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Partnership is owned by Daphne Robert-Hamilton. She
attended the
San
Francisco SPCA's Academy for Dog Trainers and obtained her Certificate in Training and Behavior
Counseling and then
attend their 280 hour internship
program specializing in dog aggression. She obtained honors
for her Certificate in Dog Aggression.
She also obtained her CPDT -
Certified Pet Dog Trainer after passing her
certification examination for Pet Dog Trainers. The exam
covered instructional skills, animal husbandry, ethology,
learning theory and equipment.
For more information
about the certification process visit 
The
Certification Council for
Pet Dog Trainers
Daphne is pursuing certification from the
International Association of Animal Behavior Counselors and is
currently an Associate Member.
Daphne was a dressage horse
instructor/trainer for 12 years before switching to dogs. She
competed extensively with her two Doberman Pinschers in
obedience (achieved Top 20 Obedience with both dogs within the
Doberman Pinscher Club of America), they also competed in
flyball, show conformation and dabbled in agility. They won
numerous high scoring working dog trophies, HIT - highest
scoring dog in trial, and a lot of 1st place scores above
195/200.
Daphne has also presented teleclasses thru
Raising Canine for
dog professionals.
LIMA
Least intrusive and minimally aversive and
Do NO Harm
Equipment:
Only humane dog training
equipment used. Examples: Gentle Leaders, Haltis,
Sense-ation Harness, Easy Walk Harness, flat buckle collars
and other body harnesses
(such as for small dogs). No "training" equipment
that applies pain or discomfort will be used.
Biases
Daphne has strong training
biases. This influences the reading, studying and animal
learning conferences she attends. The first bias relies on the
science of how animals learn and for that matter how we learn
new information. The second part of her bias is that training
should not require you to hurt, harm or be cruel to your dog.
The third bias requires a continual
education to keep up to date on the art and
science of animal training. She does not support
"alpha-dominance theory".
Subscriptions:
- The Whole Dog Journal
- APDT Newsletter
- Animal Behaviour Journal
- Applied Animal Behaviour
Science Journal
- Journal of Applied Behavior
Analysis
- The Journal of Veterinary
Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research
- The Bark Magazine
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