Carole Beck Schatz

Carole Schatz, CPDT

(Certified Pet Dog Trainer)

"Positively teaching pets and their people since 1977"

Education/Certification

• B. S. in Speech Education, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1968

•  Postgraduate education courses, Northeastern University, Chicago, Illinois, 1969

•  Certified to teach kindergarten through 12th grade, Chicago, Illinois

•  Multiple courses in canine behavior and behavior problem management through seminars, tutorials, and conferences

•  Certified Pet Dog Trainer (CPDT), Association of Pet Dog Trainers - 2002

Employment/Experience

•  Taught high school English, Chicago, Illinois, 1968-69

•  Taught primary grades, Chicago, Illinois, 1969-71

•  Reading Lab Specialist, Chicago, Illinois, 1971-75

•  Apprentice Dog Trainer, All Breed Obedience Club of San Diego County, 1976

•  Taught Dog Obedience Classes, All Breed Obedience Club of San Diego

•  County and Obedience Club of San Diego County, 1977-80

•  Director, Best Friend Dog Learning Center (puppy and dog obedience classes, behavior problem seminars, and individual behavior modification counseling), 1981-1996

•  Wrote monthly behavior problem column for "Dog Daze", a publication of All Breed Obedience Club of San Diego County, 1980s

• Dog training and behavior problem solving video series on Cox Cable Community Access channel, 1992

• Frequent contributor to Southern California Dog Magazine, 1995-97

(nominated for national award by the Dog Writers Association of America, 1995)

• Provided in-home individualized behavior problem consultations, 1994-2003

• Currently preparing dog-owner teams for Therapy Dog work in hospitals and convalescent homes

• Taught courses: "Preventing and Treating Canine Behavior Problems" and

"Therapy Dog Teams" for Grossmont Community College, 2000-2002.

Current Employment/Activities

• Taught Pet Behavior Problem Classes for the city of Escondido, 2003

• Worked as Animal Behavior Specialist and Instructor for Paw-Pals Assistance Dogs, a service dog organization that trains dogs for special needs children, 2004

• Trainer and Evaluator for UCSD Medical Center and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Therapy Dog Programs

• Evaluator for Therapy Dogs, Inc., a national therapy dog registrating organization

• Evaluator, American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen program, until 2005

• Author of Canine and Feline Veterinary Behavior Series at www.sancarlosvet.com  Behavior and Training Columnist for the Doodle (dog) Magazine, 2004

• Training Director of the Scripps "Canine Detection of Human Cancer" Research Study, 2003-

• Training Director of the Research Study, "Canine Detection of Peanut Antigen in Food", 2006-

Memberships

• American Association of Pet Dog Trainers

• "Tender Loving Canine" Therapy Dog Program at UCSD Medical Center

• Currently Training and Certification Director for Kaiser Foundation

• Hospital's Therapy Dog Program

• Obedience Club of San Diego County

• All Breed Obedience Club of San Diego County

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It is meant to provide resource, so that we can better understand canine health related issues.