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April 12-13, 2008
Understanding Canine Body Language and Contextual Meanings/From Arousal to Aggression

Day 1:

Canine Body Language and Contextual Meanings

Introduction
Signs of Stress
Appeasement / Deference / Cut-Off / Calming Signals
Sequences of the above body language
Distance Increasing Behaviors
Distance Decreasing Behaviors
Test Your Knowledge reading body language
The Progression of Aggression (Arousal to Aggression)
Styles of play, arousal and behavior modification
Dog-park interactions and leash reactive dogs

Day 2:

The Blue Dog Files: Behavior Case Studies
Puppies with Guns (aggression in puppies)
Resource Guarding
Reactivity
Fear issues
What Every Good Dog Should Know

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Continuing Education Credits:
This course is worth 12 CEUS for CPDT
This course is worth 12 CEUs for IAABC

CLASS
DATE/TIME
COST
Sarah Kalnajs
April 12-13
9am-5pm
Saturday

9am-4pm
Sunday
$150 one day, $249 both days
Registration fee includes lunch

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Sarah Kalnajs B.A. / CDBC / CPDT

Sarah Kalnajs is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants) and Certified Pet Dog Trainer (Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers) with over ten years' experience working in canine behavior, training, and research. She is the owner of Blue Dog Training & Behavior in Madison, Wisconsin.

Sarah is a professional member of the ABMA (Animal Behavior Management Alliance), APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers), IAABC (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants), and the IIACAB (International Institute for Applied Companion Animal Behavior). She is one of the editors of the peer-reviewed Journal of Applied Companion Animal Behavior and is a member of the advisory board and faculty of the Companion Animal Sciences Institute. Sarah is also an instructor of courses on dog related topics for Raising Canine.

Sarah is an honors graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Madison and has completed post-graduate work at Edgewood College and through the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Research Lab at the University of Hawaii. She is one of the first international students to complete the Canine Behavior Program conducted through the Etologisk Institute under the mentorship of Dr. Roger Abrantes in Denmark.

Sarah is the producer of the popular and highly praised DVD series, “Language of Dogs” and “Am I Safe”.

In addition to her private practice, Ms. Kalnajs is president of Wisconsin American Eskimo Rescue and political liaison for the Wisconsin Dog Rescue Coalition as well as an Executive Committee Member of AAFMED (Arf's Angel Fund Medical Assistance) which provides financial aid to rescued pets in need of medical help.

A popular speaker and freelance writer, Sarah presents seminars nationwide on topics relating to dog training and behavior. She has been interviewed by BBC radio, NBC television, Wisconsin Public Radio, Women’s Health & Fitness magazine, and Honolulu magazine, and has written articles for APDT Chronicle of the Dog, Madison magazine, Allpets, and other publications.

She has extensive experience as an expert witness in both civil and criminal litigation relating to dog aggression.

Sarah serves as a consultant to a number of humane societies in Southern Wisconsin, training staff and implementing evaluation protocols and training and behavior programs. She is well known for her evaluation protocol (the Blue Dog Behavior Evaluation) as well as the Dog-Safe Waist Restraint System used by shelters and dog owners who need to evaluate or work with reactive, fearful or aggressive dogs.

In addition to her work with dogs, Sarah has participated extensively in dolphin and humpback whale research.

Sarah shares her home with eight dogs, two cats, and a very nice (and quite necessary) vacuum cleaner!

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