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- TRAINING CLASSES
- REACTIVE DOGS
- BEHAVIOR CONSULTS
- STEVE WHITE More than half of Steve White's 31-year law enforcement career has been
spent working with dogs. Steve was handler and trainer for one of the largest police K-9
units in the state of Washington. Accredited as a master trainer in 1993 by the Washington
State Police Canine Association, Steve is also a past executive board member of that body,
and past vice president of the Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers. He is an instructor
for the K-9 Academy for Law Enforcement and has taught at police K-9 seminars in the US, Canada,
Mexico, and the UK. He has taught obedience classes at parks, community centers, and kennels.
His articles have appeared in police K-9 and dog training publications in the US and Canada.
In addition to being a member of the Clicker Expo faculty, Steve has taught classes at the
international conferences of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, Canada's CAPPDT, and Mexico's
AMAPAC. He has been an invited presenter at the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's
Plume Tracing Symposium and the Mountain Rescue Council of the United Kingdom.
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.
To learn more about Steve, visit his website here.
- JEN WHITE
With two decades in training and animal behavior consultation, Jennifer has worked with
animals of all shapes and sizes—from dogs and cats to marine mammals and horses. She holds
a bachelor’s degree in developmental psychology from Tufts University. At the New England
Aquarium, Jennifer served as a marine mammal trainers' assistant and education associate.
While working at the MSCPA-Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, she participated in a
canine rehabilitation project and was chosen by the national president of the American
Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior to help pilot a new positive obedience training
program. Jennifer stays current by attending seminars and workshops, doing literary research,
and maintaining contact with colleagues.
With her husband, Steve White, Jennifer is the proprietor of Laughing Dog Enterprises,
operating out of the beautiful Rivendale 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. To learn more about Jennifer you can visit her website here.
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