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Sep 17

Online Event – 9/17/20 – Ken Ramirez and Michael Shikashio Talk About Aggression in Dogs – Karen Pryor Academy

Name: Online Event – 9/17/20 – Ken Ramirez and Michael Shikashio Talk About Aggression in Dogs – Karen Pryor Academy
Start: 2020-09-17T12:00:00-07:00
End: 2020-09-17T13:00:00-07:00
Location: Virtual

September 17, 2020 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

Free

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LIVE FROM THE RANCH

Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free hour-long virtual event live from The Ranch on Thursday, September 17 at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken will be joined by Michael Shikashio to talk about aggression in dogs, from proper leash-handling to consulting, and everything in between.

Ken Ramirez is the EVP and Chief Training Officer at Karen Pryor Clicker Training, co-leading the company with Aaron Clayton. Ken oversees the vision for, and development of, training education programs. You will usually find Ken teaching at a ClickerExpo conference, leading a course at the Karen Pryor National Training Center (The Ranch), or teaching one of the Karen Pryor Academy courses.A 40+ year veteran of animal care and training, Ken is a biologist and behaviorist who has supervised the development care and training of more than 40,000 species. He has worked with organizations across the globe to improve animal training, program effectiveness, and animal health and welfare. Ken’s diverse body of contributions includes designing and implementing conservation projects for elephant protection and spearheading projects to train everything from komodo dragons to butterflies. Ken’s extensive canine work includes working with trainers, organizations, and federal and state agencies on training procedures for topics including aggression, search-and-rescue, and scent detection.

Ken has written/edited two successful books, taught at a major university, hosted two successful seasons of the television series Talk to the Animals, and was EVP of animal care and training at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. When he’s not doing cool stuff with animals and people, you might find Ken at a NY theater or at any movie screening.

Michael Shikashio, CDBC, is the past president of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). He provides private consultations working exclusively with dog-aggression cases through his business AggressiveDog.com.Michael is fully certified through the IAABC and is a full member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT). His expert opinion is often sought by numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, New York Post, Baltimore Sun, WebMD, Women’s Health, Real Simple, SiriusXM Radio, Chronicle of the Dog, and Steve Dale’s Pet World.

Michael is a featured speaker at conferences, universities, and seminars around the world. He offers a variety of workshops, webinars, and online courses on the topic of canine aggression, including the popular Aggression in Dogs Master Course.

Learn more about Michael and Aggressive.com on his website or Facebook page.

Check out the courses Michael is teaching at ClickerExpo LIVE here.