Our guest on Barking From The Wooftops today is Jim Cosby

Jim Crosby is a Certified Behaviour Consultant-Canine-Knowledge Assessed (CCPDT).

Jim is recognized as an expert in the US and Canada on Dangerous Dogs, canine aggression, fatal dog attacks, and related issues and as such has performed evaluations on alleged Dangerous Dogs for various legal cases and jurisdictions. He has personally investigated 20 fatal dog attacks on humans and, has post-attack, evaluated over 40 dogs that have attacked and killed humans. Jim served as Division Manager for Bay County (FL) Animal Control from 2008-2010 and is a Florida Certified Animal Control Officer.

Jim is currently active as a dog trainer and consultant on aggressive and Dangerous Dog issues, including legislative action and legal advising, civil and criminal. Jim continues to train Animal Control Officers, Police, and other investigators on procedures regarding the investigation of fatal dog attacks, participating in such investigations as an expert witness.

Jim performs behavioural evaluation and retraining for difficult and aggressive dogs on an individual basis. Jim is also training police agencies on the proper use of force in canine encounters with the aim of reducing violence to both police officers and pets.

Jim hosts an amazing instructed course via IAABC on The Forensics of Aggression: Working With and Evaluating Canine Aggression

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Our guest on Barking From The Wooftops today is Ken Ramirez.

Ken Ramirez is the EVP and Chief Training Officer for Karen Pryor Clicker Training where he helps to oversee the vision, development and implementation of training education programs.

Previously, Ken served as EVP of animal care and training at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. A nearly 50 year veteran of animal care and training, Ramirez is a biologist and behaviourist who has worked with many zoological organizations and dog programs throughout the world. He helped develop, and has been an instructor for AZA’s Animal Training Applications course. He is past president of the International Marine Animal Trainers Association and has been active in various leadership positions within IMATA for over 30 years. He hosted two successful seasons of the TV series Talk to the Animals. 

Ramirez authored the book ANIMAL TRAINING: Successful Animal Management through Positive Reinforcement in 1999 and most recently The Eye of the Trainer in 2020. He taught a graduate course on animal training at Western Illinois University for 20 years. He currently teaches at ClickerExpo every year, offers hands-on courses and seminars at the Karen Pryor National Training Center (the Ranch), and teaches online courses through Karen Pryor Academy.

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Our guest on Barking From The Wooftops today is Grisha Stewart featuring Gillian Boland of Ethical Dog Training.

Grisha Stewart, MA, CPDT-KA is an author, international speaker, and dog trainer who specializes in dog reactivity. She runs Empowered Animals, LLC, and the Grisha Stewart Online Dog School.

She is an author of several books including her well known Behavior Adjustment Training 2.0: New Practical Techniques for Fear, Frustration, and Aggression.

You can also find Grisha on YouTube and explore her free lead walking course here.

We would love to hear from you in terms of what specific areas you would like us to discuss in the future. Use the contact form here to get in contact, or find the show on Facebook and Twitter.

You can find video content from Barking From The Wooftops on Youtube too.

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