“Dog Talk” Seminar – Orlando, Florida
1/7/12
Train the Trainers! Russell and Cynthia travel to sunny Orlando, Florida for “DOG TALK: An Up-to-the-Minute Update on Canine Communication” with Patricia McConnell, Ph.D., CAAB. 
Course description: What do we know about how and what dogs communicate? What are dogs “saying” when they raise their tails, dilate their pupils or mark over the urine of another? An all-new exploration of visual, acoustic and chemical communication in dogs. Learn what researchers know about “intraspecific” communication (dog to dog), watch lots of new videos to enhance our ability to “read” dogs, discuss our ability to categorize the acoustic and visual signals of dogs and elaborate on the training implications of new research findings in canine behavior.
Patricia McConnell, Ph.D., CAAB, is an Ethologist and Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist who has consulted with cat and dog lovers for over twenty-two years. She combines a thorough understanding of the science of behavior with years of practical, applied experience. Her nationally syndicated radio show, Calling All Pets, played in over 110 cities for fourteen years and her television show Petline played on Animal Planet for two and a half years. She is the behavior columnist for The Bark magazine (“the New Yorker of Dog Magazines”) and is Adjunct Associate Professor in Zoology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, teaching “The Biology and Philosophy of Human/Animal Relationships.” Dr. McConnell is a much sought after speaker and seminar presenter, speaking to training organizations, veterinary conferences, academic meetings and animal shelters around the world about dog and cat behavior, and on science-based and humane solutions to serious behavioral problems. She is the author of thirteen books on training and behavioral problems, as well as the critically acclaimed books The Other End of the Leash (translated now into 14 languages), For the Love of a Dog and Tales of Two Species. Patricia lives with her Border Collie Willie, her cat Sushi and a very spoiled flock of sheep, and suffers from separation anxiety when she leaves them. For more information, go to Trisha’s website, facebook page, or visit her blog.