She also obtained her CPDT - Certified  Pet Dog Trainer after passing her certification examination for Pet Dog Trainers. The exam covered instructional skills, animal husbandry, ethology, learning theory and equipment. 

For more information about the certification process visit

The Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers

Daphne is pursuing certification from the International Association of Animal Behavior Counselors and is currently an Associate Member.

Daphne was a dressage horse instructor/trainer for 12 years before switching to dogs. She competed extensively with her two Doberman Pinschers in obedience (achieved Top 20 Obedience with both dogs within the Doberman Pinscher Club of America), they also competed in flyball, show conformation and dabbled in agility. They won numerous high scoring working dog trophies, HIT - highest scoring dog in trial, and a lot of 1st place scores above 195/200. 

Daphne has also presented teleclasses thru Raising Canine for dog professionals.

LIMA

Least intrusive and minimally aversive and Do NO Harm

Equipment: 

Only humane dog training equipment used. Examples: Gentle Leaders, Haltis, Sense-ation Harness, Easy Walk Harness, flat buckle collars and other body harnesses (such as for small dogs). No "training" equipment that applies pain or discomfort will be used.

Biases

Daphne has strong training biases. This influences the reading, studying and animal learning conferences she attends. The first bias relies on the science of how animals learn and for that matter how we learn new information. The second part of her bias is that training should not require you to hurt, harm or be cruel to your dog. The third bias requires a continual education to keep up to date on the art and science of animal training. She does not support "alpha-dominance theory".

Subscriptions:

• The Whole Dog Journal
• APDT Newsletter
• Animal Behaviour Journal
• Applied Animal Behaviour Science Journal
• Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
• The Bark Magazine