Faculty

Terry Ryan is the president of Legacy Canine Behavior & Training, Inc. Through Legacy, Terry writes books, presents national and international seminars and workshops, instructs pet dog classes, hosts interns, and consults. View her upcoming speaking schedule here: http://www.legacycanine.com/news.html .

Terry has been a community dog training class instructor since 1968, specializing in pet dog classes using motivational exercises presented as games. She was the Coordinator of the People-Pet Partnership, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, from 1981 until 1994.

Julie Shaw used and taught aversive training methods for 5 years until one day she put down the choke collar and stopped training entirely. Aversive training just wasn’t for her anymore, but, at the time, she didn’t know what other options there were—that was in 1992. In 1993 her son Dylan was born at 26 weeks gestation. Ten months later he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and Julie started searching for a service dog for Dylan. After being turned down by 22 organizations, Julie decided that if it was going to happen she would have to do it herself. When someone mentioned the term “clicker training,” Julie found the answer she was looking for and never looked back. She took the new technique into veterinary hospitals, started her own training business, trained two fabulous service dogs for her son, and relocated to Purdue University to continue teaching the techniques to clients and veterinary/veterinary technician students.

Laura believes wholeheartedly in the ability of clicker training techniques to improve not only a dog's behavior, but human interaction as well. She has a special enthusiasm for working with what others consider "over the top" dogs, too energetic and too rambunctious to be controlled with conventional means!

Dani Weinberg lives in New Mexico with her husband, Jerry, and their German shepherds. She has been teaching dog training and doing behavior consulting for many years, and has trained and titled her own dogs in competition obedience, tracking, and herding. Dani is the author of Teaching People Teaching Dogs and numerous journal articles about dog training and instructing.

Steve specializes in teaching behavior modification, tracking, and scent work through the use of positive reinforcement-based operant conditioning. Through his business i2iK9, he provides consultation and training to private parties, industry, K-9 units, and SAR organizations. Steve has been recognized as an expert witness by Washington courts in police K-9 and dog behavior matters.

With her husband, Steve White, Jennifer is the proprietor of Laughing Dog Enterprises, operating out of the beautiful Rivendale Learning Center facility in Woodinville, Washington. She offers group dog training classes and workshops for owners of companion animals. Jennifer and her clients are committed to using motivational, non-force methods that preserve a positive relationship and keep training fun for all. Jennifer’s classes aim to provide dog owners with an education in canine behavior that will provide answers to all training issues throughout their lives with their dogs.