Seminars & Workshops
Sue Sternberg & Dana Zinn Seminar
THE DOG DRIVEN SEARCH: PART TWO!
February 1 & 2, 2025
Dog Driven Search: Part 1 Condensed Refresher, January 31, 2025
Centralia, WA
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SUE STERNBERG
Sue Sternberg has traveled the world educating professionals on dog behavior, enrichment, body language and adoptability with a focus on shelter dogs. She has been working in shelters and as a dog trainer since 1981. Her humane protocols and standards for emotional care with shelter dogs have changed the way dogs are sheltered. These protocols have been a catalyst and inspiration for all types of shelters around the world..
Since her first exposure to nose work in 2012, Sue has become a knowledgeable and avid enthusiast of the game and sport. She has trained with many of the top nose work instructors and incorporated her knowledge from training and observing shelter dogs to educate others on the importance of human body language and understanding the impact our movements have on our dogs in the search. Sue has placed in, and won, trials up through the highest levels.
DANA ZINN, CPDT-KA
Dana Zinn has been working with and training dogs since 1999. Her many years of dog training experience include working at the spcaLA as an Animal Behavior & Training Specialist.
Dana was involved in the first publicly offered nose work class in Long Beach, CA. She not only participated but eventually assisted in instruction. From there Dana became involved in the development of the K9 Nose Work® instructor certification program and in 2008 was one of the very first Certified Nose Work Instructors. Dana has taught nose work classes steadily since then.
Her career in the sport of nose work has included certifying official, supervising certifying official, and trial judge. She was also part of the NACSW education committee and helped to train new certifying officials joining the organization.
Her learning never stops as she continues to teach classes, instruct at camps, compete in trials, create webinars, and teach workshops. One of her proudest moments was placing first in the 2014 NACSW National Invitational.
Dana has participated in a variety of canine activities such as obedience, herding, agility and of course nose work. Dana moved from California with her family to Golden, Colorado in 2008 and brought the sport of nose work with her. She hosted the first NACSW trials in Colorado and has absolutely loved watching nose work flourish there. Dana is honored to be a part of the amazing community that has grown around the game and sport in Colorado and surrounding areas.
Dana currently shares her life with her wonderful husband Ken, two beautiful children Jessica & Ben, and her two Labrador Retrievers, Winnie and Sunny.