Ali Sutch (she/they) KPA-CTP CCUI DDP
Experience
Current
Up to Snuff owner and head trainer
Control Unleashed certification program mentor
Association of Professional Dog Trainers Professional member
Association of Dynamic Dog Practitioners member
Past
East Bay SPCA Dog foster and playgroup team volunteer
Full Belly Bus dog training class instructor
PAWS Care Navigator
Rocket Dog Rescue volunteer coordinator, adoption counselor
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Keeper & Education Specialist
Education
Classes and certifications
Karen Pryor Academy Dog Trainer Professional Program - Certified Training Partner
CTP Certification Number 88813
Control Unleashed Instructor Certification Program - Certified CU Instructor
Dynamic Dog Practitioner Program - Graduation with Merit
Tromplo - Shaping Canine Fitness, Camille Nguyen, April 2020
Fear Free Shelters program, October 2020
Living and Learning with Animals with Dr. Susan Friedman, July 2021
Pet Harmony - Flight Training, October 2021
Tromplo - Control is an Illusion, Sarah Owings, June 2022
The Muzzle Puzzle - The Dog Behavior Institute, October 2022
Workshops, conferences, and webinars
Mara Velez CPDT-KA, Shelter Playgroup Alliance - Enrichment Program Development, Inter-canine Communication, Managing Inter-dog Play the LIMA Way, May-September 2020
Leslie McDevitt CDBC, Control Unleashed - Conference Unleashed, October 2020
ClickerExpo LIVE, January 2021
Gemma Hodson, Canine Arthritis Management - Posture, Gait Analysis, and Free Work, March 2021
Grisha Stewart, Michael Shikashio - Learning the Ropes: All Things Leash Handling, April 2022
Dr. Kathy Murphy, Behavior Vets - Selecting Drugs for Pain Trials - What is a Pain Trial and Why is it Important in Behavior Cases, January 2023
Dr. Karen Overall, American College of Veterinary Behaviorists - Neurological Versus Behavioural, May 2023
Dr. Eduardo Fernandez - What is "LIFE"? How is it different from LIMA?, June 2023
Dr. Kathy Murphy, Behavior Vets - Skin Sensitivities and Behavior, June 2023
Klarissa Simpson, Divergent Dog Behavior - Choice-Based Recall, July 2023
Klarissa Simpson, Divergent Dog Behavior - Crates Made Easy, July 2023
Daniel Shaw BSc (Hons) GMBPsS CDBC, Behavior Vets - The Neuroscience of Frustration in Dogs, September 2023
Dr. Jana Gams DVM, CCRP, Dogs4Motion Academy - Let’s Learn Dog Massage, December 2023
Eileen Anderson MM MS, Behavior Vets- Listen Up: An Evidence-Based Assessment of Sound Products for Dogs, January 2024
Sarah Keller CPCFT, CCFT, CCBW, NASM-CES, CPDT-KA, Sit Stay Squat: Find 4 Feet, March 2024
Ali’s crew
Minnow
Big Feelings Club president
Paisley
Forever in our hearts
Claire
The matriach
Juice Box
Perpetual optimist
Gilbert
Honorary treat hound