Alice Fisher CPDT-KA
Certified Trainer, Training Specialist and Training Director
Alice teaches Puppy SmartStart, Beginner, Out & About, Intro to Dog Sport, and Shy & Fearful Dog classes. Alice specializes in dog behaviour and is the co-ordinator and head trainer of the DOGSmart Reactive Dog Workshop, Reactive Socialization, and Reactive Out & About Class.
As the owner and training director of DOGSmart Training Alice is a gifted, results-oriented trainer, who teaches practical, proven techniques to help your dog become a well socialized, fully integrated member of the family. Foremost among her objectives, is the value of relationship building between owner and dog. A popular trainer since 1994, Alice is a strong advocate of reward based positive reinforcement training as an effective way to train a dog and see consistent results over the long term. Alice is one of the first in Canada to achieve her CPDT-KA. Alice continues to educate dog owners and trainers alike through hosting seminars and clinics, speaking engagements and media. Alice is also Canine First Aid Certified.
Alice is a founding member and President of C.A.R.E.S.S, a non-profit society providing education and resources for companion animal owners.
Alice, shares her life with her dog, Tequila Rose (Quila), a "bouncy" Bearded Collie.
Educational Background
- Kathy Sdao - DOGSmart Training - Vancouver, BC., 2012
- Get S.M.A.R.T About Training - A 2-Day Seminar with Kathy Sdao
- Karen Pryor ClickerExpo - Portland, OR., 2012
- Professional Animal Behaviour Associates Seminar (PABA) – University of Guelph, Ontario, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012
- Karen Pryor Clicker Expo – Newport Beach, CA., 2011
- CKC Canine Good Neighbour Evaluator, 2010
- Karen Pryor Clicker Expo – Portland Or., 2010
- Certified Professional Dog Trainer - Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA), 2003, renewed 2006, 2009
- Nicole Wilde – Langley, BC., 2009
- Alternative Approaches to Healing Canine Health & Behaviour
- Dr. Ian Dunbar - DOGSmart Training - Vancouver, BC, 2008
- Dog Aggression: Biting and Fighting
- Training Adult Dogs
- Puppy Classes & Games
- Patricia McConnell - DOGSmart Training - Vancouver, BC, 2007
- For the Love of A Dog: The Biology of Emotion in People and Dogs
- Dog-Dog Aggression: Treating Aggression Between Unfamiliar Dogs
- Canadian Association of Professional Pet Dog Trainers (CAPPDT) Annual Conference – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 2007
- Pat Miller, 2006
- Body Talk, Clicker, Bite Me & Behaviour Problems
- Association of Pet Dog Trainers Conference, (APDT) - Portland Or., 2006
- Dr. Roger Abrantes - Vancouver, BC, 2005
- The Evolution of Canine Social Behaviour: Dog Language
- The Brave New World of Dog Training: Canine Behaviour Problems
- Dr. Ian Dunbar - Vancouver, BC, 2005
- Instructors Workshop
- Turid Rugaas of Norway - Richmond, BC, 2002
- Calming Signals
Notables
- DOGSAFE Canine First Aid Certificate - 2011
Hosted Seminars and Clinics by DOGSmart Training
- Kathy Sdao - Vancouver, BC., 2012
- Get S.M.A.R.T About Training - A 2-Day Seminar with Kathy Sdao
- Dr Gail M. Jewell, DVM – Vancouver, 2010
- Lecture and Clinic: Canine Chiropractic Treatment, Message and Stretching
- Dr. Ian Dunbar - Vancouver, BC, 2008
- Dog Aggression: Biting and Fighting
- Training Adult Dogs
- Puppy Classes & Games.
- Patricia McConnell - Vancouver, BC, 2007
- For the Love of A Dog: The Biology of Emotion in People and Dogs
- Dog-Dog Aggression: Treating Aggression Between Unfamiliar Dog
Speaker and Lecturer for DOGSmart Traning.
- In House DOGSmart Training Series of Clinics, 2006-2012
- Various training and behavioural topics
- The Petnerships Project Trade Show and Lecture Series - Vancouver, BC - 2011
- The Importance of Play
- The Petnerships Project Trade Show and Lecture Series - Vancouver, BC - 2010
- Problems Associated wih the Use of Force
- Barking Behaviours
Other Notables:
- Video Interview by CBC regarding dog training and children - how children should and should not interact with dogs. See video in the article called "dog training advice."
- Host of DOGSmart Training Rally O and Agility Fun Matches.
- SPCA Walk For a Cause - Training Demonstrations
- Richmond Summer Night Market - Training Demonstrations
- CBC Radio - Interview and call in program
- Breakfast T.V. - Interview and training demonstratons
- Trout Lake Community Centre Dog Day Afternoon - Training demonstrations.
- Delta Cable's SPCA Dog Adoption/Training Program