SATS Spoken Here!!
These Friends and Affiliates have staff onboard who “Speak SATS”. They can “Name and Explain (R) things for animals, helping them to understand and cope with events and experiences. They can also communicate non-verbally using Touch (R), and give support even from hundreds of feet away, using Support and Success Signals (R). Some are the businesses of our Certified Trainers, but more and more are led by enlightened animal professionals, who are stepping into the future of training, care, management and communication.
Karen Hawkins, Wildlife Outreach Ministry: Karen is a wildlife, domestic animal and child rehabilitator. She serves the community of Bridgton, Maine, non-stop, as she has served to support SATS. barefoot@offthewallemporium.com
King of Games Farm: Denis Simard is an equestrian, in Peardale, (Northern) California. Denis has experience in the horse sports of polo, hunting/jumping, dressage, and more. email click to mail
Mike Smith of Puppytime: Mike is an avid bird dog man, who is using SATS to help train his dog, Kali. Mike and his wife, Maureen, are owned by three spaniels. mike@roel.demon.co.uk
Oakland Zoo and Bridge and Target Training
Talisman Dogs: Julie and Mark Alexander breed and train dogs specifically to be family companions and personal protection dogs. Located near Cheesaw, Washington, USA. email talismandogs@hughes.net
Wood Green Animal Shelters: Wood Green is an outstanding and progressive shelter and has four certified trainers on staff, including Training Officer, Sue Ketland, Head of Dog Division, Wendy Kruger, Head of Booster Dogs, Annette Harwood, and Homing and Dogs Staff Person, Elizabeth Marshall (see Liz in “Stars Story”)
Comments
Comment from charlie
Time: 29 December, 2006, 9:16 pm
as i write this i find myself in a bind, after 1 1/2 yr of good behavior our Akita has become very aggerssive toward our other dog, who she has been around for about 1 yr. i am at a loss as what to do, and i would greatly appreciate you advice or help.
charlie
Comment from jane
Time: 11 April, 2007, 12:49 am
We have recently been adopted by 2(just gone 5 months old) deaf dal puppies - from Death Row at the local RSPCA. Do you have any trainers/contacts available in Australia? we are in Bendigo Victoria (central victoria). Would appreciate any suggestions we also have a very anti-pet neighbour who is having issues with our new family members and the fact that we don’t YELL at them. We don’t see the point… it’s not like uni-laterally deaf dals will ‘hear’ us.
Would appreciate any suggestions on communicating so we can understand each other
Comment from Kayce
Time: 18 May, 2007, 8:47 am
Hi Jane,
I was in Australia in 2003, but there are no certified trainers in Australia yet. I hope to return in the near future and leave behind some SATS Certified Trainers. I will announce it on this list when I do, and it might be that you will either be there or even help bring it about.
Consider joining our discussion group for people new to SATS, Trainest, http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/trainest. There you can ask questions and get help and guidance to communicate effectively with your dogs and empower them to cope and cooperate in daily life. Thanks for writing and best wishes!
Comment from rdzerdqrhs
Time: 3 July, 2007, 2:02 pm
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Comment from Jane
Time: 30 August, 2007, 9:50 am
I am looking for a career working with dogs and am exploring dog behaviour training in the UK. I found your site more than inspiring. It answers my dearest wish for better animal/human communication, having previously worked in one of the largest re-homing centres in the UK and have been so often unable to bridge the gap especially with sick and panicking animals. To be able to say “It’s ok just let the vet take a look.” Wow. Is any training available by yourself in the UK. I’ve just emailed you to order a manual, but I’d want some seminar, practical study as well. Forgive long message. Best wishes and thanks!
Comment from Kayce Cover
Time: 30 August, 2007, 10:13 pm
Hi Jane
You are so lucky to be in the UK. Contact our liaison, Sue Ketland, Wood Green Animal Shelters , Cambridgeshire(sue.ketland@woodgreen.org.uk and she can get you started. I will be in the UK in March for Crufts, and we are planning a public event and some seminars then. We want you to come, see this in person, for yourself, get involved and help us continue the effort! Please keep me posted on your progress.
Best wishes,
Kayce
Comment from Sarai
Time: 25 February, 2008, 1:44 pm
Hi, my greatest wish is to become a SATS Certified Trainer. Im located 45 mins away from Seattle, WA …where can i start learing?
Comment from Andréa
Time: 6 November, 2008, 11:21 am
I would like to become a sats certified trainer also and i have looked at other forms of training and thought that they where pretty barbaric, I used to talk to my dogs and explain everything to them when I was a little girl and I stopped so I would not be chastized for trying to communicate with a dog, the fact that I was correct is nice to know. I live in the K.C. MO area
Comment from Debee Armstrong
Time: 10 August, 2009, 7:21 pm
Just returned from training with my fifth guide dog, and had the pleasure of sharing a room with another trainee, who is also a SATS certified trainer. I am particularly attracted to the fact that you name objects, and unlike the clicker training I’d practiced with my previous guide, giving dogs an expanded vocabulary would have so much use for me. I’m hoping to locate a SATS trainer in the San Francisco bay area, or Silicon Valley where I live.
Comment from Rick Chapman
Time: 13 August, 2009, 1:23 am
I am also looking for a trainer in northeern California.
Comment from Denis Simard
Time: 16 December, 2009, 10:16 pm
Time permitting, could you please change the two email addresses for me on this site to kgfht5120@kingofgamesfarm.com, instead of dsimardus@yahoo.com - I’m trying to decommission that one. Thanks!
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