I have been an animal trainer for over 30 years and teaching animal behaviour, animal training, and animal-assisted therapy at our local college and in my private institution for over 10 years. I can honestly say, I love every minute of it. My specialties are inter-species communication, social cognitive learning theory, attachment, advanced problem-solving skills, and exotic animal husbandry training. You can read about my approach in my book Dog in the Mirror is God.

The conferences, seminars and workshops I give are filled with theoretical and practical information. I like to demonstrate, give examples, and mimic behaviour if necessary. Each event is adapted to satisfy your particular needs; therefore, these events can last from a few hours to a weekend. I can adapt my schedule to satisfy your needs.

The choice of conference, seminar, or workshop will depend on your outcome expectations and requirements. The subjects most often covered are listed below in alphabetic order. Should you have other topics in mind or wish to combine topics, no problem, I can create a specific program for your event. Simply mention your event in the subject title of your email and we can take it from there.

I must say, without boasting, that my presentations are very dynamic. Since I don't like to stand in one spot for very long, I tend to move and gesticulate to accentuate what I am discussing. Plus, if I need to get on all fours to demonstrate a behaviour or concept, I will. I'm a passionate extroverted person which means my presentation are well adapted for visual, auditory, and kinetic learners.

You can see an excerpt from a conference presentation on wolf animal-assisted therapy given during the ABMA's week conference on animal behaviour management (2017). The second excerpt is about Park Safari's new fennec fox ambassador presented on CityTV's Only in Montreal television show (2013). Gaby will be presenting at the ABMA's annual conference in April 2019.

Please note that prices will vary according to the length of the seminar, venue, and travel accommodations. If you wish to organize an event please send your inquiries to Dogue Shop. For more information on my experience, you can visit my page. I like to teach and would be honoured to share my knowledge with you.

The following are topics ideas for your event (in alphabetic order):
- Advanced aggression
- Animal-assisted therapy
- Animal behaviourism
- Animal emotional projection
- Clicker training
- Clinical animal behaviour problems
- Domestic animal training
- Exotic animal training
- Husbandry training
- Interspecies attachment
- Social-cognitive theory