Upcoming Presentations

Continu-Ed Behavior Seminars. Common Behavior Problems in Pets: How to Recognize, Correct, and Prevent Common Behavior Problems. (6 hours)
The #1 cause of pet loss is bad behavior and the #1 cause of injury in the hospital is aggression (bites and scratches) due to pets. This seminar is geared towards teaching attendees simple methods for creating patients who love their veterinary visits, happily cooperate for their treatments, and adjust well to living in a world with their humans. Attendees will gain an understanding of how animals learn and what motivates their behavior. Dr. Yin will show them how to recognize brewing behavior problems that need to be addressed and how, without this knowledge, hospital staff can accidentally make behavioral issues worse. Then attendees will learn two simple techniques that can be used during routine handling as well as in paid preventive or fix-it technician behavioral health sessions to address these behavioral issues. Lastly, the seminar will reveal 10 principles of handling that will greatly improve efficiency, effectiveness, safety, and lower the stress levels of both humans and pets when dealing with animals in any handling situation. Through a combination of vivid examples, colorful photos, and extensive video clips Dr. Yin will provide attendees with an understanding and set of skills they can use immediately and on a daily basis in their practice. For a preview of her teaching style, go to www.AskDrYin.com and watch the videos, read the articles, and see what attendees of seminars have to say.

6/22/08 – Chicago, IL
6/29/08 – Pheonix, AZ
7/13/08 – Denver, CO
7/27/08 – San  Diego, CA
9/7/08 – Portland, OR
9/14/08 – Boston, MA
9/21/08 – San Francisco, CA
9/28/08 – Atlanta, GA
10/29/08-San Diego, CA

2008 Association of Pet Dog Trainers Educational Conference.
Louisville, KY. October 15-19, 2008. (multiple)

Sacramento Animal Control, August 2008.
Kitty Kindergarten and Socialization: Creating a New-Improved Dog.

Denver Dumb Friend's League July 12, 2008
Kitty Kindergarten and Socialization Classes. Creating a New-Improved Image for Cats.

Anti-cruelty society of Chicago. June 21, 2008 Dog Park Etiquette (http://www.anticruelty.org)

Alameda County VMA 2008 Spring Seminar. Oakland, CA. May 4, 2008.
Practical Animal Behavior for Everyday Use in the Veterinary Practice: Recognize, Reverse, and Prevent Common Pet Behavior Problems. (5 hr)

McGeorge School of Law Animal Law Society Pit Bull Panel. Sacramento, CA. April 7, 2008.
Equality for All: Celebrating Diversity in Animals. An overview of breed-specific legislation and how public opinion of pit bulls effects criminal prosecutions.

UC Davis Behavior Medicine Club 5th Annual Behavior Medicine Symposium. Davis, CA. April 5, 2008. Reversing Brewing Behavior Problems through Technician Behavioral Health Sessions.

Annual Meeting for the American Society of Veterinary Animal Behavior. Washington, D.C. July 2007. Gaining Client Compliance through Media and Simple Demonstrations.

144th American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Convention. Washington, D.C. July 2007. A Simple Approach to Solving Most (Nonmedical) Behavior Problems in Pets. How to Practice Preventative Behavior
Modification on a Daily Basis; Build Better Clients and Patients. Behavior Workshop: Behavior Modifications.

Kansas State University Veterinary Technicians Conference. Manhattan, KS. March 2007. Rapid Reversal of Dangerous Behavior Problems in Animals. Recognizing Brewing Behavior Problems. Two Techniques for Reversing and Preventing Most Behavior Problems. Wet Lab: Techniques for Handling and Training Your Canine Patients.

AnimalLearn 5th International Symposium on dogs. Aschau im Chiemgau, Germany. November 17-19, 2006. Genes & Behavior; Barking in Dogs: Noise or Communication. (3 hr)

Second Chance Animal SPCA Animal Shelter’s Telluride Fur Ball. Telluride, CO. July 8, 2006. How Animals Learn. (1 hr)

Kansas State University 68th Annual Conference for Veterinarians. Manhattan, KS. June 4 - 7, 2006. (8 hrs): How to Modify Behavior in Your Dog, Cat, Horse, Giraffe, Goat…., Four Methods of Behavior Modification, How to Recognize and Reverse Brewing Behavior Problems. On Puppy Preschools and Kitty Kindergartens.

San Francisco VMA Lecture Series. San Francisco, CA. 2005. Recognizing and Reversing Behavior Problems in Dogs and Cats.

42nd annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society. Snowbird, UT. August 9, 2005. A Remote Controlled, Positive Reinforcement Solution to Excessive Barking in Dogs.

San Francisco SPCA. San Francisco, CA. 2005. The Science Behind the Treat & Train Dog Training System.

2005 American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN. July 14-16, 2005. How to Take the Bark out of Bowser.

Capital Kennel Club of Juneau and Grateful Dogs of Juneau, Inc. Juneau, AK. May 14-17, 2005. (15 hr)

The 22nd Annual Frank W. Jordan Seminar: Keynote Speaker: Pavlov and Beyond: A Program So Sweet It’ll Make Your Mouth Water. Manhattan, KS. April 2-3, 2005. (16 hr)

9th Annual Meeting of the Interdisciplinary Forum for Applied Animal Behavior. Phoenix, AZ. March 6, 2005.Treat & Train: Professional Dog Training System.

Search and Rescue Exercises (SAR-EX). Sacramento, CA. September 10-12, 2004. Psychology on Your Side: Using Science to Speed Up Your Training.

American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior Annual Scientific Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. July 26, 2004. Barking in Dogs: A Positive Solution for Reinforcing Quiet.

UC Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science Goat Festival. Berkeley, CA. July 18, 2004. Goats: The New Landscape Maintenance Crew.

Association for Behavior Analysis 29th Annual Convention. San Francisco, CA. May 27, 2003. Rapid Reversal of Dangerous Behaviors Using Positive Reinforcement.

Association for Behavior Analysis 29th Annual Convention. San Francisco, CA. May 27, 2003. Clicker Training with Giraffes, Goats, and Chickens.

Animal Behavior Society 39th Annual Meeting. Bloomington, IN. July 17, 2002. Barking in Dogs: Noise or Communication?

American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior Annual Scientific Meeting. Nashville, TN. July 15, 2002. Barking in Dogs: Noise or Communication?

Cornell Feline Club. Ithaca, NY. November 16, 2002. The Science of Learning: How to Modify Behavior in Your Cat, Dog, Horse, Goat, Giraffe, Feuding Felines and Cranky Cats. (8 hr)

Annual Meeting of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Portland, OR. September 25-29, 2002. Genes and Behavior. How Dogs Learn: The Science Behind Behavior Modification. Social Learning and Learning by Observation and Insight.

The 5th Annual Canine Behavior Symposium. Davis, CA. February 23-24, 2002.  How Dogs Learn: The Science Behind Behavior and Behavior Modification. Barking in Dogs: Noise or Communication?

The Annual UC Davis Equine Behavior Symposium; October 6, 2001. Davis, CA. How Horses Learn: The Science Behind Behavior and Behavior Modification.

University of California, Davis, Experimental College Dog Training Class. Davis, CA 2003-2008. Teach quarterly 6 week dog training classes.

University of California, Davis, Experimental College Puppy Preschool. Davis, CA 2006-2008. Teach quarterly 3-4 week puppy socialization classes.

University of California, Davis, Experimental College Kitty Kindergarten. Davis, CA 2006-2008. Teach 3 week kitty socialization classes.

University of California, Davis Avian Science Poultry Day. Davis, CA. 2002. Chicken Training and the Science Behind It.

University of California, Davis Parrot Outreach Program: Davis, CA. 2001. Parrot Training and The Science Behind It.

California Department of Public Health National Public Health Day Fair. March 2002. Dog Bite Prevention.

Davis Rotary Club: Lecture on recognizing and preventing dog aggression. 2002.

University of California, Davis Shelter Dog Program. Davis, CA. 2002. Lectured on learning in dogs and then taught the 6 week training course for this program which fosters shelter dogs into permanent homes.

Safari West Wildlife Park Internship Supervisor. Santa Rosa, CA. 2004. Lectured on science of learning and set up and supervised an 8 week animal training program involving giraffes, fennic foxes, ringtailed lemurs, ruffed lemurs, camels. 

University of California, Davis, Animal Science Yearling Training Program. Davis, CA. 2000. Volunteer supervisor. Used a combination of clicker training and natural horsemanship to prepare yearling for general husbandry behaviors as well as groundwork.