Sandra-Marie’s continuing education
COURSES AND CERTIFICATES
2014
- Professional Dog Training Program, Best Friends Dog Training
- Certificat Coach en comportement animal, volet canin, Dr Joël Dehasse
- Certificate of Separation Anxiety Training (CSAT), Malena DeMartini
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
2016
- Séminaire sur les concepts de conditionnement avancés et la structure en entrainement, théories, De Main de Maître, Montréal, QC
- Communication et Psychologie Canine, Azca, Comportement Animal, Montréal, QC
- Seminar on advanced conditioning concepts and training structure, practice, Simonne Raffa, De Main de Maître, Montreal, QC, 2017
- Modern Perspectives on Canine Behavior, Cognition and Motivation, Simon Gadbois, Azca, Behavior Animal, Montreal, QC, 2018
- Role of pharmacology in behavioral intervention, Dr Joël Dehasse, Azca, Animal Behavior, Montreal, QC, 2018
- Coach training in animal behavior, part I, Dr Joël Dehasse, Montreal, QC, 2018
- Coach training in animal behavior, part II, Dr Joël Dehasse, Montreal, QC, 2018
- Applied Behaviour Analysis, Chirag Patel, Québec, QC
- Evaluation of the dangerousness of dogs, Working method, Dre Suzanne Lecomte, mv, RQIEC, Québec, QC, 2019
- Beyond Apparent Behaviours: Internal Processes, Dr. Simon Gadbois, Azca, Animal Behaviour, Montreal, QC, 2019 Stress vs anxiety vs reactivity, Dr Joël Dehasse, Azca, Animal Behaviour, Montreal, QC, 2020
- Stress vs anxiété vs réactivité, Dr Joël Dehasse, Azca, Comportement Animal, Montréal, QC
WEBINARS AND VIDEOS
2016
- Negative Punishment, Negative Reinforcement and Humane Hierarchy, Jean Donaldson, RQIEC, 2016
- The R.E.W.A.R.D. Zone for Aggressive Reactive Dogs – Pamela Dennison, Suzanne Garrett
- New Concepts for the Treatment and Prevention of Dog Aggression: Biting and Fighting, The Pet Professional Guild
- Aggression and aggression in domestic dogs, Dunbar Academy, 2017
- Home Alone: Treating Separation Anxiety, Nancy Tucker, CDBC, CPDT-KA, Fenzi Dog Sports Academy
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Foster family, Bullies in Need, 2014 to 2019
- Service dog trainer, 2014 to present
- Paws Fur Thought, 2014 to 2019
- Wounded Warriors, 2016 to 2018
- Togo Dogs, 2016 to 2018
- Solutions Canines SM, 2015 to present
- Kindergarten, Basic Obedience, Intermediary and Advanced, Impulse Control, Odour Detection, Obedience Rally, Canine Behaviour Coach, Solutions Canines SM, 2016 to present
- Dog education or dog sports courses followed: Kindergarten; Basic Obedience; Advanced Obedience I and II; Proprioception; Tracking I and II; Search and Rescue Camp; Odour Detections I, II and III; Agility (foundations and I); Obedience Rally I and II
PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS
- Canadian Kennel Club – Canine Good Neighbour Test (2 certifications)
- Sporting Detection Dog Association – Certificate of Title – (2 Titles : SD-S and SD-S SP, or mention for having passed all the tests in one day)
- Canadian Kennel Club – Certificate of Title – (Novice Rally (RN) with 3 mentions ‘High in Class’ on 4 participation)
- Canadian Kennel Club – Certificate of Title – (Advanced Rally (RA) with scores above 90% for 3 out of 3 tests)
- Canadian Kennel Club – Certificate of Title – (Excellent Rally (RE) with scores of 99% and 98%)
- Public Access Test : 2 dogs certified according to international standards of Assistance Dog International