA
• August 1980 The Working Collie: Lecture and Herding Demonstration Presented to the Northern California Collie Club, Fremont, CA
• October 1980 Humanity and Humaneness in the 1980's Presented to the Promotion of Animal Well-Being Irvine, CA
• October 1981 Dog Obedience Instruction for Physically Challenged Children Presented to the First International Conference on the Human/Companion Animal Bond, Philadelphia, PA
• Nov 1981 Puppy Behavior in the Veterinary Clinic Presented to the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association, Anaheim, CA
• March 1982 Puppy Behavior and Client Education Presented to the Orange County Animal Health Technicians, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA
• April 1982 Animal Assisted Therapy for the Elderly Presented to the Western Gerontological Society,San Diego, CA
• June 1982 The Human/Companion Animal Bond and Pet Facilitated Therapy
• July 1982 Canine Behavior and Training Presented at the Tusco Dog Training Center New Philadelphia, OH
• Sept 1982 A Bit of Behavior for the Animal Health Technician Presented to the American Association of Laboratory Animal Scientists, San Diego, CA
• January 1983 Animal Assisted Therapy Presented to the American Association of Laboratory Animal Scientists, San Diego, CA
• June 1983 Dog Obedience Instruction for Physically Challenged Children Presented at the Third Annual International Conference on the Human/Companion Animal Bond, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA
• February 1984 A Celebration of Cats - "Cat Behavior" Presented at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
• April 1986 A Protocol for Development of Dog Behavior Consultants Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, Phoenix, AZ
• April 1987 Ethical Considerations of the Use of Electric Shock in the Training of Companion Animals Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, Boston, MA
• 1988 Ethical Considerations of the Use of Electric Shock in the Training of Companion Animals Presented at the American Society of Veterinary Ethnologists, Washington, D.C.
• 1989 Ethical Considerations in Training and Handling Exotic Animals Presented at Moorpark College
• 1992 Techniques for Handling Companion Animals in the Veterinary Office Presented at the Southern California Veterinary Medicine Association, South Orange County Chapter
• 1992 New Training Methods for Companion Animals Presented at the Southern California Veterinary Medicine Association, North Orange County Chapter
• March 1993 Housing and Management Techniques for Companion Animals Presented at the City of Irvine Animal Care Facility, Irvine, CA
• Sept 1993 Handling Aggressive Dogs Presented at the City of Laguna Beach Animal Shelter,Laguna Beach, CA
• June 1995 Collie Behavior Problems and Solutions Presented at Northern California Collie Rescue Fremont, CA
• 1999 to date Solving Behavior Problems in Cats Presented at Alamitos Animal Hospital Westminster, CA
• Help for the Mentally Manacled Owner SO CA Newfoundland Club Sept 2001
• Puppies: Myths We Love To Have Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles Rescue August 2001
• Separation Anxiety: Always Diagnosed, Rarely Real Southern California Labrador Retriever Rescue June 1999
• Separation Anxiety: Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcome Mile Square Animal Hospital April 2000
• Children and Dogs: When Lassie Isn't Enough with Laura Mitobe MFCC
• High Desert Family Therapists, Lancaster CA 2002
  
• I Hate People Seminar for Dog Rescue Groups
  
• 2002 The Shy Dog. Training Techniques that Really Help
• 2002 Aggressive Owners and the Dogs they Love
• 2003 fetch it up, pup! Force free retrieve for the pet dog owner
• 2003 Why your dog wont listen to you
• 2004 Dog Parks and what we can do about them 2004 Cats, Boxes and Other Mysteries
• 2005 Cats vs Dogs. Training that works wonders
• 2006 Choke chains and other myths
• 2006 The 'TV Dog Trainer Syndrome'
  
  All the above Presented at the SCATS meetings, Los Angeles CA.

ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY PROGRAMS

• April 1980 Dog Obedience Training for Physically Challenged Children, Presented at Irvine and Orange, CA
• March 1981 Ocean View High School
• June 1981 Physically challenged, educationally handicapped, developmentally delayed high school students Huntington Beach, CA
• March 1982 Walnut Manor Convalescent Home
• May 1982 (In conjunction with the Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California) Institutionalized elderly persons Anaheim, CA
• Nov 1982 Home for Retired Actors
• August 1983 Institutionalized elderly persons
  Woodland Hills, CA
• June 1983 High risk, multi-handicapped children Costa Mesa, CA
• March 1983 Marisol, Inc. Placed "Johnny", a Northsun collie, as resident therapeutic aid
• March 1983 Huntington Special Center
  Developmentally delayed, autistic children Huntington Beach, CA
• June 1983 Special OlympicsTeaching developmentally disabled children to train dogs Los Angeles, CA
• February 1984 Terrace Convalescent Care Center
  Placed "Saucy", a Northsun collie, as therapeutic aid
• March 1984 Woodbridge Special Center
• May 1984 Autistic children Irvine, CA
• March 1984 Hope Special Education Center
• May 1984 Developmentally delayed adults Buena Park, CA
• March 1984 Wallace Special School
• May 1984 Developmentally delayed, autistic children Santa Ana, CA
  Southern California Animal Trainers Society (SCATS)