Karen Pryor Academy Dog Training Professional Course

Kiki Yablon is a faculty member for the Karen Pryor Academy of Animal Training and Behavior, teaching the Dog Trainer Professional course for aspiring pro dog trainers. Listed below are the next opportunities to take the course with Kiki as your faculty member. Kiki teaches the KPA “National” format, where instruction takes place online, with intensive coaching via video, for 6 months, and then the group meets for a 5-day in person workshop and assessments in the location; and the new “Virtual” format, where all meetings and workshops are held online.

The next offerings are:

Virtual format: Course starts November 2024, and is completely virtual, with 4 online 2-day workshops in Central US time zone. Apply here by November 17; or September 12 to save $200.

National (in person) format: Course starts May 2025, with online instruction for 6 months and concluding with a 5-day in-person workshop in Dallas, Texas, in November 2025. Apply here by May 6, or March 6 to save $200.

Behavior Works Book Club

The Behavior Works Book Club, organized under the umbrella of Susan Friedman’s Behavior Works, is a guided reading group for animal professionals who want to deepen their grounding in the science of behavior change and its underlying philoslophy. Members will read approximately one book chapter per week, and meet once every two weeks for a discussion. I will provide study questions in advance and facilitate the discussion. There is no eligibility requirement for membership, but graduates of Behavior Works’ Living and Learning with Animals course will receive a $25 discount. 

The first book we’ll read will be About Behaviorism, by B. F. Skinner, written to explain the philosophy that underlies the science of behavior analysis to a lay audience. This session of Book Club will officially begin September 11, 2024, with the first meeting two weeks later. 

Price: $175 for 12 weeks/6 meetings

Meetings are from 5 PM to 7 PM Central on the following Wednesdays: September 25, October 9, October 23, November 6, November 20, and December 4

To register, you can contact me directly or through Behavior Works.

Consulting With Fellow Professionals

If you would like to discuss a concept or a case with Kiki, contact us.