Pacific Pet Alliance

As a follow up to our recent post, we are excited to announce that dog training legend Terry Ryan will present a 2-hour webinar as a fundraiser for our new "rat... in a boat" pilot project. Terry's son lives on O’ahu, so over the years, Terry has come out here numerous times to teach educational events, including chicken workshops. And Terry's grand-dog Bodhi has worked as conservation dog partner to our trainer Kyoko on a variety of projects, so Terry has a special place in her heart for Hawai’i's wildlife and ecosystems. Please see more details below. Mahalo for your support! WEBINAR: How Animals Learn; How People Teach Them DATE: Friday June 11th, 2021 TIME: 2-4pm HST / 5-7pm PST / 8-10pm EST Mannerly dogs, agility chickens, detection rats the methods used to train these animals (any animal!) for their tasks is amazingly similar. And simple. With slides, video and helping participants practice their mechanical skills, the foundation for conditioning and training an animal with positive methods will be presented. Whether you’re a new pet parent or an animal trainer preparing chickens for a workshop, we think you’ll learn something new and fun. No prior experience needed. For webinar outline and registration info, please visit the event page at: http://www.conservationdogshawaii.org//terry-ryan-webinar/ Photo of Terry and grand-dogger Bodhi by Alex Lee (who attended Karen Pryor Academy in Hawai’i, where this photo was taken!)

Watch the top agility dogs compete on May 25 on ESPN!

It's National Mental Health Awareness Month. How are researchers unraveling the mysteries of the mind? And how do research animals help us learn about mental health and disease? Episode 4 of GetReal! will be out on 5/26/21. PLEASE invite everyone you know to listen and learn!