My apologies to those of you that tried to reach me this weekend (or tried to schedule an appointment). I was attending a 3 day seminar with the preeminent Animal Behaviorist Dr. Ian Dunbar and Dr. Nicholas Dodman of Tufts University, one of the top Veterinary Behaviorists.

It was time intensive and a terrific opportunity to learn from two greats in the field. Though the lectures were fairly basic, I did take away some terrific new ideas on aggression, OCD, fear and other canine behavior issues. I especially liked Dr. Dodman’s presentations because he had a lot to share about new medical treatments for behavioral issues. They also gave us a sneak peek of some exciting things coming up in the field of training.

One of the best parts of the weekend was seeing several of my colleagues and friends. Often, I only see these people at events like this so it’s nice to catch up with how everyone is doing. I even met a couple of fellow “twitterers.”

Continuing education as a dog trainer is terribly important. New ideas and techniques are always out there and I want to make sure I know about them. Special thanks to St. Hubert’s for hosting the event.